Below is the unofficial Roster for the 2017 Penn State Women’s Volleyball team. Positions listed are based on published reports, and may not reflect the position(s) the player will play in 2017.
Three graduating seniors are gone from the 2016 squad: 5-2 DS Laura Broerman, 5-6 DS (and Captain) Taylor Krause, and 5-7 DS Carley Muller. Their leadership and commitment to the team will be missed. Also gone from the 2016 squad is 6-1 Fr. OH Emily DeMure , who played sparingly in 2016 and has transferred to Colorado.
| Number | Name | Position | Year/Class | Height | HS
(Club) | State |
01
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Cather,
Kathryn
 | RS/Opp | 3/Jr. | 6-02 | Hoover | AL
|
02
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Sciorra,
Emily
| DS | 2/So. | 5-04 | Chantilly
(Metropolitan
Volleyball
Club - DC) | VA
|
03
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | White,
Kendall
| L | 2/So. | 5-05 | Cathedral
(Munciana) | IN
|
05
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Frantti,
Ali
 | OH | 4/Sr. | 6-01 | Richmond
Burton
(Club Fusion) | IL
|
06
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Reed,
Nia
| OH | 3/Jr.
(RS) | 6-01 | Immaculate
Heart
Academy
(DIGS - Jersey
Girls Volleyball) | NJ
|
07
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Detering,
Abby
 | S | 4/Sr. | 6-00 | Lake Catholic
(Academy
Volleyball
Cleveland) | OH
|
08
Captain
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Pierce,
Lainy
 | DS/L | 4/Sr. | 5-07 | Eden
(Niagara Frontier
Volleyball) | NY
|
09
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Halterman,
Jen
 | DS | 4/Sr. | 5-03 | Northern | PA
|
10
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | May,
Cami
 | MB | 1/Fr. | 6-02 | Cinco Ranch
(Houston
Juniors) | TX
|
11
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Gorrell,
Tori
 | MB | 2/So.
(RS) | 6-02 | Abbey Park
(Leaside
Volleyball) | Ontario,
Canada
|
12
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Holcomb,
Keeton
 | DS/L | 3/Jr. | 5-07 | Bellville
(Houston
Juniors) | TX
|
14
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Krause,
Kristin
 | DS | 1/Fr (RS) | 5-07 | Parkland
(East Coast
Power) | PA
|
15
Captain
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Washington,
Haleigh
 | MB | 4/Sr. | 6-03 | Doherty
(Colorado Juniors)
| CO
|
17
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Putnicki,
Michaela
 | OH | 1/Fr. | 6-01 | Lewis-Palmer
(Colorado Juniors) | CO
|
18
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Farrell,
Allison
 | DS | 2/So. | 5-06 | Glenbard East
(Sports
Performance) | IL
|
19
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Thelen,
Heidi
 | MB | 4/Sr. | 6-02 | Notre Dame
Academy
(Tri-State Elite) | KY
|
21
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Weiskircher,
Bryanna
| S | 3/Jr.
(RS) | 6-00 | Boylan Catholic
(Club Fusion) | IL
|
22
Captain
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Lee,
Simone
 | OH | 4/Sr. | 6-01 | Menomonee
(Milwaukee Sting) | WI
|
23
Captain
Player
Profile
w/Season
Recap | Powers,
Clare
 | OH | 3/Jr.
(RS) | 6-03 | Archbishop Mitty
(Vision
Volleyball) | CA
|
Updated as of 8-10-2025
