2025-26 Women's Basketball News

Sayles, Wilt Voted to All-AMCC Team
Sayles, Wilt Voted to All-AMCC Team

March 03, 2026

LATROBE, Pa. – Penn State Altoona women’s basketball’s senior forward Avana Sayles (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) and freshman guard Lanie Wilt (Altoona, PA/Altoona) were both voted to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference team, as the league office announced its postseason awards in the sport on Tuesday morning.

Lions Fall Short in AMCC Championship Game
Lions Fall Short in AMCC Championship Game

February 28, 2026

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 3 seed Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team’s Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament run came to an end Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center, where the Lions lost 78-61 to No. 1 seed Penn State Behrend in the league championship game.

Photo by Alexis Weyandt
Lions Punch Ticket to AMCC Title Game with Victory Over Redhawks

February 27, 2026

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 3 seed Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team overpowered No. 2 seed La Roche University in Friday afternoon’s Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament semifinal game, defeating the Redhawks 70-57 at Penn State Behrend’s Junker Center.

HIGHLIGHTS: Penn State Altoona Women's Basketball vs. Hilbert (AMCC Tournament, First Round), 2-24-26
HIGHLIGHTS: Penn State Altoona Women's Basketball vs. Hilbert (AMCC Tournament, First Round), 2-24-26

February 25, 2026

No. 3 seed Penn State Altoona women's basketball took care of No. 6 seed Hilbert College by a score of 63-32 in a first-round AMCC Tournament game in Adler Arena on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

Photo by Mallorie Smith
Women’s Basketball Advances in AMCC Tourney with Dominant Win

February 24, 2026

ALTOONA, Pa. – The No. 3 seed Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team was at home to face off against No. 6 seed Hilbert College in the first round of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament on Tuesday night, and the Lions dominated the Hawks, winning 63-32 to send themselves into the next round.

Photo by Mallorie Smith
Women’s Basketball Takes Down Alfred State in Regular Season Finale

February 21, 2026

ALFRED, N.Y. – The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team closed its regular season schedule with a road win Saturday afternoon, when the Lions defeated Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference foe Alfred State College in the Orvis Gymnasium.

Photo by Kirk Zembower
Women’s Basketball Beats Bobcats, 77-52

February 18, 2026

GREENSBURG, Pa. – Penn State Altoona women’s basketball bounced back on Wednesday night, when the Lions earned a 77-52 victory over Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Pitt-Greensburg in the Chambers Hall Gym.

Photo by Mallorie Smith
Women’s Basketball Stumbles at Behrend

February 14, 2026

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team was on the road Saturday afternoon, when the Lions had their seven-game winning streak snapped in a 78-68 loss to Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Penn State Behrend in the Junker Center.

HIGHLIGHTS: Penn State Altoona Women's Basketball vs. Mount Aloysius, 2-11-26
HIGHLIGHTS: Penn State Altoona Women's Basketball vs. Mount Aloysius, 2-11-26

February 13, 2026

Penn State Altoona women's basketball picked up its seventh win in a row on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 in Adler Arena, when the Lions defeated local AMCC rival Mount Aloysius College 80-66.

Photo by Mallorie Smith
Lions Top Mounties for Seventh Straight Win

February 11, 2026

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team had its regular season home finale Wednesday night in Adler Arena, where the Lions defeated Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference rival Mount Aloysius College, 80-66, for their seventh win in a row.

Wilt Earns AMCC Athlete of the Week Recognition
Wilt Earns AMCC Athlete of the Week Recognition

February 09, 2026

LATROBE, Pa. - Penn State Altoona freshman guard Lanie Wilt (Altoona, PA/Altoona) was chosen as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference's Athlete of the Week in women's basketball, the league office announced Monday.  

HIGHLIGHTS: Penn State Altoona Women's Basketball vs. La Roche, 2-7-26
HIGHLIGHTS: Penn State Altoona Women's Basketball vs. La Roche, 2-7-26

February 08, 2026

Penn State Altoona women's basketball handed AMCC opponent La Roche University its first conference loss of the season Saturday, February 7, 2026, in Adler Arena, where the Lions prevailed 61-54 over the visiting Redhawks.

Photo by Alexis Weyandt
Lions Power Past Redhawks, 61-54

February 07, 2026

ALTOONA, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team persevered to get their sixth consecutive win Saturday afternoon, when the Lions came back to defeat La Roche University 61-54.  

Photo by Alexis Weyandt
Lions Trounce Carlow for Fifth Straight Win

February 04, 2026

PITTSBURGH – Penn State Altoona women’s basketball rattled off its fifth consecutive win Wednesday night, when the Lions posted a lopsided victory, 80-38, over Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Carlow University at Donahue Pavilion.

HIGHLIGHTS: Penn State Altoona Women's Basketball vs. Hilbert, 1-31-26
HIGHLIGHTS: Penn State Altoona Women's Basketball vs. Hilbert, 1-31-26

February 03, 2026

Penn State Altoona women's basketball posted an 85-39 victory over visiting AMCC opponent Hilbert College on Saturday, January 31, 2026 in Adler Arena.

HIGHLIGHTS: Penn State Altoona Women's Basketball vs. Pitt-Bradford, 2-2-26
HIGHLIGHTS: Penn State Altoona Women's Basketball vs. Pitt-Bradford, 2-2-26

February 03, 2026

The Penn State Altoona women's basketball team overpowered AMCC opponent Pitt-Bradford by a score of 102-53 in Adler Arena on Monday, February 2, 2026.