Penn State Altoona women’s basketball’s forward Avana Sayles, of Venetia, and guard Lanie Wilt, of Altoona, were both voted to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference team, as the league office announced its postseason awards in the sport on March 3. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons
LATROBE, Pa. — Penn State Altoona women’s basketball’s forward Avana Sayles, of Venetia, and guard Lanie Wilt, of Altoona, were both voted to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference team, as the league office announced its postseason awards in the sport on March 3.
Sayles and Wilt were both first-team all-conference selections, with Wilt also being voted the AMCC Newcomer of the Year.
Sayles started all 28 games for the Lions this season, during which she became the Penn State Altoona women’s basketball program’s all-time leading scorer (1,700 career points) and rebounder (1,001 career rebounds). She led the AMCC this year in field goals made (195) while also ranking second in defensive rebounds (211), total rebounds (298), rebounds per game (10.6), and points (437), third in blocks (39) and blocks per game (1.4), fifth in points per game (15.6), sixth in offensive rebounds (87), steals (66), and steals per game (2.4), seventh in points per 40 minutes (19.0), 11th in field goal percentage (40.0), 15th in assists (51), 18th in free throws made (47), and 20th in assists per game (1.8). Additionally, Sayles earned three AMCC Player of the Week awards during the season.
Wilt played in 26 games this season, including making 25 starts. Among all players in the AMCC, she ranked second in assists (93), assists per game (3.6), and free throws made (94), third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8), fourth in points per game (16.1), fifth in points (419) and points per 40 minutes (20.0), sixth in field goals made (143), seventh in three-pointers made (39), three-point percentage (29.5), and free throw percentage (74.0), ninth in steals (56) and steals per game (2.2), 16th in field goal percentage (35.1), 22nd in blocks (9), 23rd in defensive rebounds (87), 24th in offensive rebounds (38), 26th in total rebounds (125), and 29th in rebounds per game (4.8). Wilt picked up one AMCC Player of the Week recognition during the season.
Penn State Altoona women’s basketball finished the 2025-26 season with a 20-8 overall mark and tied the program’s single-season wins record. The Lions went 13-3 within the AMCC, placing third in the league’s regular season standings and eventually reaching the conference championship game during the playoff tournament.
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