HAYS NAMED BASKETBALL ASSISTANT AT W&J (7/7/10)
Washington & Jefferson has hired 2009 W&J graduate and former President athletic standout Emily Hays as its new head women's tennis coach and assistant women's basketball coach. Hays was the 2009 PAC Player of the Year in women's basketball and ranks 10th in W&J history with 1,147 career points.

BRUNS TABBED AS NEW GROVE CITY HEAD COACH (6/15/10)
Grove City College has named Michelle Bruns as its sixth head women’s basketball coach. She replaces Sarah Harris, who resigned after four years in the position. A 2005 graduate of Southwest Minnesota State University, Bruns comes to Grove City after working as an assistant master trainer/performance enhancement specialist at the Army Center for Enhanced Performance in West Point, N.Y. since January 2009. Prior to her current position at West Point, Bruns spent three seasons as an assistant women’s basketball coach. A native of Hecla, S.D., Bruns scored 1,645 career points during her playing career at SMSU, earning Division II All-America Honorable Mention as a senior, along with North Central Region Co-Player of the Year honors.

TETZLAW TO HEAD PROGRAM AT KEYSTONE (4/28/10)
Washington & Jefferson women's basketball assistant coach Katie Tetzlaw was recently named the head women's basketball coach at Keystone College. Tetzlaw, a Bethany College alum, spent the last three seasons as the top assistant with the Presidents under head coach Jina DeRubbo and helped the team to a 70-17 record (.805) and appearances in two NCAA Division III Tournaments during that time.

HARRIS STEPS DOWN AS GCC HEAD COACH (4/14/10)
Grove City College head women’s basketball coach Sarah Harris has submitted her resignation, effective at the end of the academic year. Harris recently completed her fourth season as Grove City’s head coach and guided the Wolverines to a 12-14 overall record, including an 8-6 mark in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. The Wolverines improved their overall record in each of her four seasons as coach. Harris earned PAC Coach of the Year and D3Hoops.com Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honors in the 2008-09 season.

W&J'S KENNAN KILLEEN HONORED BY WEBSITE (3/24/10)
Washington & Jefferson senior Kennan Killeen was selected Honorable Mention All-American by Small College Hoops.com's D-III News today. The 2010 PAC MVP was one of only three conference players (male and female) selected for the squads.

W&J DUO NAMED TO ECAC ALL-STAR TEAMS (3/17/10)
The PAC has placed four conference basketball standouts on the 2009-10 ECAC Division III South All-Star teams for men's basketball and women's basketball. Washington & Jefferson placed a pair of players on the women's squads, with 2010 PAC MVP Kennan Killeen earning first team recognition and teammate Maggie Gibson being tabbed to the third team.

PAC TRIO NAMED D3HOOPS.COM ALL-REGION (3/16/10)
Seven PAC basketball standouts (four men, three women) have been named to the 2010 NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Teams by the D3Hoops.com website. The women's slate saw 2010 PAC MVP Kennan Killeen of Washington & Jefferson earn second team recognition, while W&J senior teammate Maggie Gibson and Thomas More junior C Nicole Dickman were each named to the third team.

WU'S LUCCI FINALIST FOR V COMEBACK AWARD (3/12/10)
Waynesburg senior women’s basketball player Kristen Lucci has been named one of 10 finalists for the 10th annual V Foundation Comeback Award. The veteran Yellow Jacket hoopster was selected out of a national pool of men’s and women’s candidates from all divisions of college basketball. The award is presented in memory of Jim Valvano, the late basketball coach and ESPN commentator, whose personal battle with cancer inspired the creation of The V Foundation. The award recipient will be announced March 30 during ESPN’s basketball coverage. In July of 2008, Lucci was diagnosed with Type 1 Arnold Chiari Malformation, a condition that caused her cerebellum to grow down into her spinal canal. On December 15, 2008 she underwent Chiari decompression surgery which involved having a piece of skull and C1 vertebrae removed. She returned to school shortly after Christmas break, but endured a minor set-back in February that hospitalized her until March. Since then, Lucci has suffered no ill effects and made her return to the court for the 2009-10 season.

