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2007-08 NEWS ARCHIVE
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Week of May 5, 2008 |
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PITT-BRADFORD'S KUSHNER, LAKE ERIE'S BINKO NAMED
CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FOR SOFTBALL
5/6/08
A pair of big-hitting juniors head the 2008 AMCC
Softball All-Conference Team. Pitt-Bradford outfielder Michelle
Kushner (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) who hit .448 this season with a .750
slugging percentage, and Lake Erie first baseman Brittney Binko
(Warren, OH/John F. Kennedy) with a .435 batting average and .702
slugging percentage, were named the Co-Players of the Year.
Newcomer of the Year honors went to Lake Erie freshman third baseman
Katie Puda (Euclid, OH/Euclid), who also stood out at the plate
(.417 BA, 40 RBI, 10 HR). Medaille College's Robyn Ventura got the
nod for Coach of the Year, a first-time honor for her, after leading the
Lady Mavs to the conference's regular season title and an ECAC Upstate
Region Tournament bid.
Click here for the complete
softball all-conference team.
The National Fast Pitch Coaches Association also announced their
all-region teams today, and the AMCC was represented in two regions.
Lake Erie placed three players in the Central region: Shaina
Vanderpool (at-large) on the first team and Katie Puda (third
base) and Brinney Binko (first base) on the second team.
Pitt-Bradford saw two players make the East region team:
Michelle Kushner (outfield) on the second team and Lauryn Weaver
(catcher) on the third team.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF MAY 5
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the Rest")
5/5/08
Softball Player: Lauren Lubic,
Penn St. Behrend
Softball Pitcher: Katelyn
Coffey, Frostburg State
Baseball Player:
Josh Beimel, Pitt-Bradford
Baseball Pitcher: Ben
McCracken, Pitt-Bradford
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Week of April 28, 2008 |
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BEHREND
SOFTBALL COMES BACK TO WIN AMCC TITLE
5/5/08
The Penn State Behrend softball team won five
straight games, picking up four wins on Sunday
alone to capture the AMCC Championship. The
squad rallied after losing a game on Friday in
the double-elimination tournament, winning their
next five games to storm back and capture their
second championship in three seasons. They
defeated Frostburg St. in back-to-back games
(2-0 and 9-1) to earn the title.
The Behrend Lions move on to play in their
second ever NCAA championship tournament.
They are seeded #7 in the East region and will face #2 Ramapo College,
the New Jersey Athletic Conference champion, on Thursday at 4pm at
Ithaca College.
Lake Erie College, which finished in second place in the regular season,
received a bid to the ECAC Division III South Region Tournament as the
No. 5 seed and will travel to No. 3 seed
Alvernia for a first-round game on Wednesday at 2 p.m. The winner
will advance to Washington & Jefferson for a four-team,
double-elimination weekend tournament.
BASEBALL DOWN TO
FINAL FOUR TEAMS FOR TOURNAMENT
5/4/08
The final pairings are finally set for the AMCC
baseball tournament, to be held at Penn St. Behrend May 9-11.
Defending champion Frostburg St. earned the #2
seed and will face #3 Lake Erie College at
9:30am on Friday, while the top seeded Behrend Lions will take on #4
Pitt-Bradford at 1pm. Lake Erie advanced by beating #6 Penn St.
Altoona, 2-0 and 6-4, on Sunday, while UPB took a pair of games from #5
Pitt-Greensburg, 4-0 and 6-4. The winner of the
championship round will also get the conference's
automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
PENN ST. BEHREND MEN'S BASKETBALL EARN NATIONAL
STATISTICS AWARD
5/1/08
Penn St. Behrend, the 2008 AMCC men's basketball
champion, has been recognized by the NCAA for their outstanding
defensive play. The Behrend Lions finished the season ranked #1 in
the nation among all Division III teams for their scoring defense,
allowing opponents a paltry 54.6 ppg. They also ranked 10th in
scoring margin and 11th in win-loss percentage, concluding the season
with a 24-5 record.
SOFTBALL, BASEBALL TOURNAMENT FIELDS FINALLY SET
4/29/08
A very competitive regular season in both
softball and baseball meant the tournament
fields were not decided until the last out was
made, but the party
invitations are finally out.
Softball will feature regular season champion
Medaille College (16-2) as the #1 seed with Lake
Erie College (15-3) as #2. Both squads
will receive byes in the opening games of the
six team, double elimination tournament starting
Friday, May 2 at 10am. The tournament will
be played at Hilbert College. The
first game on Friday will feature #3 Penn St. Behrend vs. #6 Pitt-Greensburg, and game 2 will
match defending champion and #4 seed
Pitt-Bradford against #5 Frostburg St. The
championship is scheduled for Sunday, May 4.
The winner will receive the AMCC's automatic bid
to the NCAA tournament.
On the baseball side, top
seeded Penn St. Behrend will play host to a four team, double elimination event May 9-11.
Defending champion Frostburg St. earned the #2
seed and will get a first round bye along with
the Behrend Lions. The winner of the
championship round will also get the conference
invitation to the NCAA tournament.
The first round games next Saturday (May 3) will
slate #3 Lake Erie College at home against #6
Penn St. Altoona, while #5 Pitt-Greensburg. will
travel to #4 Pitt-Bradford.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF APRIL 28
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the Rest")
4/28/08
Baseball Player:
Jon Gray, Penn St. Behrend
Baseball Pitcher: Freddy
Foshay, Frostburg State
Softball Player: Rachel Parker,
Hilbert
Softball Pitcher: Julie
Koman, Penn St. Behrend
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Week of April 21, 2008 |
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PITT-BRADFORD'S MCCRACKEN GETS ECAC PITCHING
AWARD
4/23/08
Pitt-Bradford junior Ben McCracken (Bradford, PA/Bradford) has
been named the ECAC Div. III South Region Co-Pitcher of the Week.
He is the second AMCC pitcher to be recognized by the ECAC this season.
