Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Women's Volleyball

The 2020 season will mark Erin Streets 11th year overall as an assistant coach for the Slippery Rock University volleyball program.   Street spent a total of eight seasons on head coach Laurie Lokashs staff from 2007-14 before becoming the head coach at Grove City College for four seasons. Street re-joined The Rock as an assistant coach prior to the 2018 season.   In her first season back at Slippery Rock in 2018 Street helped lead SRU to 11 wins and an 8-10 mark inside the PSAC Northwest Division. The eight conference victories represented the second highest league-win total by SRU dating back to the 2012 campaign. She helped coach the middle hitter duo of Shayla Ray and Erinn Kahoe to all-conference honors. Injuries to several key starters and reserves plagued The Rock in 2019 as SRU finished the season with a 7-23 record.     While at Grove City, Street lead the Wolverines to 49 wins. The 49 victories represented the second most wins over a four-year stretch dating back to 2007. Streets 2015 Grove City team won 11 Presidents Athletic Conference matches, the most by a Grove City team since 1987.   Under her guidance, 14 Grove City athletes earned All-PAC honors. Street also led GCC to three PAC Team Sportsmanship awards. Grove City has also excelled off the court under Street, earning three American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Awards.   In addition to her volleyball duties, Street also served as an assistant track and field coach as well as an assistant professor of exercise science at Grove City.   "Erins players were very successful at Grove City on and off the court, Lokash said. Her coaching philosophy fits well with our system of preparing student-athletes for success on the court, in the classroom and in life. I know Erin will continue to be a great coach and also a great role model for our players.   During her first tenure at SRU, Street spent a total of eight seasons on Lokashs coaching staff prior to accepting the head coach position at Grove City. Street first came to Slippery Rock as a graduate assistant before being elevated to the lead assistant coach for the program from 2009-13. She played an instrumental role in helping lead SRU to four NCAA Tournament appearances in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011.   As a player, Street attended Wheeling Jesuit University, where she was a standout on the volleyball court for the Cardinals from 2002-05. She finished her career ranking second in service aces per game (.48), third in assists per game (8.74), fourth in total assists (1,285) and ninth in double-doubles. As a senior, Street was named co-captain of the Lady Cardinals.   A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Street earned a bachelors degree in psychology at Wheeling Jesuit in 2006. She completed her master of arts in community counseling at Slippery Rock in 2009.

