2017 AMCC Women's Volleyball News
The Franciscan University volleyball team hosted a successful Dig Pink Rally this past season and was once again honored by the Sideout Foundation for its fundraising efforts. During the 2017 Dig Pink Rally, the Lady Barons raised $2,624.80, surpassing last year's total by almost $400.
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and Athletic Director Tony Berich are happy to announce that Clay Karadus has been named the Head Women's Volleyball Coach.
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.
Penn State Behrend senior setter Hannah Saunders has earned 2017 AMCC Women's Volleyball Player of the Year honors.
Saunders tallied 101 assists, 24 digs, 11 kills and five aces over three matches to help the Behrend women's volleyball team capture their fourth AMCC title on Sunday. She had a double-double with 46 assists and 12 digs in the championship match against La Roche. Saunders was also named to the AMCC All-Tournament Team.
The #4 La Roche College women's volleyball team advanced to their first-ever AMCC Tournament Championship match after coming back to defeat #1 Penn State Altoona 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-20) on Saturday afternoon.
In a tight race all season long for the AMCC women's volleyball regular season title, Penn State Altoona and Pitt-Bradford each finished the regular season with conference-best 7-2 records. With the Lady Lions prevailing 3-2 over the Panthers head-to-head on September 23, Penn State Altoona was crowned the regular season champion and thus earned the top seed and hosting rights for the conference tournament.
Fisher led the team to a huge victory over La Roche which helped to secure a playoff spot in the AMCC postseason tournament. Fisher recorded 21 kills in one set, which was the highest she has had all season. For the week, Fisher averaged 4.83 kills per set, 1.33 blocks per set, while swinging at a .311 clip. She leads in the AMCC in hitting percentage and is second in kills and kils per set.
As we enter the final day of regular season play, the AMCC women's volleyball season once again proves to be a tight race. With Penn State Altoona and Pitt-Bradford tied at the top with 6-2 records, Mount Aloysius, Penn State Behrend, La Roche, and Franciscan are all tied with 5-3 records. Playoff seedings are up in the air as the Mounties and Lions battle it out on Saturday to try and climb the postseason rankings.
Schneider had another impressive week for the Spartans as they added another conference win on Tuesday evening. Megan recorded 13 kills against Medaille on Tuesday evening as D'Youville defeated the Mavericks 3-1. Schneider added a team high 20 digs to record a double-double. On Friday against the University of Rochester, Megan recorded yet another double-double with 13 kills and 10 digs. For the week, Schneider averaged 3.71 kills per set and 4.29 digs per set.
