Pitt-Johnstown Head Coach Justin Haupt was selected the 2023 PSAC Western Division Volleyball Coach of the Year, while three athletes earned spots on All-PSAC West Teams when the conference office released this season's honors on Thursday.
 
Along with Haupt's honor, junior outside hitter Lualis Alvarado was named First-Team All-PSAC West, and junior setter Adiamar Beaz and sophomore middle hitter Mallory Pinske secured spots on the second team.
 
Haupt, who began his second stint as head coach of the Mountain Cat volleyball team in 2023, has led Pitt-Johnstown to a 19-11 overall record and a and a 9-7 mark against PSAC West opponents.  His squad earned a spot in the PSAC Tournament by finishing fourth in the division, before falling in the conference quarterfinals at top-seeded Gannon on Tuesday.  Pitt-Johnstown is also ranked among the top teams in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region and looks to make its fifth appearance in the Regional Tournament when this year's brackets are released Monday evening.
 
Alvarado, a First-Team All-PSAC West selection from San Juan, Puerto Rico, leads the team in kills (340) and kills per set (3.33), and is second in service aces (34) and third in digs (249) and digs per set (2.44).  She ranks sixth in the conference in both kills per set and points per set and seventh in the PSAC in total kills.
 
Beaz and Pinske each were named to the second team.
 
Beaz, also from San Juan, Puerto Rico, leads the PSAC and ranks seventh in the nation in total aces (62) and aces per set (.61).  She is also second in the conference and 33^rd nationally in assists per set (10.26) and third in the conference and 32^nd nationally in total assists (1047).
 
Pinske, a native of Rock Falls, Ill., leads the team in blocks (76) and blocks per set (.75).  Pinske also ranks second on the team in kills (234) and kills per set (2.29) and third in aces (32).  Her .313 hitting percentage is fourth in the country.
 
2023 PSAC Women's Volleyball All-Conference Western Division
 
Athlete of the Year: Cassidy Snider, Clarion
Defensive Athlete of the Year: Lauren Valentic, IUP
Freshman of the Year: Catie Flohr, Seton Hill
Coach of the Year: Justin Haupt, Pitt-Johnstown
 
PSAC VOLLEYBALL WESTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
 

Player	School	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
Lualis Alvarado	Pitt-Johnstown	Jr.	San Juan, Puerto Rico / Perkiomen School
Nyla Birch	IUP	Jr.	South Charleston, W.Va. / George Washington
Madde Blake^	Gannon	Sr.	Crystal Lake, Ill. / Crystal Lake Central
Journey Blevins	Gannon	Jr.	Richwood, Ohio / North Union (Findlay)
Catie Flohr	Seton Hill	Fr.	Norton, OH / Norton
London Fuller**	Clarion	R-Sr.	Baltimore, Md. / Baltimore Polytechnic
Cassidy Snider**	Clarion	Jr.	Harmonsburg, Pa. / Conneaut Area
Lauren Valentic*	IUP	Sr.	Canonsburg, Pa. / Peters Township (Buffalo)

 
PSAC VOLLEYBALL WESTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
 

Player	School	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
Adiamar Beaz	Pitt-Johnstown	Jr.	San Juan, Puerto Rico / Academia Bautista de Puerto Nuevo
Hailey Koch	Gannon	Jr.	Littleton, Col. / Dakota Ridge
Emma Hall*	Gannon	Jr.	Lowell, Mich. / Lowell
Natalie Pallone	Edinboro	Sr.	Girard, Ohio Girard
Mallory Pinske	Pitt-Johnstown	So.	Rock Falls, IL / Rock Falls
Elisa Rugiero^	California	So.	Vicenza, Italy / Farina Vicenza
Abigail Selfridge	Clarion	R-Sr.	Bainbridge, N.Y. / Bainbridge-Guilford
Erica Selfridge^	Slippery Rock	Jr.	Dubois, Pa. / Clarion

  
* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection
 
2023 PSAC Women's Volleyball All-Conference Eastern Division
 
Athlete of the Year: Anna Coulter, East Stroudsburg
Defensive Athlete of the Year: Makayla Baca, East Stroudsburg
Freshman of the Year: Gracen Nutt, Shippensburg
Coach of the Year: Mike Kraft, Lock Haven
 
PSAC VOLLEYBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
 

Player	School	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
Makayla Baca^	East Stroudsburg	Sr.	Santa Fe, N.M. / Capital (Montana State Billings)
Anna Coulter*	East Stroudsburg	So.	Hershey, Pa. / Hershey
Kearstin Davis^	Shippensburg	So.	San Antonio, Texas / Reagan
Sadie Doss*	Kutztown	Gr.	Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg (West Chester)
Taylor Haan	East Stroudsburg	Jr.	Phoenix, Ariz. / Sunnyslope
Renee Killough^	Shepherd	Jr.	Bloomery, W.Va. / Hampshire
Gracen Nutt	Shippensburg	Fr.	Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg Area
Kaitlyn Townsend	Shippensburg	Sr.	Johnstown, Pa. / Richland

 
PSAC VOLLEYBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
 

Player	School	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
Maddie Clabaugh	Shippensburg	Jr.	Gettysburg, Pa. / Delone Catholic
Claire Ellis*	Shepherd	Sr.	Louisa, Va. / Saint Catherine's School
Gabriela Fialova	Kutztown	Gr.	Ledec nad Sazavou, Czech Republic / Sportovni Gymnazium Ludvika Danka (Lock Haven)
Kelly Gaston	Lock Haven	Jr.	Centennial, Colo. / Grandview
Kaylee LoPresto^	East Stroudsburg	Sr.	Litchfield Park, Ariz. / Millennium
Emma Ludwig	Millersville	Jr.	Boyertown, Pa. Boyertown
Jordan Pryor	Shepherd	Fr.	Middletown, Md. / Middletown
Taylor Welter	Millersville	So.	Butler, Pa. Butler Area

* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection