District College category, Page 68
Pitt-Greensburg trio make all-region teams
A trio of Pitt-Greensburg players from the most successful women’s soccer team in program history received additional postseason accolades. Senior defender Tori Conroy and freshman forward Ashley Lucas were named to the United Soccer Coaches Association NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region second team, while sophomore midfielder Tiffany Michalek made...
Weekend College Top 10: Offense carries Slippery Rock into D-II quarterfinals
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. WR Wynn, No. 8 Slippery Rock dominate in playoff opener Jermaine Wynn Jr. (Woodland Hills) equaled the NCAA Division II playoff mark with 18 catches as The Rock ousted Shepherd, 51-30, in a second-round game...
Rivers, Wynn lead Slippery Rock football into Division II quarterfinals
Roland Rivers III threw for 416 yards and four touchdowns as top seed/No. 8 Slippery Rock defeated visiting Shepherd, 51-30, in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday afternoon. Jermaine Wynn caught a school-record 18 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns for the Rock, and Charles...
Franklin Regional grad Todd Summers catching on with Villanova football
His first reception for Franklin Regional went for a touchdown. So did his first two at Villanova. Todd Summers knows a few things about making a strong initial impression, but those events pale in comparison to what first-year Villanova offensive coordinator Chris Boden thought when he first saw the redshirt...
Alumni represent Latrobe on college courts across country
One town’s name keeps popping up on college basketball rosters all over the place, up and down the East Coast. From New England to Florida — and many stops in between — “Latrobe” is a common hometown among lists that also include jersey numbers, classes, heights and positions. Latrobe graduates,...
A-K Valley campus clippings: Apollo-Ridge graduate shines for Carlow basketball
Megan Ost is making the most of her early-season opportunities for the Carlow women’s basketball team. The Apollo-Ridge graduate and sophomore forward with the Celtics owns six double-digit scoring efforts through eight games. Ost had a season-best 23 points to go with 10 rebounds in Tuesday’s 63-39 victory over Penn...
UPG men’s basketball to honor program’s top teams, players Saturday
When Pitt-Greensburg plays host to Penn State-Behrend on Saturday, the athletic department will also honor four teams and their players. The four teams — squads from 1969-70,1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2004-05 — and former players who made their mark within the program will be recognized beginning at 12:30 p.m. with a...
Greensburg Salem grad Darius Doty ends Westminster career with big game
Westminster senior Darius Doty ended his collegiate football career with the best game of his career on Saturday. The defensive end and Greensburg Salem graduate helped Westminster defeat SUNY-Morrisville, 35-24, in the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s Clayton Chapman Bowl. Doty led the Titan defense with eight tackles, a career-high six...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad helps Arizona State to upset
Arizona State redshirt senior 149-pounder Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional) earned a 5-4 decision over Penn State sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Hempfield) as the No. 5 Sun Devils upset No. 1 Penn State, 19-18, to snap the Nittany Lions’ 60-dual match winning streak that dated to 2015. Bucknell: Sophomore Zach Hartman (Belle...
IUP men’s basketball moves up to No. 6 in national poll
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team is undefeated through five games, and it moved up two spots to No. 6 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II poll released Tuesday afternoon. IUP is the only Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference team ranked in this week’s poll. The...
Cal (Pa.) women’s basketball No. 9 in latest national poll; IUP moves up to No. 15
The Cal (Pa.) women’s basketball team has moved into the top 10 of the latest Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday afternoon. The Vulcans, 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, ticked up four spots to No. 9. They have been featured in...
Seton Hill volleyball earns berth to NCAA Tournament
The Seton Hill women’s volleyball earned a berth in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional Tournament for the third consecutive season and fifth time in school history. The Griffins (19-10) received a No. 7 seed and will face No. 2 Gannon (27-6) on Dec. 5 at Wheeling Jesuit, which will...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Norwin’s Harding makes 1st start for Pitt in NCAA Tournament
Anthony Harding teetered some when he was making his college decision coming out of Norwin. The soccer standout first chose Penn State before flipping to Pitt. Now he has found his way into the starting lineup for the Panthers (10-7-2). Harding made his starting debut as Pitt knocked off Lehigh,...
