2019 AMCC Women's Soccer News
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FOUR AMCC SOCCER TEAMS HONORED FOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
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MOUNT ALOYSIUS' KATIE MIRANCE NAMED AMCC HONOREE FOR NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR
June 11, 2020Mount Aloysius College senior women's soccer player Katie Mirance has been selected as the 2020 AMCC Woman of the Year.
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BEHREND'S DROZYNSKI, MOUNT'S MIRANCE RECEIVE AMCC FAR AWARD
June 01, 2020The Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) around the AMCC have voted on and selected the 2020 FAR Award Winners.
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D3 WEEK DAY 2: HAWKS WIN TEAM PEAK PERFORMER AWARD
April 14, 2020
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UPB WOMEN'S SOCCER EARNS PLATINUM LEVEL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
January 06, 2020The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford women’s soccer team has been rewarded for their fair play during the 2019 season by United Soccer Coaches. On Friday, the Panthers received a platinum level Ethics & Sportsmanship.
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PITT-GREENSBURG'S CONROY, LUCAS, AND MICHALEK EARN ALL-REGION ACCOLADES
December 02, 2019Pitt-Greensburg women's soccer players Tori Conroy, Ashley Lucas, and Tiffany Michalek were selected to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Association NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Team.
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AMCC ANNOUNCES FALL SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS
November 26, 2019All 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.
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BEHREND STARTS OUT STRONG IN PRESIDENTS CUP RACE
November 21, 2019Penn State Behrend once again started off the year with several AMCC championships and is in the lead for the Presidents Cup title after the fall sport season.
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HUTCHINSON NAMED MT. ALOYSIUS HEAD MEN'S & WOMEN'S SOCCER COACH
November 21, 2019On Monday, Laurence Hutchinson was named the Head Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach at Mount Aloysius College. Hutchinson was the Associate Head Soccer Coach for the Men’s and Women’s programs during the 2018 season. During 2018, he helped the Men’s program to 15 wins and an appearance in the AMCC semi-finals. The Women’s program won, a record, 14 games and made their first-ever appearance in the AMCC Championship Game. He was also part of the coaching staff from 2016-17, as a Graduate Assistant with the Men’s team. Hutchinson was part of 26 wins during that period, including a program-record, 16 wins in 2017. Both years, the program made an appearance in the AMCC Tournament. Hutchinson played college soccer at Tennessee Wesleyan, prior to joining the staff at Mount Aloysius. He earned All-Conference honors while at Tennessee Wesleyan and helped them to an NAIA Tournament appearance. He is a 2016 graduate of Tennessee Wesleyan, with a degree in Exercise Science. He earned his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Mount Aloysius in 2018. Hutchinson is a native of Middlesborough, England. In addition, Interim Head Coach Adam Sprague has been elevated to Co-Head Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach. After a successful season on the sidelines that saw the teams win a combined 27 games, Sprague will be back in 2020. Hutchinson and Sprague will share coaching duties, as well as recruiting and day-to-day operations. Sprague will also step into the Athletics Compliance Coordinator position at Mount Aloysius, in addition to his coaching responsibilities.
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MEDAILLE PLANS $7.5 MILLION EXPANSION OF NEW SPORTS COMPLEX
November 19, 2019Months after opening its new sports complex in the city's Valley neighborhood, Medaille College is making plans for a major expansion.
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PITT-GREENSBURG, BEHREND WOMEN'S SOCCER SEASONS COME TO A CLOSE
November 16, 2019The Pitt-Greensburg women's soccer team fell to the University of Chicago 5-0 in the first round of the NCAA tournament, while the Penn State Behrend Lions lost to McDaniel College in the ECAC tournament.
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WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED; UPG SWEEPS TOP AWARDS
November 12, 2019Pitt-Greensburg freshman forward Ashley Lucas has been named the 2019 AMCC Newcomer and Offensive Player of the Year.
