Third-year Head Coach D'wan Shackleford-Vickroy and the Pitt-Johnstown women's basketball team will tip-off the 2026-27 season with a non-conference match-up against Point Park University on Monday at 3 p.m. in the Sports Center.
 
Last season, the Mountain Cats were 10-17 overall and 7-13 in the PSAC West.  Pitt-Johnstown must replace four of its top five leading scorers, but the Mountain Cats return several players with experience, including sophomore forward Angel Ezirim (7.7 ppg. 4.2 rpg.), junior forward Sophia Ott (7.0 ppg., 2.5 rpg.), and senior forward Camille Dominick (5.0 ppg. 2.7 rpg.).  In addition, a hand full of other returners and a group of talented newcomers give the Mountain Cats added depth.
 
Point Park, under former Pitt-Johnstown assistant coach and first-year Head Coach Taylor Fulton, is coming off of an 8-19 overall record and a 4-16 mark in the Mountain East Conference (MEC).  The Pioneers welcome back senior guard/forward Lucia Heria (6.9 ppg., 5.1 rpg.) and sophomore guard/forward Kamryn Pieper (5.2 ppg., 6.8 rpg.). 
 
The Mountain Cats and Pioneers met last season in Pittsburgh on Nov. 23, and Point Park came away with a 73-68 overtime victory.  M'laya Ainsworth scored 15 points, Riley Childress collected 14 points, seven rebounds and a game-high six assists, and Alyssa Altemus had 11 points and five rebounds for Pitt-Johnstown.  Camille Fultz's game-high 23 points and Elizabeth Boyd's double-double of 16 points and 12 boards led four Pioneers who scored in double figures.
 
Mountain Cats will take on Malone (OH) on Saturday and Lake Erie (OH) on Sunday at the Clarion Tip-Off Tournament, before returning home to host a non-conference game against Chestnut Hill on Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. in the Sports Center.