AMCC ANNOUNCES ATHLETES OF THE WEEK FOR DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 5

The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) has announced its Athletes of the Week selections in the sports of men's & women's basketball and men's wrestling for the period running from December 23, 2024 through January 5, 2025.

Men's Wrestling: Alfred State SR Elijah Moshenek (133/141) opened the 2025 portion of the season with a 17-2 tech fall win over Kevin Sevigny (Springfield). He followed with a first period fall in two minutes over Devin Morrissette (Springfield Technical Community College). Moshenek followed with a 7-2 decision win in the simi-finals against John Schneider of Williams College, to advance to the first-place match. In the first-place match, Moshenek picked up a 5-1 over Botensky Bauzile (Hunter College) to take the 133-bracket title. Prior to the holiday break, Moshenek also picked up dual match victories against Pitt-Bradford and Brockport on December 14. 

Men's Basketball: Pitt-Bradford G/F Jamarion Butler was dominant for Pitt-Bradford this week as he averaged 31.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, while shooting 55.9% from the field as the Panthers went 2-1 against tough competition. In the tight loss to #6 Wooster, Butler scored 33 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and then led Pitt-Bradford to a win over Case Western with 31 points and 13 rebounds. In the return to conference play, He scored 31 points, grabbed six rebounds and added three assists and three steals in a win at La Roche.

Women's Basketball: Alfred State G Taylor Benjamin was a leading force on the court for the Pioneers in the first win of 2025 over Pitt-Greensburg. Benjamin tallied a double-double as she put in 23 points and 12 rebounds, while also adding four steals.