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FALL SPORT TEAMS GEAR UP FOR NCAA, ECAC POSTSEASONS
November 11, 2019While the fall sports season has just about ended for most teams, there are several AMCC teams gearing up for yet another game, and what most would consider as the most exciting time of the year.
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Tori Conroy, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Soccer - Defensive
November 11, 2019Conroy started both AMCC Tournament games for Pitt-Greensburg this past week where she played every minute of the matches against D'Youville and Penn State Behrend. Conroy was a driving force on defense that helped propel Pitt-Greensburg to a 1-0 overtime victory over D'Youville and post the team's 15th shutout of the year. Against Behrend, Conroy helped settle the team down after the Lions cut the deficit to one on in the 77th minute. Following the goal, Conroy and the top-ranked Pitt-Greensburg defensive unit did not allow a shot attempt over the final 13 minutes of regulation, and held the Lions without a corner kick opportunity in the second half of play.
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Erika Caldro, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Soccer - Offensive
November 11, 2019Caldro started both AMCC Tournament games for Pitt-Greensburg this past week, where she helpd the Bobcats to a 1-0 overtime victory over D'Youville in the AMCC Semifinals and a 3-2 win over Penn State Behrend on Saturday in the AMCC Championship. Caldro tallied a shot and had a shot on goal in the AMCC semifinal win over the Spartans and gave the Bobcats a 2-1 advantage heading into halftime against Behrend, with her first goal of the season, which came just over three minutes before the break. Caldro's goal gave the Bobcats momentum into halftime and helped carry them to the program's first AMCC Tournament Title and NCAA Berth.
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PITT-GREENSBURG WOMEN WIN AMCC TITLE, PUNCH TICKET TO NCAA TOURNAMENT
November 09, 2019Pitt- Greensburg defeated Penn State Behrend by a 3-2 margin to earn their 1st AMCC women's soccer title.
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PITT-GREENSBURG, BEHREND WOMEN ADVANCE TO AMCC CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
November 06, 2019Top-seeded Pitt-Greensburg and second-seeded Penn State Behrend each earned semifinal victories on Wednesday afternoon to advance to the 2019 AMCC Women's Soccer Championship match.
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Lauren Davey, Mount Aloysius College, Women's Soccer - Defensive
November 04, 2019Davey earned two shutouts in a 2-0 week for the Mounties. Her first shutout against Franciscan included five saves and clinched a home playoff game. On Saturday, she added another shutout against Franciscan, with two saves, to move the Mounties into the AMCC Semifinals.
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Jordan Pachla, D'Youville College, Women's Soccer - Offensive
November 04, 2019Pachla came up huge for the women's soccer team this past week, netting two game-winners. Beginning last Tuesday against Alfred State, Pachla scored her eighth goal of the season as she netted the game-winner in the 63rd minute on a beautiful free kick. In the team's first round playoff game on Saturday, Pachla netted the game winner in the 82nd minute to lift D'Youville to a 2-1 playoff victory over Penn State-Altoona. Pachla is second on the team in goals (9), points (21), and is tied for second in assists (3).
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#3 MOUNT ALOYSIUS, #4 D'YOUVILLE PICK UP WOMEN'S SOCCER FIRST ROUND VICTORIES
November 02, 2019The higher seeds prevailed in women's soccer first round action as #4 D'Youville College defeated #5 Penn State Altoona, 2-1, and #3 Mount Aloysius College earned the 1-0 victory over #6 Franciscan University.
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UPG WOMEN MAKE PROGRAM HISTORY, LAND TOP SEED FOR CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
October 31, 2019The Pitt-Greensburg women's soccer team made program history when they clinched the top seed for the upcoming AMCC Women's Soccer Championship Tournament.
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AMCC WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME OF THE WEEK: FRANCISCAN @ MOUNT ALOYSIUS
October 28, 2019The final AMCC women's soccer game of the week is a clash between the Barons of Franciscan University (8-6-2, 4-3-2 AMCC) and the Mounties of Mount Aloysius College (10-3-4, 5-2-2 AMCC).
