Penn College Athletics At A Glance

solomonswords 0 Comments February 22, 2026

Last week in review: Penn College’s women’s basketball team earned its program-record 20^th win of the season on Saturday and reached the United East Conference semifinals for the first time since 2022-23. The victory also was the 100^th of coach Britni Mohney’s career as she has 65 in six seasons with the Wildcats and had 35 during five seasons from 2014-15 to 2018-19 at Salem College.

Penn College will host No. 3 Penn State Abington at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in a conference semifinal. During the regular season, the Wildcats edged Abington, 61-58.

Also on the horizon: This coming Friday (11 a.m.) and Saturday (10 a.m.), Wildcat wrestlers will compete in the NCAA Division III Region 2 Championships at Ithaca College, also on Saturday, the baseball team is set to get underway hosting Lancaster Bible College at Lycoming Valley Intermediate School in a doubleheader starting at noon, and the women’s softball team is scheduled to open its season under new head coach Amber Savage hosting Lycoming College in a twin bill beginning at 1 p.m. also at Lycoming Valley Intermediate School.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Last week’s hometown highlights: Second-seededPenn College opened a 20-5 first-quarter lead and outscored No. 7 Lancaster Bible College in each of the successive quarters en route to its Saturday win. Kayla Herzer, of Brick, New Jersey, led four players scoring in double figures with 18 points; while Gigi Parlante, of Williamsport, scored 17 and grabbed 10 rebounds; and Mia Patterson, of Loyalsock Township, and Lexi Troup, of Huntingdon, both scored 13.

SCHEDULE/RECORD

Overall: 20-6

UEC: 12-2 overall; 11-2 regular season

United East Quarterfinals

Saturday, Feb. 21

No. 2 Penn College def. No. 7 Lancaster Bible College, 76-42

No. 3 Penn State Abington def. No. 6 Wilson College, 81-39

No. 1 St. Mary’s (Md.) College def. No. 8 Penn State Harrisburg, 70-58

No. 4 Cedar Crest College def. No. 5 Notre Dame (Md.) University, 61-57

United East Semifinals

Tuesday, Feb. 24

No. 2 Penn College (20-6, 12-2) hosts No. 3 Penn State Abington (19-6, 12-2), 6 p.m.

No. 1 St. Mary’s (Md.) College (21-5, 14-0) hosts No. 4 Cedar Crest College (18-8, 10-4), 6 p.m.

United East Championships

Saturday, Feb. 28

Winners of Tuesday’s semifinal games

MEN’S LACROSSE

Last week’s hometown highlights: While improving to 2-0 with Wednesday’s win over Juniata College, Elliot Dotson, of Wilmington, Delaware, scored three goals and had five assists; Jesse Weick, of Manorville, New York, had four goals and one assist; and Gavin Selchert, of Lansdale, had two goals and three assists. In the goal, Ryan Twist, of Great Meadows, New Jersey, made six saves and got the win in 30 minutes of work.

Hosting Alfred University on Saturday, Penn College used a 9-2 second-half scoring advantage to win and stay unbeaten. Dotson scored four goals and added four assists, while Owen Kupsey, of Chadds Ford, had three goals, and Twist made 24 saves in the goal.

Also, Kupsey’s seven-goal match in the team’s 16-15 season-opening win at Susquehanna University on Feb. 7 earned him United East Offensive Player of the Week honors.

SCHEDULE/RECORD

Overall: 3-0

UEC: 0-0

Wednesday, Feb. 18 — host Juniata College, W, 24-7

Saturday, Feb. 21 — host Alfred University, W, 13-10

Wednesday, Feb. 25 — at Haverford College, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28 — host Misericordia University, 1 p.m.

Friday, March 6 — host Shenandoah University, 4 p.m.

WRESTLING

Final AMCC regular-season standings: Penn State Behrend 4-0, Penn College 3-1, Alfred State 2-2, Pitt-Bradford 1-3, Penn State Altoona 0-4.

SCHEDULE/RECORD

Final overall: 6-6