NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – The Penn State Altoona women's bowling team was voted into ninth place out of 11 teams in the 2023-24 edition of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference's Preseason Coaches' Poll, the results of which were released on Tuesday afternoon.

View the complete 2023-24 AMCC Women's Bowling Preseason Coaches' Poll

Saint Vincent College, last year's regular season champion and conference tournament runner-up, was voted first place in the poll. Pitt-Bradford took second place, and Penn State Behrend rounded out the top three spots.

Penn State Altoona women's bowling went 11-38 overall last season, including compiling a 5-15 record within the AMCC. Elizabeth Rhodes returns for her third season as the Lions' head coach.

Named as a "Player to Watch" for Penn State Altoona in the poll was sophomore Kennedie Lauver (New Berlin, PA/Mifflinburg). As a freshman last season, Lauver led the Lions in both traditional average (161.1 per game) and baker average (16.22).

Penn State Altoona women's bowling opens its 2023-24 schedule on the road Saturday, November 4 and Sunday, November 5 at the Bobcat Baker Classic, hosted by Pitt-Greensburg at Hillview Lanes.