2019 AMCC Women's Volleyball News
Four teams from the AMCC men's and women's volleyball teams have earned the United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2019-2020 season.
Medaille College Director of Athletics Susan Roarke announced the hiring of John Forman as the men's and women's volleyball coach on Friday.
Hilbert College Athletic Director Megan Valentine is excited to introduce Calvin Crosby as the Hawks' first full time head coach for both the men's and women's volleyball programs with additional duties as the athletic department's Camps and Clinics Coordinator.
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 once again started off the year with several AMCC championships and is in the lead for the Presidents Cup title after the fall sport season.
The Stockton University (31-3) women's volleyball team defeated Penn State Behrend (19-11) 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-15) in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Division III Championships hosted by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Penn State Behrend sophomore OH Kristin Reiland and Pitt-Bradford junior OH Emily Cleveland have been named 2019 AMCC Women's Volleyball Co-Players of the Year.
While the fall sports season has just about ended for most teams, there are several AMCC teams gearing up for yet another game, and what most would consider as the most exciting time of the year.
Reiland averaged 5.17 kills and 3.33 digs, while hitting .373 in a pair of matches to help the Lions captured the AMCC Championship. She had a double-double in the finals against Pitt-Bradford with a match-high 15 kills and 15 digs. In the semifinals, Reiland posted 16 kills, five digs, three aces and three blocks. She was also named to the AMCC All-Tournament Team.
Penn St. Behrend defeated Pitt-Bradford en route to their 5th conference championship and a berth in the NCAA Division III tournament.
It will be #1 Penn St. Behrend vs. #3 Pitt-Bradford in the finals of the AMCC women's volleyball title match on Sunday.
#3 Pitt-Bradford and #4 Penn State Altoona each swept their opponents in first round women's volleyball action Wednesday evening to advance to the semifinals to be played on Saturday afternoon.
The 2019 AMCC Women's Volleyball Championship Tournament kicks off on Wednesday evening with first round match-ups.
Bayer posted an impressive .444 kill percentage for the week in two huge Franciscan victories to make the AMCC playoffs for the first time in her career. Bayer also recorded a double-double, for the eighth time this season, with 19 kills and 13 digs in the playoff-clinching match against La Roche. For the week, she averaged 4.00 kills per set, 3.00 digs per set and five service aces. Bayer registered 25.5 points (5.1 points per set) for the week, which helped her clinch the second most points per set and kills per set in the AMCC this season.
