Westmoreland County campus clippings: Julie Bolden named UPG's women's basketball coach

Pitt-Greensburg has a new women’s basketball coach.

Julie Bolden will take over the Bobcats after two seasons as an assistant and recruiting director at Division I Dayton.

She also worked as a video coordinator at Hofstra for one year.

An Ohio native, Bolden replaces Darien Lantz, who coached for two seasons and was 26-27.

“I’m incredibly grateful to (athletic director) Jeromy Yetter, and the hiring committee, for believing in my vision for this program,” Bolden said in a statement. “I can’t wait to be a part of the Pitt-Greensburg family and community.”

UPG finished 12-14 last season and played in the ACCC Tournament.

“This is an amazing group of young women with a high ceiling both on and off the court,” she said. “They’re passionate about the game of basketball and continuing to develop into great players and people.”

Bolden said she plans to have the Bobcats play fast.

“I love the high-tempo aspect of getting the ball up the court, finding great shots and bringing energy defensively,” she said. “It’s going to be a great fit with the players we have.”

Women’s soccer

Robert Morris: A dozen Colonials are playing with semi-professional teams this summer, including a local trio of forwards.

Juniors Malia Kearns (Penn-Trafford) and Paloma Swankler (Norwin) are playing for Beadling SC in the Women’s Premier Soccer League.

Beadling is out of Canonsburg.

Sophomore McKenzie Pritts (Yough), meanwhile, is playing for Steel City FC. Kearns started 19 of 20 games and had seven goals last season, while Swankler had two goals and one assist in 20 games.

Pritts played in three games for the Colonials.

Women’s basketball

Hiram: Jayla Wehner (Norwin), who finished her playing career at Marian, is working as a graduate assistant coach at Hiram.

Wehner played in 60 games, starting 22, while averaging 16.6 minutes of playing time.

The point guard tallied 116 career assists and scored 127 points.