Former Penn State standout and State College native Amanda Dinunzio is in her fourth season as an assisant coach at Penn State. She returned as an assistant coach after a brief coaching haitus and rounded out then new head coach Lisa Bervinchak Love’s staff as the third assistant coach. She played at Penn State from 2011-14.
Dinunzio served as a volunteer assistant for Penn State during the 2018 and 2019 seasons after retiring from international play. She competed for Penn State from the 2011-12 academic year through the 2014-15 campaign and was part of two Big Ten regular season championship squads and two Big Ten Tournament champions.
She was a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2012-2015), a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2012-2015) and a four-time member of the NFHCA National All-Academic Team (2011-2014). Dinunzio lettered all four years at Penn State and played in nearly 60 games, starting over 20.
Dinunzio comes back to Happy Valley after spending the last few years in Las Vegas where she served as a performance coach at Elevate Sport Performance and Healthcare and as a Raiders Ambassador for the National Football League’s Las Vegas Raiders. Prior to her move to Las Vegas, she served as the volunteer assistant at Penn State as well as working as the Field Hockey Director at Nittany Valley Sports Centre.
A State College native who played at State College High School, Dinunzio joined the U.S. National Team in 2016 and retired from international play in 2018 with 11 international caps. She also played for HC Rotterdam Dames First Team in The Netherlands. Dinunzio graduated from Penn State in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a 3.84 grade point average. She is currently working towards her athletic development specialist certificate at the University of Florida.