2018 AMCC Women's Volleyball News
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D3 WEEK DAY 2: MOUNTIES WIN TEAM PEAK PERFORMER AWARDApril 02, 2019
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MOUNTIE STUDENT-ATHLETES SPENT SPRING BREAK ON SERVICE TRIP TO HONDURASMarch 25, 2019Mount Aloysius College head women's volleyball coach Brianna Baker led the Mountie spring break trip to Honduras.
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AMCC ANNOUNCES FALL SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMSDecember 03, 2018All 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 JUMPS OUT TO EARLY LEAD IN PRESIDENTS CUP RACENovember 19, 2018Penn State Behrend picked up two AMCC titles this fall to take the early lead in the Presidents Cup standings.
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BEHREND VOLLEYBALL SEASON ENDS AGAINST McDANIEL IN ECAC QUARTERFINALSNovember 11, 2018The Penn State Behrend (20-11) women's volleyball team fell to McDaniel College (22-8) 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships on Saturday night at Cabrini University.
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PITT-BRADFORD WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE IN NCAA TOURNAMENTNovember 09, 2018The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford women's volleyball team wrapped up its 2018 season in the NCAA Tournament First Round Friday.
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BEHREND'S IRWIN, PITT-BRADFORD'S ANDERSON SHARE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORSNovember 07, 2018Penn State Behrend senior setter Lexi Irwin and Pitt-Bradford sophomore outside hitter Riley Anderson have been named 2018 AMCC Co-Players of the Year.
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BEHREND WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS WILKES IN THREE; ADVANCES TO ECAC QUARTERFINALSNovember 07, 2018The Penn State Behrend (20-10) women's volleyball team defeated Wilkes University (18-13) 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-23) in the first round of the 2018 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships on Wednesday at the Junker Center.
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PITT-BRADFORD DRAWS THOMAS MORE FOR NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND AT JUNIATANovember 05, 2018The NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Committee announced Monday the field of 64 teams for the 2018 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship.
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Riley Anderson, Pitt-Bradford, Women's VolleyballNovember 05, 2018Anderson was the driving force for a Panthers team that pulled off an incredible comeback at and against top-seeded Penn State-Behrend in Sunday's AMCC Championship game. The sophomore knocked 42 total kills in the playoffs for 3.82 per set while recording 47 total digs (4.27 per set). In the finals, she hammered 15 kills and a pair of service aces to lead the team while being named to the AMCC all-tournament team.
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PITT-BRADFORD WINS SECOND WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TITLE IN THREE YEARSNovember 04, 2018In a seesaw battle that reached five sets, Pitt-Bradford upset Penn St. Behrend for their second title in three years.
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PENN ST. BEHREND, PITT-BRADFORD TO SQUARE OFF FOR WVB TITLENovember 03, 2018#1 seed Penn St. Behrend will face #3 Pitt-Bradford in the AMCC women's volleyball championship on Sunday.
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#3 PITT-BRADFORD, #4 LA ROCHE ADVANCE TO WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL SEMINFINALSOctober 31, 2018#3 Pitt-Bradford swept #6 Medaille College, while #4 La Roche College picked up the 3-1 victory over #5 Penn State Altoona to advance to the AMCC women's volleyball semifinals, to played on Satuday, November 3.
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AMCC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT OPENS WEDNESDAYOctober 30, 2018The 2018 AMCC women's volleyball championship tournament kicks off on Wednesday, October 31 with first round match-ups. #6 Medaille College will travel to #3 Pitt-Bradford, while #5 Penn State Altoona travels to #4 La Roche College.
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Katie Treat, Pitt-Bradford, Women's VolleyballOctober 29, 2018Treat swung an impressive .548 on the week, knocking 20 kills on 31 attempts with just three hitting errors. She was at her best Saturday, leading the team with 11 kills to help lead the team to a win at Penn State-Altoona and secure the No. 3 seed in the AMCC Championship Tournament. She also blocked five total opposing attempts at the net. She averaged 4.5 points per set this week.
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PENN STATE ALTOONA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HOSTS SPECIAL OLYMPICSOctober 23, 2018For its October 16 match against Franciscan University, the Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball team held Special Olympics Awareness Night in the Adler Arena.
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AMCC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: D'YOUVILLE @ MEDAILLEOctober 23, 2018D'Youville College and Medaille College enter the AMCC women's volleyball game of the week fighting for the final playoff spot, as both teams carry 3-4 conference records and are tied for sixth place.
