The Black Bears Women’s Volleyball Team is a proud member of National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 20 and the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference (WPCC). Penn Highlands currently competes at the Division 3 level of the NJCAA.
Home matches are held inside the main gymnasium of the College’s Richland Campus.
Schedule (2024-2025)
| Date | Opponent | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 22 | at Mount Aloysius (scrimmage) | 5 PM | Cresson, PA |
| August 27 | at Westmoreland | 6 PM | Youngwood, PA |
| August 30 | vs. Butler | 6 PM | Richland Campus |
| September 7 | vs. Baltimore City | 6 PM | Richland Campus |
| September 13 | at Penn State Shenango | 6 PM | Sharon, PA |
| September 16 | vs. Allegany (Md.) | 6 PM | Richland Campus |
| September 19 | vs. Mount Aloysius JV | 6 PM | Richland Campus |
| September 21 | at Beaver (tri-match) | 12 PM | Monaca, PA |
| September 21 | vs. Cecil (at Beaver) | 2 PM | Monaca, PA |
| September 23 | at CCAC Allegheny | 6 PM | Pittsburgh, PA |
| September 28 | at Garrett (tri-match) | 12 PM | McHenry, MD |
| September 28 | vs. Monroe (at Garrett) | 2 PM | McHenry, MD |
| September 30 | at Allegany (Md.) | 7 PM | Cumberland, MD |
| October 1 | at Butler | 6 PM | Butler, PA |
| October 10 | vs. CCAC Allegheny | 6 PM | Richland Campus |
| October 15 | vs. Garrett | 6 PM | Richland Campus |
| October 26 | WPCC/Region 20 Tournament | 12 PM | Butler, PA |
Roster (2024-2025)
 Tara Corradini #3 Class: Freshman Position: Libero High School: Shade Hometown: Central City, PA |  Kaitlyn Baxendale #5 Class: Freshman Position: Outside Hitter High School: Ferndale Hometown: Johnstown, PA |  Tori Harrison #11 Class: Freshman Position: Outside Hitter High School: Portage Hometown: Portage, PA |
 Samantha McGuire #12 Class: Sophomore Position: Outside Hitter High School: Bishop McCort Hometown: Johnstown, PA |  Kora Warta #13 Class: Freshman Position: Middle Hitter High School: North Star Hometown: Jennerstown, PA |  Rylee Stine #14 Class: Freshman Position: Outside Hitter High School: Northern Cambria Hometown: Northern Cambria, PA |
 Anna Hinzy #23 Class: Freshman Position: Middle Hitter High School: Rockwood Hometown: Markleton, PA |  Autumn Montgomery #24 Class: Sophomore Position: Outside Hitter High School: United Hometown: Homer City, PA |  Ava Dobransky #30 Class: Freshman Position: Setter High School: Northern Cambria Hometown: Northern Cambria, PA |
Coaching Staff
 | Derek Horner, Head Coach Email Derek Horner Derek Horner began his tenure with Penn Highlands in 2024. Horner has dedicated over three decades to volleyball, beginning his journey at the age of 8. He played on the Conemaugh Valley High School volleyball team and managed an adult volleyball league for 14 years, a league his father initiated at the former Conemaugh Valley Elementary School. Horner also three years coaching Conemaugh Valley’s girls junior high volleyball team, where the squad finished above. 500 in all three seasons, including a 19-3 mark in his final campaign. |
Awards & Honors
Penn Highlands has garnered 18 All-Conference selections and 13 All-Region nominees in Volleyball.
The team finished as Region 20 runners-up in 2021.