Edinboro University Athletics

Lisa (Poeschl) Vavrek  rates as one of the top volleyball players for the Fighting Scots while performing from 1997-2000.  A setter who led the PSAC in assists in three of her four years, she was the 2001 Nancy Acker Award recipient. She was a three-time All-PSAC West selection and earned AVCA All-Atlantic Region accolades twice. Vavrek helped Edinboro to four NCAA playoff appearances, two PSAC Championships (1997 and ’98), and one Atlantic Regional title (1998). Edinboro was 96-40 during her four years. She began her career in 1997, and was named the PSAC West Rookie of the Year and was a second team All-PSAC West selection while helping the Fighting Scots to a 26-12 record. She was named the Most Valuable Player of the PSAC Championships, helping the Fighting Scots to the PSAC crown and Atlantic Region runner-up. Vavrek led the PSAC in assists and totaled what was then a school-record 1,441 assists. In 1998 she led Edinboro to its second straight PSAC title as the Scots finished at 28-9. She again paced the PSAC in assists with 1,290. She was a first team All-PSAC West pick and also earned AVCA All-Atlantic Region honors. As a junior in 1999, she missed considerable time due to illness as Edinboro ended with a 22-11 ledger. The Scots would reach the PSAC Championship finals and Atlantic Regional finals. Vavrek was second on the team with 619 assists. She wrapped up her outstanding career in 2000 leading the Scots to another 20-win campaign (20-8) as Edinboro reached the PSAC finals and Atlantic Regional semifinals. She led the PSAC in assists for the third time in her career with 1,128, ranking third in Division II in assists per game. She earned AVCA All-Region honors and was a second team All-PSAC West selection. Vavrek departed as Edinboro’s career leader in assists with 4,478, a figure which now ranks second. She is also second in assist average (12.23 per game), while being tied for ninth in service aces (135) and sixth in service ace average (0.368 per game). She holds two of the top ten seasons in assists, with 1,441 in 1997 good for fifth and 1,290 in 1998 ranking eighth. She also holds the overall record for assists in a match with 85 against Indiana (Pa.) in 2000. Vavrek was also an outstanding student with over a 3.6 GPA, receiving her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with a minor in Chemistry. She was inducted into the Plum High School Hall of Fame in November 2014.