PENN STATE WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL 2014 OUTLOOK RETURNING STARTERS OTHER RETURNERS NEWCOMERS DEPARTURES PENN STATE AT A GLANCE

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1 PENN STATE WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL SIX-TIME NCAA CHAMPS 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 16 BIG TEN TITLES 79 ALL-AMERICANS 21 B1G PLAYER OF THE YEAR SELECTIONS 2014 OUTLOOK Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 3 + libero/3 Newcomers: (8) RETURNING STARTERS 4 L Dominique Gonzalez Sr OH Megan Courtney Jr MH Nia Grant Sr S Micha Hancock Sr OTHER RETURNERS 2 DS Lara Caraway Jr DS Kendall Pierce Jr OH Aiyana Whitney RS-Jr DS Lacey Fuller Sr DS Lauran Broerman So DS Taylor Krause So DS Carley Muller So MB Kelly Robertson So NEWCOMERS PLAYER POS. YR. HT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Skylar Dykstra DS Fr. 5-9 Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo (UCLA) Ali Frantti OH Fr. 6-1 Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond Burton Simone Lee OH Fr. 6-1 Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Lainy Pierce DS Fr. 5-8 Eden, N.Y./Eden Nia Reed OH Fr. 6-2 Fort Lee, N.J./Immaculate Heart Heidi Thelen MB Fr. 6-2 Edgewood, Ky./Notre Dame Haleigh Washington MB Fr. 6-3 Colorado Springs, Colo./Doherty Bryanna Weiskircher S Fr. 6-1 Loves Park, Ill./Boylan Catholic DEPARTURES 1 RS Ariel Scott Sr MH Katie Slay Sr OH Deja McClendon Sr DS Maggie Harding Sr OH Maddie Martin Sr WVB Contact:... Arielle Sargent ...ans26@psu.edu Cell Phone:... (814) Office Phone:... (814) Office Fax:... (814) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS VB Press Row Phone:... (814) Website:...GoPSUsports.com Office Address: 101-G Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pa PENN STATE AT A GLANCE THE UNIVERSITY Location:...University Park, Pa Founded: Enrollment:...44,112 Colors:... Blue & White Nickname:... Nittany Lions Conference:... Big Ten President:...Dr. Eric J. Barron Director of Athletics:... TBD Assoc. A.D./SWA... Charmelle Greene Facility (capacity):... Rec Hall (5,812) VOLLEYBALL STAFF Head Coach:...Russ Rose (36th season) Alma Mater:... George Williams, 1975 Overall Record (Yrs/Pct):...1, (35/.864) School Record:... same Associate Head Coach:...Salima Rockwell Assistant Coach:...Stevie Mussie Director of Operations:... Kevin Burch Volunteer Assistant... Jay Goddu Office Phone:... (814) Office Fax:... (814) Office Address: Rec Hall SEASON IN REVIEW 2013 Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Big Ten record (finish): (1st) Final AVCA Ranking:...No. 1 Postseason Play:...NCAA national champions First round:...def. LIU-Brooklyn, 3-0 Second round:... def. Utah, 3-0 Regional semifinal:...def. Michigan State, 3-1 Regional final:...def. Stanford, 3-2 National semifinal:... def. Washington, 3-0 National final:...def. Wisconsin, 3-1 NITTANY LION HISTORY First Year of Volleyball: All-Time Record (Years):...1, (38) All-Time Big Ten Record: Years/Win Pct.:...23/.885 Big Ten Titles:... (16) 92, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13) NCAA Tournament Appearances:...33 NCAA Tournament Record: NCAA National Championships:... 6 (1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013) /PennStateWomensVolleyball /PennStateVBALL /PennStatevball /gopsutv

