PAC Release
TRAFFORD, Pa. -- Allegheny College women's basketball was selected as one of the top teams in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) North Division ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.
In the PAC preseason coaches' poll, the Gators were predicted to finish as the runner-up in the North Division. Allegheny received 56 points and three first-place votes, trailing only Grove City College with 67 points and nine first-place votes. The Gators hold a 13-point advantage over Westminster College, as the Titans were picked third with 43 points.
In the South Division, Washington & Jefferson College (68), Saint Vincent College (58), and Chatham University (53) were voted first, second, and third, respectively.
Allegheny also placed a trio of student-athletes on the PAC's Players to Watch list, headlined by junior guard
Isabella Antonacci (Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area). Antonacci returns after being named to the All-PAC First Team and D3hoops.com All-Region Third Team in 2025-26. She was also selected as a finalist for the prestigious Jostens Trophy. As a sophomore, Antonacci – the PAC's 2024-25 Newcomer of the Year – averaged 17.1 points, 5.5 assists, and 5.3 rebounds per game.
Antonacci is joined on the watchlist by fellow junior
Ashlan Price (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) and first-year
Casey Brancato (Burrell, Pa./Burrell). Last winter, Price appeared in all 26 games and logged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per contest. The 5-foot-10 Brancato will look to make an immediate impact for the Blue & Gold in her rookie season.
The Gators will kick off the 2026-27 schedule at home with the Women Leaders Tip-Off Tournament inside the David V. Wise Center. On Saturday, Nov. 7, Allegheny will face Nazareth University at 2 p.m., followed by a matchup between Ohio Northern University and Penn State Behrend at 4 p.m.
