KILLEEN FINISHES CAREER AS A TOP FREE THROW SHOOTER (3/10/10)
Washington & Jefferson senior Kennan Killeen closed out the 2010 season and her collegiate career finishing with the ninth-best free throw percentage in NCAA Division III history. During her four-year career, Killeen shot 85.6 percent (339-of-396) from the charity stripe. She also landed eighth on the Presidents' all-time scoring list with 1,189 points by the end of the season, in addition to being named the 2010 PAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year.

GENEVA'S SUMNER EARNS 500TH CAREER COACHING WIN (3/9/10)
Geneva head baseball coach Alan Sumner became the first coach in GT history in any sport to record 500 career coaching wins, when the Golden Tornadoes swept a doubleheader from Martin Luther College on Monday. Sumner is in his 22nd year at the helm of the GT baseball program.

FIRST PAC SPRING RELEASES OF 2010 NOW ONLINE (3/8/10)
The first 2010 PAC spring releases for the week ending March 7 in the sports of baseball, softball and men's tennis are now online. Conference statistics for baseball and softball will be available once teams return from their Spring Break trips to Florida.

NINE PAC SWIMMERS QUALIFY FOR 2010 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (3/8/10)
Nine PAC swimming standouts, including six from PAC champion Grove City and three from Westminster, have qualified for and will compete in the 2010 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, to be held March 17-20 in Minneapolis, Minn. For the Wolverines, juniors Lauren Baur and Sarah Page, sophomore Jenna Richert, and freshmen Angela Palumbo, Kaitlin Riesmeyer  and Jenny Ryan will represent Grove City at the 2010 Championships. Grove City's 200 and 800 free relay squads both received invitations to the NCAA Championships. Because those two units received invitations, the participating members can also compete in events in which they provisionally qualified. For Westminster, junior Courtney Herdt of the women's team was the one Titan swimmer who made the cut with a provisional qualifying time, joining senior Ben Gutmann of the men's team and sophomore Caitlin Lehberger of the women's team who already had their tickets punched with automatic qualifying times.

SAINT VINCENT TAKES ECAC D-III SOUTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP (3/7/10)
The Saint Vincent women's basketball team earned the 2010 ECAC Division III Women's Basketball South Region championship, following a 60-58 win over Juniata. Sophomore guard Emily Fenton sunk a pair of free throws with 5.4 seconds left in the contest to break the 58-all tie and sealed the victory. The Bearcats close out a momentous season with a 23-5 overall record. In addition to bringing home the ECAC title this season, the Bearcats posted its 13th season with 20+ wins, as well as marked its 500th win with the close of the regular season.

PAC HOOPS TEAMS POST 2-2 POSTSEASON MARK ON MARCH 6 (3/6/10)
It was a mixed day for PAC basketball teams in postseason action on Saturday, March 6, as conference squads went 2-2 overall. PAC women's champion Thomas More saw its season come to an end in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament, as the Saints fell at home 80-64 to Washington (Mo.). TMC closed the 2009-10 campaign at 26-4 overall with the loss. In the ECAC D-III South Women's Tournament, the Saint Vincent women overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to defeat Alvernia 74-69 in semifinal action. The Bearcats will now host the winner of the other semifinal between Widener-Juniata for the ECAC title at the Carey Center tomorrow (Sunday, March 7) at 4 p.m. In ECAC men's action, Bethany narrowly dropped a 67-65 decision to Penn State-Behrend in a semifinal matchup at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., to close the season at 19-9 overall. Finally, the Geneva men captured the 2010 NCCAA East Regional title by virtue of an 81-74 home victory over D-II Nyack. The GTs now advance to the NCCAA National Tournament, to be held March 18-20 in Oakland City, Ind., against an opponent TBA.

GARBER, BROWN FINISH 7-8 AT 133, BOTH D-III ALL-AMERICANS (3/6/10)
The 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships concluded with a pair of PAC stalwarts earning All-America status at 133 pounds. Nick Garber of Waynesburg fell 16-2 to William Livingston of Centenary to open the day, while Corey Brown of Thiel dropped a 3-2 decision to Aliamain Sterling of Cortland State. The two PAC rivals then met in the 7th place match, with Garber recording the final 11 points to record a come-from-behind 13-6 win over Brown. With the seventh place finish, Garber became the first Yellow Jacket All-American since Shawn Whyte in 2001. With his eighth-place finish, Brown is now a two-time All-American (sixth-place finish in 2009). Final brackets are now online.

PAC GOES 1-2 IN NCAA TOURNAMENT; TMC WOMEN ADVANCE (3/5/10)
PAC teams went 1-2 in the opening round of the 2010 NCAA Division III Basketball Tournaments on Friday, March 5. The lone victor for the conference was women's champion Thomas More, which rolled to a 68-49 home decision over Fontbonne. With the win, the Saints will now host Washington (Mo.) University in a second round matchup at the Connor Convocation Center on Saturday night (March 6) at 7 p.m. In other league action, the PAC champion Grove City College men hung tight with national power Wooster, before falling by a 63-52 score to end the season at 19-9. In other women's action, a long scoreless spell was costly for the Washington & Jefferson women, who were eliminated with a 71-48 loss to Mount Union in a first round game at Messiah College. The Presidents closed the 2009-10 campaign at 23-5.