2 AUGUST PENN STATE CLASSIC - UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Fri. 29 William & Mary vs. Iona University Park, Pa. 5 p.m. Penn State vs. TCU University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m. Sat. 30 Penn State vs. Iona University Park, Pa. 10 a.m. TCU vs. William & Mary University Park, Pa. 1 p.m. TCU vs. Iona University Park, Pa. 4 p.m. Penn State vs. William & Mary University Park, Pa. 7 p.m. SEPTEMBER BIG TEN/PAC-12 CHALLENGE - PALO ALTO, Calif. Fri. 5 at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 9 p.m. Sat. 6 vs. UCLA Palo Alto, Calif. 8 p.m VILLANOVA CLASSIC - VILLANOVA, Pa. Fri. 12 vs. American Villanova, Pa. 2:30 p.m. at Villanova Villanova, Pa. 7:30 p.m. Sat. 13 vs. Yale Villanova, Pa. 12 p.m. vs. Kansas Villanova, Pa. 5:30 p.m PENN STATE ALUMNI CLASSIC - UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Fri. 19 Eastern Illinois vs. East Carolina University Park, Pa. 9 a.m. UIC vs. ECU University Park, Pa. 1 p.m. Penn State vs. EIU University Park, Pa. 4 p.m. Penn State vs. DePAUL University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m. Sat. 20 Penn State vs. UIC University Park, Pa. 9 a.m. DePaul vs. EIU University Park, Pa. 11:30 a.m. ECU vs. DePaul University Park, Pa. 2 p.m. EIU vs. UIC University Park, Pa. 5 p.m. Penn State vs. ECU University Park, Pa. 7:30 p.m. Wed. 24 at Wisconsin* Madison, Wis. 8 p.m. Sat. 27 at Minnesota* Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. OCTOBER Fri. 3 at Nebraska* Lincoln, Neb. 8 p.m. Sat. 4 at Iowa* Iowa City, Iowa 8 p.m. Wed. 8 vs. Northwestern* University Park, Pa. 7 p.m. Sat. 11 vs. Illinois* University Park, Pa. 4 p.m. Fri. 17 at Purdue* West Lafayette, Ind. 7 p.m. Sat. 18 at Indiana* Bloomington, Ind. 7 p.m. Fri. 24 vs. Michigan* University Park, Pa. 7 p.m. Sat. 25 vs. Michigan State* University Park, Pa. 5:30 p.m. Tues. 28 vs. Ohio State* University Park, Pa. 7 p.m. Fri. 31 at Ohio State* Columbus, Ohio 7 p.m. NOVEMBER Fri. 7 vs. Rutgers* University Park, Pa. 7 p.m. Sat. 8 vs. Maryland* University Park, Pa. 7 p.m. Fri. 12 vs. Iowa* University Park, Pa. 7 p.m. Sat. 15 vs. Minnesota* University Park, Pa. 7 p.m. Fri. 19 at Michigan* Ann Arbor, Mich. 7 p.m. Sat. 22 at Maryland* College Park, Md. 7 p.m. Wed. 26 at Northwestern* Evanston, Ill. 8 p.m. Sat. 29 vs. Nebraska* University Park, Pa. 7 p.m. DECEMBER Fri. 5 NCAA First Round Campus Sites TBD Sat. 6 NCAA Second Round Campus Sites TBD Thurs. 12 NCAA Regional Semifinals (Ames, Louisville, Seattle, Minneapolis) TBD Sat. 13 NCAA Regional Championship (Ames, Louisville, Seattle, Minneapolis) TBD Thurs. 18 NCAA National Semifinals Oklahoma City, Okla. TBD Sat. 20 NCAA National Championship Oklahoma City, Okla. TBD Home matches played at Rec Hall in bold All times EST * Indicates Big Ten Match Dates and times are subject to change

