The move, which was announced in August 2012, means the Griffins will play their first full conference regular season schedule with the PSAC this fall. The first PSAC contest for Seton Hill will take place with a women's soccer match at Clarion University on September 5. 

“We are thrilled to be joining the highly competitive environment of the PSAC,” said Chris Snyder, Seton Hill executive director of Athletics. “Our student-athletes and coaches are excited and ready for the challenges and opportunities that the PSAC provides. We look forward to building new rivalries with our fellow conference members.”

Seton Hill joins the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown as the two newest members of the now 18-school conference.

"We are very pleased to have Seton Hill and Pitt-Johnstown joining the PSAC,” said Steve Murray, PSAC Commissioner. “This expansion solidifies our footprint in Pennsylvania and will add even more interest and excitement to what we believe to be one of the best leagues in the NCAA.  Adding Seton Hill and Pitt-Johnstown will undoubtedly bolster the PSAC's reputation on a regional and national scale.  The conference coaches, student-athletes and administration continue to raise the bar of competiveness each year, and I'm convinced our league will develop even further with the addition of these two exceptional institutions.""

The members of the PSAC have student body profiles that align well with Seton Hill's. The Conference places a strong emphasis on the preparation of the student-athlete to be a good citizen, leader and contributor in the community.

“We look forward to Seton Hill student-athletes continuing in the great tradition of the PSAC,” said Snyder. “The move will not only benefit Seton Hill, our student-athletes and fans, but we believe the PSAC as well.”

Seton Hill completed its competition schedule with the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) in 2012-2013 after a seven-year relationship.

The addition of the two schools, which are located approximately 50 miles apart from each other in the southwestern part of the state, elevates the conference to 18 members all located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Sharing the title with the Northeast 10 Conference, the PSAC is also Division II's largest in terms of championship sponsorship with 23. Seton Hill currently fields 19 of the conference's championship sports, while Pitt-Johnstown supports 12.
 
This marks just the second time in the 61-year history of the PSAC that the conference has expanded its full-time membership. Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Gannon, IUP, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Mercyhurst, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester Universities have been members since the league was formed in 1951. Gannon University and Mercyhurst University joined the 14 charter members when the PSAC initially expanded in 2008-09. Prior to 2008, the only variation to the membership came in the mid-1980s when West Chester explored a move to Division I.

Founded in 1951, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) consists of 18 member institutions located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  The league has also grown to share the distinctions as the “largest conference in Division II.”  Highly competitive on a regional and national level, the PSAC schools annually combine to send nearly one-third of its teams into National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) post-season play.  The membership's success has yielded 45 NCAA teams and 254 individual title winners.  The PSAC also has evolved into one of the Division II's finest from an academic standpoint.  Over one-third of PSAC's estimated 6,300 participants are honored each year as “Scholar-Athletes” for maintaining a grade point average of 3.25 or higher.