Volleyball Predicted 10th in AMCC Preseason Poll
With Pitt-Bradford taking the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) volleyball championship title a year ago, and Penn State Behrend finishing first in the regular season, AMCC coaches expect the Panthers and Lions to once again finish at the top of conference standings. 2019 will be the first year that Alfred State will compete in the AMCC.
Seven Pioneers return from the 2018 team that finished 9-12. The 2019 squad also features two junior college transfers and five newcomers. Junior outside hitter Kiara Perkins (Coudersport, PA) will look to make an immediate impact in the AMCC. She recorded 2.96 kills per set and .59 aces a set last year en route to being named honorable mention All-ACAA.
AMCC Pre-Season Ranking
T1. Pitt-Bradford (T3)
T1. Penn State Behrend
3. Mount Aloysius College (T1)
4. La Roche University (T3)
5. Penn State Altoona (5)
6. Medaille College (6)
7. D'Youville College (7)
8. Franciscan University (8)
9. Pitt-Greensburg (9)
10. Alfred State College ^
11. Hilbert College (10)
*Number in parenthesis is order of regular season finish in 2018
^ 2019 will be Alfred State's first season in the AMCC
The first serve of the 2019 season is this weekend as the Pioneers head to Cazenovia. They take on Elmira on Friday (5 p.m.) and then return to the court for matches vs. Cazenovia (10 a.m.) and Mt. St. Mary (Noon).
The AMCC Preseason Player of the Year is Pitt-Bradford junior OH Riley Anderson. The AMCC Championship will be held November 10 at the site of the #1 seed, with the winner earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.