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Lauren Yoder, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Soccer - Defensive
October 28, 2019Yoder had a fantastic week in goal for Pitt-Greensburg and helped guide the Bobcats to wins over Mt. Aloysius and Penn State Behrend. With the win over Behrend, Pitt-Greensburg clinches its first-ever AMCC regular-season title and clinches both the top seed and home field through the upcoming postseason tournament. Yoder made three saves in the 3-1 victory over Aloysius and put together arguably her best performance of the season against Behrend, stopping a season-high 13 shots to post her 16th win and 12th shutout of the season. Yoder set the tone early in the first half against the Lions as she stopped a Behrend breakaway and made a fantastic kick save to keep the game scoreless. The sophomore netminder leads the conference in wins, save percentage, goals against, as well as goals-against-average.
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Tiffany Michalek, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Soccer - Offensive
October 28, 2019Michalek was a driving force in helping guide the Pitt-Greensburg women's soccer team to key victories this past week over Mt. Aloysius and Penn State Behrend. With the two wins, Pitt-Greensburg clinches its first-ever AMCC Regular Season title and the #1 seed and home field throughout the upcoming Postseason Tournament. This past week, Michalek totaled two goals and added an assist for a total of five points. Michalek knocked in the third goal of the match for Pitt-Greensburg against the Mounties and put the Bobcats ahead 1-0 with the first goal of the contest against Behrend. Pitt-Greensburg's victory over Behrend was just the third time in program history the Bobcats defeated the Lions and the first win in the series since the 2015 season. Following a third-team All-Conference selection as a freshman, Michalek has been even better this season, ranking second in the conference in goals, points, and is third in assists.
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AMCC WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME OF THE WEEK: PENN ST. BEHREND @ PITT-GREENSBURG
October 24, 2019The AMCC women's soccer game of the week is a clash between the top two teams in the conference, as the Penn State Behrend Lions (8-5-2, 7-0-1 AMCC) travel to Pitt-Greensburg (16-0, 8-0 AMCC) to take on the Bobcats in a battle for the top spot in the conference
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Lauren Yoder, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Soccer - Defensive
October 21, 2019Yoder posted wins in both of Pitt-Greensburg's games this past week...Yoder made six saves in the 4-1 victory at Franciscan and recorded four stops en route to her school-record 10th shutout of the season at Alfred State...The sophomore goalie has allowed just four goals this season and currently leads the conference in wins, save percentage, goals allowed, and goals-against-average...Yoder ranks amongest the nation's best in several categories including save percentage (5th) and goals-against-average (9th).
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Ashley Lucas, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Soccer - Offensive
October 21, 2019Lucas continued her remarkable freshman season with two great performances this past week in Pitt-Greensburg's victories at Franciscan and Alfred State. Lucas tallied four goals and dished out an assist for a total of nine points over the two-game span. The freshman notched her second hat-trick of the season in the 4-1 victory at Franciscan and followed with a goal and an assist at Alfred State on Saturday afternoon. Lucas has now scored in 11-straight games and in 14 of the 15 games this season. She currently leads the country in goals (21), points (52), and game-winning-goals (10). With the wins, Pitt-Greensburg remains undefeated at 15-0-0 overall and 7-0-0 in the AMCC.
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AMCC WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME OF THE WEEK: PITT-GREENSBURG @ FRANCISCAN
October 14, 2019The Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats (13-0, 5-0 AMCC) will travel to Franciscan University (7-5-1, 3-2-1 AMCC) Tuesday afternoon to take on the Barons in the AMCC Women's Soccer Game of the Week.
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Marita Ostrich, Franciscan University, Women's Soccer - Defensive
October 14, 2019Ostrich went 2-0 this week, allowing only one goal over two matches against La Roche and Pitt-Bradford. With 11 saves on the week, Ostrich recorded a saves per game average of 5.50 and a save percentage of .917.