McCracken went the distance in a 6-1 decision over AMCC rival
Mount Aloysius, fueling the Panthers to a 5-win week in conference
play and keeping their tournament hopes alive. The junior
sat down 12 batters while walking none, scattering 6 hits and
allowing no earned runs. McCracken currently ranks #1 in the
AMCC in opposing BA (.196), strikeouts (55) and #3 in ERA (2.59).
THREE FROM AMCC SELECTED FOR ECAC HONORS
4/23/08
Three AMCC basketball players have earned
post-season recognition by the ECAC. For the women, Medaille
senior Amanda Baker (Lyons, NY/Newark) was named to the the Div.
III South Region First Team, while Pitt-Bradford junior Katie Moore
(Warren, PA/Warren) was selected for the second team. Baker,
who averaged 15.4 ppg and 8.9 rpg, led her team to the AMCC championship
for the third straight year. Moore was the AMCC Women's Player of
the Year, leading the league in scoring with a 20.1 ppg average.
For the men, Hilbert College senior Dallas Reinard (Smethport,
PA/Smethport) was also a second team honoree. He averaged 21.4
ppg and 6.8 rpg for the Hawks.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF APRIL
21
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the Rest")
4/21/08
Softball Player: Brooke Tapman,
Frostburg St.
Softball Pitcher: Amanda
Westling, Medaille
Baseball Player:
John Shaposka, Lake Erie
Baseball Pitcher: Ben
McCracken, Pitt-Bradford
Week of April 14, 2008
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Week of April 14, 2008 |
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PITT-BRADFORD'S KUSHNER GETS ECAC SOFTBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOD
4/18/08
Pitt-Bradford senior centerfielder Michelle
Kushner (McKees Rocks, PA/Sto-Rox) is the third AMCC softball player
to be selected as ECAC Player of the Week for the Div. III South region
this season.
Kushner hit an eye-popping .704 for the Panthers in 8 games last
week, going 19 for 27 with 13 runs scored and 6 RBI. In a
doubleheader
versus Hilbert, she was a perfect 8 for 8 with 7 runs scored, and a
career high 5 stolen bases in Game 2. For the week she
recorded 5 doubles, a home run, 5 walks, no strikeouts, and was a
perfect 8-8 in stolen base attempts.
MEN'S TENNIS AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
4/17/08
A pair of freshmen have been voted the AMCC's
best men's tennis players for 2008. Penn St. Altoona's Jake
Fleet (Holland, PA/Council Rock North), who was undefeated at #1
singles all season, and Penn St. Behrend's Elliot Blackstone
(Wexford, PA/Pine-Richland), who sported a perfect record at #2
singles and #2 doubles, were voted as Co-Players of the Year.
Blackstone was also recognized as the conference Newcomer of the Year.
Penn St. Behrend head coach Jeff Barger was named Coach of the
Year. Barger guided his squad to the AMCC title last weekend after
completing an undefeated regular season in conference competition.
Click here
for the complete all-conference team.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF APRIL
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the Rest")
4/14/08
Men's Tennis:
Elliot Blackston, Penn St.
Behrend
Softball Player: Michelle
Kushner, Pitt-Bradford
Softball Pitcher: Taylor
Kimmel, Pitt-Greensburg
Baseball Player:
Brandon Lumadue, Medaille
Baseball Pitcher: Ben Cain,
Penn St. Behrend
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Week of April 7, 2008 |
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PENN STATE BEHREND WINS MEN'S TENNIS TITLE
4/13/08
Penn St.
Behrend, undefeated in conference play in the
regular season, lived up to their #1 ranking by
winning the 2008 AMCC men's tennis tournament.
It was the Behrend Lions' first championship
since 2004, and third overall.
The squad was led by by a pair of freshmen,
Elliot Blackstone and Jon Henderson, who
teamed up to win the #2 doubles title and then
followed up with singles titles, Blackstone at
#2 and Henderson at #5. Penn St. Altoona
freshman Nick Erb was also a double
winner, taking the #3 doubles crown with partner
Stephen Penn as well as the #6 singles
title.
Click here
for complete tournament results.
AMCC
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF APRIL 7
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the Rest")
3/31/08
Softball Player: Amanda Baker,
Medaille
Softball Pitcher: Amanda
Westling, Medaille
Baseball Player:
Keith Borman, La Roche
Baseball Pitcher: David
Koerbel, Penn St. Behrend
Men's Tennis:
Matt Chisholm, Frostburg State
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Week of March 31, 2008 |
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STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE
4/4/08
More than 500 AMCC student-athletes earned a GPA
of 3.2 or higher in the past year, qualifying
them for academic all-conference honors.
The AMCC is proud to recognize these
student-athletes in conjunction with National
Student-Athlete Day on Sunday, April 6.
Every member institution also has the
opportunity to select highly achieving scholar
athletes for induction into Chi Alpha Sigma, the
National Collegiate Student-Athlete Honor
Society. Chi Alpha Sigma is open to
varsity letter winners in their junior or senior
year with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4.
Click here
for the complete list of honorees.
FOUR AMCC COACHES SELECTED FOR NCAA ACADEMY
4/3/08
Four AMCC
coaches have been selected to participate in the
prestigious NCAA Women's Coaches Academy this
summer. Frostburg State basketball coach
Jody Pepple and Penn State Altoona
swimming and diving coach Nanette Nardozza-Cummings
will be attending the Atlanta session, June
7-11, while Penn State Behrend softball coach
Stacy Pondo and Penn State Altoona softball
coach Nikki Runzo will travel to Denver for the
session on May 28-June 1.
The Women's Coaches Academy is coordinated by
Celia Slater, who conducted the "Winning Careers
for Women in Athletics" seminar for AMCC
student-athletes this past November.
LA ROCHE'S AVOLIO, LAKE ERIE'S PUDA GET ECAC
HONORS
4/3/08
The AMCC added two more
players to the ECAC weekly honor roll. La Roche baseball pitcher
Phil Avolio (Eighty Four, PA/Canon McMillian) and Lake Erie
softball third baseman Katie Puda (Euclid, OH/Euclid) were name
ECAC Division III South Region Players of the Week for March 31.
