Pennsylvania College of Technology women’s basketball team will be looking to improve on last season’s six-win, 20-loss season when it begins its season this weekend.

Competing in the Chatham University Cougar Tip-Off Classic, the Wildcats open their fifth season under coach Britni Mohney at 7 p.m. Friday before facing Susquehanna University at noon on Saturday.

Rachel Teats of Middleburg, a 5-foot-9 guard, and Emily Pardee of Williamsport, a 5-9 forward, return for their senior seasons, and Lexi Troup of Huntingdon, a 5-6 guard, is back for her junior year. Teats led last year’s team with 310 points, Pardee scored 200 and Troup had 183. For their careers, Teats has 847 points, Pardee 366 and Troup 183. Teats, who was named to the UE second team for the second year in a row, also was last season’s leader in rebounds with 139 and assists with 60, while Pardee had 129 rebounds.

Among the other returnees from a year ago are 5-9 junior forward Mia Patterson of Loyalsock Township and 5-4 senior guard Kayleigh Miller of Sayre. Patterson was second in rebounding last season with 137.

Mohney’s 13-player roster includes five freshmen, among them 5-10 forward Gigi Parlante of Williamsport and 5-6 guard Falin Reynolds of Montgomery.

Penn College has 16 United East games and nine nonconference regular-season games on its schedule. In the UE last season it finished 2-11 and reached the conference quarterfinals.

“We come into 2024 as a team that has experience and an undeniable team chemistry, with an incredible young core who are eager to buy into the system. We look to build consistency within our offense and continue to demonstrate disruptive defense. With strong competition in our nonconference schedule, we look to prepare for conference play and continue to be a playoff contender,” Mohney said on the United East website.

This season, 17 teams will compete in the United East, with the top 12 earning spots in the single-elimination playoffs that begin Feb. 19. Penn State Harrisburg is the defending champion and St. Elizabeth University finished second.

Women’s Basketball

Schedule/Series History

Friday, Nov. 8 — at Chatham University Cougar Tip-Off Classic vs. Chatham, 7 p.m. (first-time opponent)

Saturday, Nov. 9 — at Chatham University Tip-Off Classic vs. Susquehanna University, noon (Susquehanna leads 2-0)

Wednesday, Nov. 13 — at Elmira College, 7 p.m. (Elmira leads 8-0)

For additional information, visit the Wildcats Athletics website.

For more about the United East, visit the conference website.