California University of Pennsylvania Women's Volleyball

A former standout player and assistant within the region, Audrey Emerich enters her second season as head coach at California (PA) in 2025. Emerich, formerly Audrey Francis, joined the Vulcans following a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at Wheeling following a decorated playing career with the Cardinals. As a coach, she helped the Cardinals win back-to-back Mountain East Conference (MEC) Championships and make a pair of appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Emerich played at Wheeling from 2017-21 and helped the program amass a dominating 71-3 record in league play with five-consecutive MEC Championships and four appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including an Atlantic Regional Championship in 2018. Emerich was chosen the MEC Libero of the Year in all five seasons of her career and ranks as the league's all-time leader with both 3,467 total digs and 6.17 digs per set. She earned All-America status from both the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) twice in her career, while being chosen the AVCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year as a senior. Emerich made an instant impact as a player for the Cardinals in 2017, as she was tabbed to the All-MEC Freshman Team and totaled a then-single-season league record 737 total digs. The Cardinals hosted the regional tournament and advanced to the finals after capturing the MEC Championship. The following year, she helped the program earn its fifth regional title in six years and advance to the national quarterfinals. Emerich was chosen a D2CCA Second-Team All-American in 2018 after setting the then-conference record with 6.29 digs per set while resetting her league mark with 874 total digs, which was second-most in the country. As a junior, Emerich received AVCA All-America Honorable Mention and the Cardinals advanced to the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament. Wheeling played a shortened 2020 campaign in the spring in response to the COVID pandemic and she established a MEC Tournament record with 90 total digs. Emerich closed her playing career in 2021 and earned AVCA All-America Third-Team status while setting the MEC single-season record with 6.63 digs per set. Emerich transitioned to a graduate assistant at Wheeling in 2022 under longtime head coach Christy Benner, who led the program to the 2015 NCAA National Championship. The Cardinals won a 10th-consecutive MEC Championship in her first year on the coaching staff and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2023, Wheeling again won the MEC Championship and appeared in the NCAA Tournament for a 15th-consecutive season. In addition to her time at Wheeling, Emerich has coached at the club level in the region with the Ohio Valley Volleyball Club. She has worked at the club level as a head coach and skills leader. Emerich earned all-state honors at the scholastic level while playing for Fairlawn High School in Sidney, Ohio. She was a four-sport athlete in high school, lettering in volleyball, basketball, softball and track & field. She completed her bachelor's degree from Wheeling in special education with a minor in psychology in 2021. Emerich earned her master's degree in educational leadership from Wheeling in 2024. Emerich and her husband Jason, a member of the Wheeling football coaching staff, currently reside in Wheeling, West Virginia.

A former three-time All-PSAC West selection, Mackenzie Greene enters her first season as an assistant coach at California (PA) in 2025. Greene, formerly Mackenzie Biggs, was a standout at Clarion from 2013-16 and helped the Golden Eagles register back-to-back 30-win seasons. She earned All-PSAC West honors in each of her last three seasons, highlighted by first-team laurels as a junior. Greene finished her career with 900-plus kills and almost 300 blocks, as Clarion made three-consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the 2015 PSAC Championship. The Golden Eagles finished first in the divisional standings in both her freshman and sophomore campaigns with 20 league victories each year and later advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Greene established career highs in kills, blocks and points as a junior while helping the program play in the finals of the PSAC Tournament for the second time in six years. Following her collegiate career, Greene has coached at the scholastic and club levels around the Pittsburgh area. She recently completed two years as the head coach at Chartiers Valley following a tenure at Fort Cherry. Additionally, Greene has worked as the director and coach at Sky Elite Volleyball Club in Pittsburgh since 2021. Greene was a two-sport athlete at the scholastic level, as she played volleyball and basketball at Hopewell. The Vikings won the WPIAL Class 2A Championship in 2011 before finishing as the runners-up the following year. In the private sector, Greene serves as speech language pathologist in the Sto-Rox School District. She previously spent two years in Ohio working in the East Liverpool School District and has experience at River Pediatric Therapies in Pittsburgh and Stonerise Healthcare in Morgantown. Greene earned her bachelor's degree in speech pathology & audiology from Clarion in 2017. She completed master's degree from Clarion two years later in speech pathology & audiology.