Avolio earned two of the Redhawks' six wins last week, both
complete games. Against Div. II Seton Hill, he allowed just
1 earned run and 1 walk while sitting down 6. He then shut
out AMCC rival Medaille, striking out 5 and allowing just 8 hits
and 2 walks.
Puda led LEC to a 4-0 week in AMCC play after hitting .833 in 12
at-bats, making just 2 outs in the 4 games. Of her 10 hits, 8 were
for extra bases, including 3 home runs. She had an on base
percentage of .846 and a slugging percentage of 2.083. Puda also led the Storm with 9 runs and 13 RBI while helping
the team maintain a 6-game winning streak and an undefeated AMCC
record.
DIII NEWS RECOGNIZES THREE AMCC HOOPS STARS
3/31/08
DIII News, the monthly newsletter
of NCAA Division III men’s and women's
basketball, has named three AMCC
student-athletes to their 2008 Honorable Mention All-American team. Hilbert College senior
Dallas Reinard (Smethport, PA/Smethport), the AMCC Player of the
year in 2007, followed up his junior
campaign with first team All-AMCC honors this
winter. The 6-4 guard averaged 21.4 ppg
this past season en route to becoming the college’s
all-time leading scorer with 1,810 career
points.
Pitt-Bradford junior Katie
Moore (Warren, PA/Warren) was named on the women's side along with
Medaille senior Amanda Baker (Lyons, NY/Newark). Leading
the league in scoring with a 20.1 ppg average, Moore was the AMCC 2008
Player of the Year. Baker, a two-time conference Player of the
Year honoree, averaged 15.4 ppg and 8.9 rpg en route to leading the
Mavericks to their third straight conference title.
AMCC
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF MARCH 31
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the Rest")
3/31/08
Baseball Player:
Keith Borman, La Roche
Baseball Pitcher: Phil
Avolio, La Roche
Men's Tennis:
Erkin Nasirli, Penn St. Behrend
Softball Player: Katie Puda,
Lake Erie
Softball Pitcher: Lauren
Malicki, Lake Erie
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Week of March 24, 2008 |
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ALL-CONFERENCE SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS ANNOUNCED
As part of a continuing emphasis on the
importance of good sportsmanship and ethical conduct, the Allegheny
Mountain Collegiate Conference announces its first All-Conference
Sportsmanship Team for the Winter 2007-08 season.
Members of the all-conference sportsmanship team are selected by their
peers. They represent the highest level of positive sporting
conduct as exemplified in competition, in practice, and when
participating as a spectator at other teams' sporting events.
Click here
for the complete list of the AMCC All-Conference Sportsmanship Team
honorees.
FROSTBURG STATE'S COFFEY IS ECAC PITCHER OF THE
WEEK
3/27/08
Frostburg State
pitcher Katelyn Coffey (Middletown,
MD/Middletown) is the first AMCC softball
player of the season to be selected for ECAC
player of the week honors. The senior was 3-1 in 4 starts at the Myrtle Beach Snowbird
tournament.
In 24.2 innings of work, Coffey struck out 23, including a
season-high 11 in a non-conference win over Mount Aloysius.
She allowed just 3 runs, 2 earned runs, 2
walks and 14 hits as the Bobcats went 5-3 for the week.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF MARCH 24
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the Rest")
3/25/08
Men's Tennis:
Jake Fleet, Penn St. Altoona
Softball Player: Jena Isenberg,
Mount Aloysius
Softball Pitcher: Katelyn
Coffey, Frostburg St.
Baseball Player:
Harry Konrad, Lake Erie
Baseball Pitcher: Seth
Baumberger, Lake Erie
BEHREND'S BUCZYNSKI EARNS NABC HONORS
3/25/08
Penn State Behren senior Kevin Buczynski
(Erie, PA/Villa Maria) and AMCC men's player
of the year was selected by the National
Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for the
Division III All-District Team. Selections are
voted on by member coaches of the NABC. He was
also named to the 2008 men's basketball
D3Hoops.com All-Great Lakes Region Team, where he received
second team honors. Buczynski led the
Behrend Lions with 466 points, averaging 16.1
ppg. He also led the team in rebounding,
grabbing 193 off the boards this season for a
6.7 rpg. Buczynski will leave the blue and
white as the second all-time points scorer in
Behrend history with 1,689 points.
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Week of March 17, 2008 |
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AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF MARCH 17
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the Rest")
3/17/08
Baseball Player:
Tony Petulla, Penn St. Altoona
Baseball Pitcher: Paul
Keith, Penn St. Altoona
Softball Player: Nikki Kaschauer,
Penn St. Behrend
Softball Pitcher: Julie
Koman, Penn St. Berhend
Men's Tennis:
Elliot Blackstone, Penn St. Behrend
FOUR AMCC STUDENT-ATHLETES SELECTED FOR NCAA
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
3/17/08
Four student-athletes from La Roche and Medaille have been chosen to
participate in the NCAA National Student-Athlete Development Workshop
(formerly Leadership Conference) in Orlando, FL in late May.
Carlton Falconer (basketball) and Gina Caracci (soccer) will
represent La Roche, while Ben Dlugosh (lacrosse/cross country)
and Danielle Radlich (soccer) will attend for Medaille. The
conference includes student-athletes from all three divisions.
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Week of March 10, 2008 |
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PENN STATE BEHREND BUILDS LEAD IN PRESIDENTS CUP
RACE
3/14/08
Penn State Behrend won three of four winter championships, and seven
of 10 titles overall, to amass 77.5 points and extend its hold on first
place in the AMCC Presidents Cup standings. The Behrend Lions lead
second place Penn State Altoona by 10.5 points heading into the
spring conference competition season.
Click here for complete Presidents
Cup results.
