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Allison Fordyce 2019 HS

Allison Fordyce

  • Title
    Head Coach / Assistant Athletic Director for Student Development
  • Email
    fordycea@susqu.edu
  • Phone
    570-372-4271
  • Alma Mater
    Towson '98
  • Year at SU
    Ninth Year (Sixth Season as Head Coach)

Biography Banner

Allison Fordyce was named the head coach of the Susquehanna field hockey team in June of 2017, returning to the Selinsgrove campus for the third time. Fordyce had served as an assistant coach twice before between 2008 and 2010 and then again in 2012. She brought with her more than 15 years of coaching experience as both an assistant and head coach in field hockey as well as lacrosse. Fordyce had cultivated one of the best programs in the region, as Susquehanna has been regionally and nationally ranked during her tenure. The River Hawks earned their first Landmark Conference banners under Fordyce, winning it now three times in 2018, 2023, and 2024 to secure their first NCAA Tournament bids since 2002.

At Susquehanna Banner

  • Overall record of 91-50 at Susquehanna, including a 40-13 Landmark record
  • 2018, 2023, 2024 Landmark Conference champions
  • 2018, 2023, 2024 NCAA Tournament appearances
  • 2022, 2023, 2024 Landmark Coaching Staff of the Year
  • Appeared in Landmark Conference playoffs in 5 of 6 seasons
  • Coached first and only Landmark Player and Defensive Player of the Year
  • 16 wins in 2021 were second-most all-time
  • 3rd all-time in wins at Susquehanna
  • Winning percentage of .590 is best ever at SU (min. 50 games)
  • Ranked as high as No. 17 in NFHCA Top 20 Poll in 2021 
  • NCAA Regional Ranking (2021)
  • Posted nationally-ranked wins over No. 14 Christopher Newport (2021), No. 5 Salisbury (2021), No. 19 Franklin & Marshall (2023)
  • NFHCA National Academic Team (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Program Milestone
  • 2023 Landmark Champions & NCAA Tournament Appearance
  • 2018 Landmark Championships was first conference title in program history
  • 2018 NCAA Appearance was first since 2002
  • 16 wins in 2021 were second-most all-time
  • No. 2 regional ranking in 2021 was the highest in program history
  • 10 homes wins in 2021 was tied for the most all-time
  • Earned first and only Landmark Player and Defensive Player of the Year
Honors & Awards Banner
  • NFHCA All-American (1): 2023: Kari Schmidt (3rd Team, D)
  • NFHCA All-Region (7): 2018: Hunter Pitman (2nd Team, F); 2019: Hunter Pitman (1st Team, F), Annalee Smith (2nd Team, D); 2021: Katie Koch (2nd Team, M), Annalee Smith (2nd Team, D); 2023: Kari Schmidt (1st Team, D), Katie Bucher (2nd Team, M); 2024: Kari Schmidt (1st Team, D), Mady Quigley (2nd Team, M)
  • Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year (3): 2021, 2023, 2024
  • Landmark Conference Players of the Year (1): 2019: Hunter Pitman
  • Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year (3): 2021: Annalee Smith; 2023: Kari Schmidt; 2024: Kari Schmidt
  • Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year (3): 2018: Annelee Smith; 2023: Hannah Garlin; 2024: Mady Quigley
  • Landmark Conference First Team (13): 2018: Hunter Pitman (F), Annalee Smith (D); 2019: Hunter Pitman (F), Kelsey Murray (M), Annalee Smith (D); 2021: Katie Koch (M), Annalee Smith (D); 2023: Katie Bucher (M), Kari Schmidt (D); 2024: Lydia Hidlay (D), Sophia Prata (F), Mady Quigley (M), Kari Schmidt (D)
  • Landmark Conference Second Team (11): 2017: Hunter Pitman (F), Cayla Spatz (M); 2018: Jenni Sabbak (F), Vivian Simone (M), Kelsey Murray (M), Gabby Martin (D); 2021: Sam Banks (F), Kari Schmidt (D); 2023: Sarah McAndrews; 2024: Emma Campitelli (M), Ashley Derrick (G)
  • Landmark Conference Honorable Mention (1): 2023: Ashley Derrick (G)
  • NFHCA Senior All-Star Game (1): 2021: Annalee Smith
  • NFHCA National Player of the Week (2): 2017: Veronica Green (Defensive); 2021: Mackenzie Bross (Defensive)
  • NFHCA Scholars of Distinction (18): 2019: Katie Koch, Abby Reist; 2020: Bailey Dean, Katie Koch, Ava Greene, Abby Reist; 2021: Ava Greene, Lydia Hidlay, Katie Koch, Abby Reist; 2024: Riley Corbett, Hannah Garlin, Lydia Hidlay, Lexi Kresge, Madison Lilley, Taylor Rothermel, Gracie Roush, Kylie Schmidt
  • NFHCA National Academic Squad (68): 2019: 21; 2020: 25; 2021: 22
Previous Coaching Experience Banner
  • Assistant Coach, Field Hockey, Susquehanna University (2008-2010; 2012)
  • Assistant Coach, Field Hockey, Selinsgrove High School (2011)
  • Head Coach, Women's Lacrosse, York College of Pennsylvania (2006-07)
    • Started up first women's lacrosse program
    • 2 CAC Tournament appearances
    • 3 All-CAC honorees
    • 2 IWLCA All-Metro Region picks
  • Head Coach, Field Hockey, York College of Pennsylvania (2005)
    • 11-8 overall mark at York
    • Coached 4 All-CAC selections
    • Mentored the 2005 CAC Rookie of the Year
  • Head Coach, Field Hockey, Notre Dame of Maryland (2004)
    • Overall record of 8-8
    • Earned Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference title
    • Coached five All-AWCC selections
Career Record Banner
YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL RECORD CONFERENCE RECORD POSTSEASON
2004 Notre Dame (Md.) 8-8 AWCC Champions
2005 York (Pa.) 11-8 2-3 CAC Tournament First Round
2017 Susquehanna 9-8 3-4
2018 Susquehanna 11-9 4-3 NCAA Tournament First Round
Landmark Champions (No. 3 seed)
2019 Susquehanna 10-11 5-2 Landmark Runner-Up (No. 3 seed)
2020 Susquehanna 0-0 0-0 Season Canceled due to CoVID-19 Pandemic
2021 Susquehanna 16-4 5-2 Landmark Tournament First Round (No. 3 seed)
2022 Susquehanna 15-6 6-1 Landmark Tournament Semifinalists (No. 2 seed)
2023 Susquehanna 15-6 8-1 NCAA Tournament First Round
Landmark Champions (No. 1 seed)
2024 Susquehanna 15-6 9-0 NCAA Tournament First Round
Landmark Champions (No. 1 seed)
TOTALS SUSQUEHANNA 91-50 40-13 3 LANDMARK TITLES, 3 NCAA TOURNAMENT BID
3 SCHOOLS 110-66 42-16 4 CONFERENCE TITLES, 3 NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS

Personal Banner
  • B.S. in sports management from Towson University in 1998
  • Played field hockey at Harford Community College (NJCAA), competed in back-to-back national championship games, including the school's first title in 1995; 2015 Hall of Fame Induction Class
  • M.A. in education from McDaniel (2005)
  • Resides in Selinsgrove with her husband, Brad, and three children - Tate, Grayce, and Nash
  • Husband Brad is the head football coach at Dickinson College
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