BROWN, GARBER EARN ALL-AMERICA STATUS, SEMPLE ELIMINATED ON DAY ONE OF 2010 NCAA DIVISION III WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (3/5/10)
The first day of the 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships saw a pair of PAC wrestlers clinch All-America status while advancing to Saturday competition, while another was eliminated with a 1-2 record. At 133 pounds, both PAC champion Corey Brown of Thiel and Midwest Regional champion Nick Garber of Waynesburg went 2-1 Friday to clinch at least a Top-8 finish entering Saturday's matches. Brown became a two-time All-American after rebounding from an 8-4 loss to #4 seed Sean White of Wartburg to defeat Drew Hinschberger of Coe 6-2 and #6 seed Munkhbaater Baatar of St. Johns 10-7. Garber followed a similar track in the other half of the 133-lb. bracket, losing his opener to #3 Paul Bjorkstrand of Augsburg 10-6, then posting victories over Paul Marcello of Johns Hopkins (8-7) and White by a 13-6 score. With the wins, he becomes the first All-American wrestler at Waynesburg since 2001. Yellow Jacket 184-pounder Corbin Semple posted a 1-2 mark Friday. After a 5-2 loss to Josh Wake of SUNY-Oneonta, Semple pinned Nic Barclay of Luther in 4:25 before being eliminated by top seed Tyler Burkle of Coe 9-3 in the nightcap. Complete brackets are online.

CHATHAM HIRES CONSUEGRA AS NEW VOLLEYBALL COACH (3/5/10)
Chatham University has announced the hiring of Kristin (Hozak) Consuegra as its new head volleyball coach. She replaces Frank Stackiewicz, who resigned after two seasons. Consuegra comes to Chatham from Division II Indiana (Pa.), where she served as an assistant volleyball coach. She is a 2008 graduate of PAC member Saint Vincent College, where was a four-year starter as a member of the Bearcat women’s volleyball team where she led the Bearcats to two consecutive ECAC Division II championships in 2006 and 2007 playing for her mother (and now PAC coaching rival ) Sue Hozak.

PAC TRIO READY TO ROLL AT D-III WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP (3/4/10)
Three PAC wrestling standouts will attempt to bring home a national title this weekend at the 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The complete brackets are now online. A pair of 133-pounders - PAC champion Corey Brown of Thiel and Midwest Regional champion Nick Garber of Waynesburg - open with tough matches. Garber, who is unseeded going into the event, must first face third-seeded Paul Bjorkstrand of Augsburg in the opening round, while Brown, who is also unseeded, is matched against fourth-seed Sean White of Wartburg. PAC and Midwest Regional 184-pound champion Corbin Semple of Waynesburg is seeded seventh and will open against unseeded Josh Wake of SUNY College at Oneonta. Waynesburg will be providing live online updates, as well as regular radio updates on WCYJ-FM throughout the weekend.

BETHANY MEN, SAINT VINCENT WOMEN SWEEP ECAC OPENERS (3/3/10)
The 2010 basketball postseason got off to a great start for the PAC on Wednesday night, as both active conference squads posted first round home wins in the ECAC Division III South Region Basketball Tournaments. In men's action, #2 seed Bethany edged #7 Neumann 70-68 to advance to the weekend semifinals at top-seeded Catholic University in Washington, DC, where the Bison will face #3 seed Penn State Behrend on Saturday at 7 p.m.. The women's game saw #2 seed Saint Vincent top local rival and #7 seed Pitt-Greensburg 81-71 to reach the semifinal round. The Bearcats received extra good news as #8 Juniata upset #1 Lebanon Valley, meaning Saint Vincent will host the semifinals and finals in Latrobe Saturday and Sunday. SVC will face #6 seed Alvernia on Saturday at 5:30 p.m..

PAC RELEASES 2009-10 ALL-SPORTS TROPHY STANDINGS (3/3/10)
The Grove City College men and women each hold narrow leads in the race for the 2009-10 PAC All-Sports Trophies, through the conclusion of the 2009-10 winter sports season. The all-sports trophies are awarded annually to the schools which perform the best across the board in league competition.

TMC'S MCKEEHAN ONE OF 10 JOSTENS TROPHY FINALISTS (3/2/10)
Thomas More College senior men's basketball standout Daniel McKeehan has been selected as one of the 10 finalists for the highly prestigious 2010 Jostens Trophy. The Jostens Trophy is a national award created by the Rotary Club of Salem, Virginia, to honor the most outstanding men's Division III basketball player of the year.  The award takes into account three vital parts: basketball ability, academic prowess and community service. 

2010 ALL-PAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS RELEASED (3/2/10)
The 2010 All-PAC Men's Basketball teams have been released. PAC champion Grove City College swept the major awards, as senior C Andy O'Keefe earned PAC Player of the Year honors while veteran Wolverine mentor Steve Lamie was tabbed 2010 PAC Coach of the Year.

BETHANY MEN, SAINT VINCENT WOMEN EARN ECAC HOOPS BIDS (3/1/10)
The Bethany College men and the Saint Vincent College women have each been selected to participate in the 2010 ECAC Division III South Region Basketball Tournaments as the #2 seeds for men and women, respectively. The Bison (18-8) will host #7 Neumann (16-12) on Wednesday at 7 p.m., with the winner advancing to the weekend semifinals/finals at Catholic University in Washington, DC. The Bearcats (20-5) host local rival and #7 seed Pitt-Greensburg (17-9), also on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The weekend semifinals and finals will be held at the top remaining seed after the first round. Saint Vincent could host the weekend games with a win, coupled with a win by #8 Juniata over #1 Delaware Valley on Wednesday.