2018 AMCC Men's Soccer News

Megan Valentine, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Hilbert College, is pleased to announce that Jeff Hallenbeck will join the WNY campus community as the full-time Head Men's Soccer coach and Athletics Operation Coordinator.

La Roche University is excited to announce that Nick Russo has been named the head coach of the men's soccer program. Russo is a 2010 La Roche graduate.

The Penn State Behrend men's soccer program will depart for its seventh trip abroad later this week.

The University of Pittsburgh Greensburg is pleased to announce the hiring of Marc Bucci as its head men's soccer coach. Bucci comes to Pitt-Greensburg from Pitt-Johnstown where he served as assistant coach during the 2018 season.

Medaille College Athletic Director Amy DeKay announced today the hiring of Craig Wilkinson as the next head coach for the Mavericks men's soccer team.
Penn State Behrend men's soccer goalie Chris Ralph was named the 2018 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Defensive Player of the Year and head coach Dan Perritano was named Coach of the Year.
Penn State Behrend men's soccer senior goalkeeper Chris Ralph was named to the 2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men's Scholar All-America Third Team.

The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team earned its first-ever spot in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Final rankings announced on Tuesday. The Lions finished No. 16 in the Top 25 after finishing with a 16-4-2 overall record for the 2018 season.

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.

Six AMCC men's soccer players were named to the 2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Team. Honorees include Medaille College's Lachlan Beever, Penn State Behrend's Chris Ralph, Aaron Harris and Dakota Lange, and Mount Aloysius College's Joshua Devlin and Cameron Kemp.

Penn State Behrend picked up two AMCC titles this fall to take the early lead in the Presidents Cup standings.

The No. 4 Calvin College (19-1) men's soccer team scored three goals in the final 19 minutes to defeat Penn State Behrend (16-4-2) 4-1 in the NCAA Division III Regional Semifinals held at Case Western Reserve University on Friday night.

Penn State Behrend battled past Lycoming College in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, defeating the Warriors 1-0 on Saturday night at John Carroll University in suburban Cleveland, Ohio.

A duo of Penn St. Behrend men's soccer players were honored by the Eastern College Athletic Conference Wednesday afternoon. Senior defender Ryan Maurer was named the Defensive Player of the Month for the month of October in the South region, while freshman forward Logan Brinsky was named the Rookie of the month.

The Penn State Behrend men's and women's soccer teams both picked up regional rankings in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Great Lake Region poll.

Medaille College freshman forward Lachlan Beever has been named the 2018 AMCC Newcomer and Offensive Player of the Year. He had a standout rookie campaign offensively, scoring 19 goals and adding three assists for a total of 41 points.