2021-22 AMCC Women's Basketball News

• Women's Basketball
• February 14, 2022

The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team heads to La Roche University on Wednesday night for the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week.

• Women's Basketball
• February 14, 2022

Huston had a huge week for the Lions, helping her team go 2-0 in AMCC play to keep their conference tournament hopes alive, as they moved up the rankings from seventh to fifth place over the course of the week. In Wednesday night's big win over Pitt-Greensburg, she scored a career-high 26 points while grabbing 13 rebounds to notch her third double-double of the season, and she also contributed six assists, three steals, and one block. In Saturday's win at Hilbert, the junior guard had another 20-plus point game by scoring 24 points to go along with six assists, four rebounds, and four steals. On the week, Huston averaged 25.0 points per game, 8.5 rebounds per game, 6.0 assists per game, 3.5 steals per game, and a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.

• Women's Basketball
• February 10, 2022

Penn State Altoona freshman guard/forward Ellie Matthews was announced as the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s Division III South Region Rookie of the Month for January on Wednesday. 

• Women's Basketball
• February 10, 2022

The AMCC Women's Basketball Game of the Week features Penn State Altoona at Hilbert College.

• February 08, 2022

Over the last 25 years, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford women’s basketball program has seen countless players and coaches represent the Panthers, but only one has played for and led the team as its head coach.

• Women's Basketball
• February 07, 2022

Durand averaged a double-double last week with 15.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Durand had a week-high 20 points against Mount Aloysius, while also adding 10 rebounds, five assists, four steals, and one block against the Mounties. She then recorded a week-high 17 rebounds in a huge win over Penn State Behrend. She also recorded 11 points, six assists, and two steals against the Lions. Durand finshed out the week with 16 points, five rebounds, six assists and four steals against Pitt-Bradford. In addition to her 15.7 points and 10.7 rebounds on the week, Durand had ten steals (3.3 steals per game) and 17 assists (5.7 assists per game) while the Bobcats went 3-0.

• Women's Basketball
• January 31, 2022

The Penn State Behrend (16-2, 10-0 AMCC) women's basketball team hosts the Pitt-Greensburg (13-4, 8-2 AMCC) Bobcats in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Wednesday.

• Women's Basketball
• January 31, 2022

Matthews notched back-to-back double-doubles for the Lions in a 2-0 week of AMCC play. In Wednesday night's win at home against Mount Aloysius, the freshman scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds while adding three assists, one steal, and one block. In Saturday's victory at Pitt-Bradford, she posted season-highs with 25 points and 20 rebounds to go along with one assist and one block. Matthews' total of 20 rebounds in the game set a new Penn State Altoona women's basketball single game rebounds record. On the week, she averaged 19.5 points per game, 17.0 rebounds per game, 2.0 assists per game, and 1.0 block per game.

• Women's Basketball
• January 24, 2022

Mazyck led the Redhawks to a 2-0 week with two double-doubles in victories over conference opponents Mount Aloysius and Pitt-Bradford. Against the Mounties, she scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while dishing out four assists and grabbing three steals. Against Pitt-Bradford, Mazyck tallied 16 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four steals. For the week, she averaged 18.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 3.5 steals. 

• Women's Basketball
• January 17, 2022

Kisner averaged a double-double in the Hawks three AMCC wins last week. Kisner averaged 15 points, 15 rebounds, and 4.7 steals to help the Hawks secure three wins, while playing three complete 40-min games. Against Pitt-Bradford Kisner had 20 points and 20 rebounds along with five steals. Saturday against Mt. Aloysius she had 13 points, 15 rebounds and seven steals. She also added 12 points, 10 rebounds, and five steals against Penn St. Altoona.

• Women's Basketball
• January 16, 2022

The Penn State Behrend (6-0) women's basketball team will face the Pitt-Greensburg (5-0) Bobcats on the road Monday in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action.

• Women's Basketball
• January 10, 2022

The AMCC Women's Basketball Game of the Week features the La Roche University Redhawks and the Penn State Behrend Lions.

• Women's Basketball
• January 10, 2022

McCully led the Bobcats in scoring and minutes in the team's game against Medaille on Saturday. She came out firing, scoring 16 points in the first half propelling the Bobcats to a double-digit lead. Sidney shot 5-for-8 from behind the arc and secured five rebounds and dished out four assists. McCully has been the leading scorer for Pitt-Greensburg for the last three games and has been a key to the Bobcats starting out 3-0 in AMCC play.

