Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Women's Softball

Leanne Piscotty is entering 23rd season as the head volleyball coach at Shippensburg University in 2026.   Piscotty is the winningest coach in SU history as well as its longest-tenured. Her career record with the Raiders, entering 2025, is 426-71.    A five-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Coach of the Year (2004, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2025) and the 2015 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, Piscotty has directed Shippensburg to 17 winning seasons, 17 PSAC Tournament berths, 11 PSAC Semifinals appearances, the 2015 PSAC Championship, and eight NCAA Tournament appearances during her tenure. The 2015 conference title remains the only time SU has achieved the feat in school history.   Shippensburg has become a perennial conference and regional contender under Piscotty’s direction. SU qualified for 13 consecutive PSAC Tournaments from 2007-19 and five consecutive NCAA Tournaments from 2015-19; by comparison, the Raiders qualified for the conference playoffs just twice in an eight-year span prior to her arrival.   All of SU’s NCAA Tournament appearances in school history have occurred during Piscotty’s tenure. The 2013 team recorded SU’s first-ever NCAA postseason victory, while the 2015 team qualified as the Atlantic Region’s No. 3 seed – SU’s highest tournament ranking in history.   Piscotty’s skilled recruiting has been evident in the fact that her players have totaled 54 All-PSAC classifications – including five PSAC Freshman of the Year honors and the 2013 PSAC Player of the Year (Jill Edwards). SU has had multiple All-PSAC players in all of Piscotty’s seasons at the helm of the Raiders.   Most recently, Piscotty garnered 2025 PSAC East Coach of the Year after achieving a 12-2 conference record and reaching as high as second in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region rankings. Two Raiders, three-time All-PSAC First Team and All-Region selection Kearstin Davis and 2024 and 2025 PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year Shay Kolivoski, were named 2025 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American. Piscotty has guided the Raiders to a combined 36-5 record in the league over the last three seasons as well as three PSAC Tournament berths -- reaching the semifinals in 2023. She achieved her 400th career-coaching victory on Oct. 28, 2022. The 2019 season was a 26-win campaign in which Shippensburg qualified for the NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament as a No. 4 seed. Five Raiders earned All-PSAC honors – the most by the team in a single season in 12 years – and two Raiders earned AVCA All-Atlantic Region accolades. SU’s entered the NCAA Tournament with a veteran starting lineup that boasted a combined 4,062 career kills, 5,780 career digs and 1,103 career blocks.   The 2017 season featured Piscotty’s 300th career coaching victory on Sept. 2, 2017.   In 2015, Shippensburg had its best season in school history – matching the school record for victories (30) en route to winning the PSAC championship. The Raiders led Division II in total service aces (273) while ranking third in total digs (2,654) and eighth in total blocks (315.5). SU also held opponents to a .131 hitting percentage, which ranked the 16th-best rate in the country.   Several athletes have eclipsed school records under Piscotty’s tutelage. Jill Edwards, the best player in SU volleyball history, completed a storied run in 2014 with 2,062 kills – the second-most in PSAC history – along with 1,448 digs to become one of just eight players currently in SU’s 1,000-1,000 club.   Also among the group is Taylor Gottshall – who finished her career in 2015 as the PSAC’s all-time record holder for career block assists, totaling 476 in 147 career matches. She is one of just four players ever in PSAC history to total more than 600 total blocks.   During her first season at Shippensburg in 2004, Piscotty earned her first PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year award. The team went 21-15, earning first-place in the PSAC Eastern Division and finishing as a runner-up at the PSAC Tournament.   In 2006, Piscotty helmed an SU team that set the school record for victories before it was broken again the next year, finishing with a 24-13 record. The Raiders finished the 2006 season with a 14-4 record at Heiges Field House.   In 2007, Piscotty won her second PSAC East Coach of the Year award and led a Shippensburg squad that became the first team in program history to win 30 matches in a season. SU went undefeated in the PSAC Eastern Division for just the second time in school history and made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament after serving as the host of the PSAC Championships.   