Amber Auchenbach enters her second season as the Albright Head Field Hockey Coach in 2020. She was named the head field hockey coach and director of athletic marketing in July 2019.Â
In her first season as head coach in 2019, Auchenbach led the Lions to a 7-12 overall record and 3-4 mark in conference action. She coached four student-athletes to earn All-MAC Commonwealth honors behind three second team selections. Auchenbach also continued to mentor the student-athletes success in the classroom as they team earned Zag Hockey/NFHCAÂ Division III Academic team honors for the fourth time in the last five years.Â
Auchenbach spent the 2018 season as the head field hockey coach at Cedar Crest. She made the most out of her only year at Cedar Crest by helpeing lead the Falcons to a berth in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Field Hockey Tournament for the first time since 2002. She was also named CSAC Coach of the Year, and saw five of her student-athletes earn All-CSAC First Team honors. In addition to success on the field, nine of Auchenbach’s players received NFHCA D3 National Academic squad and one earned honors as a NFHCA D3 Scholar of Distinction.
Prior to her time at Cedar Crest, Auchenbach was an assistant coach at Kutztown for five seasons under the tutelage of Marci Scheuing. She assisted in leading the Golden Bears to a spot in the 2015 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Field Hockey Tournament for the first time in six years. Auchenbach’s field hockey coaching has also extended into the club level as she has served as a Level 1 Accredited Coach for Futures, a USA Olympic Development program, and a High Styx Head Coach based out of Leesport, Pennsylvania.
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Auchenbach is a 2013 graduate of Bloomsburg University where she completed a decorated career as a member of the Huskies field hockey team for four season. She was a member of the 2009 Division II National Championship team, and three PSAC Conference Championship squads. Auchenbach was a two-time NHFCA All-American, and earned All-PSAC three times in her playing career. She also earned NHFCA National Academic Squad honors in all four seasons as a student-athlete.
Auchenbach earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Bloomsburg in May 2013. She earned her master’s degree in Social Work at Kutztown in May 2015.
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The Auchenbach File |
Year |
GP |
W |
L |
.Pct |
Notes |
2020 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
No regular season due to COVID-19 Outbreak |
2019 |
19 |
7 |
12 |
.368 |
|
Career |
19 |
7 |
12 |
.368 |
|
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