SAINT VINCENT TAKES ECAC D-III SOUTH TITLE (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.

SAINT VINCENT ADVANCES TO ECAC D-III SOUTH FINALS; THOMAS MORE FALLS IN NCAA SECOND ROUND (3/6/10)
It was a mixed day for PAC basketball teams in postseason action on Saturday, March 6. 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.

PAC GOES 1-1 IN NCAA TOURNEY; TMC ADVANCES (3/5/10)
PAC teams went 1-1 in the opening round of the 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 5. The victory for the conference came from PAC 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 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.

SAINT VINCENT WOMEN CAPTURE ECAC OPENER (3/3/10)
The 2010 basketball postseason got off to a great start for the PAC on Wednesday night in the ECAC Division III South Region Basketball Tournaments. 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..

TMC HOSTS FONTBONNE, W&J FACES MT. UNION (3/1/10)
The PAC champion Thomas More College (25-3) women's team will be at home this weekend to host three first and second round games in the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament, including the Saints' opener against Fontbonne (18-9) Friday at 7 p.m. The TMC-Fontbonne victor will play the winner of Washington (Mo.)/Maryville (Tenn.) on Saturday. Washington & Jefferson (23-4) received a women's "Pool C" at large bid and will face Mount Union (24-4) in a first round contest at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. at 5 p.m. Ironically, the W&J-MUC matchup is a rematch of the schools meeting in the first round of this year's NCAA D-III Football playoffs. The winner will face the winner of Messiah-Neumann in the second round on Saturday.

SAINT VINCENT WOMEN EARN ECAC D-III BID (3/1/10)
The Saint Vincent College women's basketball team has been selected to participate in the 2010 ECAC Division III South Region Basketball Tournament as the #2 seed. The Bearcats (20-5) host local rival and #7 seed Pitt-Greensburg (17-9) 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.

TMC WOMEN CAPTURE 2010 PAC HOOPS TITLE (2/27/10)
The 2010 PAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship Tournaments concluded on Saturday, February 27, with the top-seeded Grove City men and Thomas More women capturing league crowns. The Wolverine men captured the seventh PAC men's basketball title in school history and the fourth under head coach Steve Lamie ('99, '03, '07, '10) with a 78-61 victory over second seed Thomas More at the GCC Arena. In women's action, the top-seeded Saints ended the Cinderella run of fourth-seeded Westminster with a 77-67 finals victory in Crestview Hills, Ky. TMC has now won four consecutive PAC crowns under head coach Brian Neal. Both PAC champions will now receive automatic bids to the 2010 NCAA Division III Tournaments, with brackets scheduled to be released on Monday (March 1).

PAC TO WEBCAST TOURNAMENT TITLE GAMES (2/27/10)
The 2010 PAC Basketball Championship Tournaments conclude today with the women's and men's championship games at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively, both of which can be seen live via video webcast. The tournament  games are produced by campus stations at Bethany, Waynesburg and Westminster as well as cable access television at Thomas More, and all are hosted by TRZ Communications via Teamline. Four first round and four semifinal tournament games are archived and available for viewing at the Teamline site. Here is the remaining PAC Tournament video webcast schedule:

CHAMPIONSHIPS - Saturday, February 27
Women - #4 Westminster at #1 Thomas More - 2 p.m.
Men - #2 Thomas More at #1 Grove City - 7:30 p.m.

TMC TO HOST WESTMINSTER IN PAC WBB FINAL (2/26/10)
The 2010 PAC Women's Basketball Championship final is set following semifinal contests on Friday night in Crestview Hills, Ky. The top-seeded and three-time defending PAC champion Thomas More Saints had little trouble advancing to the championship game, as they rolled to a 68-40 home decision over sixth-seeded Chatham, which was making its first-ever appearance in the PAC Tournament semifinals. However, the Saints' title game opponent is a surprise, as fourth-seeded Westminster upset second-seeded Washington & Jefferson 64-61 in the other semifinal contest. The two teams met for the PAC title two years ago in 2008, when the Saints edged the Titans 65-58.