LAKE ERIE'S BETHEL CITED FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
3/14/08
Lake Erie College women’s soccer player Angela Bethel (Beavercreek,
Ohio/Miami Valley) was one of 22 players to be selected to the Ohio
Collegiate Soccer Association (OSCA) 2007 All-Ohio Academic Women’s
Soccer NCAA Division III Team. This is the second consecutive season the
forward is among the 11 player first-team. This year, Bethel led the
Storm in all offensive categories with 18 goals, six assists and 42
points, becoming the program’s all-time leader in goals (70) and points
(160). The AMCC first team selection was also an ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-District Second-Team pick for the second straight year. She
is majoring in business administration and mathematics.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF MARCH 10
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the Rest")
3/10/08
Softball Player:
Brittney Binko, Lake Erie
Softball Pitcher:
Jess Walters, Mount Aloysius
Men's Tennis:
Youssef Abdelwahab, Pitt-Greensburg
Baseball Player:
Zac Coleman,
La Roche
Baseball Pitcher: David
Koerbel, Penn St. Behrend
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Week of March 3, 2008 |
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BUCZYNSKI, MOORE HEAD BASKETBALL ALL-STAR TEAMS
3/4/08
Penn St. Behrend center Kevin Buczynski
(Erie, PA/Villa Maria) and Pitt-Bradford
guard/forward Katie Moore (Warren, PA/Warren)
are the AMCC men's and women's Players of the
Year for 2008. Buczynski led the Behrend Lions
to the AMCC title this season, averaging 15.7
ppg, 6.6 rpg, and a league-best 59.5 field goal
percentage. Moore was the AMCC's leading
scorer, averaging 20.1 ppg along with 5.0 rpg,
and 2.3 spg.
Newcomer of the Year honors go to Lake Erie
forward Alyssa Wagers (Stow, OH/Stow),
who averaged 11.4 ppg and 11.3 rpg, and
Pitt-Greensburg F Jacquet Wells (Washington,
PA/Washington), who finished his freshman
campaign with 12.4 ppg and 4.1 rpg.
Penn St. Behrend's David Niland and Penn
State Altoona' Alan Seretti shared the
Men's Coach of the Year award, while
Pitt-Greensburg's Carol Gelet and Lake
Erie's Bob Booher were named Co-Coaches
of the Year for the women.
Click here for the complete all-conference team
listings:
Men
Women
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF MARCH 3
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the Rest")
3/3/08
Women's
Basketball:
Amanda
Baker, Medaille
Men's
Basketball:
Kevin
Buczynski, Penn St. Behrend
Baseball Player:
Bret Mitchell, Frostburg
St.
Baseball Pitcher:
Freddy Foshay, Frostburg St.
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Week of February 25, 2008 |
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PITT-BRADFORD'S BUTLER
NOTCHES 200TH WIN
Pitt-Bradford baseball head coach
Bret Butler earned his 200th career victory
as the Pitt-Bradford baseball teamed opened the
2008 season by winning three out of four games
in Virginia. On Saturday, the Panthers
swept Lincoln University 12-2 and 11-1 in five
innings.
Pitt-Bradford then split with Penn
State-Harrisburg losing the first game 5-4 and
winning the nightcap 11-1 in five innings on
Sunday.
PENN STATE BEHREND
WINS MEN'S TITLE,
MEDAILLE TAKES WOMEN'S CROWN IN AMCC BASKETBALL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT
Finals: Sat., Mar. 1
at Medaille College
#1 Medaille d. #3 Pitt-Greensburg, 69-55
Medaille: Amanda Baker - 18 points, 15
rebounds
Pitt-Greensburg: Nicole Reiser - 17 points, 2
rebounds, 3 assists
Semifinals: Fri., Feb. 29
#1 Medaille d. #4 Penn St. Behrend, 50-26
Medaille: Amanda Baker - 14 points, 7
rebounds
PS-Behrend: Julia Andrus - 6 points, 4 rebounds,
2 assists
#3 Pitt-Greensburg d. #2 Lake Erie, 74-63
Pitt-Greensburg: Amanda Sheaffer - 25 points,
3 rebounds, 3 assists
Lake Erie: Renese Ames, 17 points, 5 rebounds
MEN'S
TOURNAMENT
Finals: Sat., Mar. 1
at Penn State Behrend
#1 Penn St. Behrend d. #2 Lake Erie, 57-54
PS-Behrend: Kevin Buczynski - 20
points, 8 rebounds
Lake Erie: Derrick Thornton - 19 points, 8
rebounds
Semifinals: Fri., Feb. 29
#1 Penn St. Behrend d. #4 Penn St. Altoona, 62-42
Behrend: Kevin Buczynski - 24 points, 8
rebounds, 5 blocks
Altoona: Mike Dancer - 11 points, 3 rebounds
#2 Lake Erie d. #6 Medaille, 71-66
Lake Erie: Derrick Thornton - 25 points, 6
rebounds
Medaille: James McNeill - 25 points
SPRING
PRESEASON POLLS: PITT-BRADFORD PICKED FOR
SOFTBALL, PENN STATE BEHREND IN BASEBALL
Defending champion Pitt-Bradford has gotten the coaches' nod
to win their fifth AMCC softball championship in six years, while
Penn State Behrend is favored to take home
its first league baseball trophy since 2003.
Last season's AMCC Player of the Year and ECAC
Division III Southern Player of the Year Nikki Kaschauer (South Park, PA/South Park)
gets the nod as softball Preseason Player of the
Year for 2008.
Teammate Julie Koman (McKees Rocks, PA/Montour HS)
was selected as the Preseason Pitcher of the
Year.
Baseball Preseason Player of the Year honors go
to Pitt-Greensburg junior shortstop Matt Stanziano (Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear),
who was the conference's most outstanding player
in 2007. Penn State Behrend junior David Koerbel (Pittsburgh, PA/Central Catholic)
is the AMCC baseball Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
The winners of both the baseball and softball
tournaments will receive the conference's
automatic bid to the NCAA tournaments.
SWIMMING AND DIVING ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
RELEASED
AMCC men's and women's champions Penn State
Behrend led the way in voting and performance
for the 2008 AMCC swimming and diving
all-conference teams.
Penn St. Behrend senior Dustin Fairchild
(Corry, PA/Corry) is a repeat selection as
the Men's Swimmer of the Year. He was the
co-high point scorer at the AMCC championship
meet, winning 3 individual and 2 relay events.
