2025 AMCC Women's Lacrosse News

The Alfred State College Athletic Department proudly announces Steve Peed as the new women's lacrosse head coach. Peed will become the program's second head coach after their inaugural season in 2025.

The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference has voted to name the conference All-Sportsmanship Team in honor of outgoing commissioner Donna Ledwin.

Penn State Behrend held on for a strong finish in the spring season to claim ownership of the 2025 AMCC Presidents Cup.

Mount Aloysius College freshman midfielder Cassidy Cook and La Roche University graduate attack Jasey Reiser have been tabbed as AMCC Women's Lacrosse Co-Offensive Players of the Year.

#1 La Roche University and #2 Mount Aloysius College each earned First Round victories in the AMCC Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament to advance to the title game, slated for 2:00pm on Saturday at La Roche.

The AMCC Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament kicks off this Tuesday with first round matchups.

Nemcek helped lead the Redhawks to their first AMCC Regular Season Title in program history. In the 16-9 victory on Mount Aloysius in the regular season finale, Nemcek ended the day with nine caused turnovers, five ground balls and 10 draw controls. On the offensive end, Nemcek chipped in a pair of goals and a pair of assists. Nemcek currently sits second nationally in caused turnovers per game (3.92), is tied third nationally in caused turnovers (51) and ranks 10th nationally in ground balls per game (4.69).

D'Urso played a pivotal role in La Roche winning its first AMCC Regular Season Championship, providing a spark on the offensive end in a 16-9 win over Mt. Aloysius. D'Urso scored four goals and assisted on another four to be a part of 50% of the Redhawk goals scored in the game. D'Urso enters the postseason leading the AMCC in scoring (69 points), goals (51) and is third in assists (18).

Smeal led the Mounties on defense, as they went 2-0 on the week. She picked up nine ground balls over the two games, caused six turnovers and grabbed five draw controls. In the Mounties' AMCC win against Hilbert, she had five ground balls and four caused turnovers, as she continually disrupted the Hawks' offense. Smeal currently ranks in the top five in the AMCC in all defensive categories outside of saves.

Cook led the Mounties to a 2-0 week, including a conference victory over Hilbert. In their victory over Cedar Crest, Cook scored four times and grabbed six draw controls, while also causing two turnovers. Then, on Saturday, Cook scored seven goals, one off the program single-game record. She also grabbed five draw controls and dished out an assist in the game, as the Mounties outscored their opponents by a combined 30-10 score.

Nemcek once again was all over the field for the Redhawks in their 2-0 week. In a victory over Mount Aloysius on Thursday, Nemcek scooped up a game high eight ground balls, caused two turnovers and added a pair of goals. She followed that performance in Saturday's win over Hilbert, with seven ground balls, four caused turnovers, eight draw controls and four more goals. For the week, Nemcek had six goals, 15 ground balls, eight draw controls and caused six turnovers.

Lussier led the Pioneers to a 1-1 week. She tallied 10 goals, two assists, five ground balls, and seven draw controls across two games. She opened the week with a seven goal two assist game against Hilbert. She followed that performance with a hat trick against Mt. Aloysius.

Nemcek dominated on the defensive end for the Redhawks in their 2-0 week. In Wednesday's victroy over Ursuline, Nemcek scooped up seven ground balls, picked up five draw controls and caused four turnovers, while scoring a pair of goals. In Saturday's win over Alfred State, she added another five ground balls, six caused turnovers, a draw control and scored two more goals. For the week, she finished with 12 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers, six draw controls and four goals. Nemcek is currently tied second nationally in caused turnovers per game at 3.78.

Reiser had yet another fantastic offensive week for the Redhawks as they went 2-0. In Wednesday's win over Ursuline, Reiser came through with seven goals, three assists, two ground balls, 11 draw controls and one caused turnover. She followed that performance in Saturday's win over Alfred State with two goals, four assists, two ground balls and three more draw controls. For the week, Reiser scored nine goals, added seven assists, totaled 16 points, had four ground balls, 14 draw controls and the caused turnover.