STM32L452Re breaks on SystemClock_Config();

Hi,

I am attempting to send AT commands via USART1 to an ESP8266-01 connected to my STM32L452RE Nucleo board. I am trying to initialize an HSE with the following settings:

And the following clock configuration:

My problem is that the code is stopping in the  SystemClock_Config() function call in main.c, specifically here:

To troubleshoot this problem, I've tried:

• Connecting the ESP01 to USART 2 and 3
• Driving the boot0 pin to low (Putting a Jumper from pins 7-8)

Additionally i've tried the LSE in crystal mode, as well as LSE and HSE in bypass modes. I have also tried using the HSI, and the commands sent to my ESP-01 are not sent at all. (Note the commands are called from the function ESP_Server_Init() in main.c)

I'm relatively new into the world of embedded programming, so any help would be appreciated regarding my clock configuration to send the commands to my USART. My source code and ioc are attached.

Thanks!