The 2008 campaign was full of milestones for Piscotty, who earned her 100th career coaching victory on September 6 and became the school’s career wins leader a week later. SU went 22-14 and reached the PSAC Semifinals. School records were broken by setter Maureen DuVall (career assists: 4,475) and libero Kelsi Hoffman (career digs: 2,155).   In 2012, Piscotty picked up her third PSAC East Coach of the Year award after guiding Shippensburg to a 27-12 record and its second NCAA Tournament appearance. The 27 wins ranked third in a single season at SU, as her team won 14 of its 19 conference matches during the regular season.   A year later, Piscotty repeated as the PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year after guiding the Raiders to the most conference victories (18) ever attained by a SU team in league play. The 2013 campaign featured 29 wins – the second-most in a single season – and the first NCAA Tournament victory in program history after SU swept UPJ in the Atlantic Region’s opening round.   Her 200th career coaching victory was achieved in September 2013 after guiding the Raiders to a 6-0 start – the first such streak since the inaugural 1980 season. During the year, SU also achieved a school-record winning streak of 12 matches.   Piscotty grew up in Shippensburg Township and excelled in high school sports with the local Greyhounds. A three-sport star, Piscotty was an All-State basketball player and was the 1989 state champion in the 300-meter hurdles on the track (45.05 seconds). To this day, she still holds the District 3 record in the 300-meter hurdles of 44.50 seconds. She was elected into the Shippensburg Area Senior High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.   Following her graduation, Piscotty played for Penn State University from 1989-92 and was selected as an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American in 1991 and 1992. A two-time All-Big Ten First Team selection, Piscotty was named Big Ten Player of the Year as a senior in 1992 and was elected to the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association (PVCA) Hall of Fame in 1993.   Her 1,274 total kills (3.31 per set) and 471 career blocks (1.22 per set) at Penn State all rank among the Top 20 in Lady Lion Volleyball history. She is currently ranked fifth all-time at Penn State in solo blocks (117).   The Lady Lions’ 44-1 record in 1990 – Piscotty’s sophomore year – still stands as the school record for wins in a season during which the team set the then-NCAA record for consecutive matches won. Penn State had 40 sweeps that year – an NCAA record as well.   Following her playing career, Piscotty spent two seasons as a student assistant coach from 1993-94 under her former coach, AVCA Hall of Famer Russ Rose. While there, she assisted in producing Penn State’s first two national semifinal appearances, including the program’s first-ever national championship appearance in 1993.   A member of the U.S. Olympic Festival team in 1990 and the 1993 U.S. National Team, Piscotty also played for the United States in the World University Games in 1993 and in the Italian Professional Volleyball League in 1994 and has played many years in the Chesapeake Bay Region in the Women’s United States Volleyball Association (USVA).   Also prior to Shippensburg, Piscotty worked as an assistant for two seasons at Bradley University. In her first season with the Braves, Piscotty was a part of a staff that produced the best single-season turnaround in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) history, improving the team from a 9-19 record in 1998 to a 20-6 record in 1999.   Piscotty earned her bachelor of science in Kinesiology from Penn State in 1997. She resides in Carlisle with her husband Dan and their rottweiler, Eva and Lexi.   Shippensburg University Year     Overall             PSAC               Postseason 2025     20-9                 12-2                PSAC Quarterfinals 2024    17-13                11-3                 PSAC Quarterfinals  2023     23-9                13-1                  PSAC Semifinals 2022     18-12              10-4                  PSAC Quarterfinals     2021     13-16               6-8 2020     No season, COVID-19 pandemic 2019     26-7                 17-2                 NCAA First Round (#4 seed), PSAC Semifinals 2018     25-8                 14-4                 NCAA First Round (#4 seed), PSAC Semifinals 2017     21-12               13-5                 NCAA First Round (#7 seed), PSAC Quarterfinals 2016     26-8                 13-5                 NCAA First Round (#6 seed), PSAC Quarterfinals 2015     30-9                 16-6                 NCAA First Round (#3 seed), PSAC Champions 2014     19-17               9-13                 PSAC Semifinals 2013     29-10               18-4                 NCAA Second Round (#4 seed), PSAC Semifinals 2012     27-12               14-5                 NCAA First Round (#6 seed), PSAC Semifinals 2011     15-21               8-11                 PSAC Quarterfinals 2010     19-16               9-10                 PSAC Quarterfinals 2009     16-19               8-11                 PSAC Semifinals 2008     22-16               8-4                   PSAC Semifinals 2007     30-12               10-0                 NCAA First Round, PSAC Semifinals 2006     24-13               5-5 2005     22-17               6-4 2004     21-15               8-2                   PSAC Finals Total    463-71            168-106             8 NCAA Tournaments, 17 PSAC Tournaments             

