FRED WALLACE RESIGNS AS W&J HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH (6/29/12)
Washington & Jefferson College Head Volleyball Coach Fred Wallace announced his resignation on June 29 after nine seasons.  He is leaving W&J to become the head volleyball and softball coach at Morrisville State (N.Y.) College. Wallace helped W&J win the 2005 PAC Championship with a squad that finished 26-6 and earned a bid to the ECAC Division III Tournament.  His teams won nearly 53 percent of their matches (143-129) and made three ECAC postseason appearances.  Wallace owns a 220-182 (.547) overall record in 13 seasons of coaching NCAA Division III volleyball. 

PAC PAIR FINISH SEASON AT NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP (3/10/12)
Thiel senior Corey Brown and Washington & Jefferson sophomore Josh Etzel each concluded their seasons this weekend at the 2012 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships, March 9-10 in LaCrosse, Wisc. Brown went 3-3 overall to finish in eighth place nationally at 133 pounds and become the first four-time All-America in Tomcat wrestling history. Etzel, who was the first President to compete at the national championship tournament in nine years, went 0-2 at 141 pounds and finished his season with a 24-5 record. He will take a 31-6 career record into his junior year next winter. Complete tournament information can be found on the NCAA Championships website.

EIGHT PAC STANDOUTS SELECTED TO COMPETE AT 2012 NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN'S SWIMMING/DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS ON MARCH 21-24 (3/7/12)

Eight PAC women's swimming & diving standouts (six from Grove City, one from Washington & Jefferson and one from Westminster) have qualified to compete in the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, scheduled for March 21-24 in Indianapolis, Ind. For the PAC champion Wolverines, three swimmers - Angela Palumbo, Kait Riesmeyer and Jenny Ryan - have qualified to compete in individual events as well as relays, while three others - Lauren Cassano, Jenna Richert and Kate Wilt - will swim in relay events only. The GCC group will be joined by a pair of returning All-Americans in Westminster senior Caitlin Lehberger, a multiple All-American who earned 2012 PAC Women's Swimmer of the Year honors and has the highest qualifying seed in the nation in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.60); and W&J senior Bethany Haver, a two-time AA recipient in 1-meter and 3-meter diving after becoming the first-ever PAC women's diver to qualify for nationals in 2011 and who will again compete in both events this year. The complete championship psych sheet is now online.

The PAC champion Thomas More Saints advanced to the second round of the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament with a thrilling 94-91 come-from-behind win over Louisiana College at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Ky. The Saints trailed by as many as 19 points in the contest, including a 17-point second half deficit, before rallying behind a 36-point scoring effort from junior G Allison Long. With the victory, the TMC women will host Illinois Wesleyan (an 84-42 first round winner over Maryville) in the tournament second round Saturday (March 3) at 7:30 p.m. In other NCAA Tournament first round action, the Saint Vincent women saw their season come to an end following an 88-66 setback to York at Juniata College. Finally, the PAC men's champion Bethany Bison saw their own second half comeback fall just short in a 69-57 NCAA first round loss at St. Mary's Thursday night.

2012 ALL-PAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS RELEASED (2/28/12)

The 2012 All-PAC Men's Basketball teams have been released. Junior F Nick Wilcox of PAC champion Bethany was named the 2012 PAC Player of the Year, while 2012 PAC Coach of the Year laurels went to Thomas More mentor Jeff Rogers.

PAC SPRING SPORT COMPOSITE SCHEDULES RELEASED (2/27/12)

The 2012 composite schedules for baseball, golf, softball, men's tennis, and track & field are now available online.

THREE PAC HOOPS TEAMS TO PLAY IN NCAA TOURNAMENTS (2/27/12)

TOP-SEEDED BETHANY MEN, THOMAS MORE WOMEN EACH CAPTURE 2012 PAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS (2/25/12)

The Bethany College men and Thomas More College women each emerged as champions of the 2012 PAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship Tournaments with title game wins on February 25. With the victories, both teams have now earned the PAC's automatic bids for next week's NCAA Division III Basketball Tournaments. On the men's side, the top-seeded Bison raced to a 39-19 lead early in the second half, only to see #3 Thomas More rally late. A key steal and four free throws in the final 30 seconds by Bison junior Reece Mabery sealed the 58-53 BC win, giving Bethany its second consecutive PAC crown and their record 14th in league history. The women's title game saw the top-seeded Saints take a 42-35 halftime lead over #2 Saint Vincent, then hold off the Bearcats in the second half for a 77-66 victory and their unprecedented sixth straight PAC title. Sophomore Devin Beasley paced TMC with a near triple-double of 30 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in the title game victory.

EBERLE NAMED HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH AT CHATHAM (1/11/12)
Chatham has hired Marc Eberle as its head women's volleyball coach. Eberle joined Chatham’s team as the assistant volleyball coach in the beginning of the 2011 school year. Eberle came to Chatham from fellow PAC member Saint Vincent College where he helped to form the Bearcat men’s club team. He then served as student assistant coach for the SVC women’s volleyball team in 2010.  The 2010 St. Vincent graduate is a native of Penn Hills, Pa., where he played volleyball for four years.

TMC'S OESWEIN GARNERS SECOND ALL-AMERICA HONOR (1/4/12)
Thomas More senior M Alex Oeswein earned his second All-American honor of the year last week as he was named to the D3soccer.com All-American Teams. Oeswein, who was named a second team All-American by the NSCAA in December, was named to the All-American Third Team by D3soccer.com. He led the team in scoring with 48 points on a team-high 20 goals and a team-high eight assists. Oeswein also recorded three hat tricks in 19 games played in 2011.

