2023-24 AMCC Women's Basketball News

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PITT-GREENSBURG WELCOMES JULIE BOLDEN AS HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH
PITT-GREENSBURG WELCOMES JULIE BOLDEN AS HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH

The Pitt-Greensburg Athletics Department is happy to announce Julie Bolden as the new head coach of the Pitt-Greensburg women's basketball program.

BEHREND REMAINS IN PRESIDENTS CUP LEAD AFTER WINTER SPORTS SEASON
BEHREND REMAINS IN PRESIDENTS CUP LEAD AFTER WINTER SPORTS SEASON

After a strong winter sports season for Penn State Behrend, the Lions remain in the lead for the AMCC Presidents Cup title.

CARLOW WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NAMED TEAM PEAK PERFORMER
CARLOW WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NAMED TEAM PEAK PERFORMER

On Day 2 of D3 Week, we salute our Team Peak Performers of 2023-24.

D3 WEEK DAY 1: AMCC ANNOUNCES WINTER SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
D3 WEEK DAY 1: AMCC ANNOUNCES WINTER SPORTSMANSHIP 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.

12 AMCC STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
12 AMCC STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS

The AMCC saw 12 men's and women's basketball student-athletes earn CSC Academic All-District team honors. 

KOSMCK, HAIRSTON PICK UP WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-REGION HONORS
KOSMCK, HAIRSTON PICK UP WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-REGION HONORS

Mount Aloysius College freshman forward Molly Kosmak and La Roche University senior forward Machia Hairston each earned another postseason honor, as they were both recognized on the D3hoops.com All-Region 7 Team, announced by D3hoops.com on Tuesday.

NO. 11 CATHOLIC HOLDS OFF BEHREND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IN NCAA FIRST ROUND
NO. 11 CATHOLIC HOLDS OFF BEHREND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IN NCAA FIRST ROUND

The Penn State Behrend (19-8) women's basketball team fell 71-55 to 11th-ranked Catholic University (26-2) in the first round of the NCAA Championships on Friday night.

HAIRSTON, KOSMACK EARN TOP HONORS AS WBB ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM IS RELEASED
HAIRSTON, KOSMACK EARN TOP HONORS AS WBB ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM IS RELEASED

La Roche University senior guard Machia Hairston has been named the 2024 AMCC Women's Basketball Player of the Year.

BEHREND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TRAVELS TO W&L FOR NCAA FIRST ROUND
BEHREND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TRAVELS TO W&L FOR NCAA FIRST ROUND

The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team will battle No. 10 Catholic University on Friday, March 1 in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament held at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.

BEHREND EARNS UPSET VICTORY IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
BEHREND EARNS UPSET VICTORY IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Second seed Penn State Behrend upset top-seed and defending AMCC Champion La Roche University 73-54 to earn their third overall AMCC women's basketball title, and their first in twenty years. 

#1 LA ROCHE, #2 PENN STATE BEHREND TO MEET IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FINAL
#1 LA ROCHE, #2 PENN STATE BEHREND TO MEET IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FINAL

#1 La Roche University and #2 Penn State Behrend each earned semifinal victories in the AMCC women's basketball championship tournament on Friday afternoon to advance to the championship game on Saturday. 

#3 PENN STATE ALTOONA, #5 MOUNT ALOYSIUS WOMEN EARN FIRST ROUND VICTORIES
#3 PENN STATE ALTOONA, #5 MOUNT ALOYSIUS WOMEN EARN FIRST ROUND VICTORIES

#3 Penn State Altoona routed #6 Pitt-Bradford 94-50 in women's basketball first round action, while #5 Mount Aloysius College earned the 88-73 upset victory over #4 Pitt-Greensburg to advance to the semifinal round of the AMCC championship tournament, which will be played Friday afternoon at La Roche University. 

LA ROCHE WOMEN LOCK IN TOP SEED FOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
LA ROCHE WOMEN LOCK IN TOP SEED FOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

With a 17-0 record in conference play, the La Roche University women's basketball team has once again claimed the AMCC regular season title and hosting rights for the final four slated for this weekend.

Machia Hairston, La Roche University, Women's Basketball
Machia Hairston, La Roche University, Women's Basketball

Hairston ended the season with another pair of quality performances, helping lead La Roche to a 2-0 mark and second consecutive perfect AMCC regular season. In Wednesday's 90-48 victory over Carlow, Hairston put together a stat line of 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals. She followed that outing in Saturday's 89-64 victory over Penn State Altoona with 19 points, 14 rebounds (10 offensive), five more assists, a steal and a block. For the week, she averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and two steals.

AMCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: MOUNT ALOYSIUS @ PITT-GREENSBURG
AMCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: MOUNT ALOYSIUS @ PITT-GREENSBURG

The final AMCC women's basketball Game of the Week features 8-7 Mount Aloysius College at 9-7 Pitt-Greensburg.

Melina Maietta, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Basketball
Melina Maietta, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Basketball

Maietta averaged 23 points over two games with a week-high of 29 coming against first place La Roche. She also had a season-high average of 5.0 assists per game, good enough for a 1.1 assist/turnover ratio. She shot over 48 percent from the floor on the week and close to 43 percent from behind the arc.