Erin Schneidtmiller*** - Field Hockey Coach - University of Louisville Athletic

Erin Schneidtmiller***

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
erins@GoCards.com
Phone:
852-7759

In January 2018, University of Louisville head coach Justine Sowry announced that Erin Schneidtmiller would return to her alma mater as an assistant coach. Schneidtmiller, who played for the Cardinals from 2010 through 2013 is responsible for practice and game day preparation, student-athlete mentoring and development, recruiting, alumnae relations, community service, camps and clinics.

In her two seasons as an assistant coach, Schneidtmiller has helped guide the Cardinals to 29 wins and an NCAA tournament quarterfinal appearance in 2019.

Schneidtmiller helped UofL achieve numerous milestones in the 2019 campaign. The squad produced a 16-6 overall record, tying a program mark for wins and earned the overall No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament, serving as a host site for the first time in program history. Louisville also made its first foray into the NCAA quarterfinals after defeating Michigan 2-1 in double-overtime in its first-round matchup.
• UofL finished the season at No. 5 in the NFHCA Coaches poll – the best final ranking in program history. The Cardinals spent 10 weeks of the season among the top 10 in the nation reaching as high as No. 5.
• The 2019 NCAA berth marked Louisville’s eighth NCAA tournament appearance and its fifth at-large bid in the last six years - it was also the first time the Cardinals earned a national seed.
• The Cardinals advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Championship where they fell 3-1 to top- ranked, and eventual champion North Carolina.
• For the third straight year, three UofL players earned NFHCA All-America honors: Mercedes Pastor was named to the first team, Alli Bitting was a second team selection and Carter Ayars garnered third team honors.
• Louisville placed a program-record seven players on the NFHCA All-West Region teams. Seniors Carter Ayars and Bethany Russ and juniors Bitting and Pastor earned first team honors while juniors Meghan Schneider and Madison Walsh and sophomore Erica Cooper were named to the second team.

In her first season as an assistant coach at UofL, Schneidmiller helped guide the 2018 Cardinals to a 13-6 overall record and a 3-3 mark in the ACC, finishing third in the regular season standings. Louisville spent seven weeks in the NFHCA top 10, reaching as high as No. 8 and finished the year at No. 14. The Cards tied a program high with six All-Region selections and three All-Americans.

Schneidtmiller joined Sowry’s coaching staff after three seasons as an assistant coach at American University. During her time there, she helped direct the Eagles to 39 wins, two Patriot League finals and the 2016 league championship followed by an NCAA tournament appearance.

Prior to her time at American, Schneidtmiller worked with the field hockey team at her high school alma mater Louisville’s Mercy Academy and coached with Bluegrass Elite field hockey club. After graduating from Louisville in 2014, she continued her playing career in Bremen, Germany with the Bremer Hockey Club.

A four-year letterwinner with the Cardinals, Schneidtmiller earned first-team All-BIG EAST and All-West Region accolades in her senior campaign. That year, she ranked third on the team with nine goals and 21 points, helping lead Louisville to a 15-5 overall record and a share of the BIG EAST regular-season title. The three-time All-Big East Conference academic selection graduated from UofL in May 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in communications.