Scranton's Bridgette Mann takes home Middle Atlantic Region Player of the Year honors while Coach of the Year goes to Juniata's Danny Young-Uhrich and Rookie of the Year to Southern Virginia's Katie Garrish.
No. 13 St. Thomas asserted its dominance in the MIAC by trouncing St. Benedict while No. 17 Scranton and No. 20 Juniata took care of their Landmark Conference foes. Pending Sunday's results the Top 25 teams will finish the week with an almost flawless performance. Find out which ranked team stumbled in the day's recap.
UW-Whitewater beat UW-Oshkosh in dramatic fashion to take the first of two regular season games between the WIAC favorites while Hope won on the road at Trine. Elsewhere Babson beat MIT in overtime and Juniata survived a scare at Lancaster Bible.
Always a good defender for Juniata, senior Dani Atkinson is now a scoring threat, and she has help in the post from Morgan Instone and Gracie Stauffer. Put it all together and Coach Danny Young-Uhrich has an Eagles team on the rise. Phil Soto-Ortiz tracks their ascent in Around the Mid-Atlantic.
Juniata enters the Top 25 for the first time since 2014 following its win over Scranton. Meanwhile Whitman rises a notch after beating Puget Sound and Washington U. tumbles after losing to Austin. Get the full rankings here.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 21st season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
No. 8 Whitman handled No. 19 Puget Sound and Austin surprised No. 13 Washington U. on Saturday night. Meanwhile Hope joined the 800-win club and Juniata soared over No. 16 Scranton at home. Get our women's recap here.
Juniata handed the DeSales Bulldogs their second loss of the season on Friday, Dec. 30 at the Juniata College Holiday Tournament. The Eagles played hard until the last minute to earn the 71-68 victory and move to 7-3 on the season.
HUNTINGDON, PA- Kelsey Livoti (Altoona/Bishop Guilfoyle) scored the game-winning basket with three seconds left as the women’s basketball team came from behind to knock off Catholic 77-76 on Wednesday night at Memorial Gymnasium. It’s the first Eagles win over the Cardinals since 2012. Juniata improves its record to 6-11 and 4-4 in the Landmark. Catholic’s record now stands at 12-5 and 6-2 in the Landmark.
HUNTINGDON, PA- The Juniata women’s basketball team broke a halftime tie with a big run in the second half to defeat visiting Merchant Marine Academy 68-53 on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium. The win improves the Eagles record to 5-11 overall and 3-4 in the Landmark Conference. The Mariners drop to 2-12 and 0-10 in the conference.
MADISON, NJ- A career performance by sophomore Katy Leamer (Bellwood/Bellwood-Antis) helped propel the Juniata women’s basketball team to a 67-62 win over Drew on Saturday afternoon at Baldwin Gymnasium. It is the first Landmark Conference win for the Eagles this season and moves their record to 3-9 overall and 1-2 in the conference. The Rangers fall to 7-4 overall and 2-1 in the Landmark.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College women's basketball team had their backs against the wall and their season on the line at the beginning of February. Sitting at 2-7 in the conference, the Eagles needed to win out the remainder of the season in order to have chance at making their seventh consecutive Landmark Conference Tournament. Juniata has never missed a dance in the Landmark and their two seniors made sure the streak continued. The Eagles face No. 1 seed University of Scranton in the 2014 Landmark semifinals on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
SCRANTON, Pa. – The Juniata College women's basketball team fought hard Wednesday night on the road in the Landmark Conference semifinal bout with University of Scranton before falling 74-53 to the top seeded Royals. Juniata (14-12) had an early lead, but Scranton would push ahead by 17 before the break and never look back.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women's basketball senior Kate McDonald (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa./State College Area) garnered her second weekly honor from the Landmark Conference. The forward was named Player of the Week after helping the Eagles to their seventh consecutive postseason appearance, the organization announced Monday afternoon.
