LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Golden Eagle volleyball team earned three all-conference honorees in 2026, including one First Team selection and the PSAC West Freshman of the Year, as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced their 2026 postseason award winners on Thursday.
 
Middle hitter Finley Kearney was named First Team All-PSAC West, while fellow middle Cara Vandeborne was named the division's Freshman of the Year as well as a Second Team All-PSAC West pick. Outside hitter Taylor Haupt rounded out the Golden Eagles' trio of all-conference selection, taking Second Team honors.
 
Kearney is the first Golden Eagle middle to earn First Team All-PSAC West honors since 2015, when Gabrielle Olson won them as a sophomore. A two-way threat that excelled on offense and defense, Kearney enters this weekend's PSAC Tournament semifinals leading the Golden Eagles with a .288 attack percentage and ranking second in blocks with 121.0 total and a 1.05 blocks per set average. That combination put her third on the team in points per set at an average of 2.49, as the senior middle set new career highs offensively across the board.
 
Her running mate in the middle was Vandeborne, with the freshman middle the first Clarion player to earn the conference's top rookie honor since Cassidy Snider in 2021. Vandeborne has been dominant in the middle, ranking third in the nation in total blocks (162) and blocks per set (1.38) in her first year in the Blue & Gold. All told the Golden Eagles rank among the national leaders in blocking, checking in at second in NCAA Division II with 319 total blocks and 2.73 blocks per set.
 
Haupt was the definition of a six-rotation player as a senior, starting every match and rarely if ever coming off the court. She led the team with 321 total kills and tied for the team lead with a 2.74 kills per set average, while also ranking second on the team with 397 total digs and 3.39 digs per set. Haupt has been tough at the service line with 39 total aces and also on serve-receive, handling more chances than any other Golden Eagle and posting a .946 reception percentage.