• Women's Basketball
• January 03, 2022

Carnuche had a season-high 27 points, while draining a career-best seven three pointers against No. 7 Trine at the Post-Christmas Classic held in Nashville, Tenn. She also added three rebounds, two assists, and two steals. 

• Women's Basketball
• December 20, 2021

Kelley recorded her seventh double-double of the season after leading the Alfred State Pioneers with 19 points, ten rebounds, three assists and two blocks in their conference victory over Hilbert on Saturday. Kelley's 19 points ties her season high. Kelley has been a crucial part of the Pioneers being undefeated in the AMCC with a 4-0 record. Overall, she leads both the conference and team in rebounds per game with 11.9 and blocks per game with 2.7, is fourth in the conference in field goal percentage with 49.6 and is sixth in the conference with steals per game with 3.5.

• Women's Basketball
• December 14, 2021

The AMCC Women's Basketball Game of the Week features the Mount Aloysius College Mounties traveling to Buffalo, NY on Saturday afternoon to take on the Medaille College Mavericks.

• Women's Basketball
• December 13, 2021

Cannistraci had a big week in two AMCC games for the Lions, including becoming the Penn State Altoona women's basketball program's all-time leading scorer. In Wednesday night's close loss at Mount Aloysius, she scored 20 points to move into first place on the team's all-time scoring list while also grabbing a season-high 16 rebounds to notch the double-double, and she added one assist, one steal, and one block. In Saturday's home win over Pitt-Bradford, Cannistraci scored 20 points again to go along with eight assists, seven rebounds, three steals, and one block. On the week, the senior averaged 20.0 points per game, 11.5 rebounds per game, 4.5 assists per game, a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio, 2.0 steals per game, and 1.0 block per game. Cannistraci sits atop the Penn State Altoona women's basketball program's career points list with 1,306 points and counting.

• December 07, 2021

Kelsey Oddis was a four-year member and three-year starter for the Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball team.

• Women's Basketball
• December 07, 2021

This week’s AMCC Game of the Week is a showdown between La Roche University (4-2, 1-0 AMCC) and Pitt-Greensburg (5-1. 1-0 AMCC).

• Women's Basketball
• December 06, 2021

Huston had a strong week at both ends of the court for the Lions in a pair of AMCC games. In a tight overtime loss to La Roche on Wednesday night, the junior guard scored 11 points, grabbed five rebounds, nabbed five steals, and dished out two assists. In Saturday's loss at Medaille, she finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds for her first collegiate double-double, and she also tallied three assists and two steals. On the week, Huston averaged 11.0 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game, 3.5 steals per game, and 2.5 assists per game.

• Women's Basketball
• December 01, 2021

Throughout the 2021-22 academic year, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) will be celebrating its 25th anniversary.

• Women's Basketball
• November 29, 2021

Davis scored 20 points in each game in two Pioneer victories last week. She was 8-for-18 and had four rebounds, one assist, and one steal in a win at Keuka and then was 8-for-13 with nine rebounds, five assists, and three steals in a win over Penn State Altoona. For the week, Alfred State went 2-0 with Davis averaging 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. 

• Women's Basketball
• November 22, 2021

Sanders led the Redhawks this past weekend in the SpringHill Suites Tip-Off Tournament, helping her team bring home the Championship. Sanders was the key contributor to that. She had a total of 18 points in one game, and 25 points in another for a total of 43 points in the tournament, as well as seven steals. Sanders was also named the MVP of the Tournament as well as selected for the All-Tournament team.

• Women's Basketball
• November 15, 2021

Durand averaged a double-double through the Bobcats first three games of the season, leading Pitt-Greensburg to a 2-1 start. Durand started out the season with a solid 17 points and eight rebounds in a 56-43 win over Franciscan. She topped out at 20 rebounds in the game against Carlow, while also adding 18 points in that game. She then came back and secured 15 rebounds and ten points in a loss against Chatham. For the week, Durand averaged 15.0 points, 14.3 rebounds, 3.3 steals, and 2.3 assists per game. 

• Women's Basketball
• November 03, 2021

After the 2020-21 basketball season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, AMCC women’s basketball student-athletes and coaches look forward to the start of a new season.

• Women's Basketball
• August 27, 2021

Taylor Button has been named the new head women's basketball coach at Alfred State University.

• Women's Basketball
• July 30, 2021

Mashea Williams has been named the Penn State Behrend women's basketball assistant coach.