On Sunday, April 9, 45 members of the Mount Aloysius College men's and women's soccer teams participated in a community service project in connection with the West End Improvement Group in Johnstown, PA.
On November 17, 2016 and again January 20, 2017, Coach Kelly Starchok and several women’s soccer players joined their efforts in support of the Gregory D Spring Foundation which strives to shine light on bullying prevention and suicide awareness programs.
The Mount Aloysius College women's soccer team was honored with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award.
Penn State Behrend junior women's soccer midfielder Olivia Belack has been named to the National Soccer Coaches of America (NSCAA) NCAA Division III Scholar All-American Team.
Penn State Behrend junior women's soccer midfielder Olivia Belack and senior forward Alex Bilka have been named to the National Soccer Coaches of America (NSCAA) NCAA Division III Scholar All-East Region Team.
Penn State Behrend women's soccer junior Rachel Weyand has been named the 2016 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Defensive Player of the Year and joins junior Olivia Belack on the All-Star Team.
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.
Erika LaRosa scored two goals and had an assist to lead No. 4 Thomas More past Penn State Behrend 3-1 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament in Crestview, Kentucky on Friday morning.
After being crowned AMCC champions over the weekend, the Penn State Behrend men's and women's soccer teams, and the Pitt-Bradford women's volleyball team, have received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Tournament.
Caldwell led the defense to hold opponents to a total of nine shots in two games during the AMCC Tournament. The sophomore helped the Lions earn their ninth shutout in the semifinals against Mt. Aloysius and then only allowed three shots in the championship game to win the AMCC title.
Bilka scored four of the 10 goals for the Lions during the AMCC Championships. She scored two goals in the semifinals, including the game winner, and one on a penalty kick against Mount Aloysius. Bilka then tallied five points in the title game with two goals and one assist for the Lions' sixth AMCC crown.
#1 Penn St. Behrend and #2 Pitt-Greensburg picked up semifinal victories on Wednesday evening to punch their tickets to the AMCC women's soccer championship game.
Dailey surrendered only one goal in a 1-0-1 week for the Panthers. In the team's 1-1 double-overtime draw against D'Youville, Dailey recorded seven saves, including two key stops in overtime. The junior posted her sixth shutout of the season in the team's first round win versus La Roche while collecting nine saves. She ranks second in the AMCC with a .818 save percentage and six shutouts, and ranks fourth in the conference, yielding just 1.40 goals per match. She is also third in the league with 117 total saves.
Schell scored two game-winning goals as the Mounties defeated La Roche 4-0 in their regular season finale and then earned their first ever playoff victory in program history with a 3-2 win over Hilbert. Schell scored on a free kick against the Redhawks and on a penalty kick against the Hawks.
#3 Pitt-Bradford and #4 Mount Aloysius College each picked up a victory in the first round of the AMCC women's soccer tournament on Saturday afternoon.
Penn State Behrend, winners of the past five AMCC womens soccer titles, has secured home field advantage in the 2016 women's soccer championship after finishing the regular season with a perfect 8-0 record.
The D’Youville College Athletics Committee helped to raise money for the Buffalo Police Athletic League through promoting a local rivalry on Wednesday, October 19.
The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team is ranked fourth in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Great Lakes Region poll.
La Roche College and Mount Aloysius College enter Tuesday afternoon's game with intentical 4-3-1 conference records. The two teams are tied for fourth place and are battling for their final seedings as we approach the end of the regular season.
Conroy anchored a defense that allowed just one goal in Pitt-Greensburg's two wins last week by a combined score of 8-1. She guided Pitt-Greensburg to a five-game winning streak that has allowed just two goals over that span. Conroy has started every game at center back as a freshman.
Bilka tallied four goals and one assist in a pair of AMCC wins, securing the regular-season championship and No. 1 seed for the Lions. In the AMCC game of the week, Bilka tallied a hat trick including the game winner against undefeated Pitt-Bradford. She then added a goal and an assist in an 8-1 route of La Roche.
The AMCC women's soccer game of the week features a battle of the unbeatens in Penn State Behrend (11-4, 6-0 AMCC) and Pitt-Bradford (7-4-3, 4-0-2 AMCC). Behrend enters with a 6-0 conference mark, while the Panthers are 4-0-2.
Schell once again was stellar on the backline for the Mounties, as she played a major role in holding the Mount's two conference opponents to one goal in 200 minutes of play. The Mounties have allowed just six goals in six conference games.
Burgunder scored two goals and added an assist in each of the Bobcats' two games last week, recording 10 points for the week and helping her team pick up conference wins over La Roche and D'Youville.
La Roche College will be traveling to Pitt-Bradford on Saturday afternoon for this week's AMCC women's soccer game of the week. The Redhawks are currently sitting in second place with a 4-1-1 conference record, while the Panthers are in third place with a 3-0-2 record.