AMCC BECOMES FIRST D3 CONFERENCE IN NATION TO SPONSOR WOMEN'S BOWLING

With four member member institutions sponsoring women's bowling in 2013-14, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference proudly announces the inaugural season of their sixteenth league championship.  The AMCC is the first Division III conference in the nation to sponsor women's bowling as a championship sport.
 
 "We are excited to be at the forefront of supporting this very popular high school sport at the varsity intercollegiate level," said league commissioner Donna Ledwin.  "We are hopeful that it will gain momentum at the Division III level in a very short time.  We would love to see a stand-alone Division III championship in the not-too-distant future."
 
 Medaille College (2007-08) and Penn St. Altoona (2009-10) were the first AMCC members to sponsor women's bowling.  They are joined this year by Mount Aloysius College and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.  Several other AMCC institutions have plans to move from club to varsity in the next few years.  The conference also will consider adding affiliate members as the sport continues to grow in Division III.  Currently there are 10 Division III programs that sponsor women's bowling at the varsity level.  These schools compete against a combination of Division I, II and III teams for an association-wide national championship.
 
 "Bowling is not just a high school or college activity, it's a lifetime sport," said Penn St. Altoona head coach Lori Tremmel.  "It would be great if this move encouraged more Division III schools to sponsor bowling, because it is highly consistent with the Division III philosophy."
 
 The AMCC regular season schedule features two quad matches, one in November hosted by Penn St. Altoona and the other in January hosted by Medaille.  The championship tournament will be February 8-9 in Bradford, PA.