2010 ALL-PAC WOMEN'S TEAMS RELEASED (2/26/10)
The 2010 All-PAC Women's Basketball teams were announced between tournament semifinal games tonight at Thomas More. Washington & Jefferson senior point guard Kennan Killeen was named 2010 PAC MVP in a vote of the conference coaches, while Thomas More mentor Brian Neal garnered 2010 PAC Coach of the Year laurels.

PAC TOURNAMENTS GET UNDERWAY TUESDAY (2/23/10)
The 2010 PAC Basketball Championship Tournaments got underway on Tuesday, Feb. 23 with seven first round games. The women's slate saw #1 Thomas More clinch hosting rights to the weekend "final four" with a 75-51 win over #8 Thiel. #2 Washington & Jefferson was nearly upset by #7 Bethany, as senior PG Kennan Killeen hit a running layup with 4.4 seconds to play to help the Presidents edge the Bison 66-65. The women's upset of the night came in Grove City, where #6 Chatham earned its first-ever PAC Tournament victory with a 63-54 decision over the homestanding Wolverines. Finally, #4 Westminster edged #5 Waynesburg at home, 55-51. Friday at Thomas More, W&J faces Westminster at 6 p.m. in the first semifinal, followed by the host Saints against Chatham at 8 p.m. The women's title game is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday at TMC.

TMC WOMEN EARN PAC TOURNAMENT TOP SEED (2/20/10)
The PAC has announced the seeds and pairings for the 2010 PAC Men's & Women's Basketball Tournaments, scheduled for this week (February 23-27) at campus sites. The Grove City College men and the Thomas More College women are the top seeds and will have home court advantage throughout their respective tournaments. The 2010 PAC men's & women's basketball tournament champions will each receive automatic bids to the 2010 NCAA Division III playoffs.

SLATER NAMED ECAC'S CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK (2/16/10)
Grove City College junior forward Christine Slater was named the Division III South Co-Player of the Week by the Eastern College Athletic Conference's (ECAC). Slater averaged 20.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in two games for the Wolverines last week. Grove City is 12-11 overall (8-5 PAC) and nabbed the No. 3 spot in the PAC tournament.

TMC, W&J REGIONALLY RANKED BY NCAA (2/10/10)
The NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Committee released its second 2010 regional poll today, marking Thomas More at No. 2 and Washington & Jefferson at No. 4 in the Great Lakes Region. This week's rankings were determined by team records through February 8 games. The rankings at the end of the season will be used Monday, March 1 for selections for the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championships.

TWO PAC CAGERS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (2/4/10)
Two PAC women's basketball standouts have been selected to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-District Basketball teams, released today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In District II, W&J senior F Maggie Gibson was a first team selection who now advances to the national Academic All-America ballot, while Saint Vincent sophomore F Brittany Sedlock earned third team laurels.

TWO PAC TEAMS REGIONALLY RANKED BY NCAA (2/4/10)
The NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Committee has ranked Washington & Jefferson and Thomas More, No. 2 and No. 3 respectively, in the Great Lakes in the first regional rankings of the season. The rankings are compiled by the committee then used to determine the field and seeding for the 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship. The Presidents and the Saints battle for the conference tournament home-court advantage Saturday in Crestview Hills, Ky.; tip-off is 1 p.m.

TMC, W&J REMAIN NATIONALLY RANKED (2/3/10)
The top PAC teams in Thomas More and Washington & Jefferson remain nationally ranked in the Top 25 according to two national polls. Released Tuesday, the WCBA/USA Today Division III Top 25 poll, Thomas More (17-2) moved up one spot to No. 15, while the Presidents (also 17-2) jump two spots to be tied at No. 18. In the D3Hoops.com national poll, Thomas More remains ranked at No. 17, while Wash. & Jeff. moved up a spot to No. 20. The two squads square off for the final time in the regular season this Saturday, as the Saints host the Presidents in Crestview Hills, Ky. for a 1 p.m. bout.

