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2017 Women's Volleyball Roster

Jacob McCool
Jacob McCool
Jacob McCool
Greg Mizak
Greg Mizak
Greg Mizak
Greg Mizak
Greg Mizak
Greg Mizak
Jacob McCool

21 Challen Litwiler

  • Position Outside Hitter/Libero
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Conneaut Area
  • Hometown Harmonsburg, Pa.

Biography

Enters her senior campaign with 961 career kills, looking to become the 13th (??) Fighting Scot with 1,000 career kills … ranks second in career service aces with 165, needing just five more to set school record currently held by Jenna Benkelman … also ranks fourth in ace average (.43__) … is seventh in career digs (1,273) and tied for eighth in digs average (3.30).

2016
Earned xxx … played in all 34 matches and 123 of a possible 124 sets … led the team in digs with 442, good for 17th in a season, and ranked third in kills with 326 in 1,036 attempts, a .166 hitting percentage … the attempts rank 13th in a season … added a team-high 41 service aces and had 22 total blocks (1 solo, 21 assists) … had 53 assists … had 14 double-doubles for kills and digs … finished with a season-high 17 kills against Clarion, adding 16 digs, and 17 kills and 13 digs vs. Mercyhurst … added 16 kills and 14 digs vs. Urbana, along with a career-high 8 assists … had a season-high 28 digs at Shippensburg, and had 27 again against the Raiders in NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional quarterfinal match … had 21 and 20 digs in two matches vs. Slippery Rock … totaled season-high 5 service aces vs. Cheyney.       
 
2015
Was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Year along with earning first team All-PSAC West honors … was also selected to the AVCA All-Atlantic Region first team … was named to NCAA Atlantic Regional All-Tournament Team after finishing with 19 kills and 16 digs in match vs. Clarion (12/3/15) … played in 138 of 140 sets while appearing in all 38 matches … ranked second in the PSAC with 510 kills, the fourth-highest season total in school history … finished with 3.70 kills per set, which ranked third in the PSAC and is tenth in the season record books at Edinboro … had a school-record 1,475 attacks, ranking first in the PSAC and sixth in the country … led the PSAC and ranked fourth in Division II with 70 service aces, the sixth-highest total in a season at Edinboro … was also second in the PSAC and 20th in the country in aces per set … one of only two PSAC players to total 450-plus kills and digs … ranked second on the team and 15th in the PSAC with 498 digs, the 14th-highest season total … was fourth on the squad with 34 assists and ranked fifth with 34 total blocks … finished with 10-or-more kills 33 times and 20-or-more kills twice …recorded a career-high 21 kills against Lock Haven (9/26/15), adding 23 digs … added 20 kills and 19 digs vs. Clarion (10/2/15) … set school record with 69 kill attempts vs. Mercyhurst (11/6/15), and had 64 attempts against California(Pa.) (11/14/15), which is tied for third … finished with 10-or-more digs 25 times, and doubles figures in both kills and digs in 23 matches … had a career-high 30 digs at California (Pa.) (11/14/15) …tied career-high with 6 service aces against Concord (9/19/15) and California(Pa.) (11/17/15).

2014
Joined teammate Sydney Trathen on a 12-day tour of Italy as a member of Team USA during the summer of 2015 … the ten-member team was comprised of players from the PSAC … played in all 34 matches for a total of 125 games … had a team-leading 54 service aces, tied for the 11th-highest single-season total … ranked fourth in the PSAC and 29th in Division II in service aces … added 333 digs, third on the team, and had 125 kills … had a season-high 12 kills vs. Notre Dame(OH) … had a season-best 21 digs against Seton Hill … added 18 digs vs. Pitt-Johnstown … posted a career-high 6 service aces against Kutztown, along with 4 vs. Wayne State and Slippery Rock.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year starter in volleyball for head coach Tim Schleicher at Conneaut Area High School, which was previously Linesville High School, and was also a four-year starter in basketball and two-year starter in softball … an all-state pick as a senior and was named the Erie Times News District 10 Volleyball Player of the Year and Region 4 Player of the Year as a senior, along with Meadville Tribune Player of the Year as a senior and a four-time all-star selection, the last three years on the first team … led the Eagles to the District 10 Class AA championship with a three-game win over defending PIAA state champion Fort LeBoeuf as she finished with 15 kills and 16 digs, before losing with the same number of kills and digs  in a rematch to Fort LeBoeuf in the state semifinals … helped Linesville to the 2011 PIAA Class A state championship as a sophomore … was named the Region 4 Co-Player of the Year as a junior … earned second team all-region honors as a senior and first team her final three years … was an All-District 10 choice her last three years … finished her career with 1,532 kills, 1,111 digs, and 246 service aces as her team won four region championships and three District 10 titles … in basketball scored 1,136 career points and was part of four Region 3 championships … was a three-time all-district selection … played softball as a freshman sophomore, earning second team All-District 10 honors her first year and first team her second.
 
PERSONAL
Born March 3, 1996 … Nursing major with a minor in Psychology  … has a 3.50 GPA … daughter of Diane and Tracy Litwiler … has one sister (Amber) and one brother (Trevor) … sister played volleyball at Clarion … a PSAC and Edinboro Scholar-Athlete.

Career Highs
Kills:  21 vs. Lock Haven, 9/21/15
Kill Attempts:  69 vs. Mercyhurst, 12/6/15
Hitting Percentage:  .500 vs. Charleston(WV) (7K-1E-12TA), 9/12/14
Assists:  5 vs. Clarion, 10/31/15
Service Aces:  6 on three occasions (last vs. California(Pa.), 11/17/15
Digs:  30 vs. California(Pa.), 11/14/15
Block Solos:  2 vs. Glenville State, 9/12/15
Block Assists:  2 vs. Clarion, 11/8/14; vs. Slippery Rock, 9/29/14
Total Blocks:  3 vs. Glenville State, 9/12/15

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2014Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    20
  • 20

    2015Sophomore

    Outside Hitter/Libero
    5'8"
    20
  • 21

    2016Junior

    Outside Hitter/Libero
    5'8"
    21
  • 21

    2017Senior

    Outside Hitter/Libero
    5'8"
    21