3 NUMERICAL NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 2 Lara Caraway Jr. DS 5-4 Evans City, Pa./Home Schooled 3 Kendall Pierce Jr. DS 5-6 Eden, N.Y./Eden 4 Dominique Gonzalez Sr. L 5-6 San Antonio, Texas/Sandra Day O Connor 5 Ali Frantti Fr. OH 6-1 Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond Burton 7 Nia Grant Sr. MH 6-2 Warren, Ohio/Howland 8 Lainy Pierce Fr. DS 5-8 Eden, N.Y./Eden 9 Skylar Dykstra Fr. DS 5-9 Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo (UCLA) 10 Carley Muller So. DS 5-7 Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa 11 Nia Reed Fr. OH 6-2 Fort Lee, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy 12 Micha Hancock Sr. S 5-11 Edmond, Okla./Edmond Memorial 13 Taylor Krause So. DS/S 5-6 Allentown, Pa./Parkland High 14 Aiyana Whitney RS-Jr. OH 6-4 Norwood, N.J./Northern Valley Regional 15 Haleigh Washington Fr. MB 6-3 Colorado Springs, Colo./Doherty High School 17 Megan Courtney Jr. OH 6-2 Dayton, Ohio/Archbishop Alter 19 Heidi Thelen Fr. MB 6-2 Edgewood, Ky./Notre Dame Academy 21 Bryanna Weiskircher Fr. S 6-1 Loves Park, Ill./Boylan Catholic 22 Simone Lee Fr. OH 6-1 Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee 23 Kelly Robertson So. MH 6-0 Allentown, Pa./Parkland High 24 Laura Broerman So. DS 5-4 Colorado Springs, Colo./St. Mary s 33 Lacey Fuller Sr. DS 5-6 San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines Head Coach: Russ Rose (George Williams, 1975), 36th year Associate Head Coach: Salima Rockwell (Penn State, 1994) Assistant Coach: Stevie Mussie (Washington, 2008) Director of VB Operations: Kevin Burch (Ohio State, 2011) Volunteer Assistant: Jay Goddu (Villanova, 2012) PRONUNCIATIONS Aiyana...Ai-yahn-uh Lacey...Lace-ee Lara...Lar-uh Micha...Mike-uh Nia... Knee-uh Thelen...Th-ee-len Frantti...Fran-tee Skylar...Sky-lar Dykstra...Dike-strah Bryanna...Bree-yah-nuh Weiskircher...Weis-kir-cher Broerman...Bro-er-man Simone...Sim-ohne Muller... Muh-ler Stevie...Steve-ee Mussie...Mus (like muscle)-ee Salima...Suh-lee-muh Goddu... guh-due ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 24 Laura Broerman So. DS 5-4 Colorado Springs, Colo./St. Mary s 2 Lara Caraway Jr. DS 5-4 Evans City, Pa./Home Schooled 17 Megan Courtney Jr. S/OH 6-2 Dayton, Ohio/Archbishop Alter 9 Skylar Dykstra Fr. DS 5-9 Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo (UCLA) 5 Ali Frantti Fr. OH 6-1 Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond Burton 33 Lacey Fuller Sr. DS 5-6 San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pine 4 Dominique Gonzalez Sr. L 5-6 San Antonio, Texas/Sandra Day O Connor 7 Nia Grant Sr. OH 6-2 Warren, Ohio/Howland 12 Micha Hancock Sr. S 5-11 Edmond, Okla./Edmond Memorial 13 Taylor Krause So. DS/S 5-6 Allentown, Pa./Parkland High 22 Simone Lee Fr. OH 6-1 Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee 10 Carley Muller So. DS 5-7 Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa 3 Kendall Pierce Jr. DS 5-6 Eden, N.Y./Eden 8 Lainy Pierce Fr. DS 5-8 Eden, N.Y./Eden 11 Nia Reed Fr. OH 6-2 Fort Lee, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy 23 Kelly Robertson So. MH 6-0 Allentown, Pa./Parkland High 19 Heidi Thelen Fr. MB 6-2 Edgewood, Ky./Notre Dame Academy 15 Haleigh Washington Fr. MB 6-3 Colorado Springs, Colo./Doherty High School 21 Bryanna Weiskircher Fr. S 6-1 Loves Park, Ill./Boylan Catholic 14 Aiyana Whitney RS-Jr. OH 6-4 Norwood, N.J./Northern Valley Regional