Robert Morris coach Bernard Clark Jr. finalist for national award
Robert Morris announced Monday that Colonials football coach Bernard Clark Jr. is a finalist for the STATS Eddie Robinson Award. The honor is presented annually to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision’s Coach of the Year. A national group of more than 150 writers, broadcasters and others will select the winner,...
Penn-Trafford alum Michael Pifer lauded for efforts as Navy long-snapper
There are long-snappers who get little recognition — most of them — and then there are long-snappers like Michael Pifer. The Navy senior and Penn-Trafford alum, in his second season as the starting “LS” for the Midshipmen, is considered one of the best at his position in the country. The...
Weekend College Top 10: Carnegie Mellon women’s soccer makes history
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Carnegie Mellon women’s soccer reaches D-III Final Four The No. 25 Tartans defeated No. 19 St. Thomas (Minn.) on penalty kicks Saturday, becoming the first women’s team to reach the NCAA Tournament semifinals. Next up...
Knoch product contributes to Gannon’s NCAA tournament run
For the past three years, senior Ben Andrews and his Gannon men’s soccer teammates have been working towards playing in the NCAA Division II men’s soccer tournament. Earlier this week, the Knights got the news that not only did they earn a bid, but they received the No. 2 seed...
District football roundup: IUP falls in 1st round of playoffs
IUP’s season ended with a 31-27 loss to No. 25 Shepherd in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday. Justice Evans put No. 18 IUP ahead 27-24 on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1 minute, 40 seconds left. But Shepherd (10-2) answered with an eight-play, 84-yard drive...
A-K Valley Campus Clippings: Freeport grads making splash at Allegheny
Freeport graduate Zoe Soilis, a 5-foot-7 senior guard for the Allegheny women’s basketball team, she scored a career-best 34 points Thursday to lead the Gators past Penn State-Behrend, 91-82. She hit 10 of 19 field goals, including six 3-pointers. Through five games, Solis is averaging 18.3 points and 5.5 rebounds....
Jeannette alumni help Lackawanna to Junior College title game
Robert Kennedy walked off the field at Clairton in the last regular-season game of his senior season feeling dejected and disappointed. He remembers the haunting glow on the scoreboard that read: Clairton 40, Jeannette 6. “I fully take responsibility for that loss,” Kennedy said. “I remember I threw two or...
Pine-Richland grad Sarah Metzmaier stars for Kenyon College field hockey team
Around this time one year ago, Kenyon field hockey player and Pine-Richland product Sarah Metzmaier was beginning the initial stages of her recovery from knee surgery after suffering an injury to her meniscus and MCL. The injury marked the first significant physical setback Metzmaier suffered in her athletic career and...
IUP lineman Jeff Arnold up for Upshaw award
IUP probably does not pile up an average of 477.4 yards across 11 games this season if not for the up-front blocking of players like Jeff Arnold. A senior lineman from Brashear, Arnold has played well enough to be considered for a national award. Arnold is one of eight finalists...
Hampton grad Ross Andersson plays integral role on Johns Hopkins defense
Every defense has its quarterback — the veteran tasked with relaying the calls from the sideline, getting players in position, understanding coverages and rotations. Rarely is that player a sophomore or a first-year starter. As a player who qualifies as both, it’s fair to say Ross Andersson is a rare...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Norwin’s Deri wraps impressive career at West Liberty
West Liberty senior safety Logan Deri (Norwin) finished his college career as one of only six players in West Liberty history to record 300 tackles. Deri had nine stops in his final college game, a 34-26 loss to Charleston. He finished with 301 tackles. “The milestone was great, but to...
WPIAL alums dot All-PSAC West football teams
The WPIAL is generously represented on the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football teams, which came out Wednesday. The PSAC West Division offensive first team features Slippery Rock senior offensive guard Ryan Podgorski (South Park) and senior kicker Jake Chapla (Plum); IUP redshirt sophomore receiver Duane Brown (Apollo-Ridge); Mercyhurst tight end...
