2015 Women's Soccer News
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PENN ST. BEHREND'S TAYLOR TROYAN SELECTED AS AMCC HONOREE FOR NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR
June 23, 2016Penn State Behrend senior women's soccer player Taylor Troyan has been named the AMCC's nominee for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award. -
JIM HESCH NAMED D'YOUVILLE HEAD WOMEN'S SOCCER COACH
June 08, 2016D’Youville College has announced the hiring of their new head women’s soccer coach, Jim Hesch.
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TAYLOR TROYAN SELECTED AS FIRST BEHREND STUDENT-ATHLETE TO GARNER PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
May 03, 2016Penn State Behrend senior women's soccer goalkeeper Taylor Troyan is the first Behrend student-athlete to be selected as one of five Penn State students honored with the 2016 John W. Oswald Award.
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MOUNTIES' DAVIS VISITS BAHAMAS FOR SOCCER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 02, 2016Mount Aloysius Head Men's and Women's Soccer Coach Matt Davis recently returned from a five-day trip to the Bahamas where he took in the first ever Bahamas National High School Soccer Championships as well as attended an ID clinic run by the Bahamas Football Association.
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MOUNTIE SOCCER TEAMS UNDERGO COMMUNITY SERVICE EFFORTS
April 19, 2016The Mount Aloysius College men's and women's soccer teams were both active in the community this past weekend with two different service efforts on Saturday
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BEHREND WOMEN'S SOCCER "GOALS FOR A CAUSE" RAISES MONEY FOR GRADY'S DECISION
February 02, 2016This fall, the Penn State Behrend women's soccer team created a goal-matching project to raise money for the local non-profit organization Grady's Decision.
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BILKA, WEYAND NAMED ECAC ALL-STARS
December 19, 2015Penn State Behrend women's soccer junior Alex Bilka and sophomore Rachel Weyand have been named to the 2015 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South Women's Soccer All-Star Team.
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LA ROCHE SOCCER JOINS CUDDLES FOR KIDS TO HOLD MINI SOCCER CAMP AND DISTRIBUTE GIFTS AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
December 11, 2015Members of the La Roche College men's and women's soccer teams joined Cuddles for Kids to host the First Annual "Kicking it With the Kids" at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
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BILKA NAMED BEHREND'S FIRST EVER WOMEN'S SOCCER NSCAA ALL-AMERICAN
December 04, 2015Penn State Behrend women's soccer junior Alex Bilka has been named to the 2015 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III All-America Team, announced on Thursday night.
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AMCC PLACES FOUR WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS ON NSCAA ALL-REGION TEAM
December 02, 2015Four AMCC women's soccer players have been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Great Lakes Region Team.
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AMCC FALL SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS ANNOUNCED
December 02, 2015All 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 DEFEATED IN NCAA TOURNAMENT
November 14, 2015The Centre women's soccer team defeated Penn State Behrend 3-1 in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
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BILKA, DAILEY PICK UP TOP WOMEN'S SOCCER HONORS
November 11, 2015Penn State Behrend junior forward Alex Bilka has been tabbed the 2015 AMCC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year.
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AMCC TEAMS PREP FOR NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
November 09, 2015Several AMCC teams have earned postseason bids to continue their seasons and will look to compete at the national level.
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Taylor Troyan, Defensive Player of the Week, Penn St. Behrend
November 08, 2015Troyan tallied two wins this week in goal, making 13 total saves including seven in the AMCC Championship game on Saturday. One of those saves was on a penalty kick in the second half against Pitt-Bradford. Troyan's other win in the semifinals marked her third shutout.
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Olivia Belack, Offensive Player of the Week, Penn St. Behrend
November 08, 2015Belack scored three goals and had one assist, netting the game winner for the second straight year in overtime to lift Behrend over Pitt-Bradford for the AMCC Championship. She scored the first goal and then put the Lions ahead for the first time with her second tally, before recording the game winner with two minutes left in the first overtime.
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BEHREND MAKES IT FIVE STRAIGHT WOMEN'S SOCCER TITLES
November 07, 2015The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team earned their fifth title in a row and eleventh overall, defeating Pitt-Bradford, 3-2, in overtime.
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PITT-BRADFORD, BEHREND FAMILIAR FACES IN WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
November 04, 2015For the third consecutive season, the Pitt-Bradford women’s soccer team will meet Penn State Behrend in the AMCC Championship game.
