Erica Dambach
Erica Dambach (born November 16, 1975), née Erica Walsh, is an American college soccer coach. She is the head coach of Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer. She led Penn State to the 2015 National Championship. She is a two-time NSCAA Coach of the Year, winning the award in 2012 and 2015.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erica Walsh Dambach | ||
| Date of birth | November 16, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Bordentown, New Jersey | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Penn State (coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | William & Mary | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1997 | Bucknell (assistant) | ||
| 1998–1999 | Dartmouth (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2002 | Dartmouth | ||
| 2003–2004 | Lehigh (assistant) | ||
| 2004 | United States U19 (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2007 | United States U17 | ||
| 2005 | Florida State (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Harvard | ||
| 2007– | Penn State | ||
| 2007–2012 | United States (assistant) | ||
Coaching career
She was the head coach at Dartmouth from 2000–2002, resigning following the 2002 season in order to pursue educational opportunities.[1] After serving as an assistant coach at Lehigh, she was hired as an assistant coach at Florida State in January 2005.[2] She was hired as head coach at Harvard prior to the 2006 season.[3] In February 2007, she then resigned at Harvard in order to take the Penn State head coaching position.[4][5] She was named the NSCAA Coach of the Year in 2012[6] and 2015.[7]
She led Penn State to a national championship in 2015.[8]
She was an assistant coach for the United States women's national soccer team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]
Personal life
She married Jason Dambach in January 2016.[10]
College head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth Big Green (Ivy League) (2000–2002) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Dartmouth | 14–5–0 | 6–1–0 | T–1st | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| 2001 | Dartmouth | 11–5–1 | 5–1–1 | T–1st | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| 2002 | Dartmouth | 12–5–1 | 5–2–0 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Dartmouth: | 37–15–2 (.704) | 16–4–1 (.786) | |||||||
| Harvard Crimson (Ivy League) (2006) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Harvard | 3–13–1 | 2–5–0 | 6th | |||||
| Harvard: | 3–13–1 (.206) | 2–5 (.286) | |||||||
| Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten) (2007–present) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Penn State | 18–4–2 | 9–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| 2008 | Penn State | 16–8–0 | 8–2–0 | T–1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2009 | Penn State | 13–6–2 | 8–1–1 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2010 | Penn State | 11–9–1 | 8–2–0 | T–1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2011 | Penn State | 21–5–0 | 10–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| 2012 | Penn State | 21–4–2 | 10–0–1 | 1st | NCAA Runners-up | ||||
| 2013 | Penn State | 15–7–1 | 7–4–0 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2014 | Penn State | 20–4–0 | 12–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2015 | Penn State | 22–3–2 | 8–2–1 | T–1st | NCAA Championship | ||||
| 2016 | Penn State | 12–5–4 | 7–1–3 | T–1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2017 | Penn State | 15–5–4 | 6–2–3 | T–4th | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2018 | Penn State | 18–6–1 | 9–2–0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2019 | Penn State | 17–7–1 | 8–3–0 | 4th | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| Penn State: | 219–73–20 (.734) | 110–22–9 (.812) | |||||||
| Total: | 259–101–23 (.706) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- http://archives.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=1983%5B%5D
- "US U-17 National Team Head Coach Erica Walsh Joins FSU Soccer Staff".
- "Friends of Harvard Soccer: Erica Walsh To Coach Women's Soccer Team".
- "One and Done for Walsh at Crimson Helm - Sports - The Harvard Crimson".
- "Walsh named Penn State women's soccer coach - Penn State University".
- "Walsh tabbed NSCAA National Coach of the Year - Penn State University".
- Lungaro, Vince (December 16, 2015). "Penn State women's soccer coach Erica Walsh named NSCAA Coach of the Year". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- "Women's soccer: Penn State outlasts Duke 1-0 for College Cup title". 6 December 2015.
- "Women's soccer coach Walsh headed to Olympics with U.S. team - Penn State University".
- http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2016/11/thanksgivings-special-joy/