At the 2016 World Cup, she played as a pitcher, won both her starts by pitching complete games, and was again bestowed the team MVP award.

[2] Subsequently, she completed postgraduate studies at the University of British Columbia under the supervision of Suzanne Simard, obtaining a Master of Science in 2013,[8] and a Doctor of Philosophy in forestry in 2020.

[6] Her research concentrated on kin selection and recognition in interior Douglas fir, as well as the involvement of mycorrhizal network in that interaction.

[9][10] Asay competed in softball for Brown University from 2007 until her senior year in 2010,[11] playing as first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter.

She missed only one game during her first season in 2006–07, in order to travel back home to receive the Canadian women's baseball player of the year award.

[7][13] Asay was employed as a backup at her natural position of catcher, with the majority of her playing time coming as a first baseman and designated hitter.

[13][14][15] Asay went on to compete in six more editions of the World Cup, helping the Canadian team earn silver in 2008 and 2016, and bronze in 2012 and 2018.

[13][16] In May 2015, Asay was one of eighteen players chosen to play for the Canadian roster at the 2015 Pan American Games, held two months later in Toronto.

[22] At the time of her death, she was the longest-serving member of the Canadian women's baseball team, having played on the squad for sixteen years.

[24] She scored UBC's only two goals in a 4–2 loss to the Manitoba Bisons on Seniors Night, when Asay and another senior-year teammate were honoured before their final home game with the Thunderbirds.

[7][13] Two months after her death, the Prince George Community Foundation created the Dr. Amanda Asay Memorial Award in her honour.