WAYNESBURG TABS GRIFFITHS AS HEAD SOCCER COACH (12/29/11)
Waynesburg University has hired Carl Griffiths as its new head men's and women's soccer coach. Griffiths comes to the Yellow Jackets from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill., where he spent the past two-plus seasons as the first assistant coach to the Thunder men's soccer team, which is the winningest program in NCAA Division III history. Griffiths is also a graduate of Wheaton, where during his four years with the Thunder, Griffiths played in 67 games as a defender, including 24 starts as a senior co-captain en route to All-CCIW first team laurels. That same year, Griffiths helped lead the Thunder to the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer National Championship, where they lost to national power Messiah. For his efforts, he was also tabbed for the NCAA Final Four Tournament Team.

PAC PLACES 14 ON NSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-REGION TEAMS (12/22/11)
The PAC has placed 14 conference men's soccer standouts on the 2011 College Division Men's Scholar All-East Region teams, awarded by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Leading the way was Geneva senior M Jake McCracken (3.67 GPA, business finance), who was the lone PAC first team representative. Grove City junior D Josh Kern (3.56 GPA, entrepreneurship) was tabbed to the second team, while Geneva junior F Jeb Nash (3.51 GPA, business) was a third team selection. In addition, 11 PAC players representing Bethany, Geneva, Grove City, Saint Vincent and Westminster earned Honorable Mention laurels.

WU'S MOORE NAMED ALL-AMERICAN BY D3FOOTBALL.COM (12/19/11)
Waynesburg University senior DT Darryl Moore Jr. has been named to the 2011 NCAA Division III Football All-America Third Team by the D3Football.com website. Moore racked up 60 total tackles, 36 of which were solo stops, nine tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in 2011. He also broke up a pass, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble on his way to his second-straight All-South Region lauding from the website. Moore also notched his second-straight first-team All-PAC selection in November.

TMC'S OESWEIN NAMED NSCAA MEN'S SOCCER ALL-AMERICAN (12/15/11)
Thomas More senior Alex Oeswein, the 2011 PAC Men's Soccer Player of the Year, has been named to the 2011 NCAA Division III All-America Second Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). He is the first Saint men's soccer player in school history to garner All-America recognition. Oeswein, a midfielder, led the team and conference in scoring with 48 points on  20 goals and eight assists.  Oeswein also recorded three hat tricks in 19 games played in 2011, as the Saints finished 16-2-1 overall and 8-0 in the PAC. 

TC'S BROWN, BC'S HOFFMAN NAMED PAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES (12/15/11)
The PAC has announced that senior Academic All-American volleyball standout Tiffany Hoffman  of Bethany College and senior All-American wrestler Corey Brown of Thiel College have been named Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the Month for December 2011.

BETHANY VOLLEYBALL TRIO NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (12/14/11)

Three Bethany volleyball standouts - junior setter Jessica Zavatchen and seniors Tiffany Hoffman and Megan Hoffman - have been selected to the Capital One 2011 Academic All-America Division III volleyball teams, released by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Zavatchen (4.0 GPA, pre-physical therapy) was a first team honoree, while Tiffany Hoffman (3.92 GPA, biology) was tabbed to the second team and Megan Hoffman (3.93 GPA, biology) to the third team. The Bison were the only program in the nation to put three players on the Academic All-American teams, which consisted of 18 total players, and one of only three schools with multiple members on the teams. A First Team All-PAC selection, Zavatchen set the Bethany single-season (1,468) and career assists (3,849) records this season, as she led the Bison to a school-record 31 wins and their second consecutive ECAC Division III South Region Tournament championship. Tiffany Hoffman was also a First Team All-PAC choice, while Megan Hoffman was a four-year starter for the Bison spikers.

SEVEN PAC KICKERS NAMED TO NSCAA ALL-REGION TEAMS (12/14/11)
The PAC has placed seven men's soccer standouts on the 2011 NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region teams, released today by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). 2011 PAC champion Thomas More led the way with three honorees, including both first team selections in 2011 PAC Player of the year senior M Alex Oeswein and senior D Keith Kreidenweis. Second team selections were senior M Jake McCracken of Geneva and junior D Josh Kern of Grove City, while third team laurels went to Thomas More senior GK Zach Lawson, Geneva junior F Jeb Nash, and Bethany sophomore F Arkangelo James.

PAC ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF CARNEGIE MELLON AND CASE WESTERN RESERVE AS FOOTBALL AFFILIATE MEMBERS STARTING IN 2014 (12/13/11)
The Presidents' Athletic Conference has accepted Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland as affiliate members in the sport of football. The Tartan and Spartan football programs will begin play in the PAC starting in the 2014 season. The addition of the CMU and CWRU football programs will raise the number of football programs in the PAC from nine to 11. Beginning in 2014, the PAC will play an unbalanced football schedule with eight conference and two non-conference dates. Both schools will remain full members of the University Athletic Association (UAA) in all other sports. Complete information on the new PAC members can be found in the official PAC release, while releases from Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve and the UAA are also online.