Van Scyoc was named the Shippensburg University softball head coach on Sept. 21, 2016. The 2017 season will be her first at the helm of the Raiders.    Van Scyoc has spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach with the SU softball team, providing assistance in all areas of instruction and game preparation with the Raiders while also playing an integral role with the team's strength and conditioning efforts.   She originally joined the SU staff for the 2013 season after completing her playing career as a four-year varsity starter with the University of Virginia. She was a three-time Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Academic Team selection and served as a team captain in her final two seasons with the Cavaliers.   With the Cavaliers, Van Scyoc played in 199 career games, making 194 starts. She scored 92 runs, stole 60 bases and collected 28 RBIs during her tenure. As a senior, she started all 55 games for the Cavaliers and hit .276, scored 32 runs, stole 19 bases and did not commit an error.   Van Scyoc is a native of Shippensburg and earned four varsity letters playing for the Greyhounds of Shippensburg Area Senior High school, where she earned four All Mid-Penn Conference honors playing shortstop or catcher.   Alison is married to Craig Van Scyoc '12, a former SU men's basketball player who played for the Raiders from 2008-12. The couple are the proud parents of their young son, Lennox.     

Alison Van Scyoc is in her ninth season as the head coach of the Shippensburg University softball team in 2025.   Van Scyoc has directed the Raiders to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and six Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament appearances in the last seven seasons. She has compiled an overall record of 210-147. The Raiders have won six PSAC Tournament games during her tenure.   Among the players Van Scyoc has instructed are two-time Ron Lenz National Player of the Year, Hannah Marsteller. Marsteller earned back-to-back All-PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Year, First Team honoree and NFCA All-America First Team. She also instructed two-time All-PSAC honorees Courtney Coy, the 2018 PSAC Eastern Division Freshman of the Year, and Kayla Bonawitz. Coy, Bonawitz and Tara Bicko have earned NFCA All-Region honors during Van Scyoc’s tenure, and the Raiders have totaled 15 All-PSAC honorees under her watch.    The 2022 campaign featured several Raiders setting milestone records including Marsteller setting a new school record for career RBIs and career home runs, and setting the longest PSAC hitting streak. Marsteller is the first Raider to repeat as the PSAC East Athlete of the Year. Morgan DeFeo tied two NCAA single-game records, becoming the 11th player to have six hits in a single game, and the 12th player to score six runs in a game. Katelyn Minney became the first Raider since 2019 to be named PSAC East Freshman of the Year.  The 2019 campaign featured the Raiders ranking among the Top 5 teams in the PSAC in batting average (.307), runs scored (249) and fielding percentage (.965). The 2018 squad struck out just 97 times in 1,129 at-bats (one per 11.6 at-bats).   In Van Scyoc’s debut season, the Raiders won 29 games. SU finished fourth at the PSAC Championships, posting a 3-2 record, and ended up just shy of the NCAA Tournament at No. 9 in the final Atlantic Regional rankings. SU finished third in the PSAC Eastern Division with an 8-8 record, only behind NCAA Tournament qualifiers West Chester and Kutztown.   Van Scyoc was named the Shippensburg University softball head coach on Sept. 21, 2016 after spending four seasons as an assistant coach with the Raiders, providing assistance in all areas of instruction and game preparation while also playing an integral role with the team's strength and conditioning efforts. The 2020 season is her eighth overall on the Raider coaching staff.   She originally joined the SU staff for the 2013 season after completing her playing career as a four-year varsity starter with the University of Virginia. She was a three-time Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Academic Team selection and served as a team captain in her final two seasons with the Cavaliers.   With the Cavaliers, Van Scyoc played in 199 career games, making 194 starts. She scored 92 runs, stole 60 bases and collected 28 RBIs during her tenure. As a senior, she started all 55 games for the Cavaliers and hit .276, scored 32 runs, stole 19 bases and did not commit an error.   