TMC, W&J REMAIN IN NATIONAL TOP 25 POLLS (1/27/10)
The Thomas More and Washington & Jefferson women's basketball teams are both ranked in each of this week's national Division III Top 25 polls. In the WBCA/USA Today Division III Top 25 poll, the Saints (15-2) are ranked 16th, down two spots from last week's #14 ranking, while the Presidents (15-2) are tied for 20th, up two spots from last week's #22 ranking. In the D3Hoops.com national Top 25, Thomas More is ranked 17th (unchanged from last week), while Washington & Jefferson is ranked 21st, up two spots from last week's #23 ranking.

THOMAS MORE-WAYNESBURG GAMES CHANGED (1/6/10)
Due to weather concerns forecasted for the Greater Cincinnati and Western Pennsylvania areas this weekend, the PAC basketball double-header between Thomas More and Waynesburg this Saturday has been moved from Crestview Hills, Ky., to Waynesburg, Pa. The women's game will tip off at 1 p.m., followed by the men's game at 3 p.m. Additionally, the two teams will face each other again Feb. 10 at Thomas More; women will play at 4:30 p.m. and men will play at 6:30 p.m.

DICKMAN NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN (11/9/09)
Thomas More 6-0 junior C Nicole Dickman has been selected as a D3Hoops.com preseason All-American, as the junior center was tabbed to the women's Preseason All-America fourth team by the website.

W&J WOMEN PICKED FIRST IN PAC HOOPS POLL (10/28/09)
The Washington & Jefferson College women's basketball team was picked to capture the 2009-10 championship in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), according to the preseason poll released following the 2009-10 PAC Basketball Media Day conference call. Voters in the poll included conference head coaches, sports information directors, and members of the media participating in the media day conference call. Information on all 19 PAC basketball programs can be found at the 2009-10 PAC Basketball Preview page.

WU'S JONES HONORED BY PAC SAAC (10/20/09)
The PAC has announced that Samantha Greenwood of Chatham University and Elisha Jones of Waynesburg University have been named Scholar-Athletes of the Month by the PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) for October, 2009.

DRAKE NAMED INTERIM COACH AT GENEVA (9/24/09)
Renee (Freeman) Drake, a former basketball standout and assistant coach at Geneva, has been named interim head coach of the Golden Tornado women's basketball program for the 2009-10 season. Drake replaces Ron Galbreath, who recently retired due to health concerns after a coaching career which spanned over 35 years and over 600 career wins. She was a former assistant coach under Galbreath at Geneva from 2004-07 and most recently served as head girls basketball coach at Western Beaver High School. Drake, a 2003 Geneva graduate, currently ranks ninth on Geneva’s all-time scoring list with 1153 points and sixth in career rebounding with 766 caroms.

GALBREATH RETIRES AS GENEVA HEAD COACH (9/15/09)
After more than five decades as a basketball coach, Ron Galbreath, Geneva women's basketball head coach since 2002, has announced his retirement. Galbreath spent 25 season at Westminster College coaching its men's basketball team prior to his position at Geneva College. In his long and distinguished career as a head coach at the collegiate level, Galbreath posted an overall record of 634-192. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.

THIEL HIRES ZEUCH AS HEAD COACH (9/9/09)
Angela M. “Angie” Zeuch has been hired as head women’s basketball coach at Thiel College. She replaces Artina Trader, who resigned from the position in August. Zeuch takes over the Thiel program after spending two seasons as an assistant at Wesleyan University in Middleton, Conn. Prior to her stint at Wesleyan, Zeuch spent three years (2004-07) as an assistant at Division I Colgate University. A 2004 graduate of Case Western Reserve University, Zeuch was a four-year starter and two-year captain for the Spartans.

W&J DUO TABBED TO ECAC SOUTH ALL-STARS
Two PAC standouts were honored with selection to the ECAC Division III South Women's Basketball All-Stars on April 3 . Senior F Emily Hays of Washington & Jefferson, the 2009 PAC Player of the Year, was a first team honors, while her W&J teammate, junior F Maggie Gibson, earned second team laurels.