SEVEN PAC GRIDDERS TO COMPETE IN MEXICO ALL-STAR GAME (12/13/11)
Seven PAC football standouts who just completed their collegiate eligibility this fall have been selected to join the 53-player American roster of NCAA Division III standouts competing in the 3rd Annual Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars). The game, which features the Division III all-stars facing the Mexican national team, will take place this Saturday (Dec. 17) at 1:30 p.m. in the 5,000-seat El Tempo del Dolor (The Temple of Pain) in Puebla, Mexico. Saint Vincent leads the PAC with four participants, as Bearcat QB Aaron Smetanka, LBs Anthony Johnson and Armando Fortunato and OL Taofik Amokomowo will be joined by RB/KR Kendall Owens and P/K Aaron Walter from PAC champion Thomas More as well as DL Jarred Frawley from Grove City on the American roster. The game will be webcast live here.

EIGHT PAC KICKERS NAMED TO NSCAA ALL-REGION TEAMS (12/12/11)

Eight PAC women's soccer standouts have been selected to the 2011 NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Women's Soccer teams, released today by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). PAC regular season champion Washington & Jefferson led the conference with three honorees, led by the 2011 PAC Player of the Year, sophomore F Holly Shipley. Shipley was joined on the first team by Waynesburg senior F Courtney Ebersole. Second team honorees included the W&J duo of senior GK Stephanie Saussol and junior M Chrissy Marcius, along with Thomas More junior D Abby Gindling and Grove City junior M Grace Rieman. Earning third team laurels was Westminster senior D Tyler Dever and Thomas More sophomore F Courtney Clark.

PAC SAAC MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN PITTSBURGH "POLAR PLUNGE", RAISE OVER $2,500 FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF PENNSYLVANIA (12/11/11)
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) raised over $2,500 for the Pennsylvania Special Olympics, as 31 PAC SAAC members participated in the 2nd Annual Pittsburgh Polar Plunge in the Allegheny River outside Heinz Field in Pittsburgh on Dec. 11. The group included conference student-athletes, coaches/administrators and SAAC advisors. Video of the 31 brave SAAC members taking the frigid dip can be found on our PAC Youtube page, while photos of the event are now available on our conference Facebook page.

W&J'S HOLLY SHIPLEY NAMED NSCAA SOCCER ALL-AMERICAN (12/10/11)
Washington & Jefferson College sophomore forward Holly Shipley became the first women’s soccer All-American in school history after being named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire NCAA Women’s Division III All-America Team.  Shipley was a third-team selection. Shipley was one of only three sophomores on the three All-America teams.  The NSCAA honored 40 players from the 440 NCAA Division III women’s soccer programs.  Shipley becomes the first All-American in the 22-year history of varsity women’s soccer at W&J.  The 2011 PAC Player of the Year led the Presidents with 32 points on 12 goals and eight assists.  She scored three game-winning goals and produced a team-high 63 shots. 

GENEVA COACH JEFF SANTARSIERO EARNS 250TH CAREER WIN (12/7/11)

Geneva College men’s basketball head coach Jeff Santarsiero earned his 250th career victory as a collegiate men's basketball coach when the Golden Tornadoes defeated Waynesburg 77-72. Santarsiero became only the second head coach in Geneva men’s basketball history to secure 250 career victories. With this win the Golden Tornadoes made history by picking up the school’s victory as an official member of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. The victory pushed Geneva’s overall record to 2-6 including a 1-2 mark in the conference.

PAC PLACES SIX ON ALL-SOUTH REGION FOOTBALL TEAMS (12/6/11)

Six PAC football standouts have been honored with selection to the 2011 NCAA Division III All-South Region teams, released by the D3Football.com website. Leading the way for the conference was Waynesburg senior DT Darryl Moore Jr., who was the league's lone first team selection. Second team honorees included W&J sophomore WR Alex Baroffio and Thomas More junior DG Zach Autenrieb, while three others - Thomas More sophomore RB Domonique Hayden and the Waynesburg duo of senior C Nick Hanley and senior DB Sean Hunt - earned third team laurels.

GENEVA MEN'S SOCCER PLACES SECOND IN NCCAA TOURNEY (12/4/11)
The Geneva men's soccer team nearly completed a miracle run to the championship before finishing as the national runner-up at the 2011 NCCAA Men's Soccer National Tournament, held this week in Kissimmee, Fla. The Golden Tornadoes, led by head coach Gary Dunda, entered the eight-team, single-elimination tournament as the seventh seed and were the lone non-scholarship team competing. However, the GTs posted upsets over second-seeded Palm Beach Atlantic 1-0 on Wednesday and against Judson 2-1 in overtime Thursday to advance to the national title match against top-seeded California Baptist. The upset run came to an end Saturday night, as Geneva dropped a 2-1 decision and was thus denied its first NCCAA National Championship since the 1994 season.

GROVE CITY SOCCER PAIR NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (11/30/11)
A pair of Grove City College senior men's soccer players earned Division III Academic All-America honors from Capital One and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Brian Eckenhoff  (3.98 cumulative grade-point average (GPA), business management) earned Second Team Academic All-America at midfielder and Tim Boswell (3.98 cumulative grade-point average (GPA), molecular biology) earned Third Team Academic All-America at forward. The 2011-12 academic year marks the first year that CoSIDA has based its Academic All-America program on individual divisions within college athletics. Currently, CoSIDA honors student-athletes in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, along with a "College" division that includes NAIA institutions and junior colleges.

