All-PAC First Team | All-PAC Second Team | All-PAC Honorable Mention | PAC Sportsmanship Team

GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released its 2020-21 All-PAC women's volleyball teams and conference award winners Thursday afternoon. The league's 10 head coaches determined, by vote, this year’s All-PAC teams and annual award winners.

Westminster College junior Maya Steward (Los Angeles, Calif. | William Howard Taft) was voted the PAC Player of the Year, while Grove City College freshman Anna DeGraaf (Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley) collected the PAC Newcomer of the Year award.

PAC Coach of the Year honors went to Westminster's 28th-year head coach Tammy Swearingen. It is Swearingen's sixth coach of the year citation (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2019). 

Steward helped lead Westminster the No. 1 seed in this year's PAC Championship Tournament and fourth-straight appearance in the league's title match. The Titans won their fifth PAC title on April 15 with a straight-set win over No. 3 Grove City. 

Steward earned Most Outstanding Player honors, along with a spot on the All-Tournament Team, after the conclusion of this year's six-team event.  

A three-time All-PAC selection (second team in 2018 and 2019), Steward averaged 3.58 kills and 3.95 points per match while hitting .249 (118-35-334). Her 118 kills this spring ranked fourth in the league. Steward racked up 91 kills during Westminster's 8-0 conference regular season. She had 15 or more kills on three occasions this season, including tying her career high with 17 in the conference tournament title match. 

DeGraaf had a terrific first season for Grove City, finishing fourth in the PAC in total blocks (35.0) and fifth with a .280 hitting percentage (105-31-264). Her 105 kills were the third-most by a Grove City player this season. Her 135.0 points scored this season were the sixth-most in the league. 

Swearingen led Westminster to the No. 1 seed in the conference's championship tournament for the third-straight year. It was Westminster's fifth PAC championship since becoming eligible for the conference championship in 2002. Westminster finished its season 10-1 overall and 8-0 in the PAC. It was the program's first undefeated conference season since 2002. 

PAC Award Winners
PAC Player of the Year: Westminster junior Maya Steward (Los Angeles, Calif. | William Howard Taft)
PAC Newcomer of the Year: Grove City freshman Anna DeGraaf (Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley)
PAC Coach of the Year: Westminster head coach Tammy Swearingen
 

All-PAC First Team
Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown | High School
Jess Moore	Bethany	OH	Jr.	Stewartstown, Ohio | Kennard-Dale
Kayla Coughlin	Geneva	LIB	Jr.	Brunswick, Ohio | Brunswick
Daphne Hunsinger	Geneva	S	Sr.	Harleysville, Pa. | Christopher Dock
Anna DeGraaf	Grove City	MH	Fr.	Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley
Elisabeth Sems	Grove City	OH	Sr.	St. Louis, Mo. | Westminster Christian
Kylee Eaton	Thiel	OH	So.	Parker, Pa. | Allegheny-Clarion Valley
Lizzie Carmichael	W&J	MH	Fr.	Wyoming, Ohio | Wyoming
Becky Adelman	Westminster	MH/MB	Jr.	Randolph, Ohio | Waterloo
Samantha Kelly	Westminster	S	Jr.	Irwin, Pa. | Penn-Trafford
Maya Steward	Westminster	OH/OPP	Jr.	Los Angeles, Calif. | William Howard Taft

 

All-PAC Second Team
Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown | High School
Emma Marthins	Bethany	MH	Fr.	Elkridge, Md. | Elkridge
Emily Richie	Chatham	OH	Jr.	Irwin, Pa. | Norwin
Renee Antonelli	Franciscan	OH/OPP	Jr.	Wintersville, Ohio | Indian Creek
Faith Keating	Grove City	OH	So.	Troy, Mich. | Troy
Sarah Webb	Grove City	S	Fr.	Athens, Ohio | Athens
Madison Reaping	Saint Vincent	MH	Sr.	Somerset, Pa. | Somerset
Katie Conner	W&J	LIB	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Vincentian Academy
Alexis Tomassini	W&J	S	Jr.	Gettysburg, Pa. | Gettysburg
Alyson Johnson	Waynesburg	LIB	Jr.	Raceland, Ky. | St. Joseph Central Catholic
Kaylee Sciubba	Westminster	MH/MB	So.	Tarentum, Pa. | Deer Lakes

 

All-PAC Honorable Mention
Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown | High School
Lynn Burton	Bethany	S	Fr.	Columbus, Ohio | Westerville North
Brooke Corley	Bethany	OH/MB	Jr.	Scottdale, Pa. | Southmoreland
Riley Felton	Bethany	MB	So.	Salineville, Ohio | Southern Local
Meghan Dominek	Chatham	LIB	Fr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Hills
Olivia Moore	Geneva	OH/RS	So.	North Canton, Ohio | Lake Center Christian
Carly Augustine	Saint Vincent	S	So.	Latrobe, Pa. | Greater Latrobe
Madie Marsico	Saint Vincent	DS	So.	Olmsted Falls, Ohio | Olmsted Falls
Luciana Polk	Saint Vincent	OH	Fr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Mount Lebanon
Courtney Grubbs	Thiel	S	Jr.	Freeport, Pa. | Freeport
Jordyn Liedike	Thiel	MB	So.	Anchorage, Alaska | Grace Christian
Claire Sauerland	W&J	OH	So.	Hollidaysburg, Pa. | Hollidaysburg
Malia Duffy	Westminster	LIB	Fr.	Allison Park, Pa. | North Allegheny
Lauren Lampus	Westminster	OH	Fr.	Sarver, Pa. | Freeport

 

PAC Sportsmanship Team
The PAC Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all PAC teams and student-athletes.
Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown | High School
Brooke Corley	Bethany	OH/MB	Jr.	Scottdale, Pa. | Southmoreland
Paige Bogozi	Chatham	OH	Fr.	Uniontown, Pa. | Albert Gallatin
Lauren Betar	Franciscan	LIB	Sr.	Altoona, Pa. | Bishop Guilfoyle
Kimee Kuzma	Geneva	MH	So.	Baden, Pa. | Ambridge
Brooke Sorensen	Grove City	OH	Sr.	Evergreen, Colo. | Faith Christian
Danielle Zemba	Saint Vincent	RS	Sr.	Derry, Pa. | Derry
Emily Sears	Thiel	LIB	Jr.	Jefferson, Ohio | Geneva
Mackenzie Bingaman	W&J	S	S	Hudson, Ohio | Hudson
Trysten Smith	Waynesburg	S	Fr.	Senecaville, Ohio | Shenandoah
Megan Steele	Westminster	RS	Sr.	Cory, Pa. | Cory

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