2019-20 AMCC Women's Basketball News
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HILBERT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS WBCA TOP 25 HONOR ROLL AWARDAugust 11, 2020The Hilbert College women's basketball team, under head coach Amy Senefelder's leadership, was recognized for their academic dedication last year as their 3.653 cumulative grade point average secured a spot in the Division III Top 25.
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KASERRA OWENS TO LEAD PITT-BRADFORD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAMMay 22, 2020Kaserra Owens, who had served as the interim head coach of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford women’s basketball team this season, has been named head coach.
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BEHREND LIONS REMAIN AT TOP OF PRESIDENTS CUP STANDINGS AFTER WINTER SEASONApril 17, 2020Penn State Behrend picked up another AMCC championship this winter, as the Lions remain in the lead for the Presidents Cup after the winter sport season.
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D3 WEEK DAY 2: HAWKS WIN TEAM PEAK PERFORMER AWARDApril 14, 2020
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COACHING ROLE REVERSAL SPARKS D'YOUVILLE WOMEN'S BASKETBALLMarch 24, 2020
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HILBERT'S GAWLAK NAMED TO D3HOOPS.COM 2ND TEAM ALL-REGIONMarch 17, 2020Hilbert College senior Emily Gawlak was named to the D3hoops.com 2nd Team All-Great Lakes Region Tuesday.
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BEHREND WOMEN FALL TO CABRINI IN ECAC QUARTERFINALMarch 06, 2020The Penn State Behrend (17-11) women's basketball team fell to Cabrini University (20-8) 100-64 in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) quarterfinal game on Friday afternoon.
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LA ROCHE WOMEN CONCLUDE SEASON IN FIRST ROUND OF NCAA TOURNAMENTMarch 06, 2020Nationally ranked #18 University of Chicago (21-5) pulled away in the third quarter of Friday's first round NCAA matchup at Baldwin Wallace and took down the La Roche University (20-7) Redhawks, 80-57.
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PENN STATE BEHREND WOMEN ADVANCE TO ECAC QUARTERFINALMarch 04, 2020The Penn State Behrend (17-10) women's basketball team took down Westminster College (20-8) 69-61 in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) play-in game on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinal round. The Lions will travel to No. 1 Cabrini University on Friday at 12 p.m.
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HILBERT'S GAWLAK HEADLINES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMMarch 03, 2020Hilbert College senior guard Emily Gawlak has been named the AMCC Women's Basketball Player of the Year.
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LA ROCHE PAIRED UP WITH UCHICAGO IN NCAA TOURNAMENT ACTIONMarch 02, 2020The La Roche University (20-6) women's basketball team defeated Hilbert College in the AMCC championship game to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA national tournament.
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Ayanna Mazyck, La Roche University, Women's BasketballMarch 02, 2020Mazyck shined in the conference postseason and helped lead La Roche to their 8th AMCC Championship. Against Pitt Greensburg in the semi-final, Mazyck scored a career-high 24 points while knocking down a career-high five three pointers, the most by any Redhawk in a game this season. Ayanna added seven rebounds, two assists and two steal. She shot 8 of 14 (57%) from the field and 5 of 9 (56%) from deep. The next day versus Hilbert in the title game, Mazyck posted 18 points, eight rebounds, three steals, two blocks and an assist while shooting 6 of 10 from the field and 2 of 3 from long range. In the AMCC playoffs, Mazyck averaged 21.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.5 assists while shooting 58.3% (14-24) from the field and 7 of 12 from beyond the arc. Ayanna was named to the AMCC All-Conference Tournament Team.
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REDHAWKS ADVANCE TO NCAA TOURNAMENT WITH 8TH AMCC TITLEFebruary 28, 2020No. 1 La Roche University defeated No. 2 Hilbert College 88-69 to claim the AMCC women's basketball title Saturday afternoon and will advance to the NCAA national tournament.
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LA ROCHE, HILBERT ADVANCE TO AMCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPFebruary 28, 2020No. 1 La Roche University and No. 2 Hilbert College earned semifinal round victories to advance to the AMCC Women's Basketball Championship Game.
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D'YOUVILLE, PITT-GREENSBURG EARN FIRST ROUND VICTORIES, ADVANCE TO SEMISFebruary 25, 2020First round games of the AMCC Women's Basketball Championship Tournament tipped off Tuesday evening, with #3 D'Youville College and #4 Pitt-Greensburg each picking up victories on the night.
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HILBERT'S EMILY GAWLAK NAMED TO D3HOOPS TEAM OF THE WEEKFebruary 25, 2020Hilbert College senior guard and current AMCC Player of the Week, Emily Gawlak, has been named to the D3Hoops.com National Women's Basketball Team of the Week.
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HILBERT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MAKES BIG DONATION TO SISFebruary 24, 2020The Hilbert College women's basketball team hosted their first SIS Night February 12th, and with a total team effort, the Hawks raised over $1,000 dollars for the Rochester-based organization.
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LA ROCHE WOMEN CLAIM TOP SEED, HOSTING RIGHTS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTFebruary 24, 2020The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Women's Basketball Championship Tournament tips off Tuesday evening with first round games, followed by the semifinals and championship game on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
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Emily Gawlak, Hilbert College, Women's BasketballFebruary 24, 2020Gawlak had another stellar week in AMCC play. Although the Hawks went 1-1 on the week, Gawlak produced incredible numbers. Averaging 35.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and shooting 72.7% from behind the arc. On Wednesday vs. Penn St. Behrend, Gawlak dropped a career high of 40 points in 40 minutes. On Saturday at Penn State Altoona, Gawlak dropped 31 points to go with 11 rebounds.