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PENN ST. ALTOONA, D'YOUVILLE SCORE UPSET VICTORIES IN WOMEN'S SOCCER FIRST ROUND
November 02, 2015The first round of the AMCC women's soccer tournament was full of upsets, as #5 D'Youville College deafeated #4 La Roche College, 1-0, and #6 Penn St. Altoona defeated #3 Pitt-Greensburg, 2-.1
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Megan Dulniak, Defensive Player of the Week, D'Youville College
November 02, 2015Dulniak recorded her 5th shutout of the season on Saturday in the team's defeat over the La Roche Redhawks in their first game of the AMCC Playoffs. Dulniak reclaimed her lead atop the AMCC in goals against average (1.16) and is second in the conference in shutouts (5) and tied for second in wins (9). Megan went 2-0 this week with the team also defeating Medaille 3-2 OT on Tuesday.
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Shoshana Mahoney, Offensive Player of the Week, Penn St. Altoona
November 02, 2015Mahoney helped lead the Lady Lions' attack in a 2-0 week of AMCC play. In a 2-0 win over Mount Aloysius last Tuesday that secured an AMCC Tournament berth for her team, the sophomore scored the game-winning goal while finishing with three shots, including two shots on goal. She followed that up by scoring another goal to help her team upset Pitt-Greensburg in the first round of the playoffs, finishing the day with five total shots and three on target. For the week, she had two goals, eight shots, and five shots on goal.
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PITT-BRADFORD WOMEN LOOKING TO MAKE PROGRAM HISTORY
October 28, 2015The Pitt-Bradford women's soccer team hosted the AMCC championships last year, but fell short in the title game. This year, they are hoping for a different outcome and are looking for the first women's soccer championship in program history.
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Shannon Edwards, Defensive Player of the Week, Pitt-Greensburg
October 25, 2015Edwards held the AMCC's #1 ranked team scoreless for 90 mins, making four saves in a 1-0 shutout victory over previously undefeated Pitt-Bradford. Edwards also recorded 10 saves including a stopped penalty kick in a 1-1 2OT tie at Franciscan, helping the Bobcats to a 1-0-1 record on the week. The victory locked up the #3 seed and a home playoff game for the Bobcats, who missed the AMCC playoffs a season ago.
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Vanessa Ceravolo, Offensive Player of the Week, La Roche College
October 25, 2015Ceravolo finished with four goals and an assist in two conference road wins last week. She registered her third hat trick of the season in a 3-2 win over Penn State Altoona and a goal and an assist in a 3-2 OT win over Medaille. Ceravolo currently leads the conference with 16 goals on the year.
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AMCC WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME OF THE WEEK: PITT-BRADFORD AT PITT-GREENSBURG
October 22, 2015The Pitt-Bradford women's soccer team will put its undefeated conference record on the line Saturdayafternoon at Pitt-Greensburg, as the AMCC women's soccer Game of the Week features two of the top three teams in the conference.
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Shannon Edwards, Defensive Player of the Week, Pitt-Greensburg
October 18, 2015Pitt-Greensburg GK Shannon Edwards was tremendous in goal for the Bobcats, helping them to a 1-0-1 week in the AMCC. She recorded 11 saves in a 1-1 tie against Penn St. Altoona, followed by a standout 7 save shutout in a 1-0 victory over the AMCC's leading goal-scoring team Penn State Behrend. The victory over Behrend was a first for UPG since 2002 while also clinching a playoff spot in this year's AMCC playoffs.
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Kayleen Schwegler, Offensive Player of the Week, Pitt-Greensburg
October 18, 2015Schwegler Scored both Pitt-Greensburg goals in a 1-0-1 week for the Bobcats including a game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Penn State Behrend in the AMCC Game of the Week. Schwegler's 13 goals lead the AMCC and her GW goal helped the Bobcats clinch a playoff berth while defeating Behrend for the first time since 2002.
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AMCC WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME OF THE WEEK: BEHREND AT PITT-GREENSBURG
October 15, 2015This week's AMCC women's soccer game of the week features Penn St. Behrend (8-6, 5-1 AMCC) at Pitt-Greensburg (5-6-2, 4-1-1 AMCC).
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AMCC WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS RANK IN NATIONAL STATISTICS
October 14, 2015Several AMCC women's soccer players can find themselves near the top of the NCAA Division III statistical rankings.
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Sarah Dailey, Defensive Player of the Week, Pitt-Bradford
October 11, 2015Dailey continued her outstanding play, leading the Pitt-Bradford women's soccer team to a 2-0 week. She posted nine saves on the week, including six saves in a 2-1 victory over previously unbeaten Penn State Behrend in the AMCC women's soccer Game of the Week. Dailey leads the AMCC with a .824 save percentage and is second with a 1.45 goals against average.
