Kosmack Named AMCC Preseason Player of the Year

Mount Aloysius senior Molly Kosmack earns the conference's preseason honor as the Lions are picked third in the coaches' poll.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Basketball

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Molly Kosmack was named Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Preseason Player of the Year, and Mount Aloysius was picked third by AMCC coaches in the preseason poll. Kosmack enters her senior season with 1,272 career points.

Why it matters

The preseason honor and poll ranking set expectations for Mount Aloysius and its lead player heading into the season. Kosmack's career production places her among the program's most significant figures.

The honor rests on AMCC coaches' preseason voting, with Kosmack averaging 15.5 points and an AMCC-best 13.5 rebounds per game last season. Her senior-season performance and whether Mount Aloysius meets its third-place projection remain unknown.

The players

Molly Kosmack

Kosmack is a Mount Aloysius senior guard and Homer-Center graduate who has been one of the AMCC's most decorated players.

Mount Aloysius College

Mount Aloysius College is a private college in Cresson, Pennsylvania, whose women's basketball team competes in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference of small colleges in western Pennsylvania.

The details

Kosmack, a Homer-Center graduate, has earned AMCC First Team All-Conference honors as a freshman, sophomore, and junior and was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year last season. She has also earned D3hoops.com All-Region 7 Third Team recognition the past two years and holds the program's all-time records for rebounds and blocked shots.

Last season: Kosmack named AMCC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and averaged 15.5 points per game.
Upcoming senior season: Kosmack enters her final college season, with Mount Aloysius picked third in the preseason poll.

Season Trajectory

The preseason award extends a three-year run of AMCC First Team All-Conference selections into Kosmack's senior year. Mount Aloysius's third-place preseason ranking places it among the conference's contenders behind the teams picked ahead of it.

Kosmack's 13.5 rebounds per game and 1,272 career points give fantasy and bracket watchers a clear individual benchmark for the upcoming season. Mount Aloysius's third-place poll finish places its games in the middle of the AMCC title race.

The takeaway

Preseason honors set expectations but do not settle outcomes, so Kosmack's senior season and the Lions' placement will be measured on the court. Readers following the AMCC can track both through the season's results.