2014 AMCC Women's Volleyball News
The American Volleyball Coaches Association honored 140 Division III programs for achieving at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average during the 2014-15 academic year.
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.
Medaille College Athletic Director, Amy M. DeKay, introduced Keith Koch today as the next head coach of the Women's Volleyball program.
Pitt-Bradford head volleyball coach Tina Phillips has made the decision to step down as head of the program.
The 2014 volleyball season for the AMCC teams participating in post-season tournaments has come to a close.
One day after being named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, senior right-side hitter Taylor McMillen has been named an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region Honorable Mention.
Pitt-Bradford senior right side hitter Taylor McMillen is the 2014 AMCC Women's Volleyball Player of the Year.
The AMCC has placed one women's volleyball student-athlete in the top 50 nationally in the following statistical categories for games through November 9
The Franciscan University (13-16, 7-2) women's volleyball team will be making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament after pulling off the upset in the AMCC Conference Championship on Sunday afternoon.
#2 seed Franciscan has been crowned the 2014 AMCC Women's Volleyball Champion after upsetting #1 seed Penn St. Altoona in five sets Sunday afternoon at Penn St. Altoona
Kelly led the Lady Barons to their first ever AMCC Championship win with 30 digs and five service aces in the championship game. Kelly finished the tournament weekend avergaing 5.62 digs/set and was named to the AMCC Tournament team. She is tops in the AMCC in both digs (490) and digs per set (5.16).
#1 Penn St. Altoona defeated #5 Penn St. Behrend, while #2 Franciscan outlasted #6 La Roche during Saturday's women's volleyball semifinal action.
#6 seed La Roche College and #5 seed Penn St. Behrend outplayed their seeds and advanced to the semifinals of the AMCC women's volleyball tournament Wednesday night.
In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Mount Aloysius women's volleyball hosted a Pink Out game on October 15 against Penn St. Altoona to raise money and awareness for this terrible disease.
The AMCC has placed one women's volleyball student-athlete in the top 50 nationally in the following statistical categories for games through November 2.
Link led the Lady Barons to a 2-0 week in conference play, helping her team defeat Penn State Behrend with 22 kills. Link finished the week with 32 kills total, averaging 4 kills/set and also 3 aces. Link also helped out defensively with 20 digs and 3 total blocks on the week. Link helped the the Lady Barons to 7-2 conference finish, and #2 seed spot in AMCC post-season play.