SVC MEN, GCC WOMEN LEAD 2011-12 ALL-SPORTS STANDINGS (11/29/11)
The Saint Vincent College men and Grove City College women each hold narrow leads following the conclusion of the 2011 fall sports season in the race for the 2011-12 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) All-Sports Trophies. The all-sports trophies are awarded annually to the schools which perform the best across the board in league competition. First-place finishes are worth 10 points (nine for men), second place is worth nine points (eight for men) ... last place is worth one point. Complete standings through the 2011 fall season are now available online.

"PAC SPORTS NETWORK" RELEASES 12-DATE VIDEO WEBCAST SCHEDULE OF 2011-12 PAC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL ACTION (11/22/11)
The "PAC Sports Network" will broadcast a 12-date schedule of PAC basketball doubleheaders and single games in 2011-12. The network, consisting of Western Pennsylvania broadcasters Randy Gore, Justin Pyles and David Singer, will produce live video webcasts covering all 10 PAC members during the upcoming conference basketball season, beginning with a doubleheader featuring Thomas More at Geneva on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Webcast links will be available at the conference website at www.pacathletics.org. The tentative video webcast schedule can be found here.

PAC ANNOUNCES 2011 FALL TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS (11/22/11)
The 2011 Fall PAC Team Sportsmanship Award winners have been released. The PAC Team Sportsmanship Award program was started during the 2008-09 sports season, and is an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among conference teams. The award is sponsored by the PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), a committee comprised of student-athletes from each member institution that assemble to provide insight on the student-athlete experience.

BENDEL RETIRES AS SAINT VINCENT WOMEN'S TENNIS COACH (11/21/11)

Saint Vincent women's tennis coach Jim Bendel, who re-started the Bearcat women's tennis program in 2004 following a 13-year hiatus, is retiring as head coach effective Nov. 30. Chris McMahon, who has served as an assistant coach for the program, will take over as Interim Head Coach on December 1.

SAINT VINCENT'S MEJIA EARNS ALL-AMERICA HONORS AT NCAA D-III CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP; W&J RUNNERS ALSO FINISH (11/21/11)

Saint Vincent senior Ivette Mejia earned NCAA Division III All-America honors at the 2011 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on November 19 in Winneconne, Wisc., as she placed 29th out of 277 runners with a time of 21:37.41. In addition, the W&J duo of Scott Ryan and Kristen Galligan placed 175th and 179th, respectively, at the championship. Ryan and Galligan were the first runners in W&J school history to compete at the national meet.

THOMAS MORE FOOTBALL FALLS IN NCAA D-III PLAYOFF FIRST ROUND; SAINT VINCENT, WAYNESBURG SUFFER ECAC BOWL SETBACKS (11/19/11)
The 2011 PAC football season came to an end of November 19, as conference teams dropped three postseason contests. PAC champion Thomas More was edged 24-21 at Franklin in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Division III Playoffs, ending the Saints' season at 9-2 overall. The ECAC Division III Southwest Bowl saw Saint Vincent fall 23-15 at Lebanon Valley in the Bearcats' first postseason game since 1949, while Waynesburg dropped a 48-21 decision at Widener in the ECAC Division III South Atlantic Bowl. The lone PAC football win of the day belonged to Bethany, which improved to 5-5 with a 48-0 blanking of King's in a PAC/MAC Football Challenge contest originally scheduled for September 11, which had been postponed due to severe flooding in the Wilkes-Barre area.

MOSES, SMITH NAMED 11/11 PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES (11/18/11)
Junior cross country standout Ella Smith of Grove City College and junior football tight end Adam Moses of Waynesburg University have been named PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the Month for November 2011.

PAC RELEASES 2011 ALL-CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL TEAMS (11/17/11)
The 2011 All-PAC Volleyball teams have been released. The 2011 PAC Player of the Year is junior setter Deanna Briody of PAC champion Geneva, while Thomas More libero Kelsey Castiglioni was tabbed as PAC Freshman of the Year. 2011 PAC Coach of the Year laurels went to Geneva co-head coaches Wendy Smith and Curt Conser.

2011 ALL-PAC MEN'S & WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS RELEASED (11/16/11)
The 2011 All-PAC teams in the sports of men's soccer and women's soccer are now online. Thomas More head coach Jeff Cummings swept 2011 PAC Coach of the Year honors in the two sports, while 2011 Player of the Year laurels went to Thomas More senior M Alex Oeswein for the men and Washington & Jefferson sophomore F Holly Shipley for the women.

2011 ALL-PAC FOOTBALL TEAMS RELEASED (11/14/11)

The 2011 All-PAC football teams have been released. Conference Player of the Year honors went to Thomas More sophomore running back Domonique Hayden, while 2011 PAC Coach of the Year laurels went to Saint Vincent head coach Bob Colbert.

SAINT VINCENT, WAYNESBURG EARN ECAC FB BOWL BERTHS (11/14/11)
A pair of PAC football teams have earned berths in ECAC Division III bowl games this Saturday (Nov. 19), with both facing opponents from the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC). Saint Vincent will travel to Lebanon Valley for the 2011 ECAC Division III Southwest Bowl, while Waynesburg heads to Widener for the 2011 ECAC Division III South Atlantic Bowl at 1 p.m.