Freshman Steve Graves (McMurry, PA/Peters
Twp.) is the Diver of the Year.
Co-Newcomers were also named: Penn St.
Berhend freshman Ben Strunk (Cogan Station,
PA/Williamsport), winner of the 100
breaststroke and a member of the winning
400 medley relay, and Penn St. Altoona
freshman Matt Dietrich (Manheim, PA/Manheim
Central), who finished first in the 200 IM
and was part of the fastest 200 medley relay.
For the women, Frostburg State senior Shannon
Dunnigan (Bel Air, MD/C. Milton Wright) was
selected as Swimmer of the Year. Dominant
in the distance events, Dunnigan won the 400 IM,
the 1650 freestyle and the 200 butterfly, and
was a member of the top 200 medley relay team.
Penn St. Behrend freshman Krystal Kovach
(Pittsburgh, PA/Chartiers Valley), who won
both the Grove City Invitational and AMCC titles
in the 1m. and 3m. events, was recognized as
Diver of the Year. Newcomer of the Year
honors were shared by Pitt-Bradford freshman
Morgan Kinville (Fulton, NY/Hannibal), a
titlist in the 200 and 500 freestyle events, and
Penn St. Behrend freshman Katie VanEpps
(Pleasantville, PA/Titusville), a member of
the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays as well as
the 400 medley relay.
Penn State Behrend head coach Jen Wallance
was selected as the Men's and Women's Coach of
the Year for the second year running.
Click here for the complete all-conference
teams:
Men
Women
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF FEBRUARY
25
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the Rest")
Women's
Basketball:
Lindsey
Bush, Mount Aloysius
Men's
Basketball:
Jade
Belt, Frostburg State
PENN ST. ALTOONA
BASEBALL PLAYER TO APPEAR ON "BEST DAMN SPORTS
SHOW PERIOD"
Penn State Altoona 53-year-old baseball
player John Wilson is quickly gaining
both local and national attention as one of the
oldest student-athletes in NCAA history. The
Pittsburgh native, who has lived in Altoona more
than 20 years, is set to be a featured guest on
Fox Sports' "Best Damn Sports Show Period". The
show is tentatively schedule to air tomorrow
night, Tuesday, February 26, on Fox Sports
Pittsburgh at 11:00 PM ET. Wilson is flying to
Los Angeles today in preparation for taping on
Tuesday. He will be joined on set with hosts
Chris Rose, John Salley (ex-NBA player), Rodney
Peete (ex-NFL player), and Rob Dibble (ex-MLB
player) for a segment lasting approximately
seven to eight minutes. Wilson already has been
featured in an article that appeared in
USA Today
and just last week was the subject of a three
minute segment on the 6:00 PM
KDKA evening news
in Pittsburgh. Tuesday will mark his debut on
the television sports talk show circuit.
Wilson is a senior on the Lion baseball team,
but his fascinating life story reaches far
beyond the baseball diamond. He has been a
player/coach for the squad over the last three
years, and 2008 marks his final season of
eligibility at Penn State Altoona. Nicknamed
"The Difference Maker", Wilson spent the early
part of his life overcoming drug and alcohol
addiction and now tries to advise teammates and
classmates about the dangers of drug and alcohol
use and abuse. With the support and friendship
of some high profile names, John Wilson is
on the path to graduation with hopes of
returning to the counseling profession to
continue helping others and making a difference.
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Week of February 18, 2008 |
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PENN STATE BEHREND MEN, MEDAILLE WOMEN TO
HOST AMCC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS
The final
pairings are set for the AMCC mens' and women's
basketball tournaments, with the deciding games
played on the last day of the regular season. Penn St. Behrend
will
host the "final four" rounds of the
men's
basketball tournament next Friday and Saturday,
February 29 and March 1. Medaille will
have the same opportunity for the third year in
a row as the number one seed for the women.
Both Lake Erie teams earned the #2 seed in their
respective tournaments.
The remaining fields and seeds are as follows:
WOMEN
First Round: Tues., Feb. 26 - 7pm
#6 Penn St. Altoona at #3 Pitt-Greensburg
#5 La Roche at #4 Penn St. Behrend
Semifinals: Fri., Feb. 29 (at Medaille College)
5pm: Winner 4v5 vs. #1 Medaille
8pm: Winner 3v6 vs. #2 Lake Erie
Finals: Sat., Mar. 1 - 3pm
PENN STATE BEHREND'S BUCZYNSKI SHARES ECAC
PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Penn St. Behrend forward Kevin Buczynski
(Erie, PA/Villa Maria) has been named the
ECAC Div. III South Region Co-Player of the
Week.
Buczynski propelled the first place Behrend
Lions to their sixth straight conference win, recording 27.5 ppg
and 10.0 rpg in a 2-0 week. Against Medaille the senior put
up 24 points and snagged 9 rebounds, while his performance against
La Roche included 31 points, 11 boards and 3 blocks. The
league's most accurate shooter boasted a 69 FG% for the week,
making 23 of 33 attempts.
MEDAILLE NAMES LEFEVRE TO COACH WOMEN'S SOCCER
The
Medaille College women's soccer team will have a
new leader.
Chris Lefevre
will be the fourth head coach in the program's
history as he takes over for
Dan Krzyzanowicz
who was at the helm of the Lady Mavs from
2004-2007. Coach Lefevre was an assistant
men's coach at Canisius College for one year
before moving on to Genesee Community College
where he was the head coach of the men's program
for three seasons and the head women's coach for
two years. In his three years with the GCC men's
team he compiled a (40-17-1) overall record and
he led them to the 2006 Regional Final Four and
the 2007 Western New York Athletic Conference
Championship. In his stint as the women's coach
his teams went (20-15-0) and in 2006 they
reached the Regional Final Four and were the
Western New York Athletic Conference Champions.