MADISON, N.J. – The stakes were high in Baldwin Gym Saturday afternoon as Juniata College women's basketball and Drew University battled for the final spot in the 2014 Landmark Conference Tournament. Neither team led by more than eight points in a contest that came down to the final seconds. Juniata (14-11, 7-7 Landmark) fended off a late surge by the Rangers to win 51-48. The victory extended Juniata's win streak to five and cemented their place as the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. Drew dropped to 13-12 overall, 6-8 in Landmark play with the loss.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College women's basketball team erased a 17-point first half deficit to earn the 72-69 win over Landmark Conference rival Susquehanna University Wednesday night in its final regular season home game. Juniata (13-11, 6-7 Landmark) continues its hunt for the final conference tournament spot with the win. They now sit in a tie for fourth place with Drew University. Susquehanna dropped to 11-12 overall and 5-8 in Landmark play.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – There are only two games left in the regular season for Juniata College women's basketball and they could not be more important. Juniata (12-11, 5-7 Landmark) is in a three-way tie for the final Landmark Conference tournament spot with Susquehanna University and Drew University. The Eagles host Susquehanna on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in their last home game before traveling to face Drew on the road Saturday.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women’s basketball improved to 12-11 overall Saturday afternoon after routing the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 80-40. The Eagles are now 5-7 in Landmark Conference play and sit in a tie for fourth in the league. They are 13-1 all-time against Merchant Marine who fell to 4-18 overall, 0-12 in Landmark play, with the loss.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – This Saturday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m., the Juniata College women's basketball team hosts Landmark Conference rival the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in its last Saturday home matchup. It's senior day for the Eagles and they will take time before the game to honor seniors Jordan Hileman (Williamsburg, Pa./Williamsburg) and Kate McDonald (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa./State College Area).
TOWSON, Md. – Trailing by nine with under 3:30 minutes in regulation, Juniata College women's basketball mounted a comeback and forced overtime before pulling out the 68-64 win at Goucher College Wednesday night. With the win, Juniata improved to 11-11 overall and 4-7 in Landmark Conference play, keeping its playoff hopes alive.
TOWSON, Md. – Trailing by nine with under 3:30 minutes in regulation, Juniata College women’s basketball mounted a comeback and forced overtime before pulling out the 68-64 win at Goucher College Wednesday night. With the win, Juniata improved to 11-11 overall and 4-7 in Landmark Conference play, keeping its playoff hopes alive.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Juniata College women's basketball handed Moravian College its first home loss of the season in a 56-53 upset on the Greyhounds Pink Game in Johnston Hall. Over 1,000 people were in attendance to see only the second time in over 10 years that Juniata (10-11, 3-7 Landmark) defeated Moravian in Bethlehem. The Greyhounds dropped to 17-4 with the loss, and are 8-2 against Landmark Conference opponents.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – After posting her 12th double-double of the season against Landmark Conference rival Merchant Marine, senior Kate McDonald (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa/State College Area) cemented her place in Juniata College history. The forward notched her 1,000thcareer rebound and became only the third student-athlete in Juniata College basketball history, male or female, to earn over 1,000 career points and rebounds. McDonald earned her 1,000thcareer point back on February 10, 2013 at home against Drew University.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women's basketball is celebrating its 40th season and honoring alumni this Saturday, Feb. 1 at its annual Pink Game. The Eagles (9-9, 2-5 Landmark) host Scranton at 4 p.m. in the Kennedy Sports+Recreation Center. The contest will follow the men's 2 p.m. game against Scranton.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Senior Kate McDonald (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa./State College Area) added another milestone to her career. The forward was named to the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) Capital One Academic All-District team Thursday afternoon. McDonald is the first Eagle to earn all-district honors and one of two Landmark Conference student-athletes represented. She is currently studying business management with a secondary emphasis in communication.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women's basketball fell 66-60 Wednesday night on the road against Susquehanna University in Landmark Conference action. The Eagles fell to 9-9 on the year, 2-5 in conference, while Susquehanna improved to 9-8, 3-4 in league.
KINGS POINT, N.Y. – Juniata College women's basketball cruised to an 88-34 win over Landmark Conference rival Merchant Marine Academy Saturday afternoon on the road. The Eagles (9-8, 2-4 Landmark) scored first and never relinquished their lead, dropping back-to-back 80-point games for the first time since December. Merchant Marine fell to 4-11 (1-6 Landmark) with the loss.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College women's basketball team picked up its first Landmark Conference win of the season Wednesday night in an 82-46 rout of Goucher College in the Kennedy Sports+Recreation Center. Juniata (8-8, 1-3 Landmark) remains undefeated against the Gophers, leading the all-time series 13-0. Goucher dropped to 5-10 overall, 1-4 in Landmark play.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s basketball team erased an 11-point second half deficit but fell short of a comeback against Drew University Saturday night in the Kennedy Sports+Recreation Center. The Eagles were down by just one with 38 seconds to play before falling 67-62 to their Landmark Conference rival, who improved to 9-6 with the win, 2-2 in Landmark play. Juniata (7-8, 0-4 Landmark) still leads the all-time series 12-2.