As the winningest coach in program history, Amy Bokker completed her 11th season at the helm of the Stanford women's lacrosse program in 2019.
Bokker has led Stanford to six conference titles and eight NCAA tournament appearances. Prior to Bokker, the program had made just one NCAA appearance in its history.
Through the 2019 season, Bokker's record is 245-161 (.603) as a Division I head coach, including a 151-59 (.719) mark on The Farm. She is 145-56 (.721) all-time in conference play, including 15-5 (.750) in Pac-12 competition.
Since Bokker joined the Cardinal for the 2009 season, she has coached eight different All-Americans (11 total honors), 23 players to 32 IWLCA all-region selections, 40 to 70 all-conference selections, 29 to 36 all-conference tournament selections, five conference Player of the Year recipients (six awards total), six conference tournament MVPs and three conference Newcomers of the Year.
Stanford won a school record 16 games in 2011 and has won at least 12 games in all but one season under Bokker. In 2013, Stanford won its first ever NCAA Tournament game, and in 2015, the Cardinal led the nation in goals per game (16.00) and draw controls (16.28) and matched the fewest losses in school history with a 15-3 record. In 2018, Bokker led the Cardinal to the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament title.
Prior to Stanford, Bokker took over at her alma mater, George Mason, in 1998. She made an immediate impact, guiding the Patriots to their first winning record in school history, with an 8-7 mark. During her tenure at George Mason, Bokker's combined for six top-20 finishes, including a final national ranking of No. 16 in 2008 when the Patriots went 12-5 to set a single-season school record for wins.
During her 11 seasons at George Mason, Bokker compiled an 86-94 record and left as the winningest coach in the program's history. At George Mason, Bokker coached nine All-Americans, two Academic All-Americans, a Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year, two CAA Defensive Players of the Year and a CAA Rookie of the Year. In all, Bokker coached 18 first-team all-conference players at Mason and her players totaled 48 all-conference honors.
Before her arrival at George Mason, Bokker served as the head coach at American for a season, leading the Eagles to a school-best 8-8 record, earning the 1997 CAA Coach of the Year award. During her time at American, Bokker was also the assistant coach for field hockey.
Bokker has also served as an assistant coach for the U.S. national team. In 2013, Bokker helped coach the U.S. to the 2013 FIL Women’s World Cup title. After joining the staff as an assistant in 2010, Bokker helped coach the U.S. to its seventh world title as the Americans outscored opponents by a combined 127-34 over seven games in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
Bokker assisted the Canadian national team in the 2009 FIL World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, where it captured the bronze medal, the first medal the country had won in 28 years.
The former Amy Umbach is a native of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, where she was a three-sport high school star, in lacrosse, field hockey and swimming. She was a two-time All-CAA first-team choice at William and Mary, where she also played field hockey. She was named a BRINE/IWLCA All-American her senior season.
She earned her master's degree from George Mason in exercise, fitness and health promotion in 2007.
Bokker is the sixth head coach in the 25-year history of varsity women's lacrosse at Stanford. Bokker and her husband, Scott, have a son, Chase, and a daughter, Alexis.
Season-by-Season Results
| Year | School | Overall Record | Conference Record (Finish) | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | American University | 8-8 | -- | -- |
| 1998 | George Mason University | 8-7 | 3-3 | -- |
| 1999 | George Mason University | 7-8 | 2-4 | -- |
| 2000 | George Mason University | 7-8 | 4-2 | -- |
| 2001 | George Mason University | 7-9 | 2-4 | -- |
| 2002 | George Mason University | 9-9 | 4-4 | -- |
| 2003 | George Mason University | 9-8 | 4-3 | -- |
| 2004 | George Mason University | 7-10 | 4-3 | -- |
| 2005 | George Mason University | 7-10 | 5-2 | -- |
| 2006 | George Mason University | 7-9 | 3-4 | -- |
| 2007 | George Mason University | 6-10 | 1-6 | -- |
| 2008 | George Mason University | 12-5 | 5-2 | -- |
| 2009 | Stanford | 14-4 | 6-0 (2nd) | MPSF Tournament Champions |
| 2010 | Stanford | 15-6 | 5-1 (2nd) | NCAA First Round, MPSF Tournament Champions |
| 2011 | Stanford | 16-3 | 6-0 (1st) | NCAA First Round, MPSF Tournament Champions |
| 2012 | Stanford | 8-10 | 5-2 (2nd) | MPSF Tournament Runner-up |
| 2013 | Stanford | 14-6 | 6-2 (2nd) | NCAA Second Round, MPSF Tournament Champions |
| 2014 | Stanford | 14-5 | 7-2 (2nd) | NCAA First Round, MPSF Tournament Runner-up |
| 2015 | Stanford | 15-3 | 9-0 (1st) | NCAA First Round, MPSF Tournament Champions |
| 2016 | Stanford | 15-5 | 8-1 (2nd) | NCAA Second Round, MPSF Tournament Runner-up |
| 2017 | Stanford | 12-6 | 6-2 (T-3rd) | MPSF Tournament Semifinalist |
| 2018 | Stanford | 15-5 | 8-2 (2nd) | Pac-12 Tournament Championships, NCAA First Round |
| 2019 | Stanford | 13-6 | 7-3 (3rd) | NCAA First Round |
| Totals | 23 seasons | 245-161 (.603) | 145-56 (.721) | 16-8 (.667) |