GREENVILLE, Pa. (Aug. 29) -- The Thiel College Women's Volleyball team enters the 2026 campaign with championship aspirations following last season's semifinal appearance in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship Tournament.
The Tomcats return three regulars from last season's 2025 starting rotation in All-PAC First Team pick Arin DeLattre (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) as well as Caitlin Stephens (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex) and Lyndzee Amory (Edinboro, Pa./Saegertown). All three were named Players to Watch by the PAC recently.The Cats have eight program returners, including Sarah Wilson (Rural Valley, Pa./West Shamokin), who was also named a Player to Watch.
The 2026 Tomcats have 11 program newcomers, three of which are transfers and seven of which are freshmen, including Addi Vagi (Marysville, Mich./Marysville), who joined the above quadrant on the Players to Watch list for Thiel.
While young on paper, Thiel's biggest strength will be its depth under the leadership of first-year head coach Luke Visgitis, who assumed the reins of the program in early August after serving as associate head coach last season.
Pivotal matches on the 2026 schedule can be found below. The full schedule can be found here or by clicking the blue box above.
Key Dates
Sept. 11: Season opener against Fredonia and Muskingum at Penn State Behrend Invitational
Sept. 22: Non-conference match at reigning NCAA Regional Finalist Carnegie Mellon
Sept. 25: PAC opener at Waynesburg
Oct. 3: Home opener versus Saint Vincent
Oct. 3-14: Four-match homestand with clashes against Saint Vincent (Oct. 3), Hiram (Oct. 7), Franciscan (Oct. 10) and defending PAC champs Grove City (Oct. 14)
Oct. 24: Showdown at newest PAC member Saint Francis
Oct. 31 - Nov. 3: Two-match homestand against W&J (Oct. 31) and Allegheny (Nov. 3)
Nov. 5: Tri at Muskingum against Marietta and the host Muskies
Nov. 7: Regular season finale at Bethany
Nov. 10-14: PAC Championship Tournament
Roster
The 2026 roster can be found here or by clicking the blue box above.
Looking Ahead
The Tomcats open the 2026 campaign next Friday, Sept. 11 with matches against Fredonia (5 p.m.) and Muskingum (7) in the Penn State Behrend Invitational.