Van Scyoc is a native of Shippensburg and earned four varsity letters playing for the Greyhounds of Shippensburg Area Senior High school, where she earned four All Mid-Penn Conference honors playing shortstop or catcher.   Alison is married to her wife Kristina (Grussenmeyer) '11, a former track & field athlete at Shippensburg. They are the parents of three children: Lennox, Landry, and Julia.   YEAR OVERALL PSAC POSTSEASON 2024 36-21 18-14 PSAC Tournament (2-2), NCAA Atlantic Regionals (#5 seed) (3-2) 2023 34-20 19-13 PSAC Champions (5-0), NCAA Atlantic Regionals (#2 seed) (2-2) 2022 32-20 11-5 PSAC Tournament (1-2), NCAA Atlantic Regionals (#6 seed) (1-2) 2021 22-18 16-16 2020 10-4 N/A season ended due to COVID-19 2019 25-22 9-7 PSAC Tournament (1-2) 2018 22-19 8-8 PSAC Tournament (1-2) 2017 29-23 8-8 PSAC Tournament (3-2) TOTAL 210-147 89-71 3 NCAA Tournaments, 6 PSAC Tournaments, 1 PSAC Title  

Dylan Curtis is in his second season as the head women's tennis coach at Shippensburg University.   He began his tenure as coach in the spring of 2024, and has since guided the Raiders to their best start in more than 15 years with a 3-1 record to begin the 2024-25 season.   Curtis also serves as Shippensburg University's associate director of recreation, and previously served as a volunteer assistant coach for SU softball.   Curtis is an SU alum, a former long-snapper for Raider football (2017-2021) and possesses a pair of degrees from the university.   He earned an undergraduate degree from Shippensburg in May 2021 in exercise science with a concentration in human performance & fitness and a minor in coaching, and a master's degree in organizational development & leadership with a concentration in higher education structure & policy in May of 2023.  

Jen Flinchbaugh is in her 10th season as an assistant coach for the Shippensburg University swimming teams in 2025-26. She returned to her alma mater as a volunteer assistant for the 2016-17 season and became an assistant coach beginning with the 2017-18 season.   Flinchbaugh is a valuable instructor who actively assists head coach Tim Verge each week at practice sessions and is extremely well-versed with the ins and outs of the program, having swam for the Raiders from 2011-15. Verge has cited Flinchbaugh as one of the top team leaders he has ever instructed during his 21-year SU tenure.   As a collegian, Flinchbaugh set her individual career bests as a senior, including a PR in the 200-yard backstroke of 2:10.76 at the 2015 PSAC Championships that ranked eighth in school history. She finished as a three-time PSAC place-winner in relay competition, including a second-place finish as a freshman in 2012 with the team’s 200-yard freestyle relay.   Outside of the pool, Flinchbaugh was extremely active with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), serving as the East Chair and PSAC representative. She was also a fund-raising chair for Kappa Delta Pi, Epsilon Epsilon Chapter, and a member of the Tau Kappa Women’s Athletics Honors Sorority.   During her time as an undergraduate, Flinchbaugh also assisted the athletic department as a football game manager and with gameday operations. Flinchbaugh also spent time as a volunteer coach for seventh and eighth-grade volleyball in the Greencastle-Antrim School District.   In the community, Flinchbaugh has been an assistant head coach for the local Special Olympics swim team and remains active with the organization. She annually serves as an integral figure in SU’s production of the Special Olympics “Fun Swim” Meet. Flinchbaugh is also a member of the Greyhound Foundation’s Board of Trustees, an organization designed to enhance the educational programs in the Shippensburg Area School District.   A native of York, Flinchbaugh graduated from Shippensburg in 2015 with a degree in mid-level education (math and science concentration), a coaching minor, and a 3.86 cumulative GPA. She works full time as a math teacher at the Shippensburg Area Middle School and is the proud mother of her young son, Clynton.  

John Hubert returns to Shippensburg University as an assistant coach for women’s tennis team in the 2022-23 season.   Hubert spent eight seasons as the head coach of the Shippensburg State College Men’s Tennis team from 1979 until 1988.   Hubert attended Lock Haven and played for the men’s tennis team at No. 2 singles and doubles. He set a school record for career singles wins with 24, a record that has since been broken. As a prep athlete, Hubert graduated from West York Area High School and was the York County Interscholastic Athletic Association (YCIAA) singles champion.   After graduation, Hubert taught Health and Physical Education at the Shippensburg Area Middle School for 35 years, beginning in 1978. During this time, Hubert coached both middle and high school boys and girls basketball, as well as middle school football.  

