PAC Releases 2013 All-Conference Women’s Volleyball Teams

PAC Releases 2013 All-Conference Women’s Volleyball Teams

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GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) released its 2013 All-PAC Women’s Volleyball teams Tuesday.

The 2013 PAC Player of the Year is Thomas More College junior libero Kelsey Castiglioni (Harrison Township, Mich./L'Anse Creuse) while Bethany College outside hitter Dylana McKenzie (Hopewell, Ohio/West Muskingum) was tabbed the league’s Freshman of the Year. 2013 PAC Coach of the Year honors went to Thomas More sixth-year head coach John Spinney. The PAC Coach of the Year honor is Spinney’s third (2010, 2012).

Castligioni helped lead the third-seeded Saints (24-5) to their second-straight PAC Championship Tournament title on Nov. 9 with a 3-2 win in the league’s championship final over top-seeded Bethany College. The tournament title is the fifth for the Saints' program.

Castiglioni finished the PAC season tops in the league in digs (652) and digs per set (5.82). McKenzie concluded the PAC season fourth in total kills (311) and tied for seventh in kills per set (2.45).

Thomas More will be making its 11th appearance in the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship Tournament on Friday, Nov. 15 in Atlanta, taking on Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the opening round of the Emory University Regional.

2013 PAC Player of the Year: Thomas More College junior libero Kelsey Castiglioni
2013 PAC Freshman of the Year: Bethany College outside hitter Dylana McKenzie
2013 PAC Coach of the Year: Thomas More College's John Spinney
2013 All-PAC First Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School
McKenzie Lauber Bethany College S So. Mansfield, Ohio/Madison Mansfield
Dylana McKenzie Bethany College OH Fr. Hopewell, Ohio/West Muskingum
Deanna Briody Geneva College S Sr. Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot
Ashley Davis Geneva College OH Sr. New Middletown, Ohio/Springfield Local
Rachel Netherland Geneva College OH So. Aliquippa, Pa./Central Valley
Ashley Branch Grove City College MH Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo./Evangelical Christian
Kelsey Castiglioni Thomas More College LIB Jr. Harrison Township, Mich./L'Anse Creuse
Jessica Knaley Thomas More College MH So. Florence, Ky./St. Henry
Rebecca Riemer Westminster College MB Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon
Megan Romocean Westminster College OH Sr. Ravenna, Ohio/Southeast
2013 All-PAC Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School
Breana Harris Bethany College MH Jr. Severn, Md./Old Mill
Julia Mouch Bethany College DS So. Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Southview
Gabrielle Dickson Geneva College DS Fr. Brookfield, Ohio/Kennedy Catholic
Tierza Rangel Grove City College OH Sr. Houghton, N.Y./Fillmore Central
Megan Lucas Saint Vincent College LIB Sr. Woodstock, Md./Marriotts Ridge
Felicity Britt Thomas More College OH Jr. Alexandria, Ky./Bishop Brossart
Tyler Deaton Thomas More College MH Sr. Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic
Stacy Howell Thomas More College OH So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Glen Este
Katie Palkovic Westminster College S Sr. Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity
Lexi Starheim Westminster College MB Sr. Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard
2013 All-PAC Honorable Mention
Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School
Dakota McKenzie Bethany College OH Fr. Hopewell, Ohio/West Muskingum
Mareija Bibbs Chatham University MH Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Peninsula Catholic
Olivia Test Geneva College MB Fr. Negley, Ohio/Heartland Christian
Tara Skinner Grove City College DS Sr. Avon Lake, Ohio/Christian Community
Allie Liboski Saint Vincent College MH So. Indiana, Pa./Indiana
Kayla Stadelman Saint Vincent College OH Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Carrick
Alex Hall Thiel College S Jr. Norwin, Pa./Norwin
Brittany Rohrkasse Thomas More College DS Sr. Mason, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame
Lindsey Bennett Washington & Jefferson College MH Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Brentwood
Nicole Bishwaty Washington & Jefferson College RS So. Allentown, Pa./Parkland
Jessica Dorazio Waynesburg University DS So. Cokeburg, Pa./Bentworth
Claire Ferrando Westminster College OH Sr. North Jackson, Ohio/Western Reserve