All institution sport teams which compete for an AMCC championship may select one member from their team who displays good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-AMCC Sportsmanship Team.
Pitt-Bradford junior guard Ali Rinfrette and La Roche College senior forward TiChina Mitchell were named to the 2016-17 D3hoops.com All-Great Lakes Region team on Monday.
The La Roche College women's basketball closed the 2016-17 season with a terrific effort in their NCAA Tournament First Round Game against UMass Dartmouth.
The La Roche women's basketball team is headed to their seventh straight NCAA Tournament after earning the automatic bid as champions of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.
Mitchell averaged 23.5 points, 11 rebounds and 4.5 assists as the Redhawks won their seventh straight AMCC Championship. She had 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in their semifinal win over Behrend and 33 points and 12 rebounds in their Championship Game victory over Medaille. Mitchell averaged 23.5 points, 11 rebounds and 4.5 assists as the Redhawks won their seventh straight AMCC Championship. She had 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in their semifinal win over Behrend and 33 points and 12 rebounds in their Championship Game victory over Medaille. Mitchell was named to the AMCC All-Tournament Team.
The top-seeded La Roche College women's basketball team captured its seventh straight AMCC championship title as they defeated #2 Medaille College 91-62, Sunday afternoon.
The AMCC women's basketball championship tournament kicks off Wednesday evening when #3 Pitt-Bradford hosts #6 Hilbert College and when#4 Mount Aloysius College hosts #5 Penn State Behrend.
Dunning had a career week for Medaille, which included earning her 1,000th career point in a victory over cross-town rival D'Youville College last Wednesday. Dunning needed 19 points heading into the week to reach 1,000 points and she did so in the first half of play, draining a three in the final minute of the first half Wednesday to reach the career milestone. She finished the week averaging 17.5 points, eight rebounds, 6.5 assists and an impressive 5.5 steals per game. The 2-0 week helped propel Medaille into the number two seed heading into next week's AMCC postseason tournament.
The Penn State Altoona women's basketball program continued an annual fundraising tradition this winter, as the team and its coaching staff helped raise money to benefit the fight against breast cancer.
McLin averaged 24 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 4.5 assists in a 2-0 week. She nearly registered a triple-double with 24 points, 11 rebounds, eight steals and seven assists against Penn State Altoona on Saturday. McLin currently leads the AMCC in scoring with 23.6 points per game.
Saturday, February 4, was the annual Pink Game for the D’Youville College women’s basketball team, helping to bring awareness and funds to an excellent cause.
Last week, the Medaille College men's and women's basketball teams took part in a very special night, hosting Autism Awareness Night at the Sullivan Center for their double-header with AMCC foe Penn State-Behrend.
The AMCC women's basketball game of the week features two teams that are battling it out for second place in the conference rankings, as Medaille College (10-11, 9-5 AMCC) travels to Pitt-Bradford (12-9, 9-5 AMCC) on Wednesday evening.
Mitchell averaged 20 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2 steals and 1.5 blocks as La Roche went 2-0 to clinch their seventh straight AMCC Regular Season Title. Mitchell had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Mt. Aloysius. She then had 26 points and nine rebounds as the Redhawks overcame a fifteen point second half deficit to beat Medaille 86-84.
The Penn State Behrend (8-11, 7-5 AMCC) women's basketball team will be traveling to Medaille College (9-10, 8-4 AMCC) Wednesday evening to take on the Mavericks in the AMCC women's basketball Game of the Week.
Rinfrette helped the Panthers to a 2-0 week, averaging 21 points, 11.5 rebounds, six assists and five steals a game. Rinfrette shot 92 percent from the free throw line while her 14 rebounds against Alfred State are tied for the seventh-most in program history for a single game. The 5'6" guard missed her second double-double by one rebound.
The AMCC women's basketball game of the week features the Medaille College (7-10, 6-4 AMCC) Mavericks traveling to Hilbert College (8-9, 5-6 AMCC) to take on the Hawks
Wheeler had a huge week for the Lady Lions, helping them go 1-1 in AMCC play. In a tough overtime loss at Pitt-Greensburg on Wednesday night, she scored a career-high 30 points while grabbing 12 rebounds and blocking two shots. In a victory at Hilbert on Saturday afternoon, she put up 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds and another block. For the week, Wheeler averaged a double-double with 27.0 points per game and 11.0 rebounds per game, as well as 1.5 blocks per game and a 57.5% shooting percentage from the field.
The AMCC is embarking on its 20th anniversary during the 2016-17 academic year. Since 1997 there have been many outstanding teams and individual student-athletes who have risen to the top of their sports. We are honored to recognize and highlight some of those accomplishments throughout this anniversary year.
This week's AMCC women's basketball game of the week features the top two teams in the conference, as well as a rematch of the 2016 conference championship game.
The Penn State Altoona men’s and women’s basketball teams spearheaded an effort to raise awareness and money for the fight against cancer at a pair of doubleheaders this past Saturday and Sunday in the Adler Athletic Complex.
Reinwald was practically unstoppable last week, averaging 19.5 points and 20 rebounds per game in a 2-0 week for the Mavs. She did all of it while shooting a team best 60% from the field and also blocking a team high six shots. 14 of her 40 rebounds last week came on the offensive glass, and she has recorded a double-double in every single game she has played this season.