Pioneers Predicted 7th in AMCC
Penn State Behrend, winners of 14 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) women's soccer crowns, has once again been selected by league coaches to defend their conference title. Mount Aloysius College is expected to finish second, with D'Youville College in third. Alfred State in their first year in the AMCC is predicted to finish 7th.
Anne Holmok and the Pioneers begin their first year of play in the AMCC after finishing 2018 with a 12-3-3 overall record. Maggie Meyer (Red Creek), a second team All-ACAA selection last year, returns to lead a young squad. The team features only nine returners and over a dozen newcomers.
1. Penn State Behrend (1)
2. Mount Aloysius College (2)
3. D'Youville College (3)
4. Penn State Altoona (T5)
5. Pitt-Greensburg (4)
6. Franciscan University (T5)
7. Alfred State College ^
8. Pitt-Bradford (T5)
9. La Roche University (T8)
10. Medaille College (T8)
11. Hilbert College (10)
*Number in parenthesis is order of regular season finish in 2018
^ 2019 is Alfred State's first season in the AMCC
Penn St. Behrend sophomore forward Brenna McGuire has been named the AMCC Preseason Offensive Player of the Yea and Mount Aloysius senior defender Summer Schell is the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. The AMCC championship will be held November 9 at the site of the highest remaining seed, with the winner earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Alfred State opens up the 2019 season on Friday when they host SUNY Delhi (6 p.m.).