PENN STATE
BEHREND MEN, MEDAILLE WOMEN TO HOST AMCC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS
In defeating Lake Erie
tonight on their home court, the Penn St. Behrend men clinched the right
to host the "final four" rounds of the AMCC basketball tournament next
Friday and Saturday, February 29 and March 1. Medaille will have
the same opportunity for the third year in a row as the number one seed
for the women. Both Lake Erie teams earned the #2 seed in their
respective tournaments.
The remaining fields and seeds remain up in the air for much of the
tournament brackets. On the women's side, Pitt-Greensburg is the
#3 seed and will host #6 Penn St. Altoona in the first round on Tuesday,
Feb. 26, while Saturday's games will determine whether Penn St. Behrend
or La Roche is the #4 seed and host on Tuesday.
For the men, the winner of Hilbert vs. Medaille will also take the prize
of a berth in the tournament. Other teams already confirmed are
Pitt-Greensburg, La Roche and Penn St. Altoona. The seeding for
the 3-6 slots will be determined by the outcome of Saturday's contests.
PENN ST. BEHREND'S ANDRUS EARNS ESPN THE
MAGAZINE ALL-DISTRICT ACADEMIC HONORS
Penn St. Behrend women's basketball standout
Julia Andrus (Corry, PA/Corry) has been named to the ESPN The
Magazine All-District Academic Third Team by the College Sports
Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). A year ago, Andrus garnered
second-team honors. Andrus has averaged 12.8 points and 3.9 rebounds a
contest while starting in all 23 of Behrend games to date in her senior
campaign. She has recently entered the top-ten all-time scoring
list at Behrend with a career total of 933 points. Off the court,
Andrus carries an impressive 3.88 grade point average with a major in
biology.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF
FEBRUARY 18
(Click
on red sport link for full story and "Best of
the Rest")
Women's Swimming: Shannon
Dunnigan, Frostburg St. and
Sara Breese, Penn
St. Behrend
Women's Diving:
Krystal Kovach, Penn St. Behrend
Men's Swimming:
Dustin Fairchild and Tom Weir, Penn St. Behrend
Men's Swimming:
Steve Graves, Penn St. Behrend
Women's
Basketball:
Amanda
McHale, Hilbert
Men's
Basketball:
Kevin
Buczynski, Penn St. Behrend
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Week of February 11, 2008 |
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PENN ST. BEHREND MEN AND WOMEN REPEAT AS
SWIMMING/DIVING CHAMPIONS
For the
second year in a row, Penn State Behrend has won
both the men's and women's titles at the AMCC conference championship meet at the Grove City
Invitational. Frostburg St. senior
Shannon Dunnigan and Behrend junior Sara
Breese tied for the high point scorer of the
women's competition, while Behrend sophomore
Tom Weir and senior Dustin Fairchild
shared the award on the men's side. Freshman diver Krystal
Kovach won both the overall 1m. and 3 m. diving titles.
Click here
for final results.
LAKE ERIE WOMEN SET NEW
SCHOOL SCORING RECORDS
The Lake Erie College women's basketball team
wore green uniforms at home for the first time
this season which proved to be lucky as it
totaled a program record 101 points in a win
against Mount Aloysius College on Saturday. No
Storm women's team has ever broken the century
mark in 28 seasons of existence until today's
101-66 win.
Lake Erie totaled 23 points off the Mounties' 18
turnovers as the Storm bench scored 51 of the
team's points. Freshman reserve guard
Brittany Zele (Geneva, OH/Geneva) scored a
career-high 19 points and led the team with five
steals. The Storm also recorded a season-high 63
rebounds led by sophomore Tayla Parnell's (Warrensville
Heights, OH/Warrensville Heights) 14, while
dishing out a program record 25 assists led by
freshman Renese Ames' (Bedford, OH/Bedford)
six.
PITT-BRADFORD HIRES NEW
WOMEN'S SOCCER COACH
Michael Idland is the new
women’s soccer coach at Pitt-Bradford. He
most recently served as an assistant women's
coach at Canisius College and was an assistant
coach with the women's program at Buffalo State
from 2003-06. Idland was the captain of
the New Jersey State Cup Under 18 champion SSC
Cosmos-Rangers in 1998 and then was a
goalkeeper/midfielder at Division III Cortland
State (NY) from 1999 to 2001. The
Westfield (NJ) native earned his undergraduate
degree from Cortland (NY) State and a master's
degree from the University of Buffalo.
LAKE ERIE'S THORNTON, PITT-GREENSBURG'S REISER
SHARE ECAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
In an
AMCC double play, Lake
Erie College forward Derrick Thornton
(University Heights, Oh/Lutheran East) and
Pitt-Greensburg guard Nicole Reiser (Renfrew,
PA/Knoch) have been named ECAC Division III
South Region Players of the Week for February
11.
In leading his team to a 2-0 week on
the road and their fifth straight win, Thornton earned his
second consecutive conference player of the week award. The
junior led the Storm in points (25.5 ppg), rebounds (7.5
rpg), steals (3.5 spg) and field goal percentage (74.1%).
For his efforts Thornton was also named to
D3Hoops.com Team of the Week.
Reiser had an outstanding week
as well, highlighted by the Bobcats' upset
of #11 ranked Medaille, where she racked up 20 points, 3 rebounds
and 8 assists.
The junior finished the week with 21.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 6.5 apg.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF
FEBRUARY 11
(Click
on red sport link for full story and "Best of
the Rest")
Women's
Basketball:
Nicole
Reiser, Pitt-Greensburg
Men's
Basketball:
Derrick
Thornton, Lake Erie
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Week of February 4, 2008 |
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AMCC TEAMS "THINK PINK" IN SUPPORT OF BREAST
CANCER AWARENESS
Several AMCC women's basketball teams are
staging events over the next 10 days as part of the Women's Basketball
Coaches Association (WBCA) initiative to raise awareness--and in some
cases, raise funds--for breast cancer treatment and prevention.
The WBCA's "Think Pink" will run February 8-17 on the
court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.
The Hilbert College
women’s basketball team will be raising awareness while donning pink
warm-up shirts. During the “Think Pink” stretch, the Hawks will
showcase the pink warm-up shirts twice on the road and once at home.