JAYME THIEM OF THOMAS MORE NAMED TO 2009 WBCA ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION TEAM
Thomas More senior guard Jayme Thiem has been recognized as State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mention by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Friday (March 20). Thiem is a two-time All-PAC first team selection who led the PAC champion Saints to a 28-3 mark and an appearance in the NCAA Division III "Sweet Sixteen" in 2009.

FIVE PAC CAGERS HONORED BY D3HOOPS.COM; GCC'S HARRIS NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR
Five PAC basketball players have been named to the 2009 All-Great Lakes Region Women's Basketball teams by D3Hoops.com. Grove City women's coach Sarah Harris was named Regional Coach of the Year by the website. Three of the five first team selections were PAC players, as 2009 PAC Player of the Year Emily Hays of W&J was joined by the Thomas More duo of Jayme Thiem and Nicole Dickman. W&J junior center Maggie Gibson was a second team honoree, while sophomore forward Christine Slater of Grove City earned third team laurels.

THOMAS MORE FALLS 67-51 TO #2 HOPE IN 2009 NCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT SECTIONAL
The PAC champion Thomas More College women's basketball team saw its 2008-09 season come to an end Friday night (March 13) following a 67-51 home loss to #2-ranked Hope College in the sectional semifinal round of the 2009 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament. With the loss, the Saint season ends at 28-3 overall.

TMC TO HOST NCAA TOURNAMENT SECTIONAL
Thomas More College will host the sectional semifinals and finals of the 2009 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament this weekend in Crestview Hills, Ky. The three-game sectional is arguably the toughest in the nation, as all four competing teams are ranked in the national Top 10 by both the WBCA and D3Hoops.com. The opening game has unbeaten George Fox facing 2008 Final Four participant Oglethorpe on Friday (March 13) at 5 p.m., followed by the PAC champion Saints battling #2-ranked Hope at 7 p.m. The winners of the two Friday contests will meet at TMC Saturday (March 14) at 7 p.m. for the right to advance to the Division III Final Four in Holland, Mich. next weekend (March 20-21). Thomas More has a sectional website with preview information on all four teams. In addition, TMC game notes as well as links to the Thomas More video webcast and a D3Hoops.com audio webcast are also now online.

THOMAS MORE TOPS MESSIAH 57-50; SAINT CAGERS ADVANCE TO NCAA "SWEET SIXTEEN"
Senior G Jayme Thiem scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Thomas More women’s basketball team to a 57-50 win over host Messiah College in the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament tonight (Saturday, March 7) at Brubaker Auditorium in Grantham, Pa. With the win the Saints improve to 28-2 and will host the regional semifinals and finals this weekend (Friday-Saturday, March 13-14). The Saints will play No. 2 ranked Hope College Friday at 7 p.m., with George Fox and Oglethorpe meeting in the other matchup at 5 p.m. The two winners will meet for the right to advance to the Final Four on Saturday at 7 p.m.

THOMAS MORE WOMEN ADVANCE TO NCAA SECOND ROUND; W&J WOMEN FALL AT #2 HOPE
The opening round of the 2009 NCAA Division III Basketball Tournaments saw both PAC qualifiers in action, with the PAC champion Thomas More women advancing to the second round. The Saints (27-2) posted a 76-61 win over Randolph-Macon at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa., behind a game-high 22 points by sophomore C Nicole Dickman. TMC now advances to face host Messiah, which advanced with an opening round win over Eastern Connecticut State, tomorrow (Sat., March 7) at 7 p.m. In other women's tournament action, Washington & Jefferson saw its season end at 24-5 overall following an 87-64 loss at #2-ranked Hope College in Holland, Mich.

TMC, W&J SELECTED FOR NCAA TOURNAMENT
Three PAC basketball teams have been selected to compete in the 2009 NCAA Division III Men's & Women's Basketball Tournaments. Two PAC women's squads will be in action beginning with first round games on Friday (March 6). PAC champion Thomas More (26-2) will face Randolph-Macon (23-5) at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. Washington & Jefferson (24-4), which earned a Poll C at-large bid, will travel to Holland, Mich. to face Hope (25-1). On the men's side, PAC champion Thomas More (19-8) will play at Capital (24-4) in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday or Friday. Specific date/time information will be added here as it is received.