Loretta Soria is in her second season as Associate Head Basketball Coach at IU Northwest. In her first year as Associate Head Coach she helped guide the Lady Redhawks to their first USCAA National Tournament appearance and the most wins in school history. Her duties include on court coaching, game preparation, scouting of opponents and recruiting. Loretta served as an assistant coach at Calumet College in Whiting, IN from 2004-2006. She was promoted to head women's basketball coach in 2006-2007, making her one of the youngest female head coaches in NAIA history at age 24. As the head coach at Calumet College, she guided the program to their first ever win in the CCAC conference and first ever post season victory against Trinity International University.

Soria played professionally in Australia's ABA league and collegiately at Chicago State University (NCAA Div. I, Chicago, IL) from 2000-2004. Soria ranks in the top 10 all-time in several career offensive categories at Chicago State. Throughout her collegiate career she competed against powerhouses Florida State, Michigan State, University of Florida, DePaul, Auburn, Arizona State and Marquette University and was a four year starter for the lady cougars. She had career highs of 23 points against IUPUI and again vs. Eastern Illinois. As a senior, Loretta lead the Summit League in 3 pt percentage shooting 46% from beyond the arc and is ranked 4th all time in conference history. She remains the all time leader in free throw.

In 2008 Soria travelled to Luxembourg, Europe and was a gold medal winner in the European Basketball Championships while representing the nation of Malta, she was selected on the European All Star Five Team. In the summer of 2009, Soria travelled to Cyprus to compete the XII Olympic Games for the small nations of Europe. She won her second international gold medal while representing Malta and finished top five in scoring and 3 pt percentages in the games. She holds a B.A Elementary Education from Calumet College of St. Joseph and a B.S Physical Education from Chicago State University. Her husband Dan, is the head baseball coach at IU Northwest, they reside with their daughter, Isabella in Crown Point, IN.