Alison (Maurer) Freas enters her seventh year as an assistant throws coach at Shippensburg University in 2016-17. Her specialty instruction is with the hammer and the weight. She is a 2007 graduate of Kutztown University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Art Education. While at Kutztown, Freas was a standout primarily in the hammer and weight throws. In her senior year she was honored with several awards; Kutztown Senior Athlete of the Year, PSAC Field Athlete of the Year, PSAC Championships Field MVP and the NCAA Division II East Regional Field Athlete of the Year. Freas was a six-time NCAA Division II qualifier in the hammer and weight throws. She was awarded NCAA Division II Academic All-American twice in the hammer (2005, 2006), as well as earning NCAA Division II Athletic All-American twice in the hammer (2005, 2006) with her highest place being fourth in her 2006 season. Freas was also a three-time PSAC weight throw champion (2004-06), a PSAC discus Champion (2004) and was the very first PSAC hammer throw champion in 2006 after the PSAC began to sponsor the event at the league championships. In her six years coaching at Shippensburg, Freas has overseen athletes who have rewritten the men's and women's records in the weight and hammer several times. Those athletes are Chris Nelson – weight (’14) / hammer (‘14), Grant Smith – hammer (’15), Caleb Bartlett – hammer (’16), Liz Smith – weight (’15) and Tamara Ovejera – hammer (’16). Since 1998, SU throwers have achieved 292 conference place winning performances, 39 individual conference championships, 27 All-American honors, 3 PSAC all-time conference marks, 8 PSAC Championship record holders, one Academic All-American, and one NCAA National Champion - all while re-writing the women’s and men’s record books multiple times. Shippensburg’s throwers have consistently been at or near the top of the PSAC while showing they can compete with the very best in NCAA Division II in the weight and hammer as well as the other throwing events. SU has more throwers qualifying on the men’s and women’s team in the weight and hammer events as well as more athletes earning Top 8 spots at the conference championships. Furthermore, Raider throwers have contributed to 40 PSAC team championship or runner-up team efforts (men & women) since 1999. Freas currently teaches middle school art in Cumberland Valley School District and resides in Lewisberry with her husband Andrew and their two boxers, Glacier and Yukon.  

Tyler Hewitt is in his seventh season as an assistant track & field coach for throws at his alma mater in 2025-26, including his sixth season as the primary instructor for the shot put and the discus. Hewitt has instructed a group of throwers who have garnered significant acclaim at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships. Overall, Hewitt has coached 59 conference placewinners, including 16 All-PSAC (Top 3) finishers, and 18 NCAA Division II provisional qualifiers. In 2024, Hewitt instructed 12 conference championships place-winners planning the indoor and outdoor shot put, including women's discus champion Makayla Decker. In the discus, SU had five scoring performers - three women and two men. Four of Hewitt's athletes earned USTFCCCA All-Region classifications: freshman Gian Greggo in the indoor shot, senior Josh Herbster and freshman Donovan Kitchen in the discus, and Decker in the discus.  In 2023, Hewitt was the instructor to a throws group that compiled 10 new additions to Top 10 rankings in SU history. Pat Maloney exceled in the discus, earning All-America Second Team honors with a ninth-place finish at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Overall, Hewitt's throwers have made 17 new additions to the school's Top 10 event rankings over the last four seasons. At the 2021 PSAC Outdoor Championships, five Raiders scored in the shot put – marking the first known occurrence in league history that five athletes from the same school were conference placewinners in the shot put in the same season. Hewitt’s shot putters followed that up in 2022 by repeating the feat. In two years, SU men’s shot putters have scored 36 of the possible 78 points at the outdoor conference championships (46 percent). Hewitt began his tenure as an SU coach in the 2019-20 academic year, helping to instruct throwers in the hammer and the weight. Among his athletes was the PSAC indoor champion in the weight, Cam Strohe. Overall, Hewitt has coached four individuals who have combined for five conference championships – Strohe in the weight (2020), Maloney in the discus (2021, 2022), Kate Matrisciano in the outdoor shot put (2021), and Decker in the discus (2024). Following the team’s return to action after the pandemic, Hewitt was elevated to his current role as the man in charge for the shot and the discus. As a collegiate athlete for the Raiders, Hewitt walked onto the team in 2016 and completed his tenure as a seven-time conference championships qualifier and a four-year scholar athlete. His signature performance at the conference meet was a seventh-place finish in the hammer throw at the 2019 league championships. During his time as a student at Shippensburg, Hewitt completed an internship with the Raider Academic Center for Student-Athletes (RAC) and an academic success internship at Penn State Mont Alto. He has also been an annual instructor and counselor at SU track & field summer camps since 2016. A native of Fairfield, Hewitt was a three-time PIAA District 3 ‘AA’ medalist and a 2014 state championships qualifier in the discus. He was also a starting wide receiver in football and a wrestler for the Knights. Hewitt earned his bachelor of arts in history from Shippensburg in May 2018 and later received his master of public administration from Shippensburg in August 2020.  He is married to his wife Sarah ’17, a fellow assistant coach with the Raiders.  

