Longtime Saint Vincent women’s volleyball coach Sue Hozak is among the most successful coaches in the nation.

She has the wins to prove it.

Hozak, who has guided the team since 1985, picked up her 700th career win as SVC defeated visiting Geneva, 3-0, in a PAC match at Carey Center.

A 1979 Norwin graduate, Hozak began her coaching career at Ringgold High School. While there, she saw an ad for a coaching opening at Saint Vincent.

The rest is history. And history is 41 years on the sidelines that included six district or conference coach of the year awards.

SVC won ECAC Division II championships in 2006 and ’07.

Hozak works on campus as an associate athletic director, senior women’s administrator and compliance director.

In the milestone-clinching match, sophomore Meegan Williams had 12 kills and 13 digs — her eighth double-double of the season — freshman Bailey Green chipped in 17 assists and sophomore Dakota Hershberger had 11 digs for the Bearcats (5-9, 4-4).

In the previous match, Williams had 12 kills and 13 digs, Green handed out 18 assists and freshman Brenna McCracken added 13 digs as SVC swept Waynesburg, 3-0.

Football

Grove City: Senior linebacker Jack Jollie (Penn-Trafford) tied a team high with seven tackles in a 24-14 victory over Waynesburg.

Lehigh: Sophomore defensive back Luke Denny (Norwin) had an interception, the first of his career, in a 31-7 win over Columbia. The Mountain Hawks are 7-0.

Mercyhurst: Grad student defensive end Jonas King (Mt. Pleasant) registered a season-high five tackles and 11/2 sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry in a 19-7 win over Wagner.

Saint Vincent: Junior quarterback Jake Phillips (Hempfield) and junior receiver Chris Downs were at it again in Week 6.

Phillips completed 17 of 29 passes for 300 yards and four touchdowns, three to Downs, who had eight catches for 166 yards in a 57-35 win over Bethany.

SVC (2-4, 1-3 PAC) racked up 530 yards of offense.

Downs is now the single- season record holder at SVC in receiving touchdowns with 14.

Junior receiver Keegan O’Brien added four grabs for 104 yards and a TD, and sophomore Julian Walker kept the offense balanced by rushing for 140 yards and two TDs.

Junior defensive back Robbie Labuda (Mt. Pleasant) led the defense with 10 tackles and had one of three Bearcats interceptions.

Downs leads NCAA Division III in receiving yards and touchdowns, and Phillips is first in touchdown passes and fourth in passing yards.

In other SVC football news, senior Justin Emeigh was named the PAC Special Teams Player of the Week. Emeigh was 7 for 7 on extra points and made field goals of 26 and 27 yards against Bethany.

Washington & Jefferson: Junior defensive lineman Nathaniel Kadosh-Harris (Norwin) had five tackles, 11/2 for loss, in a 24-7 victory over Westminster.

Women’s soccer

Carlow: Grad forward Jenna McGuinness (Norwin) was named the USCAA Player of the Week.

She scored her first goal of the season in a 3-1 loss to La Roche.

McGuinness had seven goals last season when she was a USCAA All-American.

She began her college career at Seton Hill.

Maryland Baltimore County: Junior defender Reagan Casper (Norwin) scored the first goal of her college career in a 2-1 victory over Bryant. Casper has played in 15 games, with nine starts, and also has one assist.

Pitt-Greensburg: The Bobcats erupted for 11 goals in an AMCC win.

Sophomore Bella Carroto (Monessen) had four goals and an assist to pace UPG to an 11-0 victory over Carlow.

Senior Megan Hickey added three goals, and sophomore Emma Reyes had a goal and three assists.

Saint Francis: Freshman Riley Kerr (Greensburg Central Catholic) leads the Red Flash with eight points on four goals.

Saint Vincent: The Bearcats posted their third straight shutout, blanking Geneva, 2-0, in PAC action.

Senior Madisen Geesaman had a goal, and juniors Emily Ambrose and Addie Fisher had assists in the win for SVC (10-1-1, 3-0-1).

