Salisbury University women’s volleyball placed five players on the 2026 All-Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Teams, with Julie Altieri and Kiley McTaggart earning their fourth all-conference selections. The league announced the honors Nov. 12, 2026.
Altieri and McTaggart earned All-C2C First Team recognition alongside libero Sophia Blaufuss. Outside hitter Elizabeth Gordon and middle blocker Sophia Tapia received Second Team honors.
Altieri and McTaggart Make Salisbury History
Altieri and McTaggart became the first Salisbury University teammates to earn all-league honors in all four seasons. Altieri previously earned Second Team honors as a freshman in 2023 before making the First Team in 2024, 2025 and 2026. McTaggart paired a freshman-year Second Team selection with three First Team nods.
Altieri leads the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference with 635 assists and 9.20 assists per set. The senior setter also has 200 digs, 49 kills, 19 blocks and 19 service aces, along with 3,427 career assists, 1,037 career digs and 59 career double-doubles.
McTaggart leads Salisbury University with 242 kills and ranks among the conference’s top four with 3.36 kills per set. The senior right-side hitter has added 145 digs, 51 blocks, including 14 solo blocks, and 22 service aces. She recorded a career-high 25 kills in Salisbury’s Sept. 12 road upset of then-No. 21 Tufts and ranks ninth in Salisbury history with 1,175 kills.
Three More Salisbury Players Earn All-C2C Honors
Blaufuss earned First Team honors after recording 361 digs and 4.25 digs per set, along with 75 assists and 19 service aces. The junior libero reached at least 20 digs in four matches, including a career-high 30 digs at Rowan on Oct. 17.
Gordon recorded 140 kills, 1.65 kills per set, 51 blocks, including 14 solo blocks, 21 digs and eight service aces. The freshman outside hitter also earned back-to-back C2C Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 5 and Oct. 12.
Tapia earned Second Team recognition for the second consecutive season. The junior middle blocker leads the conference with 83 total blocks, including 27 solo blocks, and 0.98 blocks per set. She also has 170 kills, 2.00 kills per set, 50 digs, 24 service aces and 15 assists, while recording at least five blocks in 10 matches.
Salisbury University Women’s Volleyball Enters C2C Tournament
Salisbury University finished the regular season 15-9 and earned the No. 2 seed in the C2C Tournament. The Sea Gulls were scheduled to face third-seeded UC Santa Cruz in the semifinal round Nov. 13 at 1:30 p.m. in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The championship match was scheduled for Nov. 14, but the opponent and time were not specified in the available information.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Salisbury University’s five All-C2C selections span the First and Second teams. Altieri and McTaggart lead the group with their fourth all-conference honors, while Blaufuss, Gordon and Tapia also received recognition for their 2026 performances.
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