Shippensburg University All-American Sarah Hewitt (née Hunt) is in her sixth season as an assistant track & field coach at her alma mater. Hewitt is one of two instructors in jumps – the event group at which she shined as a Raider.   Since her return to the Shippensburg coaching staff in the 2022 outdoor season, Hewitt has instructed a total of 18 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) placewinners spanning the long jump and the triple jump – including seven All-PSAC (Top 3) finishers and six NCAA provisional qualifiers.   Hewitt has also coached three individuals who have combined to win four PSAC Champions – Shamar Jenkins (2022 men’s outdoor triple jump), Danielle Sciremammano (2018 women’s indoor and outdoor long jump) and Abby Wagner (2018 outdoor triple jump).   On the national scene, Hewitt has coached three SU athletes who have qualified for the NCAA Championships, including Wagner, who earned 2018 outdoor All-America honors with an eighth-place finish in the triple jump.   Prior to her return to Shippensburg, Hewitt spent three seasons (2018-19 – 2020-21) as an assistant coach at nearby Dickinson College. As the team’s instructor to athletes in the long jump, triple jump and the high jump, a total of 18 Red Devils finished as Centennial Conference (CC) placewinners. Six Red Devils achieved All-CC honors, including 2020 indoor long jump and indoor triple jump champion Liz Lieb, and 2021 outdoor long jump champion Nick Balenzano.   Hewitt was a highly decorated jumper and sprinter for the Raiders who concluded her exemplary Raider career as one of the finest field athletes in Shippensburg University history. As a senior, Hewitt was named the 2017 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Atlantic Region Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, the 2017 USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, and the 2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Outdoor Championships Most Valuable Athlete.   In her historic Raider career, Hewitt was a 10-time NCAA qualifier – six times in the long jump (three outdoors, three indoors) and four times in the triple jump (three outdoors, once indoors). She finished as a six-time All-American: 2017 First Team (indoor long jump), 2017 Second Team (indoor triple jump, outdoor long jump), 2016 Second Team (indoor long jump, outdoor long jump) and 2015 Second Team (2015 outdoors).   Overall, spanning the long jump, triple jump, 60 meters, 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay, Hewitt finished as a 19-time PSAC placewinner – with an incredible 16 of those 19 performances resulting in All-PSAC honors. Hewitt is a five-time conference champion and seven-time All-PSAC finisher in the triple jump and a one-time conference champion and seven-time All-PSAC finisher in the long jump. She also earned All-PSAC honors in the 100 meters as a senior.   Her long jump and triple jump performances resulted in 13 USTFCCCA All-Atlantic Region classifications spanning the long jump and triple jump, including outdoor all-region honors in the triple jump in each of her four seasons.   To this day, Hewitt holds the Shippensburg University records in the women’s indoor long jump (20 feet, 0 ½ inches [6.11 meters] and the women’s outdoor long jump (20 feet, 9 ¾ inches [6.34 meters]). At the time of her graduation, Hewitt held the indoor triple jump school record (39 feet, 11 ½ inches) and was tied for the outdoor school record in the 100 meters (12.10 seconds).   Hewitt was also a gifted student, earning a selection to the 2017 Academic All-District 2 ® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team as a senior. She was also a three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree.   A native of Fairfield, Hewitt was a state medalist in the triple jump who also won two district championships in the event and a district title in the long jump. She finished with a total of seven varsity letters for the Knights.   Hewitt earned her bachelor of science in economics with a mathematics concentration from Shippensburg in May 2017. She is married to her husband Tyler ’18/’20M, a fellow assistant coach with the Raiders.  

