Here’s a look at the outside hitters that are on the Penn State 2026 Spring Roster. Karis Willow was on the 2025 roster but graduated and transferred. The statistics are from 2025, except for Whitney Lauenstein’s, which are from her last full season, 2022-23 at Nebraska (when she hit mostly from the rightside).
The quick take: Everyone who played in 2025 is back, except Karis Willow (who played sparingly), with all of the returnees poised to improve in the 2026 season. Newcomer Whitney Lauenstein didn’t play much for Texas in 2025, but she was a very good player at Nebraska, and looks like she will be a very good addition to the team as an attacker and as a blocker. Although there are no stats for the two incoming freshmen — Finley Krystkowiak and Haley Burgdorf — a quick look at their bios shows they are very accomplished, and they will be pressing hard for playing time.
We’ve also posted stat comparisons for Penn State’s 2026 middle blockers. In the upcoming days we’ll be posting stat comparisons for the rightside hitters, the setters, and the defensive specialists. So check back on DigNittanyVolleyball.com or the DigNittany Forum.
Outside Hitter Offensive Stats
| # | Name | SP | MP | MS | Pts | Pts/S | K | K/S | E | TA | Pct | A | A/S | SA | SA/S | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Lauenstein, