Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Women's Volleyball

Piscotty enters the 2016 season her 13th at Shippensburg University having just guided the Raiders to their first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship in school history.   Piscotty, the 2015 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, is both the longest-tenured and winningest coach in SU history. She has a career record of 273-176 and has helped SU win more than 60 percent of its games since arriving on campus in 2004.   A four-time PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year, Piscottys teams have qualified for the PSAC Tournament 10 times in 12 years, including nine-in-a-row. By comparison, SU qualified for the PSAC Tournament just twice in an eight-year span prior to her arrival.   Piscotty has also guided Shippensburg to four NCAA Tournament appearances, including three times in the last four years. The 2015 team qualified as the Atlantic Regions No. 3 seed SUs highest tournament ranking in history.   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 Piscottys 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 five in SUs 1,000-1,000 club.   Also among the group is Taylor Gottshall who finished her career in 2015 as the PSACs 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 schools 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 Regions 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 exceled 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 Piscottys 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 States first two national semifinal appearances, including the programs 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 in the Chesapeake Bay Region in the Womens 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 degree in Kinesiology from Penn State in 1997. She resides in Carlisle with her husband Dan and their rottweiler, Eva.   Fast Facts: 2015 AVCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year 4-Time PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year 34 All-PSAC recognitions for her players 273 coaching victories .610 career winning percentage  

Leonard, an NCAA Division III national champion with Juniata, enters her 11th season with the Raiders in 2016 as its assistant volleyball coach. At Shippensburg, Leonard has blossomed as an integral support member to some of the most talented Raider volleyball teams in school history.   Leonard has been a part of more than 200 victories with SU volleyball. The Raiders have won 61 percent of their matches (231-144) with Leonard on staff. She has also coached 13 different All-PSAC athletes during her tenure.   Her 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 mens team.   In Leonards four seasons, 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 Deans List recognition for three consecutive years and was named to the MASCAC Academic Honor Roll.   As a mens 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 received a degree in elementary and special education from Juniata College and is currently teaching in the Big Spring School District.