Dylan Lasher was named the 13th head coach in Slippery Rock women's volleyball history in April of 2025.   "We are excited to welcome Dylan as the new head coach of our volleyball program," said director of athletics Roberta Page. "Dylan comes from a volleyball family with deep-rooted connections to the women's game in western Pennsylvania. His track record of leading successful programs, along with his coaching philosophy and commitment to enhancing the student-athlete experience, are things we are looking forward to bringing to The Rock."   CAREER AT A GLANCE • Lasher came to Slippery Rock after serving as director of volleyball and the head coach of both the men's and women's volleyball teams at Thiel College. Overall, he has 10 seasons of collegiate head coach experience (women’s + men’s). • Entering the 2025 season, Lasher holds an overall record of 110-135 as a collegiate volleyball coach, inducing a 71-60 (.542) mark dating back to the 2022-23 academic year. Lasher led teams have qualified for the postseason in six of his 10 years as a head coach. • Lasher has shown a knack for turning around programs. On the women's side, he has overseen two year-to-year improvements of nine or more matches at two different programs with a nine-win improvement from year one to year two at Chatham and a 14-win improvement in his first season at Thiel. • Lasher has had his efforts rewarded by being named Presidents' Athletic Conference Coach of the Year on two occasions – in 2017 as the women’s coach at Chatham University and in 2025 as the men’s coach at Thiel.   • As a head coach, Lahser has mentored 23 all-conference selections, two conference Newcomer of the Year award winners and one conference Athlete of the Year. • In the classroom, 10 student-athletes have been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Teams to go along with three American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Awards under Lasher’s tutelage.   CAREER PATH • 2015-16: Chatham (women’s assistant coach) • 2016-18: Chatham (women’s head coach) • 2019-20: Millikin (men’s head coach) • 2020-25: Thiel (men’s head coach) • 2023-25: Thiel (women’s head coach) • 2025-Present: Slippery Rock (head coach)   CAREER PATH • Lasher served five seasons as the head men's volleyball coach at Thiel and added the role of head women's coach prior to the 2024 fall season. He inherited a women's program that went 3-22 in 2023 and immediately made it a contender in his first full season with the squad, guiding the Tomcats to a 17-9 record in 2024 and a return to the conference tournament. The 14-win improvement from 2023 to 2024 was the second-best year-to-year improvement among all 419 NCAA Division III women's volleyball programs that fall. • Following the fall season, Lasher turned his focus to the men's spring season and led Thiel to an undefeated conference regular season and the PAC Tournament championship. His team then earned a berth in the 2025 NCAA Division III national tournament. The Tomcats finished the regular season 20-6 overall and 12-0 in conference play after closing the year on a 13-match win streak. Following postseason play, the program finished with a 22-7 overall record in 2025. The 2025 success was built over his five-year tenure in Greenville, which began during the COVID shutdown with a 1-8 record in 2021. The team improved to 10-18 the year after and was .500 or better in each of the next two seasons, winning 29 matches across the 2023 and 2024 campaigns. • A former men's player and 2015 Thiel alumnus, Lasher returned to Thiel after starting an NCAA Division III men's volleyball program at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. He recruited 15 student-athletes to compete for the Millikin Big Blue during the program's inaugural season in 2019-20. The program won three matches and several players ranked in the top 10 individually in the College Conference of Illinois (CCIW) before the pandemic ended the season. He left Millikin for the opportunity to return to his Alma Mater. • Prior to his time at Millikin, Lasher was the women's volleyball head coach at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. He was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2017 after leading the Cougars to a 17-11 record and their first-ever berth in the PAC Tournament. The Cougars broke more than 20 individual and team records under Lasher's tutelage and improved from eight wins to 17 wins from his first year to his second year. • On the women's side, Lasher has overseen two year-to-year improvements of nine or more matches at two different programs with a nine-win improvement from year one to year two at Chatham and a 14-win improvement in his first season at Thiel.   ATHLETIC CAREER • Was a four-year member of the Thiel College men’s volleyball program (2012-15). • A two-year team captain. • Appeared in 385 sets across 115 matches during career. • Totaled 659 kills, a .212 attack percentage, 74 aces, 671 digs and 135 blocks for the Tomcats. • Still ranks second in Thiel program history for career matches played, second in sets played, third in digs, fourth in aces, sixth in kills and 10th in attack percentage.   PERSONAL • Native of Ford City, Pennsylvania. • Comes from a volleyball family with his mother and younger sisters all being involved in the sport. • Mother Andrea continues to work as a head coach at the high school level and his sisters both played collegiately, including his younger sister Justyne, who played for him at Chatham. • Earned a bachelor's degree from Thiel in 2015.   Dylan Lasher Women's Head Coaching Career Year W L Notes 2025 10 17 - SRU Career 10 17 - 2024 (Thiel) 17 9 PAC Tournament (QF) 2023 (Thiel) 3 18 - Thiel Career 20 27 - 2017 (Chatham) 17 11 PAC Tournament (QF) / PAC COY 2016 (Chatham) 8 23 - Chatham Career 25 34 - All-Time Career 55 78 5 Years (.414)   Dylan Lasher Men's Head Coaching Career Year W L Notes 2025 (Thiel) 22 7 PAC title, NCAA Tournament (1st) / PAC COY 2024 (Thiel) 13 13 AMCC Tournament (SF) 2023 (Thiel) 16 13 AMCC (QF) 2022 (Thiel) 10 18 AMCC (1st) 2021 (Thiel) 1 8 - Thiel Career 62 59 5 Years (.512) 2020 (Millikin) 3 15 - Millikin Career 3 15 1 Year (.167) All-Time Career 65 74 6 Years (.468)    

Raquel McDonald enters her first season as head coach Dylan Lasher’s top assistant for the Slippery Rock University volleyball program in 2025.     “We’re very excited to have Raquel join our program,” said Lasher. “She will bring a great deal of energy, work ethic and commitment to SRU. Raquel’s passion, successful playing career and coaching ability will be extremely beneficial to our players, staff and community.”   McDonald assists in all facets of the program as Lasher’s lead assistant.   CAREER AT A GLANCE • McDonald comes to The Rock after spending two successful seasons at Thiel College where she assisted in all facets of the men’s and women’s volleyball programs. • During her time at Thiel, McDonald helped Lasher turn around the Tomcats’ women’s team that after going just 3-22 in 2023 compiled an impressive 17-9 record in 2024. • The 2024 season not only marked the second-highest victory total inside the Thiel women’s program since 2012, The 14-win improvement from 2023 to 2024 was the second-best year-to-year improvement among all 419 NCAA Division III women's volleyball programs. • McDonald was also an assistant for the Thiel men’s program which concluded its 2025 season with a 22-7 record that included a perfect 12-0 showing in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, a PAC Tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament berth.   COACHING TIMELINE • 2018-22: Club SyrV • 2023-25: Thiel College (Women’s Assistant Coach) • 2023-25: Thiel College (Men’s Assistant Coach) • 2025-Present: Slippery Rock (Assistant Coach)   ATHLETIC CAREER • Prior to embarking on her coaching career, McDonald was a standout middle blocker for Thiel from 2019-22. • Over 95 career matches, McDonald totaled 208 blocks, 660 kills and a .247 attack percentage. • Named an All-PAC honoree on three occasions in addition to earning a spot on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Team as a senior. • Graduated from Thiel ranked second in program history in career attack percentage and ninth in total blocks.   PERSONAL • Native of Syracuse, New York • Earned bachelor’s in cognitive psychology, sociology and criminal justice while minoring in Spanish from Thiel in 2023. • Holds a master’s in special education from Slippery Rock (2025).