Youngstown State: Redshirt sophomore forward Sara Felder (Greensburg Central Catholic) had a goal, her fifth of the season, in a 2-0 win over IU Indy.

Men’s soccer

Grove City: Senior defender Luke Kimmich (Franklin Regional) had a goal on a penalty kick as the Wolverines defeated Hiram, 4-1.

Kimmich added an assist in a 3-0 victory over Westminster.

Pitt-Greensburg: Sophomore Arlo McIntyre was named the AMCC Athlete of the Week. The defender helped UPG to a 2-0 week, scoring a goal and anchoring a shutout in a 1-0 win over Penn State Behrend. He had two assists in a 6-1 win over Carlow.

UPG had not beaten Behrend since 2004.

Saint Vincent: It had been a while since Saint Vincent won a game against Geneva. But the Bearcats can scratch that one off the list.

Junior Bruno Hurtado scored the game-winning goal in the 78th minute – on an assist from freshman Daniel Maddock (Norwin) – as the Bearcats edged Geneva, 1-0, for their first win against the Golden Tornadoes since 2008.

SVC sophomore Kameron Rock was named the PAC Goalkeeper of the Week. He had eight saves across two wins. He had three saves in the win over Geneva.

Seton Hill: Sophomore Dylan Griffin and freshman Felix Knorn had goals to lead the Griffins to a 2-1 victory under the lights at Cal (Pa.).

Senior AJ Visco (Penn-Trafford) had four saves in 90 minutes for the Vulcans.

Men’s tennis

Thiel: Junior Bret Vilage (Norwin) cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles and a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles as Thiel fell to Pitt-Greensburg, 5-2, in its fall season opener.

Women’s tennis

Pitt-Greensburg: Sophomore Gabi Moder was named the AMCC Athlete of the Week. She helpd UPG clinch the No. 3 seed in the AMCC Tournament with wins at No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles in a victory against Mt. Aloysius. She added two more wins, at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles, in a win over Clarion.

Men’s cross country

Pitt-Greensburg: Junior David Brokaw (Norwin) won the individual title, and the Bobcats finished second in the team standings at the Mt. Aloysius Invitational.

Brokaw finished in a personal-best 18 minutes, 25.70 seconds.

Brokaw was named the AMCC Athlete of the Week.

Women’s cross country

Pitt-Greensburg: Senior Trinity Lockwood-Morris finished second at the Mt. Aloysius Invitational with a time of personal-best mark of 21:55. The team finished second.

Women’s volleyball

Carlow: Senior outside hitter Rebecca Hess (Greensburg Central Catholic) recorded her 1,000th career dig, a few matches after reaching 1,000 career kills, as the Celtics defeated Pitt-Greensburg, 3-1.

Hess had 24 digs and 15 kills in the win for Carlow (6-10).

Thiel: Junior Arin DeLattre (Hempfield) reached 200 career blocks as the Tomcats defeated Allegheny, 3-1. She had three blocks in the match to go with 10 kills.

Men’s golf

Grove City: Senior Michael Astrab (Norwin) finished 24th with a round of 82 at the Waynesburg Fall Invitational at Nemacolin Country Club.

Westmoreland County Community College: The Wolfpack won the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference championship with a score of 619 at The Links at Spring Church in Apollo. Junior Luke Anderchak (Franklin Regional), sophomore Aiden Duffy (Norwin) and sophomore Bret Worthington (Penn-Trafford) earned all-conference honors.

Women’s golf

Westmoreland County Community College: Freshman Bryn Baluh (Mt. Pleasant) and freshman Jada Ford (Yough) earned all-conference recognition as the Wolfpack won the WPCC title with a two-day total of 809.

Women’s swimming

Cal (Pa.): Senior Ashlyn Hornick (Mt. Pleasant) finished eighth in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:45.83 at the season-opening Spring Frenzy at IUP.

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