The Hawks will also be raising money for continued cancer research.
Fans attending the Hawks’ February 16th home game vs.
Frostburg State will be able to make a donation to the Kay Yow/WBCA
Cancer Fund.
Other AMCC members planning to participate are Frostburg State, La
Roche, and Penn State Behrend.
ECAC
TABS UPB'S MOORE AS WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR FEBRUARY 4
Pitt-Bradford guard/forward Katie Moore (Warren, PA/Warren
HS) became the first AMCC women's basketball player this season to
be named ECAC Division III South Region Player of the Week for the week
of February 4. The AMCC scoring leader had another
blistering week, lighting up two conference opponents with a 27.5 ppg
scoring average. In a loss to nationally-ranked Medaille, Moore
recorded 29 points and 5 rebounds. Shen then led the Panthers to a
win over Mount Aloysius with a 26 point, 6 rebound, 2 assist
performance.
AMCC SOCCER PLAYERS RECOGNIZED BY D3KICKS.COM
Five AMCC women's soccer players and five men's players have been named
to D3Kicks.com all-region teams for 2007.
On the women's side, Medaille F Danielle
Radlich earned first team honors in the New
York region. The Great Lakes region
includes Penn St. Behrend M Nikki Frisbee
on the second team and Frostburg State M Jen
Naylor, La Roche M Nicole Booth and
Lake Erie F Angela Bethel on the third
team.
For the men, Medaille M Gary Boughton was
a first team pick for the New York squad and
teammate Josh Meier made the second team.
Penn St. Behrend GK Dustin Walker and
Penn St. Altoona F Bryan Pierzga were
selected to the Mid-Atlantic second team and
Frostburg State M Adam Gracia earned
third team honors.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF
FEBRUARY 4
(Click
on red sport link for full story and "Best of
the Rest")
Men's Swimming:
Ben Strunk, Penn St. Behrend
Men's Diving:
Steve Graves, Penn St. Behrend
Women's Swimming:
Danielle Palski, Penn St. Behrend
Women's Diving:
Krystal Kovach, Penn St. Behrend
Women's
Basketball:
Katie
Moore, Pitt-Bradford
Men's
Basketball:
Derrick
Thornton, Lake Erie
HILBERT'S MCHALE
SURPASSES 1,000 CAREER REBOUNDS
Hilbert senior Amanda McHale
(Bradford, PA/Archbishop Walsh) recorded her 1,000th career rebound
in a loss to La Roche College on Saturday. Already the program's
all-time leader, McHale now has 1,006 for her career. She is tied
for second overall in the AMCC, averaging 10.0 rpg, to go with a 12.2
ppg scoring average and a league-best 3.46 bpg.
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Week of January 28, 2008 |
MEDAILLE'S
LONERGAN EARNS 100TH COACHING WIN
In his
127th game as head coach of the Lady Mavericks, basketball head coach
Pete Lonergan earned his
100th victory as Medaille defeated Frostburg State, 56-38.
Coach Lonergan now boasts a record of 100-27 for a winning percentage of
.787. The win is the 18th consecutive for the #12 ranked Lady Mavs.
They improve to 18-1 overall and stay perfect in conference play at
12-0.
BEHREND'S FYFFE, KOERBEL CITED AS "PLAYERS TO
WATCH"
College Baseball magazine has
named Penn State Behrend junior pitcher David Koerbel
(Pittsburgh, PA/Central Catholic) and sophomore shortstop Josh
Fyffe (Fredonia, PA/Sharpsville) to an elite list of Division III
"Players to Watch."
Koerbel had an outstanding season last year posting a record of 5-1 in
11 appearances for the Behrend Lions. He led his team in innings pitched
(53.1) and finished with an impressive 2.87 ERA, while striking-out 55.
Koerbel was named to the 2007 All-AMCC squad. As a rookie, Fyffe played
in 39 games a season ago as shortstop and proved he could compete with
the best. He batted an impressive .394 and led the Behrend Lions with
nine doubles and 33 RBIs. He was also named the AMCC Newcomer of the
Year.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF
JANUARY 28
(Click
on red sport link for full story and "Best of
the Rest")
Women's Swimming:
Danielle Wilson, Penn St. Behrend
Women's Diving:
Vita McHale, Penn St. Altoona
Men's Swimming:
Bill Ford, Frostburg State
Women's
Basketball:
Renese
Ames, Lake Erie
Men's
Basketball:
Richard
McNutt, Mount Aloysius
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Week of January 21, 2008 |
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MILESTONES REACHED BY FOUR AMCC HOOPS STARS
Four AMCC student-athletes achieved
statistical milestones during Saturday's games.
Penn State Altoona senior
Erin McGowan (Duncansville, PA/Bishop
Guilfoyle) hit on 7of 8 from three point
range to set a new school single game record for
three-pointers. As a team, the Lions shot
14 for 25 from beyond the arc which is also a
team single game record. In the same game,
Hilbert senior Amanda
McHale (Bradford,
PA/Archbishop Walsh) finished with a
team-high 22 points to go with a game-high 15
rebounds, establishing her as the Hawks'
all-time leading rebounder with her 983rd
carom. In the
second game of the double-header,
Hilbert senior Dallas Reinard (Smethport,
PA/Smethport) became the Hawks' all-time
leading scorer, racking up 16 points in a loss
to Penn State Altoona.
In Greensburg, UPG senior
Tiffany Menhorn (Latrobe, PA/Latrobe)
established a new Bobcat scoring
record, also recorded 16 points
in a losing effort to Lake Erie.
PENN STATE ALTOONA TABS RUNKO FOR SOFTBALL
Nikki Runzo has beem named the third head
coach in Penn State Altoona women's softball
history, taking over for Brenda Palmer, who
stepped down after more than five years at the
helm. A native of Blairsville, PA, Runzo was a
four-year varsity letter winner and three-year
starter at first base scholastically for the
Blairsville Bobcats. She was named team captain
and MVP as a junior and senior. Runzo graduated
from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2006
with a Health and Physical Education - Sport
Management degree and is currently seeking a
Masters of Science in Sport Management from
California University of Pennsylvania. She was
hired in December as the Assistant Director of
Recreation at Penn State Altoona where she
coordinates the intramural program and assists
with daily operations.
