Monday, November 2, 2026
Penn College athletics teams entered postseason competition during the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1, highlighted by a United East Conference quarterfinal victory for the women's soccer team and the conference cross-country championships. The women's soccer team advanced to the semifinals with a shutout win, while the men's soccer season concluded in the conference quarterfinals and women's volleyball finished its regular-season schedule with conference matches against Penn State Berks and Cedar Crest College. The 22nd-ranked wrestling team opened up its 2026-27 season slate with 12 grapplers in action at the Lycoming Invitational.
On the horizon: Penn College's winter sports season begins as men's basketball opens at the Hilbert Tip-Off Tournament and wrestling heads to the Ithaca Invitational. Both tournaments are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7. Women's soccer continues its postseason run on Wednesday, Nov. 4, hosting No. 3 St. Mary's College of Maryland in the United East semifinals.
Penn College opened the United East Conference playoffs with a dominant 5-0 victory over seventh-seeded Cairn University on Saturday at UPMC Field. The second-seeded Wildcats improved to 13-4-1 overall and advanced to the semifinals for the fifth consecutive season, where they will host third-seeded St. Mary's College of Maryland on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m.
Camryn Lobb led the offense with a hat trick in the victory. Lobb opened the scoring in the 16th minute off an assist from Ella Garman and added a goal in the 80th and 84th minutes to complete her first career hat trick. Gianna Gamble recorded her first goal of the season in the 31st minute to give the Wildcats a 2-0 lead in the first half. Megan Kurian added a goal in the 84th minute to take over sole possession of the program's all-time points lead (115).
Penn College outshot Cairn, 19-7, including a 13-6 advantage in shots on goal. Harley Oliphant recorded six saves to preserve the shutout.
SCHEDULE/RECORD
Overall: 13-4-1
Saturday, Oct. 31 – vs. No. 7 Cairn University, W, 5-0 (United East Quarterfinal)
Wednesday, Nov. 4 – vs. No. 3 St. Mary's College of Maryland, 6 p.m. (United East Semifinal)
Saturday, Nov. 7 – United East Championship (if advancing; time/location TBD)
Penn College's postseason run came to an end Saturday as the fifth-seeded Wildcats fell to fourth-seeded St. Mary's College of Maryland, 2-0, in the United East Conference quarterfinals.
The teams battled through a scoreless first half before the Seahawks broke through in the 54th minute and added an insurance goal in the 81st minute. Penn College was outshot, 20-7, and finished with three shots on goal. Justin Crismale recorded three saves, while Scott Goldfeder led the Wildcats with two shots, including one on goal. Warrick Beachy and Diego Diaz also put shots on goal.
The Wildcats finished the season with a 5-2-1 conference record and an overall record of 8-6-4.
SCHEDULE/RECORD
Overall: 8-6-4
UEC: 5-2-1
Saturday, Oct. 31 – at No. 4 St. Mary's College of Maryland, L, 0-2 (United East Quarterfinal)
Penn College battled in its final two United East Conference matches of the season. The Wildcats fell to Penn State Berks, 3-0 on Wednesday evening before closing out the 2026 with a 3-0 loss to Cedar Crest on Saturday.
Penn State Berks won by sets of 25-14, 25-16 and 25-16. Lilly Stockum led the Wildcats with eight kills and 11.5 points, adding two service aces, four digs and two total blocks. Kendall Shade finished with five kills, and Taryn Smith recorded a team-high eight assists and added seven digs. Callie Riddle collected a team-best 13 digs to go with two assists and one service ace.
Against the Falcons on Saturday, the Wildcats dropped sets of 25-21, 25-20 and 25-23. Avania Rainier led the Wildcats with six kills and added nine digs. Sara Seyfert finished with seven assists, six digs, two service aces and three block assists. Callie Riddle recorded nine digs and two service aces, and converted two kills on three attacks. Sam Prisco added four kills and three total blocks, including one solo block.
SCHEDULE/RECORD
Overall: 0-27
UEC: 0-10
Wednesday, Oct. 28 – at Penn State Berks, L, 0-3
Saturday, Oct. 31 – vs. Cedar Crest College, L, 0-3
Penn College competed at the United East Conference Championships on Saturday at Union Canal Tunnel Park in Lebanon. The men's team finished fourth among nine teams with 108 points, while the women placed sixth among nine teams with 124 points.
Penn College men 8K: Logan Bohrer paced the Wildcats with an 11th-place finish in 27:21.7. Chase Ebeling followed in 20th at 28:08.1. Holden Furey placed 24th in 28:48.4, Aiden Magnusson finished 26th in 29:03.9, and Bryce Martin rounded out the scoring five in 28th at 29:06.8. For their placements, Bohrer earned all-conference second-team honors while Ebeling and Furey closed out their conference careers with third-team honors. Furey became the second four-time all-conference runner in program history while Ebeling earned his third.
Penn College women 6K: Elaina Brady led the Wildcats with a ninth-place finish in 25:53.7, followed closely by Amy Rohl in 10th at 26:17.8. Kate Butzler placed 16th in 27:20.2. Gwynn Johnson finished 44th in 35:48.2, and Emma Chilen was 45th in 38:14.7. Brady and Rohl placed in the top 11 to earn second-team all-conference finishes, and Butzler earned a third-team award. Brady became the first women's runner in program history to collect four all-conference awards in her career.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31 – at United East Conference Championships (Lebanon), men 4th of 9; women 6th of 9
Saturday, Nov. 14 – at NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Region Championships (Lock Haven) women at 11 a.m., men at noon
Penn College entered the 2026-27 season ranked 22nd in the National Wrestling Coaches Association preseason rankings. Junior Carter Davis was tabbed fourth at 165 pounds, senior Kaden Ware was slated seventh at 141 pounds, and senior Nick Woodruff is eighth at 197 pounds as all three Wildcats return from national championship appearances a season ago. The Wildcats sent 12 wrestlers to the Lycoming Invitational on Sunday and came away with nine medalists in the season-opening tournament. Freshmen Sawyer Wolfkiel and Charley Paige earned second-place finishes in their freshman-sophomore 125B and 157B brackets, respectively. Rowan Humphrey (125), Faris Kolenovic (141) and Ethan French (197) placed fourth. Ryan Trimber (141) and Lincoln Archibald (174) placed fifth, and Massimo Gonzalez (141) and Brock Beach (285) finished sixth.
SCHEDULE
Sunday, Nov. 1 – at Lycoming Invitational, No team score
Friday-Saturday, Nov. 6-7 – at Ithaca Invitational
Saturday, Nov. 14 – vs. SUNY Brockport (12:15 p.m.) and RIT (1:45 PM) at TCNJ Duals
For additional information, visit the Penn College Wildcat Athletics website. For more about the United East Conference, visit the United East website.
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