PAC QUALIFIES THREE FOR NCAA D-III XC CHAMPIONSHIPS (11/13/11)

Three PAC cross country standouts have qualified to compete at the 2011 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 19 at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wisc. Saint Vincent senior and 2011 PAC cross country champion Ivette Mejia will make her first trip to the NCAA D-III national meet after placing ninth at the 2011 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships on Saturday (Nov. 12). Mejia is joined by the duo of junior Scott Ryan and freshman Kristen Galligan, who became the first national cross country qualifiers in the history of Washington & Jefferson College. Ryan placed 13th in the men's regional race Saturday, while Galligan was 13th in the women's race. The first seven athletes from each region who are not a part of a qualifying team were selected to participate in each championship.

THOMAS MORE FOOTBALL TO FACE FRANKLIN IN NCAA 1ST RD (11/13/11)
The 19th-ranked PAC champion Thomas More College football team will make its sixth appearance in the NCAA Division III Football playoffs when travels to Franklin, Indiana to play 16th-ranked Franklin College in a first round game on Saturday (November 19, 2011) at 12 noon at Faught Stadium. Franklin (9-1) is an automatic qualifier into the playoffs after winning the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC). The winner of the game will face the winner of the first round matchup between top-ranked defending NCAA Division III national champion University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Albion College. The complete 32-team NCAA Division III bracket is now online.

TMC WOMEN'S SOCCER SUFFERS 2-0 NCAA FIRST ROUND LOSS (11/12/11)
The 2011 PAC champion Thomas More women's soccer teams saw its season come to an end on Nov. 12, as the Saints dropped a 2-0 decision at Washington (Mo.) in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship tournament. TMC closes the 2011 campaign at 12-5-1 overall.

THOMAS MORE MEN'S SOCCER FALLS 2-1 TO HOPE IN NCAAs (11/11/11)
The 2011 PAC champion Thomas More men's soccer team saw its season come to an end on Nov. 11, as the Saints (16-2-1) dropped a 2-1 decision to Hope at River Forest, Ill., in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship tournament. After trailing 1-0 on a Hope goal in the 25th minute, Thomas More tied the match 1-1 at 37:29 when freshman F Kyle Troutman  found the back of the net on a header off a deflection. Hope scored the eventual game-winning goal at 86:38. Both teams posted 12 shots in the contest.

PAC PLACES 10 ON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT FOOTBALL TEAMS  (11/10/11)
The PAC has had 10 conference football student-athletes named today to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District Division III Football teams, released by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Nine of those honorees came in District IV, led by Grove City and Washington & Jefferson with three selections each. GCC representatives included senior LB Tim Irwin (3.63 GPA, molecular biology), sophomore DB Chris Gibbs (3.83, molecular biology) and sophomore P Joe Diani (3.62, mathematics). For W&J, senior TE Brett Axner (3.91, business administration), senior OL Gary Flavion (3.48, history) and senior DL Frank Gigler (3.69, pre-physical therapy) represented the Presidents. Other D-IV honorees included Westminster senior QB Shawn Lehocky (3.86, economics), Waynesburg senior DB Ryan Williams (3.48, wellness), and Thiel junior DL Tim Taylor (3.51, biology). In District II, the lone PAC representative was Thomas More junior TE Sam Brown (3.78, accounting). All 10 PAC players will now advance to the Division III Academic All-America team ballot.

PAC VOLLEYBALL QUINTET NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (11/10/11)
Five PAC volleyball standouts have been honored with selection to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District Division III Volleyball teams, released today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Three Bethany spikers: seniors Megan Hoffman (3.93 GPA, biology) and Tiffany Hoffman (3.92 GPA, biology) and junior Jessica Zavatchen (4.0 GPA, pre-physical therapy) earned All-District II first team laurels. In District IV, first team honorees included Thiel junior Kelly Barzak (3.78 GPA, elementary education and Westminster sophomore Rebecca Riemer (3.96 GPA, biology). All five PAC standouts now advance to the NCAA Division III Academic All-America national ballot.

GENEVA VOLLEYBALL DROPS THRILLER IN NCAA 1ST ROUND (11/10/11)
The 2011 PAC champion Geneva volleyball team dropped a heartbreaking 3-2 decision to OAC power Heidelberg today in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship tournament at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Golden Tornadoes (27-9) took the first set against the 'Berg and led 2-1 after three sets. In the fifth and final set, the GTs had a pair of match points at 14-13 and 15-14, but could not close out the match as Heidelberg (32-6) ripped off three straight points to win 17-15 and advance to the NCAA second round.

FINAL PAC FOOTBALL PODCAST FOR NOV. 12 NOW ONLINE (11/10/11)
The final PAC Football Podcast of the 2011 regular season, covering "PAC Football Rivalry Week" on Saturday, November 12th, is now online in .mp3 format. Right click on the link to download.

2011-12 MEN'S & WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEWS RELEASED (11/10/11)

The 2011-12 men's and women's basketball previews are now available online. November 15th will be the first day of competition for both the men and women.

PAC TEAMS POST SWEEP IN ECAC D-III SOUTH VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY FIRST ROUND; BOTH GROVE CITY SOCCER TEAMS FALL IN ECACs (11/9/11)
PAC teams posted a 2-2 record in the opening round of ECAC fall tournament play tonight. In the 2011 ECAC Division III South Volleyball Tournament, both #2 Bethany and #8 Saint Vincent posted first round wins. The Bison had little trouble sweeping #7 Marywood 3-0 and will now host the weekend "Final Four" thanks to the Bearcats, who upset top-seeded DeSales 3-2 in another first round match. Bethany will battle #3 Swarthmore in one semifinal at Hummel Fieldhouse, while Saint Vincent will face #4 Moravian in the other semi. The semifinals will take place on Saturday (Nov. 12) with match times currently TBA. In other playoff action, both Grove City soccer teams were eliminated in first round ECAC play. The #7-seeded GCC men fell 1-0 at #2 Medaille in the 2011 ECAC D-III South Men's Soccer Tournament, while the eighth-seeded Wolverine women dropped a 4-1 decision at top-seeded Frostburg State in the 2011 ECAC D-III South Women's Soccer Tournament.

