CSAC Announces Men’s Volleyball End-of-Year Awards for 2023
VILLANOVA, Pa. - The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) is proud to announce the 2023 All-CSAC Men’s Volleyball team. The team, composed of players from all seven CSAC institutions that sponsor men’s volleyball, was voted upon by the coaches in the league.
The team includes first, second, and honorable mention All-CSAC honorees. Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year were awarded as well as All-Sportsmanship honorees.
Player of the Year went to Lancaster Bible College senior
Elijah Herb. In the first season of CSAC play, Herb led the league in Kills per Set with a 3.74 average, good for 16
th in NCAA Division III. In March, Herb had a 20-kill match against Cairn in a 3-0 victory. In 29 regular season matches, Herb had double-digit Kills in 18 of them. Herb also leads the CSAC in Points per Set with a 4.24 average, good for 17
th in NCAA Division III.
Defensive Player of the Year went to
Hunter Davis from Lancaster Bible. The senior led the CSAC in Total Blocks with 102 and Blocks per Set with 0.96, good for 17
th in NCAA Division III. Davis had 6 blocks in a 3-set match versus Marymount (VA) on April 5
th; tied for 2
nd most in the CSAC this season. Additionally, Davis led the CSAC this season in Hitting Percentage swinging for .369 (188 kills – 50 Errors – 374 attempts).
Rookie of the Year was awarded to
Xavier Webber from Wilson College. The first-year was third in CSAC in Total Kills with 221 and Total Kills per set (3.07) including a 20-kill match vs. Bryn Athyn. Additionally, Webber was third in the CSAC in Total Service Aces with 27 and third in the CSAC for Total Points per Set with 3.68. Webber tailed only CSAC Player of the Year Elijah Herb and fellow First Team honoree Moses Gamble in Points per Set and Kills per Set. This is the first CSAC Men’s Volleyball Rookie of the Year honor for Wilson College and first First-Team honoree since Oliver Perry in 2021.
Coach of the Year was awarded to
Jade Brubaker from Lancaster Bible. This is the first CSAC Coach of the Year nod for Brubaker who picked up Coach of the Year in the NEAC in 2017, 2018, and 2019 prior to Lancaster Bible joining the CSAC in 2023. This season, Lancaster Bible finished 19-10 and 6-0 in CSAC play earning the #1 seed in the CSAC Men’s Volleyball Championship.
2022-2023 All-CSAC Men’s Volleyball
Player of the Year: Elijah Herb, Lancaster Bible
Defensive Player of the Year: Hunter Davis, Lancaster Bible
Rookie of the Year: Xavier Webber, Wilson
Coach of the Year: Jade Brubaker, Lancaster Bible
2023 ALL-CSAC TEAMS
First Team
Name School Position Cl Hometown / HS
Hunter Davis Lancaster Bible Hitter Sr. Holtwood, Pa. / Penn Manor HS
Moses Gamble Cairn Hitter FY Rocklin, Ca. / Rocklin HS
Elijah Herb Lancaster Bible Hitter Sr. Lebanon, Pa. / ELCO HS
Kodi Peters Saint Elizabeth Hitter Sr. Bergenfield, N.J. / Bergenfield HS
Xavier Webber Wilson Hitter FY Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East HS
Tanner Shertzer Lancaster Bible Libero Sr. Lancaster, Pa. / Conestoga Valley HS
Christian Herr Lancaster Bible Setter FY Eastport, N.Y. / Eastport South Manor
Second Team
Name School Position Cl Hometown / HS School
Dawson Forney Lancaster Bible Hitter So. Lititz, Pa. / Warwick HS
Toby Harris Valley Forge Hitter FY Newark, De. /
Caleb Horning Cairn Hitter Sr. Adamstown, Pa. / Cocalico HS
Frank Rossi, Jr. Saint Elizabeth Hitter Gr. Livingston, N.J. / Sayreville War Memorial HS
Nathan Whisman Valley Forge Hitter So. Fishersville, Va. / Grace Christian School
Josh Moyer Cairn Libero Sr. Quakertown, Pa. / Quakertown Community HS
Josh Adler Cairn Setter FY Levittown, Pa. / Neshaminy HS
Honorable Mention
Name School Position Cl Hometown / HS School
Saria Alshaikhali Wilson Hitter Jr. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia / Hayfield
Joshua Hoagland Cairn Hitter Sr. Chiang Rai, Thailand / Chiang Rai International Christian School
Jacob McCoy Wilson Hitter FY York, Pa. / Spring Grove HS
Jake Rotelle Lancaster Bible Hitter FY Honey Brook, Pa. / Terre Hill Mennonite HS
Demetrius Simmons Wilson Hitter FY Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg HS
Jordan Kieffer Valley Forge Libero Jr. Mohnton, Pa. / Homeschoool
Charles Pampliega Saint Elizabeth Setter Sr. Teaneck, N.J. / Teaneck HS
All-Sportsmanship Team
Name School Cl Hometown / High School
Teagan Dewees Bryn Athyn Jr. Bryn Athyn, Pa. / Academy of the New Church
Shea Scott Cairn Sr. Harleysville, Pa. / Souderton Area HS
Tanner Shertzer Lancaster Bible Sr. Lancaster, Pa. / Conestoga Valley HS
Lenard Tolentino Pratt So. Woodhaven, N.Y. / HS for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture
Brad Mahoney Saint Elizabeth Jr. Allenwood, N.J. / Wall Township HS
Chris Brown Valley Forge So. Attleboro, Ma. /
Noah Wickenheiser Wilson Sr. Cresco, Pa. / Notre Dame HS