4 2013 Penn State Women's Volleyball Penn State Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 17, 2014) All matches Overall record: 34-2 Conf: 19-1 Home: 17-1 Away: 11-1 Neutral: 6-0 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 23 Robertson, Kelly Slay, Katie Grant, Nia Hancock, Micha Whitney, Aiyana Scott, Ariel McClendon, Deja Courtney, Megan Prieto Cerame, P Martin, Maddie Pierce, Kendall Caraway, Lara Muller, Carley Broerman, Laura Fuller, Lacey Harding, Maggie Krause, Taylor Gonzalez, Dominique PENN STATE Opponents Team Statistics PSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 18/ /3575 Neutral site #/Avg 6/5299 Current win streak 25 - Home win streak 11 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 31 SYRACUSE W ,25-15, Aug 31 #19 LOUISVILLE W ,25-16, Sep 07 at #6 TEXAS L ,17-25,25-13,21-25, Sep 08 #8 FLORIDA W ,25-17, Sep vs Marquette W ,25-12, Sep 14 vs Central Arkansas W ,25-22, Sep 14 at Florida Gulf Coast W ,25-15, Sep 20 ALBANY W ,25-6, Sep 21 EASTERN KENTUCKY W ,25-8, Sep 21 YALE W ,25-17, *Sep 27 #15 MICHIGAN STATE L ,24-26,25-19,25-19, *Sep 28 #10 MICHIGAN W ,20-25,25-19, *Oct 03 at Indiana W ,25-19, *Oct 05 at #24 Purdue W ,25-21,25-16,22-25, *Oct 09 #11 MINNESOTA W ,23-25,25-21,22-25, *Oct 12 #19 WISCONSIN W ,25-17, *Oct 18 at Illinois W ,25-22,24-26,25-15, *Oct 20 at Northwestern W ,25-15, *Oct 23 #24 OHIO STATE W ,25-11, *Oct 26 IOWA W ,25-8, *Nov 01 at #17 Michigan W ,25-22,25-20, *Nov 02 at #14 Michigan State W ,25-18, *Nov 08 #14 PURDUE W ,25-22, *Nov 09 INDIANA W ,25-11, *Nov 15 at #14 Wisconsin W ,27-25, *Nov 16 at #11 Minnesota W ,25-17, *Nov 22 NORTHWESTERN W ,25-18,31-33, *Nov 23 #20 ILLINOIS W ,25-17,23-25, *Nov 27 at Ohio State W ,25-14, *Nov 30 at #10 NEBRASKA W ,25-23,26-24, Dec 06 LIU-BROOKLYN W ,25-21, Dec 07 UTAH W ,25-15, Dec 13 vs Michigan State W ,25-17,25-17, Dec 14 vs #7 Stanford W ,25-22,28-26,18-25, Dec 19 vs #3 Washington W ,25-13, Dec 21 vs #12 Wisconsin W ,26-24,20-25, Record in 3-set matches:23-0 Record in 4-set matches:7-0 Record in 5-set matches:4-2

5 2013 Penn State Women's Volleyball Penn State Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 17, 2014) Conference matches Overall record: 19-1 Conf: 19-1 Home: 9-1 Away: 10-0 Neutral: 0-0 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 23 Robertson, Kelly Grant, Nia Slay, Katie Hancock, Micha McClendon, Deja Scott, Ariel Prieto Cerame, P Courtney, Megan Whitney, Aiyana Gonzalez, Dominique Pierce, Kendall Fuller, Lacey Martin, Maddie Broerman, Laura Krause, Taylor Harding, Maggie Caraway, Lara Muller, Carley PENN STATE Opponents Team Statistics PSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 7 29 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 10/ /3652 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 19 - Home win streak 9 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 27 #15 MICHIGAN STATE L ,24-26,25-19,25-19, *Sep 28 #10 MICHIGAN W ,20-25,25-19, *Oct 03 at Indiana W ,25-19, *Oct 05 at #24 Purdue W ,25-21,25-16,22-25, *Oct 09 #11 MINNESOTA W ,23-25,25-21,22-25, *Oct 12 #19 WISCONSIN W ,25-17, *Oct 18 at Illinois W ,25-22,24-26,25-15, *Oct 20 at Northwestern W ,25-15, *Oct 23 #24 OHIO STATE W ,25-11, *Oct 26 IOWA W ,25-8, *Nov 01 at #17 Michigan W ,25-22,25-20, *Nov 02 at #14 Michigan State W ,25-18, *Nov 08 #14 PURDUE W ,25-22, *Nov 09 INDIANA W ,25-11, *Nov 15 at #14 Wisconsin W ,27-25, *Nov 16 at #11 Minnesota W ,25-17, *Nov 22 NORTHWESTERN W ,25-18,31-33, *Nov 23 #20 ILLINOIS W ,25-17,23-25, *Nov 27 at Ohio State W ,25-14, *Nov 30 at #10 NEBRASKA W ,25-23,26-24, Record in 3-set matches:11-0 Record in 4-set matches:5-0 Record in 5-set matches:3-1