Chris McKim is entering his fifth season as the assistant women's volleyball coach at Shippensburg University in 2026. He also serves as the team's recruiting coordinator. McKim has helped guide the Raiders to a 36-5 conference record over the last three seasons (2023-25), reaching as high as second in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region rankings during the 2025 campaign. The Raiders have qualified for three PSAC Tournament berths during that stretch -- reaching the semifinals in 2023. Contributing to the Raiders' recent success, among others, is three-time All-PSAC First Team and All-Region selection Kearstin Davis and 2024 and 2025 PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year Shay Kolivoski. Davis and Kolivoski were both named AVCA All-America Honorable Mention in 2025. McKim arrived at Shippensburg after serving two seasons as the head men's volleyball coach at Siena Heights University. He finished his tenure with the Saints accumulating a 26-14 overall record. In his second season, the Saints finished with a 15-7 season record and a 9-5 Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) record. It marked the most conference wins in the program's 13-year history. During McKim's first season with the Saints, he led the team to an 11-7 overall record and a 7-5 mark in the WHAC. The team also notched three ranked wins and Siena Heights became nationally ranked for the first time in program history. While at Siena Heights, McKim coached two-time NAIA All-American honorable mention and two-time WHAC Libero of the Year Joudiel Poveymirow, WHAC Setter of the Year Keegan Crawford, WHAC Setter of the Year Zak Tucker, NAIA All-American honorable mention and WHAC Newcomer of the Year Ramon Matos, and First Team All-WHAC Shevin Blades. Before Siena Heights, McKim spent two seasons as the head men's volleyball coach at Graceland University. In 2019, McKim's first season as a collegiate head coach, the Yellowjackets upset the No. 7-ranked team in the nation on their way to becoming the most improved men's volleyball team in the NAIA. The 2020 campaign closed early due to COVID, but McKim's Yellowjackets still matched a program record of six conference wins.   Prior to Graceland, McKim spent four seasons as the assistant coach for the men's and women's volleyball teams at Siena Heights under Head Coach Kim Berrington. The 2018 men's volleyball team finished 19-7, a school record, that included a win over the No. 5-ranked team in the nation. The 2017 women's team finished 25-7, a school record, with three regular-season tournament wins at Concordia, Siena Heights, and Aquinas-Cornerstone. Earlier in the spring of 2017, the men's team finished 16-11 after beating a top-ten ranked team for the first time in school history. In 2016, the women's team posted a solid record of 21-12. McKim finished with a combined 81-37 overall record. McKim's last women's season in 2017, the team had five All-WHAC players and nine Academic All-WHAC players and the best winning percentage in school history. In 2016, he coached the WHAC Freshman of the Year and Region Freshman of the Year and an Academic All-American – all of which were the first in school history.   Prior to collegiate coaching, McKim spent six years as a history teacher and coach at Nogales High School in Arizona. A native of Wexford, McKim is a proud graduate of North Allegheny High School, the defending Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) State Champions in both boys' and girls' volleyball. McKim earned his bachelor's degree from Grove City College in 2009 and his master's degree from Siena Heights University in 2018.

Dr. Abby Leonard, an NCAA Division III national champion with Juniata, is in her 21st season as an assistant coach of the SU volleyball team in 2026.   With the Raiders, Leonard has been an invaluable skills instructor and an integral support member alongside head coach Leanne Piscotty – directing some of the most talented Raider volleyball teams in school history.   Leonard has been a part of more than 400 victories with SU volleyball, and the Raiders have won 57 percent of their matches (420-239) with her on staff. She has also coached 29 different All-PSAC athletes during her tenure. Leonard has helped guide the Raiders to a 36-5 conference record over the last three seasons (2023-25), reaching as high as second in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region rankings during the 2025 campaign. The Raiders have qualified for three PSAC Tournament berths during that stretch -- reaching the semifinals in 2023. Contributing to the Raiders' recent success, among others, is three-time All-PSAC First Team and All-Region selection Kearstin Davis and 2024 and 2025 PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year Shay Kolivoski. Davis and Kolivoski were both named AVCA All-America Honorable Mention in 2025.   From 2012-19, Shippensburg posted a 203-83 combined record. This stretch of eight straight winning seasons equates to a .709 winning percentage and includes seven NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2015 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship.   Leonard’s impeccable knowledge and appreciation for the game stems from her time at Juniata College, where she was a standout player and also served as a student assistant for the men’s team.   In Leonard’s four seasons as a collegiate athlete, Juniata posted a record of 145-13 and appeared in the Division III national championship game twice – winning the title in her junior year. On the court, she led the team in service aces and ranked second in digs during her senior season.   Off the court, she earned Dean’s List recognition for three consecutive years and was named to the MASCAC Academic Honor Roll.   As a men’s assistant coach at Juniata, she helped the team to the Molten Division III National Championship and a berth in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association semifinals. Leonard has also coached with Revolution Volleyball Club based in Chambersburg.   A native of Johnstown, Leonard is a graduate of Shade High School. She has earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education from Juniata College, a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Shippensburg University, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Pittsburgh.  

Rodney Weber joined the SU coaching staff in 2025. He has an extensive career in coaching that spans over 25 years.   His career began on the high school and club circuit as the head boy’s volleyball coach at Lancaster Mennonite High School, where he led the Blazers to a 1999 section title and district playoff berth. He also started Colortech Women's Volleyball Club was the head coach of the U18 team.   He served as the head women’s volleyball at Cedar Crest High School for nine seasons (2005-13) and also had a stint as head coach at Northern Lebanon.   Weber began coaching at the collegiate level in 2015, serving as an assistant coach for Penn State Harrisburg women’s basketball. At PSU-Harrisburg he led individual player development and had several players finish among the league’s best in several categories.   He also coached two different AAU teams to nationals and won numerous tournaments at the national level. He has tutored players that have gone on to play at the NCAA Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 levels, including a D1 national champion.   Weber is a 1992 graduate of Cocalico High School where he played middle and made the Lancaster-Lebanon League All-Star Team his senior year. He resides in Lebanon County with his wife and three children.

Dina Beston (Chiappelli) is in her fifth year as an assistant coach with the Shippensburg University softball team in 2021.   Beston specializes in offensive skill instruction, assists with infield and outfield instruction, and plays a primary role in both scouting and in the recruiting process for prospective student-athletes. As a coach, Beston believes in hitting with a positive mindset and adopts a positive approach to hitting instruction.   Beston played collegiate softball at Alvernia from 2008-11, playing a variety of positions including shortstop, second base and center field. As a junior, Beston ranked fourth on the team in batting average -- a feat she also achieved as a sophomore as one of just two Crusaders to start in every game.   A native of Shippensburg, Pa., Beston graduated from Shippensburg Area Senior High School in 2007 where she played field hockey, basketball, and softball at the varsity level. She was a 2007 Mid-Penn Conference First Team All Star and a Mid-Penn Conference Scholar-Athlete.   Beston works as a logistics specialist at Cargill in Shippensburg, Pa. She is the daughter of Gerry and Shawn Chiappelli and has one brother, Matt, a 2016 SU graduate who worked as a student assistant coach with the SU football team and has been an assistant coach with Alvernia Football for the last three seasons.  

Emily Goshorn returns to the Shippensburg University softball team in 2017 and will spend her second season as an assistant coach with the Raiders.   An All-American softball pitcher for the Raiders from 2011-14, Goshorn (formerly Estep) will focus her coaching work with SU’s pitching staff. She first worked as a volunteer assistant coach with her alma mater during the 2015 season. In 79 career games, Goshorn finished her career with a 62-21 career record, 652 strikeouts and a 1.65 ERA. Her storied run with the Raiders ranks her second in school history for career strikeouts, third in victories, fifth in winning percentage and fifth in appearances.   As a senior, Goshorn became the first SU player to be named a Daktronics First Team All-American since the creation of the awards in 2007. She set career bests in virtually every pitching category: a 25-4 record, a 1.18 ERA and 208 strikeouts in 190 innings. Included in her efforts were nine shutouts, three no-hitters, two saves and 23 complete games in 27 starts. One of her no-hitters came against IUP in the first round of the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships.   Goshorn, a native of Chambersburg, works for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Emily married Jordan Goshorn in November 2016.