LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released its 2024 PSAC Women's Volleyball All-Conference Teams and Major Award winners on Thursday afternoon.
All-Conference Teams and major award winners are determined by a vote of the conference's head coaches.
East Stroudsburg's Anna Coulter in the Eastern Division and Clarion's Cassidy Snider in the Western Division were selected as Athletes of the Year for the second consecutive season. Defensive Players of the Year include Shippensburg's Shay Kolivoski (East) and Gannon's Emma Hall (West), while the Freshmen of the Year honors go to Millersville's Kylee Schurig in the East and IUP's Jessica Neiman in the West.
The pair of 2024 PSAC Women's Volleyball Coaches of the Year were Shepherd's Alex Hoekstra in the East and Gannon's Matt Darling in the West.
WESTERN DIVISION
In the Western Division, Clarion's Cassidy Snider earned back-to-back Athlete of the Year honors after another standout offensive season that saw her average 5.37 kills and 13.66 attacks per set, with both totals the most in all of Division II. Snider also leads the conference in points with 624.5 (5.89 per set) and has added 25 service aces and 50 blocks.
Gannon's Emma Hall earned Western Division Defensive Player of the Year honors after tallying the second-most digs (559) in the conference. Hall was part of a Gannon defensive effort that held opponents to a hitting percentage of .146, the lowest in the West. This is the second career Defensive Player of the Year award for Hall, having previously won it in the 2022 season.
IUP freshman Jessica Neiman dialed up 258 kills at a .224 hitting percentage in her debut campaign to earn the Freshman of the Year Award in the West. She added 20 service aces, 72 digs, and 51 total blocks to her season totals.
Gannon head coach Matt Darling claims his sixth career Coach of the Year honor after guiding the Golden Knights to a 22-6 overall record and 13-1 in conference play to secure the West's top seed in the 2024 PSAC Women's Volleyball Championship. Gannon led the Western Division in hitting percentage (.231), blocks (2.77 per set) and was second in points (17.18 per set) and assists (11.89 per set).
EASTERN DIVISION
The Eastern Division Major Awards are headlined by East Stroudsburg's Anna Coulter, who put together another outstanding year and was selected as Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive time. She led the entire conference in hitting percentage (.445, also second-best in all of Division II) while her 1.43 blocks per set is the fourth-highest in the nation. Her 3.76 kills per set is also the highest in the Eastern Division.
Shippensburg's Shay Kolivoski was named Defensive Player of the Year after totaling 468 digs (4.14 per set) to help the Raiders finish with an East-leading 17.22 digs per set. She also contributed with 52 service aces and 80 assists.
The Eastern Division Freshman of the Year is Millersville's Kylee Schurig, who pitched in in every statistical category and totaled 302 kills, 23 assists, 49 service aces, 296 digs, and 38 blocks.
Shepherd head coach Alex Hoekstra is the Eastern Division Coach of the Year after leading the Rams to an unbeaten 14-0 conference record (24-4 overall), an improvement over 2023's 9-5 PSAC finish and 14-15 overall mark. The team leads the East in many statistical categories, including points (16.96 per set), opponent hitting percentage (.133), team hitting percentage (.231), blocks (2.64).
See below for complete lists of all 2024 PSAC Women's Volleyball All-Conference honorees.
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2024 PSAC Women's Volleyball All-Conference: Eastern Division
Athlete of the Year: Anna Coulter, East Stroudsburg
Defensive Player of the Year: Shay Kolivoski, Shippensburg
Freshman of the Year: Kylee Schurig, Millersville
Coach of the Year: Alex Hoekstra, Shepherd
PSAC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
| Player |
School |
Cl. |
| Isabelle Bombas |
Shippensburg |
Jr. |
| Anna Coulter** |
East Stroudsburg |
Jr. |
| Kearstin Davis^* |
Shippensburg |
Jr. |
| Joi Fairweather |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
| Emily Gardner |
Shippensburg |
Sr. |
| Shay Kolivoski |
Shippensburg |
So. |
| Rylee Lenz |
Shepherd |
So. |
| Emma Ludwig^ |
Millersville |
Sr. |
| Sophia Ryan |
Shepherd |
So. |
*Nine players on First Team due to a tie
PSAC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
| Player |
School |
Cl. |
| Macy Buso |
Shepherd |
Jr. |
| Leonor Chambel |
East Stroudsburg |
Gr. |
| Taylor Haan* |
East Stroudsburg |
Sr. |
| Zoe Haines |
West Chester |
Jr. |
| Emma Kerwin |
Millersville |
So. |
| Taylor Welter^ |
Millersville |
Jr. |
| Harli Zeitz |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection
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2024 PSAC Women's Volleyball All-Conference Western Division
Athlete of the Year: Cassidy Snider, Clarion
Defensive Player of the Year: Emma Hall, Gannon
Freshman of the Year: Jessica Neiman, IUP
Coach of the Year: Matt Darling, Gannon
PSAC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL WESTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
| Player |
School |
Cl. |
| Adiamar Beaz^ |
Pitt-Johnstown |
Sr. |
| Journey Blevins* |
Gannon |
Sr. |
| Paige Cole |
Seton Hill |
Sr. |
| Catie Flohr* |
Seton Hill |
So. |
| Emma Hall*^ |
Gannon |
Sr. |
| Cassidy Snider*** |
Clarion |
Sr. |
| Ali Sorenson |
Gannon |
Sr. |
| Lauren Valentic* |
IUP |
5th |
PSAC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL WESTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
| Player |
School |
Cl. |
| Lualis Alvarado* |
Pitt-Johnstown |
Sr. |
| Bengisu Arslan* |
Gannon |
Jr. |
| Gabriella DeRenzo |
Pitt-Johnstown |
R-Sr. |
| Hailey Koch^ |
Gannon |
Sr. |
| Erika Lindqvist |
Edinboro |
Gr. |
| Makayla Neelands |
Edinboro |
So. |
| Jessica Neiman |
IUP |
Fr. |
| Erica Selfridge^^ |
Slippery Rock |
Sr. |
* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection