Matt Yingst has been the Head Coach of Lebanon Valley's women's ice hockey team since the 2017-18 season.
In 2024-25, Yingst guided the Dutchmen to a program-best 17-8-1 overall record with a 14-6-1 conference mark. Lebanon Valley also earned a spot in the inaugural Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. Anna Dale was selected as the conference's Offensive Player of the Year and a CCM Hockey/American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-American on the Second Team East. The first All-American in program history was also a finalist for the Laura Hurd Award. Following a campaign in which LVC set several single-season program records, three Flying Dutchmen were listed on the All-MAC First Team, and Yingst was named the MAC Coach of the Year.
In 2023-24, Yingst coached three players who received All-MAC recognition. Anna Dale and Erin Yorke were both named to the All-MAC Second Team, while Mia Frisoni was listed as an Honorable Mention. Additionally, three players were chosen as AHCA Krampade All-American Scholars, and 12 student-athletes were selected to the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) All-Academic Team.
In 2022-23, Yingst guided Lebanon Valley to a team-record 12 wins and an appearance in the UCHC Quarterfinal. Katrina Strauts was named the UCHC Rookie of the Year and selected to the All-Rookie Team while also receiving All-MAC First Team honors. Additionally, Shelby Guinard earned All-MAC Second Team recognition, and Ionna Christou was listed as an All-MAC Honorable Mention.
During the 2021-22 season, Yingst led the Dutchmen to eight wins and the program's first postseason berth in the UCHC Tournament. Abby Radcliffe and Erin Yorke each earned a spot on the All-MAC team, while Olivia Cindrich was named the MAC Women's Ice Hockey Senior Scholar-Athlete. During the season, Shelby Guinard earned MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors, and Olivia Magneson was tabbed UCHC Goaltender of the Week.
In a shortened 2020-21 campaign, Yingst was named the MAC Coach of the Year. Goaltender Shelby Guinard was also named a first-team performer and the MAC Defensive Player of the Year, the second straight season a Dutchmen netminder has garnered the award. Olivia Cindrich also earned First Team honors, while Chloe Glass was named an Honorable Mention.
In 2019-20, Yingst led LVC to five wins. He coached Jill Moffatt to a stellar senior season to cap off a record-setting career. Moffatt was the UCHC Goaltender and Defensive Player of the Year as well as the MAC Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team selection. Moffatt finished her career under Yingst with 4,444 saves, the most all-time in NCAA women's ice hockey history. She also recently signed with Bjorkloven, a professional club in Sweden.
Yingst guided LVC to six wins in 2018-19, including three conference victories. Jill Moffatt was named the UCHC Co-Goaltender of the Year and landed on the All-MAC First Team, while Amy Templeman also earned First Team honors and Chloe Glass garnered Second Team recognition.
In the 2017-18 season, Yingst guided goaltender Jill Moffatt to a historic campaign, as the assistant captain broke the NCAA Division III single-season saves record with 1,267. She had a .911 save percentage and made at least 60 saves in a game 12 times, and stopped at least 70 shots in one game six separate times. For her efforts, she was named to the All-MAC First Team.
Yingst, a former assistant for LVC's men's ice hockey team, most recently served as the Director of Hockey Operations for the Hershey Jr. Bears. Prior to taking over with the youth organization, Yingst served on the Flying Dutchmen staff from 1999 to 2007 under former head coach Al MacCormack and was a member of the program's 2001 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Northeast Championship squad.
After finishing up his playing days at the University of Connecticut, Yingst played professionally for a number of clubs, including the AHL's Hershey Bears, and the Johnstown Chiefs and Columbus Chili of the ECHL. His familiarity with hockey in the region runs deep, as his father Doug Yingst served as the President and General Manager of the Bears from 1998 until he retired from the position in 2016.
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Overall |
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Conf. |
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| Year |
Won |
Loss |
Tie |
Won |
Loss |
Tie |
Accolades |
| 2017-18 |
2 |
19 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
1 |
|
| 2018-19 |
6 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
|
| 2019-20 |
5 |
18 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
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| 2020-21 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
MAC Coach of the Year |
| 2021-22 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
1 |
UCHC Quarterfinal |
| 2022-23 |
12 |
13 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
UCHC Quarterfinal |
| 2023-24 |
5 |
18 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
1 |
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| 2024-25 |
17 |
8 |
1 |
14 |
6 |
1 |
MAC Semifinal, MAC Coach of the Year |
| 8 Seasons |
55 |
117 |
10 |
43 |
91 |
7 |
