Photo credit to David Goodburger

Cresson, PA - A record number eight Mount Aloysius women's soccer players earned AMCC All-Conference accolades as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Striker Cheyenne Kuncher, midfielder Jordan Gebhart, defender Summer Schell and goalkeeper Leanne Cardoso-Bastos highlighted the group with First Team All-Conference honors. Midfielder Sam Torrenti was named Second Team All-Conference, while winger Katie Mirance, midfielder Brianna Byler and defender Amanda Brancato were selected as AMCC Third Team All-Conference recipients.

Kuncher was the Mounties top forward as the junior striker tied for the team lead and ranked in a tie for sixth in the AMCC with nine goals. Kuncher added three assists for 21 points and led Mount Aloysius with 64 shots. Her highlight performance came when she scored a hat trick in the Mounties conference win over D'Youville.

Gebhart was tied with Kuncher for the team lead with nine goals despite missing the first seven games of the season due to injury. The junior midfielder scored six goals in conference play and came up in the clutch with four game-winning goals as the Mounties notched a 7-2 record in conference action.

Schell, who along with Gebhart and Kuncher made the jump from Second Team All-Conference in 2016 to First Team this season, once again led the Mountie backline throughout the season. The sophomore contributed to a defense that had a program-record nine shutouts and allowed just 16 goals in 18 regular season games. Schell also made a mark on the offensive end with four goals and two assists.

Cardoso-Bastos had a stellar campaign in net as she led all conference goalkeepers with a 1.02 goals against average and was second with a .845 save percentage while playing every minute for the Mounties. The junior keeper was at her best down the stretch of conference play when she allowed only two goals in the Mounties final five conference matches, including a 14-save performance in a 1-0 shutout win over La Roche.

Torrenti was named to the Second Team after a sophomore season in which she was the Mounties engine in the central midfield. She led the entire conference with 10 assists and added three goals, with a highlight game being a 2-goal, 1-assist performance in a conference victory over Hilbert.

Mirance earned Third-Team honors at the forward position after tying for 10th-place in the conference with seven goals in 2017. She added three assists in a sophomore season that was highlighted with game-winning goals against Geneva and Pitt-Greensburg.

Byler, a creative first-year central midfielder for Mount Aloysius, was selected to the Third Team after ranking second on the team and in a tie for third in conference with six assists. Byler recorded an assist on the game-tying goal against Pitt-Greensburg and added assists on the game-winning goals against Pitt-Bradford and La Roche.

Brancato rounded out the Mountie honorees with a Third-Team selection on defense after serving as a dynamic two-way player at outside back. The junior started all 19 games and scored two goals while adding one assist.

Mount Aloysius tied the school record for wins set last season with 12 and advanced to the AMCC Playoffs and semifinal round for the second consecutive season.

For the full conference release, visit here.