West Virginia Wesleyan’s Jessica Pattyn (pictured right) and Hayley Barhorst (pictured below) were recently selected to the 2009 All-WVIAC Volleyball team.

Pattyn, a sophomore outside hitter from Moon Township, PA, was named to the second team while Barhorst, a junior setter from Ft. Loramie, OH, was named to the honorable mention squad.

Pattyn recorded a team high 250 kills and 234 digs. She also added 30 blocks and 15 assists.

Barhorst paced the team with 760 assists. She also contributed 43 kills, 30 blocks, and 205 digs.

WVIAC regular season champion Wheeling Jesuit has claimed both of the league's top player honors for the 2009 volleyball season. Junior Keysha Allison has been named WVIAC Player of the Year, while teammate Allissa Ware is the league's Freshman of the Year. Shepherd's Sarah Smith garners the award for WVIAC Coach of the Year after the Rams have nearly doubled their win total in 2009.

Half of the 10-player All-WVIAC first team are repeat selections from the 2008 squad. Amanda Check (Alderson-Broaddus), Amanda Luedtke (WV State), Jennifer Paswaters (WV State), and Christina Wichrowski (WV State) are two-time first team all-conference honorees. Catie Halberstadt, the 2008 WVIAC Player of the Year, is making her third straight first team All-WVIAC appearance. Allison, Annie Federoff (Alderson-Broaddus), Missy Gossett (Wheeling Jesuit), Amanda Hall (Shepherd), and Lauren Saelens (Glenville State) round out the All-WVIAC first string.

A pair of Shepherd players, Lauren Gardner and Kasey Mercier, join Ware on the six-player WVIAC All-Freshman aggregation. Meagan Gibson (Fairmont State), Malleri Hardison (Charleston), and Alyssa Graboski (WV State) comprise the remainder of the all-rookie squad.

The complete 2009 All-WVIAC volleyball team, as selected by the league's 15 head coaches, follows:

First Team All-WVIAC
Keysha Allison (Wheeling Jesuit, 5-10, Jr., S/RS, Millersburg, OH)
Amanda Check (Alderson-Broaddus, 5-9, Jr., OH, New Carlisle, OH)
Annie Federoff (Alderson-Broaddus, 5-6, Sr., L, Aliquippa, PA)
Missy Gossett (Wheeling Jesuit, 5-10, Sr., MB, Bannock, OH)
Catie Halberstadt (Wheeling Jesuit, 5-10, Sr., OH, Jackson Center, OH)
Amanda Hall (Shepherd, 5-10, Soph., MH, Virginia Beach, VA)
Amanda Luedtke (WV State, 6-0, Sr., MB, Overland Park, KS)
Jennifer Paswaters (WV State, 5-7, Sr., S, Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Lauren Saelens (Glenville State, 5-11, Sr., OH/MH, Grand Rapids, MI)
Christina Wichrowski (WV State, 5-9, Sr., RS, Virginia Beach, VA)

Second Team All-WVIAC
Micah Bell (Fairmont State, 5-9, Sr., MB, New Martinsville, WV)
Meagan Gibson (Fairmont State, 5-10, Fr., OH/RS, Lordstown, OH)
Emily McCoy (Shepherd, 5-11, Sr., MH, Berkeley Springs, WV)
Erica Hale (Glenville State, 5-4, Jr., S/DS, St. Louis, MI)
Chantal Hebron (Charleston, 5-9, Jr., OH, Lexington Park, MD)
Laura O'Reilly (Wheeling Jesuit, 5-7, Jr., L, San Francisco, CA)
Jess Pattyn (WV Wesleyan, 5-10, Soph., OH, Moon Township, PA)
Haley Snyder (Davis & Elkins, 5-10, Sr., OH, Frankfort, IL)
Allissa Ware (Wheeling Jesuit, 6-0, Fr., OH, Jackson Center, OH)
Katie Williams (Charleston, 5-5, Soph., S, Gettysburg, PA)

Honorable Mention All-WVIAC
Hayley Barhorst (WV Wesleyan, 5-10, Jr., S, Fort Loramie, OH)
Aushia Beavers (Fairmont State, 5-10, Jr., RS, Keyser, WV)
Emily Borchers (Wheeling Jesuit, 5-10, Jr., MB, Dayton, OH)
Abby Gearhart (Pitt Johnstown, 5-8, Sr., OH/DS, Elton, PA)
Lindsay Hadley (Alderson-Broaddus, 5-7, Soph., OH, Falling Waters, WV)
Kristin Irwin (Pitt Johnstown, 5-11, Sr., MH, Bellefonte, PA)
Megan Kehlert (Seton Hill, 5-9, Jr., S, Plum, PA)
Jana Lowe (Davis & Elkins, 6-1, Soph., S/RS, Port Republic, MD)
Jess Raffa (Davis & Elkins, 5-8, Jr., L, Beavercreek, OH)
Julie Robertson (Shepherd, 5-8, Jr., L, Richmond, VA)
Jane Thompson (Shepherd, 5-7, Sr., S, Cincinnati, OH)

All-Freshman
Lauren Gardner (Shepherd, 5-8, OH, Clarkston, MI)
Meagan Gibson (Fairmont State, 5-10, OH/RS, Lordstown, OH)
Alyssa Graboski (WV State, 6-1, MB, Upper Sandusky, OH)
Malleri Hardison (Charleston, 5-11, OH, Uniontown, PA)
Kasey Mercier (Shepherd, 5-8, OH, Baltimore, MD)
Allissa Ware (Wheeling Jesuit, 6-0, OH, Jackson Center, OH)

WVIAC Player of the Year: Keysha Allison (Wheeling Jesuit)
WVIAC Freshman of the Year: Allissa Ware (Wheeling Jesuit)
WVIAC Coach of the Year: Sarah Smith (Shepherd)