ERIE, Pa. – Three Penn State Behrend student-athletes were named Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athletes of the Week for the period running from February 26-March 3, 2024.

Men's tennis freshman Akash Sangha (Milton, Ontario/White Oaks) notched AMCC Men's Tennis Player of the Week honors, not giving up a set point at No. 2 singles, while also earning an 8-1 victory at No. 1 doubles as the Lions defeated Thiel 8-1 in non-conference action on Friday.

Softball junior infielder Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) claimed AMCC Player of the Week, beginning the season 4-for-6 with five RBIs in a pair of wins for the Lions. She had a double and a triple for her pair of hits vs. Hiram and then smacked a home run and scored the eventual game-winning run vs. Wittenberg. McNany had a .667 average and recorded 13 putouts in the field.

Starting pitcher Jeff Zick (Moon, PA/Our Lady of Sacred Heart) picked up two wins in two starts for the Behrend baseball team to begin the season, pitching 6.1 innings and only allowing one run on three hits and striking out seven to earn AMCC Pitcher of the Week honors. In the season-opener at Lancaster Bible, he tossed two innings with two strikeouts. On Sunday vs. Wilkes, Zick threw 4.1 scoreless innings, only giving up one hit and striking out five batters.

Behrend baseball and softball continue its spring break trip games in Florida this week.