2019 AMCC Women's Soccer News
Mount Aloysius College senior women's soccer player Katie Mirance has been selected as the 2020 AMCC Woman of the Year.
The Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) around the AMCC have voted on and selected the 2020 FAR Award Winners.
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford women’s soccer team has been rewarded for their fair play during the 2019 season by United Soccer Coaches. On Friday, the Panthers received a platinum level Ethics & Sportsmanship.
Pitt-Greensburg women's soccer players Tori Conroy, Ashley Lucas, and Tiffany Michalek were selected to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Association NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Team.
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.
Penn State Behrend once again started off the year with several AMCC championships and is in the lead for the Presidents Cup title after the fall sport season.
On Monday, Laurence Hutchinson was named the Head Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach at Mount Aloysius College. Hutchinson was the Associate Head Soccer Coach for the Men’s and Women’s programs during the 2018 season. During 2018, he helped the Men’s program to 15 wins and an appearance in the AMCC semi-finals. The Women’s program won, a record, 14 games and made their first-ever appearance in the AMCC Championship Game. He was also part of the coaching staff from 2016-17, as a Graduate Assistant with the Men’s team. Hutchinson was part of 26 wins during that period, including a program-record, 16 wins in 2017. Both years, the program made an appearance in the AMCC Tournament. Hutchinson played college soccer at Tennessee Wesleyan, prior to joining the staff at Mount Aloysius. He earned All-Conference honors while at Tennessee Wesleyan and helped them to an NAIA Tournament appearance. He is a 2016 graduate of Tennessee Wesleyan, with a degree in Exercise Science. He earned his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Mount Aloysius in 2018. Hutchinson is a native of Middlesborough, England. In addition, Interim Head Coach Adam Sprague has been elevated to Co-Head Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach. After a successful season on the sidelines that saw the teams win a combined 27 games, Sprague will be back in 2020. Hutchinson and Sprague will share coaching duties, as well as recruiting and day-to-day operations. Sprague will also step into the Athletics Compliance Coordinator position at Mount Aloysius, in addition to his coaching responsibilities.
Months after opening its new sports complex in the city's Valley neighborhood, Medaille College is making plans for a major expansion.
The Pitt-Greensburg women's soccer team fell to the University of Chicago 5-0 in the first round of the NCAA tournament, while the Penn State Behrend Lions lost to McDaniel College in the ECAC tournament.
Pitt-Greensburg freshman forward Ashley Lucas has been named the 2019 AMCC Newcomer and Offensive Player of the Year.
While the fall sports season has just about ended for most teams, there are several AMCC teams gearing up for yet another game, and what most would consider as the most exciting time of the year.
Conroy started both AMCC Tournament games for Pitt-Greensburg this past week where she played every minute of the matches against D'Youville and Penn State Behrend. Conroy was a driving force on defense that helped propel Pitt-Greensburg to a 1-0 overtime victory over D'Youville and post the team's 15th shutout of the year. Against Behrend, Conroy helped settle the team down after the Lions cut the deficit to one on in the 77th minute. Following the goal, Conroy and the top-ranked Pitt-Greensburg defensive unit did not allow a shot attempt over the final 13 minutes of regulation, and held the Lions without a corner kick opportunity in the second half of play.
Caldro started both AMCC Tournament games for Pitt-Greensburg this past week, where she helpd the Bobcats to a 1-0 overtime victory over D'Youville in the AMCC Semifinals and a 3-2 win over Penn State Behrend on Saturday in the AMCC Championship. Caldro tallied a shot and had a shot on goal in the AMCC semifinal win over the Spartans and gave the Bobcats a 2-1 advantage heading into halftime against Behrend, with her first goal of the season, which came just over three minutes before the break. Caldro's goal gave the Bobcats momentum into halftime and helped carry them to the program's first AMCC Tournament Title and NCAA Berth.