TMC WOMEN, THIEL MEN PICKED TO WIN PAC HOOPS TITLES (11/9/11)
The Thomas More College women’s basketball team and the Thiel College men’s basketball team have been picked to capture the 2011-12 championships in the PAC, according to the 2011-12 PAC Preseason Basketball poll, released today. Voters included conference head coaches and sports information directors.

FOUR PAC TEAMS EARN ECAC D-III FALL TOURNAMENT BERTHS (11/7/11)
The PAC has had four teams earn berths into this week's ECAC Division III South Tournaments for volleyball and soccer. PAC runner-up Bethany (28-6) is the second seed in the eight-team 2011 ECAC D-III South Region Volleyball Tournament and will host seventh-seeded Marywood (17-11) in a first round match Wednesday (Nov. 9) at 7 p.m. The defending ECAC champion Bison are joined in the tourney by Saint Vincent, whom Bethany defeated for the 2010 ECAC crown. The Bearcats (21-11) are seeded eighth and will travel to top-seeded DeSales (27-6) for an opening round match Wednesday at seven. Both Grove City soccer teams have earned ECAC bids as well. The Wolverine men (12-5-1) are seeded seventh and will travel to face second seed Medaille (17-3-1) Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the 2011 ECAC Division III South Men's Soccer Tournament. Meanwhile, the GCC women (12-8-1) are seeded eighth in the 2011 ECAC D-III South Women's Soccer Tournament and will play at top-seeded Frostburg State (14-2-2) Wednesday at 6 p.m. First round winners will advance to the weekend "final four" in each sport, hosted by the highest remaining seed.

FALL PAC CHAMPIONS LEARN NCAA D-III CHAMPIONSHIP SLATES (11/7/11)
Three PAC fall sport champion learned their tournament fate today as the NCAA announced the 2011 Division III Championship brackets in the sports of women's volleyball and men's & women's soccer. In the 2011 NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship, PAC champion Geneva (27-8) will travel to Grand Rapids, Mich. for a first-round matchup against OAC champion Heidelberg (31-6) at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Thursday (Nov. 10) at 12:30 p.m. PAC champion Thomas More (16-6-1) will open the 2011 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship with an opening round contest against Hope (10-4-3) from the MIAA, taking place on Friday (Nov. 11) at 2:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. CST) at Dominican (Ill.). Finally, PAC women's soccer champion Thomas More (12-4-1) will compete in a 2011 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship first round game at UAA member Washington (Mo.) (15-4) on Saturday (Nov. 12) at 5 p.m.

TEN PAC SOCCER STANDOUTS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (11/7/11)
A total of 10 PAC soccer student-athletes (five men, five women) have been named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District Soccer first teams, released recently by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). As first team honorees, all 10 PAC student-athletes now advance to the Academic All-America soccer ballot. On the men's side, Bethany senior M Alex Stubbs (3.90 GPA, business administration) was tabbed in District II, while in District IV three Grove City standouts - junior D Josh Kern (3.56, entrepreneurship), senior M Brian Eckenhoff (3.98, business management) and senior F Tim Boswell (3.98, molecular biology) - joined Westminster senior F Coty Hainsey (3.67, mathematics) on the squad. For the women, Thomas More senior D Kelsie Rust (3.97, middle school education) was tabbed in District II, while in District IV the Washington & Jefferson duo of junior M Dawn Murphy (3.63, history) and junior F Chrissy Marcius (3.49, child development education) was joined by Westminster senior D Tyler Dever (3.84, political science) and Grove City senior F Arielle Goyzueta (3.74, elementary education).

GENEVA VOLLEYBALL CAPTURES FIRST-EVER PAC TITLE (11/5/11)
The Geneva Golden Tornadoes captured their first-ever PAC championship in any sport on November 5, as top-seeded Geneva overcame an opening set loss to defeat second-seeded Bethany 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-22) in the title match of the 2011 PAC Volleyball Championship Tournament. With the victory, the GTs (27-8) have earned the PAC's automatic bid to next week's NCAA Division III Championships.

THOMAS MORE SAINTS SWEEP 2011 PAC SOCCER TITLES (11/4/11)

The Thomas More Saints swept the 2011 PAC soccer titles on November 4 with a pair of home championship victories. The Saint women had little trouble with fourth-seeded Waynesburg in the 2011 PAC Women's Soccer Tournament final, as Thomas More outshot the Yellow Jackets 24-0 en route to a 3-0 victory. The final of the 2011 PAC Men's Soccer Tournament was a different story, as second-seeded Geneva led 1-0 at the half and 2-0 early in the second, only to see TMC rally to tie the game 2-2 with under three minutes to play in regulation, then post the game-winning 5:43 into overtime for a 3-2 OT victory. Both Saint squads now receive the PAC's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Championship playoffs which begin next week.

