AMCC ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO MEN'S VOLLEYBALL AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP

Men's volleyball in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference will have a new look in Spring 2025.

 

The Presidents Council of the AMCC has approved two changes to affiliate membership.  The council is welcoming Buffalo State University and Houghton University, while the recent closure of Medaille University will eliminate the Mavericks from the men's volleyball landscape. 

 

Spring 2024 will be the first season of varsity level competition for both Buffalo State and Houghton.  They will have a year to ramp up before joining the AMCC in 2025.

 

"We are excited to be joining the AMCC for men’s volleyball for the 2024-25 season," stated Houghton Athletic Director, Matthew Webb. "This is an exciting time for Houghton athletics, and finding a good home for men’s volleyball has been an important part of this process.  We are familiar with the membership of the AMCC as we regularly compete against them in many of our other sports, so this will simply be more of a formal relationship with the AMCC." 
 

Buffalo State Director of Athletics Renee Carlineo added, "I would like to thank the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference and Commissioner Donna Ledwin, and all of those involved in the selection of Buffalo State University to join as an affiliate member in men’s volleyball. The conference provides strong competition and a regional schedule that will benefit our student-athletes and our university. We are grateful to have quickly found a home for our men’s volleyball program and are excited for the first season of competition in 2023-24."

 

The AMCC will have 10 members which sponsor men's volleyball in 2024, which was established as a championship sport in 2019. Full-time members include Carlow University, Hilbert College, Penn State Altoona, Penn State Behrend, Mount Aloysius College, and Wells College. Other affiliate members are Geneva College, Hiram College, Saint Vincent College, and Thiel College.  The latter four will be leaving the AMCC after next season to compete in the Presidents Athletics in 2025.

 

"Men's volleyball sponsorship continues to grow in Division III and the AMCC is excited to be fueling that expansion," said Commissioner Ledwin.  "The additions of Buffalo State and Houghton ensure that the league will remain strong and competitive for many years to come."

 

The AMCC receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament.