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Westmoreland campus clippings: Pitt-Greensburg women’s tennis defends AMCC title
Pitt-Greensburg pulled off a repeat as it defended its Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference women’s tennis title. The Bobcats handled Penn State Behrend, 5-0, in the conference title match. Your 2022 AMCC Women's Tennis Champions, the @upgbobcats! pic.twitter.com/HDi6NLsDhZ— AMCC Sports (@AMCCsports) October 16, 2022 UPG (11-1) will play in the NCAA...
District college roundup: Cal (Pa.) fends off Seton Hill upset bid
Noah Mitchell was 15 for 30 for 239 yards and two touchdowns as Cal (Pa.) held on for a 21-14 victory over Seton Hill in PSAC football Saturday night. JaQuae Jackson had five catches for 138 yards and a score, helping the Vulcans (4-3, 3-1) take a 21-0 lead after...
Seton Hill softball hires ex-Bethany coach
Seton Hill’s new softball coach will inherit a team that has a nice ring to it. Cassie Moore was named the Griffins’ coach Tuesday, replacing Jessica Strong, who resigned in August after a four-season run of success. SB: Cassie Moore Named Seton Hill Softball Coach. Spent previous four years at...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Pitt-Greensburg soccer players honored
Pitt-Greensburg was the place for soccer awards last week. The Bobcats women’s team had a pair of honorees as senior Ashley Lucas was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference South Player of the Month. Her teammate, freshman Megan Hickey, was tabbed the ECAC South Region Rookie of the Month. And...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Yough grad Appolonia scores first goal at YSU
Justine Appolonia was a goal-scoring machine when she played at Yough. The soccer team’s all-time goals leader with 117, Appolonia is now a junior at Youngstown State, and she is becoming more prominent in the Penguins’ attack. Appolonia scored her first career goal for YSU in a 3-0 victory over...
Burrell grad Ian Durci sees receiving numbers rise in second season at AlleghenyVideo
Ian Durci can laugh about it now, the way the Burrell football team’s offense has gone from coach Shawn Liotta’s preferred pass-happy style to ground and pound. “I bet coach Liotta isn’t too happy about that,” Durci said with a chuckle. Fortunately for Durci (5-foot-9, 160 pounds), as a receiver...
District college football roundup: IUP rallies past Cal (Pa.) for dramatic Coal Bowl win
Dayjur Stewart scored on a 1-yard run with 1:27 left in the game as No. 18 IUP rallied for a 22-21 PSAC victory over Cal (Pa.) in the 13th Coal Bowl on Saturday. The Vulcans led 21-10 heading into the final quarter before IUP (5-0, 3-0) closed the gap on...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Norwin grad Sam Wexell posts 11th career shutout
This one was for all the bricks. And Sam Wexell was a brick wall. Wexell, redshirt senior goalkeeper, batted away and clutched shot after shot for Ohio University, posting the 11th shutout of her college career in a 2-0 victory over Miami. It was the annual “Battle of the Bricks”...
After 2 years with no game action, DiNunzio-Biss emerging for IUP defenseVideo
Every football player in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference was in the same boat in 2020: no game action after the season was canceled because of the pandemic. Then there was IUP’s Drew DiNunzio-Biss. DiNunzio-Biss came to IUP in 2019 after starring at Kiski Area and spent that season as...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Saint Vincent golfers win host tournament
Saint Vincent may have been a gracious host, but that didn’t stop the Bearcats from winning their own golf tournament. The SVC men claimed the title as four individuals finished inside the top five and the team finished with 323 strokes to top Grove City by 16. Junior Brevin Urso...
District college football: IUP stays unbeaten, hands Rock its 1st loss
Mak Sexton threw three touchdown passes — two to Duane Brown — and IUP handed Slippery Rock its first loss, 20-12 on Saturday. Sexton was 19 of 29 for 240 yards, with 10 of those completions and 140 yards going to Brown. Kalen Frazier and Naszhir Taylor intercepted passes for...
Westmoreland campus clippings: GCC grad Sam Nemeth making plays at IUP
Sam Nemeth is getting more involved in the offense this season for the IUP women’s soccer team. The junior midfielder is becoming the scoring threat and facilitator she was when she played at Greensburg Central Catholic. Nemeth had a career day for the Crimson Hawks (2-1-3) in a 4-2 PSAC...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Jeannette grad Marcus Barnes making impact at William & Mary
Coming out of Jeannette, Marcus Barnes was known for his glue-like hands and football instincts. His father, Johnnie Barnes, played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers. If the ball was thrown Marcus Barnes’ way, he was probably going to catch it, no matter if he...
GCC grad Brenna Springer finds new, more comfortable home with Seton Hill women’s soccerVideo
Brenna Springer needed a fresh start. Like many high school athletes, she was enamored with the idea of playing at the Division I level, so the former Greensburg Central Catholic star accepted a scholarship to play soccer at Akron. The experience left a lot to be desired. During her freshman...
Plum grad Jamie Seneca confident of having strong 2nd season for Gannon women’s soccerVideo
One of Jamie Seneca’s greatest assets always has been her speed. It allows the Plum grad to be a prototypical box-to-box midfielder on the soccer pitch. But during Seneca’s freshman season at Gannon in 2021, coach Colin Petersen asked her to pump the brakes. He didn’t want to rein in...
A-K Valley campus clippings: Durci helps Allegheny football team top Waynesburg
Ian Durci made his mark for the Allegheny football team in its 31-15 Presidents’ Athletic Conference victory over Waynesburg on Saturday. The sophomore wide receiver from Burrell finished the game with a team-high six catches for 76 yards. His top catch went for 25 yards. Durci recorded his first touchdown...
Gateway grad Becca Kubler finds scoring touch for Pitt-Greensburg
Becca Kubler led the Gateway varsity girls soccer team in points all four of her years with the Gators. Now at Pitt-Greensburg, the junior midfielder/forward again is at the forefront of her team’s offensive aspirations. Kubler, who played in all eight games, making four starts, through a 3-1 win over...
District college football roundup: Slippery Rock rolls past Seton Hill
Noah Grover was 21 for 37 passing for 294 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a score to lead Slippery Rock to a 30-2 victory over Seton Hill in the PSAC opener for both teams Saturday. Slippery Rock (4-0, 1-0) held Seton Hill (0-4, 0-1) to 106 yards...
Westmoreland campus clippings: UPG women’s tennis continues to thrive
Pitt-Greensburg posted its third consecutive win in women’s tennis with a 9-0 victory over Mount Aloysius. Junior Abby Rosman now has 26 career doubles wins, tying Sydney Geary for the most in program history. Rosman and junior Amber Sterrett won their match 8-1 for the Bobcats (3-1, 3-0 AMCC). Women’s...
Greensburg Salem grad Joula Anderson embraces Waynesburg women’s cross country’s relaxed approach to seasonVideo
The Waynesburg women’s cross country team entered the 2022 season as the six-time defending champion in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. But coach Chris Hardie and his team are taking a more relaxed approach this fall. With significant graduation losses — the Yellow Jackets bid adieu to three of their top...
Riverview grad Sean Abraham determined to lead Behrend men’s soccer to top of AMCCVideo
In Sean Abraham’s first two seasons with the Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team, the Lions won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title. Last season, that run was interrupted by Mt. Aloysius, which knocked PSB out of the AMCC Tournament in the semifinals. The Lions were picked to win the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: D.J. Gray leads Saint Vincent to 1st victory
It wasn’t the prettiest football game Saint Vincent has played, but the Bearcats will take their first victory of 2022. Sophomore D.J Gray ran for a career-high 118 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries as SVC (1-2, 1-0) held back Thiel (0-3, 0-1), 24-16, in the teams’ Presidents’ Athletic...
District college football roundup: IUP takes it to Shippensburg
Mak Sexton threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns as IUP racked up 552 yards of offense in a 44-21 win over Shippensburg (1-2) on Saturday. Apollo-Ridge grad Duane Brown caught eight passes for 160 yards for IUP (2-0) while teammate Hilton Ridley added five receptions for 126 yards and...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Seton Hill announces Hall of Fame class
Seton Hill announced its 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame Class, the 11th class to be enshrined at the school. The newest members include Christine Henderson Deneen (2015 graduate, softball), Alex Haines (2014, baseball), Joe Smith (2017, soccer), and Lauren Teed Clem (2016, volleyball). The four former standouts will be inducted...
Norwin grad Allie Plassio determined to help Point Park women’s cross country back to top of conferenceVideo
The Point Park women’s cross country team is used to being top dog in the River States Conference. With decorated runners such as Anna Shields and Alyssa Campbell, the Pioneers long have been the team to beat. But last fall, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, a newcomer to the conference, knocked Point Park...