GENEVA, BETHANY EACH ADVANCE TO PAC VOLLEYBALL FINALS (11/4/11)
Top-seeded Geneva and second-seeded Bethany each posted semifinal wins on November 4 to advance to the finals of the 2011 PAC Volleyball Championship Tournament, being hosted by Geneva in Beaver Falls, Pa. The host Golden Tornadoes, playing in their first-ever PAC Tournament after gaining NCAA Division III active membership status this summer, swept rival and fifth-seeded Westminster 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-19). The second match was a different story as the Bison took a 2-0 lead of third-seed and two-time defending PAC champion Thomas More, only to see the Saints rally to tie the score 2-2. The fifth set was tied 13-13 when Bethany won the final two points to clinch the 3-2 win (25-18, 29-27, 19-25, 18-25, 15-13) and a berth in the PAC finals, which will take place at Metheny Fieldhouse at Geneva on Saturday (Nov. 5) at 4 p.m. The winner of Saturday's final will receive the PAC's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Championship playoffs which begin next week.

THOMAS MORE, GENEVA EACH ADVANCE TO PAC MEN'S SOCCER FINALS; BOTH SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES MOVED TO FRIDAY (11/2/11)

The top two seeds each advanced out of the semifinal round of the 2011 PAC Men's Soccer Championship Tournament Wednesday. Top-seeded Thomas More posted a 3-1 victory against #4 Bethany, while #2 Geneva edged #3 Grove City 1-0. The Saints will now host the Golden Tornadoes for the 2011 PAC men's soccer title this Friday (Nov. 4) at 3 p.m. at the Bank of Kentucky Field, immediately after the 2011 PAC women's soccer title match between #2 Thomas More and #4 Waynesburg, which begin at noon. Both matches were moved from Saturday due to a facility conflict with the Thomas More-Waynesburg football game.

PAC FALL TOURNAMENTS GET UNDERWAY ON NOVEMBER 1 (11/1/11)
The 2011 PAC Championship Tournaments in the fall sports of women's soccer and volleyball got underway on Tuesday, November 1. In women's soccer, top-seeded and three-time defending PAC champion Washington & Jefferson was upset 1-0 by fourth seed Waynesburg, allowing the Yellow Jackets to advance to the PAC title match this weekend at #2 seed Thomas More, which posted a 2-0 semifinal shutout against #3 Grove City. The date and time of the women's soccer final will be announced Wednesday night. In PAC volleyball first round action, two-time defending PAC champion and #3 seed Thomas More overcame a 2-0 deficit to edge #6 Saint Vincent 3-2, while #5 Westminster posted a minor upset with a 3-2 victory at #4 Thiel to reach the PAC semifinals for the 10th straight year.

THOMAS MORE, SAINT VINCENT EACH SELECTED TO D3HOOPS.COM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL (11/1/11)
A pair of PAC programs have been selected to the 2011-12 Preseason Top 25 Division III Women's Basketball national poll, recently released by the D3Hoops.com website. Defending PAC champion Thomas More is ranked 18th, while 2010-11 PAC runner-up Saint Vincent is 24th. Both teams qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament a year ago. A complete breakdown of the preseason Top 25 teams is also online.

PAC ANNOUNCES VOLLEYBALL/SOCCER TOURNEY SCHEDULES (10/29/11)
The PAC has announced the schedules for the 2011 PAC Championship Tournaments in the sports of men's & women's soccer and women's volleyball. The tournaments, which take place next week on campus sites, will crown the 2011 PAC champions in all three sports that will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championships the following week (Nov. 10-12). Admission for all PAC Championship events is $5 for adults, $2 for students and $1 for programs. PAC and institutional passes are not accepted at PAC championship events.

SAINT VINCENT MEN, GROVE CITY WOMEN CAPTURE TEAM TITLES AT 2011 PAC MEN'S & WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (10/29/11)
The Saint Vincent men and Grove City women each captured team titles on October 29 at the 2011 PAC Men's & Women's Cross Country Championship, hosted by Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. The Bearcat men finished with three of the top five runners en route to 35 points and their second consecutive league crown, easily outdistancing second-place Thiel (70). Saint Vincent head coach Andy Herr was tabbed as PAC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year, while Bearcat senior Kevin Wanichko captured individual champion/PAC MVP laurels. The women's race saw the Grove City juggernaut continue rolling to its 25th straight PAC title, as the Wolverines posted 38 points to finish well ahead of second-place Waynesburg (83). GCC head coach Sean Severson was named PAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year, while Saint Vincent senior Ivette Mejia routed the field by over a minute to clinch individual champion/PAC MVP recognition. Men's complete team results and individual results are online, as are women's complete team results and individual results.

2011-12 SWIMMING & DIVING/WRESTLING PREVIEWS ONLINE (10/28/11)

As the fall sports season winds to a close, the winter season is getting underway. The 2011-12 PAC winter previews for swimming & diving and wrestling are now available online.
 

GROVE CITY COLLEGE CAPTURES 25TH CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE TITLE AT THE 2011 PAC WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP IN ERIE (10/22/11)
The Grove City Wolverine women's tennis program captured its 25th consecutive conference title at the 2011 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Tennis Championship on Oct. 21-22 at the Pennbriar Athletic Club in Erie, Pa. The Wolverine netters of head coach Joe Walters , who earned 2011 PAC Coach of the Year laurels following the match, captured six of the nine flight titles to finish with 48 points, ahead of Westminster (37) and Saint Vincent (30). GCC senior Stacy Moon earned 2011 PAC Player of the year laurels after capturing the first singles flight title. Complete singles and doubles brackets for all nine flights this weekend are now online. Click the link to view the championship awards ceremony.