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Maria Ciola, Franciscan University, Women's VolleyballOctober 22, 2018Ciola had another impressive week for the Lady Barons as she broke her own single-match kill record with 28 against Penn St.-Altoona and followed it with a 25-kill performance against D'Youville. Ciola averaged 5.30 kills per set this week and added 41 digs for a pair of double-doubles against AMCC teams. Ciola hit .214 for the week and averaged 5.5 points per set.
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Maria Ciola, Franciscan University, Women's VolleyballOctober 15, 2018Ciola led the Lady Barons to a 1-1 week including a career-game against Capital. Ciola set the program's single-match kill record with 23 against Capital. The senior hit a .310 clip for the week including a season-best .368 against Mt. Aloysius. Ciola averaged 5.00 kills per set this week and finished the week with 31 digs while posting a double-double in each of her matches. She also added three blocks and averaged 5.2 points per set.
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MOUNT ALOYSIUS HONORS BREAST CANCER SURVIVORSOctober 12, 2018Mount Aloysius College honored breast cancer survivors before their seventh annual Pink Out Volleyball Game on Tuesday, October 2, in the College’s Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center.
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PITT-BRADFORD HOSTS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY ON OCTOBER 6October 11, 2018The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Department of Athletics hosted Mental Health Awareness Day at its home volleyball and soccer contests Saturday. Each Panther team wore green t-shirts that read the day's slogan, "#StopTheStigma" during warmups.
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AMCC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: PENN ST. BEHREND @ LA ROCHEOctober 11, 2018The AMCC women's volleyball game of the week is a rematch from the 2017 AMCC championship match that featured the Penn State Behrend Lions and the La Roche College Redhawks.
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Lexi Irwin, Penn State Behrend, Women's VolleyballOctober 08, 2018Irwin tallied back-to-back triple doubles in a 3-1 week for the Lions. She averaged 8.64 assists, 2.79 digs and 2.64 kills per set. Irwin registered 36 assists, 12 digs and 11 kills in a 3-1 win over Catholic and then posted 31 assists, 16 digs and 10 kills vs. Etown. She also had a double-double in a sweep over Allegheny (26a, 11k).
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Sarah Fisher, Mount Aloysius College, Women's VolleyballOctober 01, 2018Fisher led the Mounties to a 2-0 week with two big AMCC wins. In the AMCC Game of the Week against La Roche, she led with 21 kills, while adding another 18 kills in the win against D'Youville. These wins put the Mounties at the top of the AMCC with a 4-0 conference mark. She hit a tremendous 0.640 this week with 39 kills, only two errors and 58 attempts, while also adding four blocks.
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AMCC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: MOUNT ALOYSIUS @ LA ROCHESeptember 25, 2018Mount Aloysius College enters the AMCC Women's Volleyball Game of the Week with a perfect 2-0 conference record, while La Roche College is 1-1.
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Lexi Irwin, Penn State Behrend, Women's VolleyballSeptember 24, 2018Irwin tallied three double-doubles in a 3-1 week for the Lions. She was one kill away from her second triple-double of the season in a three-set match vs. Grove City with 28 assists, 10 digs and nine kills. In a win over Franciscan, she went 11-for-13 with no errors. For the week, Irwin hit .471, registered 102 assists (8.5 assists/set), posted 29 kills (2.67 kills/set) and 28 digs (2.0).
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AMCC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: MOUNT ALOYSIUS @ PITT-BRADFORDSeptember 21, 2018
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Riley Anderson, Pitt-Bradford, Women's VolleyballSeptember 17, 2018Anderson led the Panthers in the tough Ginny Hunt Kilt Classic at Wooster College, going 2-2 at the event while earning wins against Bethany and Oberlin. The Panthers also defeated Houghton earlier in the week at home. Anderson put together a big week hitting for the Panthers, logging 4.42 kills per set and 84 total. She hit at a .225 percentage and twice knocked 20 kills in a single match. In addition, she's a vital part of the Panther defense as she registered 72 total digs, averaging 3.79 digs per set. Anderson averaged 4.7 points per set on the week.
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Emily Cleveland, Pitt-Bradford, Women's VolleyballSeptember 10, 2018Cleveland once again had a stellar week offensively to help Pitt-Bradford to a 4-1 record on the week. In all, she worked a .353 hitting percentage with 50 kills on 102 total attampts and just 14 errors. She earned 3.85 kills per set, highlighted by a 17-kill, 5.67 per set performance against St. Elizabeth Saturday. Cleveland also tallied six total blocks for 0.46 per set. For her performance in the Miseracordia Tournament, she was named to the All-Tournament Team.