Barb Weinberg

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Barb Weinberg
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team UMass
Biographical details
Born Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008 Iowa (assistant)
2010-2012 Maryland (assistant)
2013 American (assistant)
2014-2015 Wake Forest (assistant)
2016 Wake Forest (associate head coach)
2017-present UMass
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 1-time Big Ten champion (2008)
  • 3-time ACC champion (2010, 2011, 2014)
  • 1-time Patriot League champion (2013)
  • 8-time NCAA tournament appearances (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2024)
  • 2-time NCAA national champion (2010, 2011)
  • 5-time NCAA Final Four (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2024)
Awards

Barb Weinberg is an American field hockey coach and former player who is the head coach of the UMass Minutewomen field hockey team.

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Playing career

Weinberg was a 2005 graduate of the University of Iowa. At Iowa, Weinberg played for the field hockey team and had a stellar playing career, being named a two-time All-American and three-time All-Big Ten performer. [1]

Coaching career

Weinberg began her coaching career as an assistant coach for Iowa in 2008. [2] The 2008 Hawkeyes were Big Ten champions and advanced to the NCAA Final Four in Weinberg's only season on the Hawkeyes coaching staff.

She won two national titles with Maryland in 2010 and 2011 as an assistant. She initially joined the Terrapins staff in 2010 to work with the goalkeeping unit. Over three years at Maryland from 2010 to 2012, Weinberg made three consecutive Final Four trips. [3]

As an assistant at American, Weinberg helped the Eagles to a Patriot League regular season championship, Patriot League tournament championship, and NCAA tournament appearance in 2013. [4]

With Wake Forest from 2014 to 2016, she helped the Demon Deacons to an ACC championship in 2014 and two NCAA tournament appearances in 2014 and 2015.

In 2016, Weinberg was named the associate head coach for Wake Forest.

UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford named Weinberg as head coach of UMass Minutewomen field hockey on December 15, 2016. [5]

In 2024, Weinberg achieved her first major postseason success with the Minutewomen, leading her team to the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament, the program's first Final Four since 1992. [6]

Personal life

Weinberg is originally from Louisville, Kentucky. [7]

References

  1. "Barb Weinberg Named Field Hockey Head Coach". University of Massachusetts Athletics.
  2. DaLuz, Kyle. "UMass field hockey announces Barb Weinberg as next head coach". Massachusetts Daily Collegian.
  3. "Barb Weinberg - Field Hockey Coach". University of Maryland Athletics.
  4. "https://umassathletics.com/staff-directory/barb-weinberg/544"
  5. "Barb Weinberg - Field Hockey Coach". University of Massachusetts Athletics.
  6. "Colleges: UMass field hockey beats Harvard, advances to first NCAA Final Four since 1992". Daily Hampshire Gazette . November 17, 2024.
  7. https://godeacs.com/sports/field-hockey/roster/coaches/barb-weinberg/264”