Head coach Erica (Walsh) Dambach enters her 13th season at the helm of the Penn State women’s soccer program in 2019.

In 2018, Penn State appeared in the NCAA quarterfinals for the fourth time in five seasons. The Nittanys Lions won their 19th Big Ten regular season championship in their 25thseason of varsity competition. Kaleigh Riehl was named a MAC Hermann semifinalist, a first team All-American, first team Scholar All-American and the Big Ten Defender of the Year following the 2018 season.

U.S. National Team Experience

Assistant coach for the U-20 Women's National Team from December 2013-2014
Assisted the 2012 U.S. Women's Olympic squad through the qualifying stage
Assistant coach for the 2011 United States Women's National Team at the FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) World Cup in Germany
Assistant coach for the 2008 gold medalist U.S. Women's National Team at the Beijing Olympics
Served as head coach for the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team from 2004-07
Assisted the U.S. U-19 Women's National Team in 2004

NCAA Experience

Has led Penn State to a 202-66-19 mark through 12 seasons
12-straight NCAA Tournament appearances
10 Big Ten regular season titles (2007-12, '14-16 & '18)
Led the Nittany Lions to the program's first NCAA title in 2015
Guided the Nittany Lions to a pair of College Cup and national title match appearances (2012 & '15)
Three Big Ten Tournament Titles (2008, '15, '17 & '18)
2012 and 2015 NSCAA Coach of the Year
2012 Soccer America National Coach of the Year
Three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year (2009, '12, '14, '18)
One MAC Hermann Trophy winner
Two MAC Hermann Trophy finalists and nine semifinalists
Nine NSCAA First Team All-Americans who have contributed to 15 NSCAA All-America honors
12 NSCAA Scholar All-America honorees
11 Big Ten Players of the Year

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"On the Touchline" - Football/Soccer PodcastBy On the Touchline - Soccer PodDec 09, 2018