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Women's Volleyball

Volleyball Sweeps PSAC East Post-Season Awards

Lock Haven, PA

3001Pitt-Johnstown was well-represented in the PSAC Post-Season Awards.  In fact, the Lady Cats had four players on PSAC All-Conference Teams when the teams were announced on Wednesday, and Pitt-Johnstown swept all four of the conference's individual awards, including sophomore hitter Kendall Mahony being tabbed the PSAC East Athlete of the Year.... (Full PSAC Release) ... (2015 All-PSAC Volleyball Teams)
 
Along with Mahony, the league's coaches selected Joanna Haupt as the Eastern Division Coach of the Year for the second straight year, and sophomore defensive specialist Devan Orr as the Defensive Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season.  In addition, the Maura Brehl was named the PSAC East Freshman of the Year.
 
Mahony, Orr, and sophomore outside hitter Cambria Wierman all earned spots on the PSAC East First-Team, while sophomore outside hitter Marissa Erminio was named to the second-team.
 
3005Mahoney won PSAC East Freshman of the Year last season, in addition to earning a spot on the all-conference first team each of her first two years on campus. Mahoney had the second-best hitting percentage in the league (.348) and was a two-time PSAC Athlete of the Week during the 2015 season.
 
For the second straight year, Orr was named the PSAC East's Defensive Athlete of the Year. She was also named to the first team after being named second team in her freshman year last season.
 
Brehl became the third consecutive PSAC East Freshman of the Year for Pitt-Johnstown. Brehl's .264 attack percentage ranked 12th in the conference and was second on UPJ only to Mahoney.
 
2996Haupt won PSAC East Coach of the Year honors for the second year in a row, adding six conference wins to the Lady Cats' total from last season. Pitt-Johnstown finished with a conference-best 19-3 league record this year.
 
In the Western Division, Edinboro claimed three of the top honors.  Challen Litwiler was named the Athlete of the Year, Missy Soboleski was the Coach of the Year, and Megan Screptock was the Freshman of the Year.  Seton Hill's Lauren Teed was named the PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Year.

Seton Hill, Edinboro, and Clarion each placed three athletes on the All-PSAC West Teams.  Of the 14 all-conference honorees from the PSAC East, only three are making their first appearance on the team. Lock Haven and 2990Pitt-Johnstown tied for the most player representation, each with four players on the teams.
 
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Players Mentioned

Marissa Erminio

#15 Marissa Erminio

OH
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Kendall Mahony

#12 Kendall Mahony

MH
6' 2"
Sophomore
Devan Orr

#7 Devan Orr

DS
5' 7"
Sophomore
Cambria Wierman

#11 Cambria Wierman

OH
5' 8"
Sophomore
Maura Brehl

#23 Maura Brehl

OH
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Marissa Erminio

#15 Marissa Erminio

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
OH
Kendall Mahony

#12 Kendall Mahony

6' 2"
Sophomore
MH
Devan Orr

#7 Devan Orr

5' 7"
Sophomore
DS
Cambria Wierman

#11 Cambria Wierman

5' 8"
Sophomore
OH
Maura Brehl

#23 Maura Brehl

5' 8"
Freshman
OH