LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Senior middle blocker
Kali Antolik and senior outside hitter
Hannah Sorber capped off their Lady Raider careers on Thursday afternoon with selections to the All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team as voted by the coaches from around the league.
The selections mark a total of 17 all-conference honors through six seasons under head coach
Leanne Piscotty, including 10 first-team awards. Antolik is receiving first-team honors for the third consecutive year, while Sorber was awarded for the first time.
Antolik once again thrived for Shippensburg in the middle this season, totaling 90 blocks (36 solo, 54 assisted) to lead the team as she finishes her career as the school record holder with 294 during her tenure with the Lady Raiders. She finished the season ranked second on the team with 297 kills and posted 1,213 kills for her career, which ranks fourth in school history.
Sorber led the team in kills this season with 315 and posted a .219 hitting percentage. She was one of the most feared hitters in the PSAC this season and also thrived as a blocker, totaling 24 solo blocks and 54 block assists. In fact, Sorber now ranks second in school history behind Antolik on SU's all-time block assists list while totaling 185 during her career.
Lock Haven's Tom Justice was named PSAC East Coach of the Year, while Bald Eagle outside hitter Gao Xuan was named the Athlete of the Year and the Freshman of the Year.
2009 All-PSAC East Volleyball Team
First Team
Kali Antolik (MB), Shippensburg
Helen Fitzpatrick (S), West Chester
Fabiana Gomez (S), Lock Haven
Haley Gribler (OH), Lock Haven
Christie Naumann (OH), Lock Haven
Michelle Powers (MH), West Chester
Hannah Sorber (RS/MB), Shippensburg
Gao Xuan (RS/Opp), Lock Haven
Second Team
Lisa Campbell (Lib), West Chester
Jamie Celia (Lib), Kutztown
Lexi Kegerise (OH), West Chester
Katie Miller (RS), Kutztown
Meredith Sinback (S), Millersville
Alyson Stark (OH), East Stroudsburg
PSAC East Athlete of the Year
Gao Xuan, Lock Haven
PSAC East Freshman of the Year
Gao Xuan, Lock Haven
PSAC East Coach of the Year
Tom Justice, Lock Haven