SAINT VINCENT'S MCGRATH, WESTMINSTER'S LEHOCKY NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER, 2011 (10/18/11)

GCC'S ROBERTS EARNS 600TH VOLLEYBALL COACHING WIN (10/5/11)

Grove City College head volleyball coach Susan Roberts earned her 600th career victory as a collegiate volleyball head coach on Oct. 5 when the Wolverines posted a five-set road victory at PAC rival Waynesburg. Now in her 29th season as a head coach, Roberts now has a 600-408 all-time coaching mark, including a 548-384 record at Grove City. She is also now one of just 11 active NCAA Division III coaches with 600 or more victories.

THOMAS MORE EARNS HIGHEST RANKING IN TEAM HISTORY (10/4/11)

The Thomas More football team moved up in the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Saints received 805 points and are ranked No. 6 in the nation. The No. 6 ranking is the highest in the football program's 22-year history as the Saints' previous best ranking was No. 8, where they were ranked for the past two weeks. Washington & Jefferson also received votes for the third straight week.

W&J'S FLAVION, WESTMINSTER'S LEHOCKY AMONG 30 NCAA DIVISION III SEMIFINALISTS FOR 2011 WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY (9/29/11)

Washington & Jefferson senior offensive lineman Gary Flavion and Westminster senior quarterback Shawn Lehocky are listed among the 30 NCAA Division III candidates for the 2011 William V. Campbell Trophy, awarded by the National Football Foundation (NFF), which recognizes an individual as the absolute best scholar-athlete in the nation. Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The NFF Awards Committee will select up to 16 recipients, and the results will be announced via a national press release on Wednesday, October 26. Each recipient will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship and will vie as finalists for the 2011 Campbell Trophy.

W&J MEN, WESTMINSTER WOMEN EACH EARN TEAM TITLES; CLINE, DURLING ARE MEDALISTS AT 2011 PAC FALL GOLF INVITATIONAL (9/27/11)
The 2011 PAC Fall Men's & Women's Golf Invitational took place on Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 26-27 at Oak Tree Country Club in West Middlesex, Pa. The men's race saw defending PAC champion Washington & Jefferson overcome a one-shot deficit after day one by firing a 295-305-600 to edge Saint Vincent (294-311-605) by five strokes in team competition. Individual medalist was Sam Cline of Saint Vincent with a 68-77-145, edging Bryan Smith of Thiel (70-77-147) by two shots. In women's action, Westminster maintained its two shot lead over Washington & Jefferson after day one as both teams fired a 377 on the second day, giving the Titans (381-377-758) the edge over the Presidents (383-377-760). Esther Durling of Grove City ran away with the individual medalist honors, firing an 81-82-163 to win by a commanding 17 strokes. The 36-hole PAC Fall Golf Invitational counts for half of the 72-hole team total (combined with the 2012 PAC Golf Championship this coming April) which will determine the 2011-12 PAC golf team champions.

ADAMS, GIGLER HONORED AS PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES (9/15/11)
The PAC has selected senior softball athlete Martha Adams of Geneva and senior football player Frank Gigler of Washington & Jefferson as Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the Month for September 2011. Each month, SAAC members at a PAC school nominate a student-athlete to highlight based on academic and athletic accomplishments. Honorees must be a varsity member in their respective sport(s) and in their junior or senior year. Scholar-Athletes of the Month must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and be actively involved on his or her campus community.

BETHANY-KING'S FOOTBALL GAME POSTPONED (9/9/11)

Due to flooding and a mandatory evacuation in Wilkes-Barre, PA, where King’s College is located, Saturday’s football game between Bethany College and King’s has been postponed. The game could possibly be made up following the teams’ currently scheduled regular season finales. However, the game would only be played on Nov. 19 at Bison Stadium if neither Bethany nor King’s qualified for the postseason.
 

WAYNESBURG-WILKES FOOTBALL GAME CANCELLED (9/8/11)

Due to heavy flooding in the Wilkes-Barre area that has resulted in a campus evacuation at Wilkes, the Wilkes-Waynesburg football game scheduled for Saturday at noon has been cancelled .

PAC/MAC FOOTBALL CHALLENGE SERIES VIDEO NOW ONLINE (9/5/11)
As we begin preparations for the PAC/MAC Football Challenge Series games this weekend, a preview video is now online highlighting the eight contests, with seven being played on PAC campuses this Saturday, Sept. 10.

WC'S KLAMUT NAMED CHAIRMAN OF NCAA COMMITTEE (9/1/11)

Westminster College men's and women's swimming head coach Rob Klamut was appointed chairman of the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Rules Committee at the group's meeting held June 22 in Indianapolis. Klamut's term as chairman begins Sept. 1 and will end Aug. 31, 2012, which will conclude his three-and-a-half-year term as a committee member.

PAC TITLE HOLDERS PICKED TO REPEAT IN VOLLEYBALL AND XC (8/31/11)

All three 2010 PAC champions in the sports of volleyball and men's and women's cross country have been picked to repeat, according to the preseason coaches polls. Thomas More College has been picked to capture its third volleyball championship in 2011. Saint Vincent College has been picked to repeat and capture the 2011 men's cross country championship for a second year, while Grove City College has been picked to capture its 23rd women's cross country championship in the PAC.