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AMCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: LA ROCHE @ PITT-GREENSBURGFebruary 17, 2020The first place La Roche University Redhawks (16-6, 16-2 AMCC) will take on the third place Bobcats from Pitt-Greensburg (16-8, 14-5 AMCC) in the AMCC Women's Basketball Game of the Week.
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Emily Gawlak, Hilbert College, Women's BasketballFebruary 17, 2020Gawlak led the Hawks to a pair of victories, one in the AMCC Game of the Week. She tossed in 22 points along with eight rebounds, four assists and four steals to become the Hawks all-time scoring leader against Pitt-Bradford on Feb 12. Gawlak closed the weekend with 20 points and five rebounds in Hilbert's victory over La Roche. For the week, she shot 41.9-percent from the floor, including an impressive 45.5-percent (5-for-11) beyond the arc and 91.7 percent (11-12) from the foul line. She was whistled for only two fouls in 74 minutes of action while sitting at the top of the league with 2.4 steals per game. She continues to lead the AMCC in scoring at 18.0 points per game.
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PITT-GREENSBURG'S DURAND SCORES 1,000TH POINT IN BOBCAT VICTORYFebruary 15, 2020Pitt-Greensburg junior G/F Nadege Durand became the 13th 1,000-point scorer in Pitt-Greensburg history on Saturday, as the Bobcat women's basketball team took down Alfred State College, 81-60, on Senior Day inside Chambers Hall.
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EMILY GAWLAK BECOMES HILBERT ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERFebruary 13, 2020Hilbert College senior guard Emily Gawlak became the Hilbert College women's basketball program's all-time scoring leader February 12.
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AMCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: LA ROCHE @ HILBERTFebruary 13, 2020Top-ranked La Roche University (16-1) travels to Hamburg, NY on Saturday afternoon to take on second place Hilbert College (14-3) in the AMCC Women's Basketball Game of the Week.
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Jordyn Pettit, Alfred State College, Women's BasketballFebruary 10, 2020Pettit had two monster double-doubles this week as the Pioneers went 1-1. She scored 12 and grabbed 23 rebounds in a loss to Penn State Behrend and then scored 22 points and grabbed 19 boards in a victory over Franciscan. For the week, Pettit averaged 17 points, 21 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game.
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AMCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: PS- ALTOONA @ PITT-GREENSBURGFebruary 04, 2020As we enter the month of February, basketball teams are starting to set their sights on the postseason and are trying to position themselves as best they can as they head into the playoffs.
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Abby Bairel, Franciscan University, Women's BasketballFebruary 03, 2020Baierl led the Lady Barons to a 2-0 record this week, and both wins were fourth quarter comebacks thanks to strong performances from Baierl. First in the win on Wednesday, Baeirl scored 18 points while going 40% from deep. The Lady Barons entered the 4th quarter down by 12, as Baierl scored 11 points, in the 4th to help lead the team to victory. Bairel also drained the three-pointer that put the Lady Barons up for good in the final minutes. Baierl followed it up Saturday with 21 points and five rebounds in the one point victory. The Lady Barons entered the final quarter down eight points this time, but Baierl would scored 13 points in the quarter to put the team on her back and earn a sweep this week. Baierl once again hit the game-winner, this time in the paint with nine seconds remaining in the game.
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AMCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: LA ROCHE @ D'YOUVILLEJanuary 30, 2020First place La Roche University (13-5, 13-1 AMCC) travels to Buffalo, NY on Saturday afternoon to take on third place D'Youville College (12-7, 10-4 AMCC) in the AMCC Women's Basketball Game of the Week.
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Danielle Hore, D'Youville College, Women's BasketballJanuary 27, 2020Hore had an outstanding week for the Spartans, helping lead the women to a pair of conference victories. In the AMCC Game of the Week on Wednesday, Hore nearly recorded her second triple-double of the season in the team's 75-68 victory over Penn State-Behrend. She scored 15 points with 16 rebounds, eight assists, five steals, and a block in the win. She then followed up with her second consecutive double-double in the 62-58 win over Penn State-Altoona. Hore scored 19 points with 14 rebounds, five assists, and four steals. With the two wins, D'Youville moved into third place in the AMCC standings. She played 39 minutes in both games as she currently leads the team in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and minutes per game amongst players that have played in at least 60% of the team's games.
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Jenna Cole, La Roche University, Women's BasketballJanuary 21, 2020Cole helped her team remain perfect in conference play earning a 3-0 record on the week to improve to 11-0 in AMCC action. In the Redhawks first game at Franciscan, Cole dropped 14 points and nine rebounds in a 57-47 victory. In the AMCC Game of the Week against #2 seed Hilbert College, Cole recorded a team-high 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds while shooting a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. In the final game at Pitt-Bradford, Cole recorded her second straight double-double posting 15 points and 10 rebounds while adding three assists. On the week, Cole averaged 16.7 points per game, 11.7 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists per game, while knocking down 15-of-30 (50%) shots from the field, 5-of-9 (56%) from beyond and the arc and a near perfect 15-of-16 (94%) from the free throw line.