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Four Women’s Volleyball Players Earn Postseason Awards

Four members of the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Women’s Volleyball Team received postseason honors following the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference/Region 20 Tournament this past weekend. 

Freshmen Aidan Barnick and Riley Olish earned spots on the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference (WPCC) All-Conference Team, recognizing their performances throughout the season. Additionally, Olish was named to the WPCC/Region 20 All-Tournament Team, along with sophomores Tara Corradini and Tori Harrison. 

Barnick (Boswell, PA) compiled 187 assists, 91 digs, 22 serving aces and 21 kills in 16 games. Her assist total ranked second in the WPCC. 

Olish (Northern Cambria, PA) recorded 150 kills, which ranked fourth in the conference, along with being second in kills per set (3,41), hitting percentage (.301) and solo blocks (16). She also tallied 97 digs and 10 aces. 

In tournament play, Olish totaled 22 kills and 16 digs in two matches, as Penn Highlands finished runner-up, marking the Black Bears’ second runner-up finish in Region 20, joining the 2021 team, and the first WPCC runner-up in program history. 

Corradini (Central City, PA) tallied 33 digs and three aces in the tournament, while Harrison (Portage, PA) added 19 digs and eight kills.  

This was Harrison’s second All-Tournament selection in as many seasons. 

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