Amy Altig - Women's Lacrosse Coach - University of Delaware Athletics

Amy Altig

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
aaltig@udel.edu
Phone:
302-831-4057

Amy Altig was named the seventh coach in University of Delaware women's lacrosse program history on June 3, 2019. Altig arrived to Newark following nine seasons at Penn State University, where she spent time as an assistant coach and associate head coach.

Altig has led the Blue Hens to immense success on the field. After her first two seasons in 2020 and 2021 were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware has qualified for the CAA Championship in three of four years since 2022. The program recorded back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2024-25, achieving the mark for the first time 2016, and UD's’ 7-1 record to begin the 2024 season was their best start since the 2016 season. Delaware won six CAA games in 2025, the most since joining the conference and the program’s most league wins since 1999.

On March 11, 2022, the Blue Hens defeated then-No. 18 Temple on the road for their first win over a nationally-ranked opponent since 2017. UD saw it’s RPI increase from 67 in 2022 to 48 in 2023. The +19 increase was the second largest in CAA and one of 19 teams with an RPI increase of +19 or better.

Delaware’s student-athletes have taken home plenty of hardware since Altig arrived in Newark. Delaney McDaniel earned CAA Rookie of the Year honors in 2018, UD’s first conference major award winner since 2016. Madison Hranicka was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Year in consecutive seasons (2023-24). The Blue Hens have earned 14 all-conference honors, led by three-straight All-CAA First Team selections by Hranicka (2022-24) and three by Delaney McDaniel. On the national level, Hranicka earned All-America honors in 2024 and all-region recognition in both 2023 and 2024. Erin Gormley was an all-region selection in 2025.

The Blue & Gold have had several statistical achievements with Altig at the helm. In 2025, the Blue Hens led the CAA and ranked sixth nationally in free position percentage (.545) while also ranking eighth in the country in caused turnovers per game (11.19). Against Lafayette in 2024, the Blue Hens set a program record with 26 caused turnovers, also tied their program record in ground balls with 33. Under Altig’s guidance, goaltender Steph Marzsal finish ninth in the country in save percentage (.489) in 2024. Hranicka set the single-season program record in 2023 with 50 caused turnovers.

Prior to Delaware, Altig spent nine years on the sidelines at Penn State, helping lead the Nittany Lions to 111 wins at a clip of .631 with seven NCAA Tournament appearances and two trips to the NCAA Tournament Final Four.

Altig worked mainly with the Nittany Lion goalkeepers and defensive unit. During her tenure, she coached 19 All-Americans, 36 all-region performers, 40 all-conference selections in addition to more than 25 student-athletes who received academic honors. Additionally, PSU boasted three Conference Goalkeepers of the Year under Altig's guidance.

After helping Penn State to a third NCAA quarterfinal appearance in four years in 2015, Altig was named IWLCA Assistant Coach of the Year and was inducted to the U.S. Lacrosse Virginia Chapter Hall of Fame.

Prior to her time at PSU, Altig held assistant coaching stints at Princeton University (2007-10) and the University of Richmond (2005-07).

As a goalkeeper at James Madison University from 2001-05, Altig led the Dukes to two Colonial Athletic Association titles, was a two-time All-CAA pick and was selected to the North/South STX Senior All-Star Game. A two-time team captain, she also earned a nod to the 2004 CAA All-Tournament Team and still ranks in the Top 12 of three career statistical categories at JMU.

Altig earned a spot on the USA National Team in 2003 and was part of the 2009 USA World Cup Training Team and 2008 USA Prague Touring Team. She also served as a field coach for USA Tryouts from 2015-17. Since 2017, Altig has been the defensive coordinator/goalkeepers coach for the USA National Team.

A native of Millersville, Md., Altig earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology with a concentration in sports management from James Madison in 2005. She and her wife, Megan, have two daughter, Ava, and Ryan, and a son, Brooks.