PS-BEHREND'S KOVACH NAMED ECAC DIVER OF THE WEEK
Penn State Behrend
freshman diver Krystal Kovach (Pittsburgh,
PA/Chartiers Valley) has been named the ECAC
Division III Diver of the Week. Kovach had an excellent weekend, proving she is the most talented
female diver Behrend to date. Friday night vs. Chatham she won
both the one and three meter boards (228.75 and 176.45) qualifying
for ECAC's in the process. She came back on Saturday to once again
win both diving competitions against Penn St. Altoona and
Frostburg St. Her performance Saturday qualifies her for the
NCAA meet, the first Behrend swimmer or diver to do so.
LAKE ERIE TO SPONSOR "GO GREEN" NIGHT
Lake Erie
College, in partnership with Sports 'n Sports, is sponsoring Go Green
Night this Thursday, Jan. 24 when the Storm basketball teams host Penn
State-Behrend. The special event will not only support the Storm, but
will bolster awareness for the environment.
The first 30
Lake Erie College students to present a nonalcoholic bottle or can at
the door will receive a free Go Green t-shirt. All non-Lake Erie
students to present a nonalcoholic bottle or can at the door the entire
night will receive $1 off admission.
Fans are
encouraged to wear green for the games to increase their chances of
participating in special promotions throughout the evening that include
recycling trivia, a paper airplane contest and more.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF JANUARY
21
(Click
on red sport link for full story and "Best of
the Rest")
Women's
Basketball:
Tiffany
Menhorn, Pitt-Greensburg
Men's
Basketball:
Mike
Ridge, Pitt-Bradford
Women's Swimming:
Katie Van Epps, Penn St. Behrend
Women's Diving:
Krystal Kovach, Penn St. Behrend
Men's Swimming:
Tom Weir, Penn St. Behrend
Men's Diving:
Steve Weir, Penn St. Behrend
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Week of January 14, 2008 |
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PITT-BRADFORD CEO TO BEGIN TERM ON NCAA
PRESIDENTS COUNCIL
University
of Pittsburgh at Bradford president
Livingston Alexander is on of three new
members who will begin service on the Division
III Presidents Council at its April meeting.
Dr. Alexander, who is the current chair of the
AMCC Presidents Council, assumed Pittsburgh-Bradford's
presidency in 2003. He previously was provost
and vice president for academic affairs and
professor of psychology at
Kean
University,
and earlier served in academic and
administrative posts at
Western Kentucky University,
Georgia
Southern University and
Troy
State
University.
Dr. Alexander
has written widely in such areas as learning,
cognition, planning, and assessment of learning
outcomes, and often has led seminars and
workshops on leadership and diversity.
PITT-GREENSBURG'S GELET EARNS 150TH CAREER WIN
Carol Gelet,
already the career leader in coaching wins at
Pitt- Greensburg, picked up milestone victory
number 150 Wednesday evening as her Lady
Bobcats blew past Hilbert College, 85-50.
Senior Tiffany Menhorn
(Latrobe, PA/Latrobe) also had a
memorable night, as her 18 points brought her
career total to 1,378 and is now the second
leading scorer in Pitt Greensburg women's
basketball history, trailing only Annie Sral's
(2004 graduate) 1,420 points.
THREE AMCC
WOMEN'S
SOCCER TEAMS EARN NSCAA ETHICS AWARDS
For the
fourth time in six years, the Hilbert College
women’s soccer team has been awarded the “Gold”
Ethics award from the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America (NSCAA). The Hawks are
one of just five teams nationally to garnish
this year’s gold honors.
Collegiate teams in all divisions that play the
entire season without receiving a red card and
less than five yellow cards are recognized.
Lake Erie College and Frostburg State University
earned the NSCAA's Silver Team Ethics Award.
The AMCC also had four players recognized as
Scholar All-East Region Honorable Mention
Selections by the NSCAA: Hilbert junior Jenifer Wade (Buffalo,
NY/Mount Mercy) and senior Katrina
Galofaro (Dunkirk, NY/Silver Creek) and Lake
Erie junior
Angela Bethel (Beavercreek, OH/Miami Valley)
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PENN STATE BEHREND TO
HOST ANNUAL "SPIRIT AGAINST CANCER" FUNDRAISER
Penn State Behrend will host the sixth annual
"Spirit Against Cancer" Dance & Cheerleading
Competition on February 9 at 10:00 a.m. in the
Junker Center. Last year the event raised
more than $7,000.
"Spirit Against
Cancer" was created in memory of Becky Hubler
Decker. Her commitment to the community included
serving as dance coach at Penn State Behrend,
cheerleading coach at Edinboro University, she
was captain of the Invaderettes dance team, and
a member of the Buffalo Bills (Jills) dance
team. All proceeds from this special event will
benefit the American Cancer Society. For more
information, please contact Assistant to the
Director of Athletics, Stacy Pondo at (814)
898-6240 or by email at
slp15@psu.edu.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF JANUARY 14
(Click
on red sport link for full story and "Best of
the Rest")
Women's
Basketball:
Amanda
Baker, Medaille
Men's
Basketball:
Dallas
Reinard, Hilbert
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Week of January 7, 2008 |
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LAKE ERIE WOMEN EARN
NSCAA/ADIDAS TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD
The Lake
Erie College women's soccer team is a recipient of the 2006-07 NSCAA/adidas
Team Academic Award after earning a team grade point average of 3.38 for
the 2006-07 academic year. A total of 414 teams (114 men's and 300
women's), posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher to earn the National Soccer
Coaches Association's highest academic honor. Lake Erie, under the
direction of head coach Lauren Ferullo, was the only member of
the AMCC to earn this distinction. It is the team's fifth time receiving
the accolade under Ferullo.
AMCC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: WEEK OF JANUARY
7
(Click on
red sport link for full story and
"Best of the Rest")
Women's Basketball:
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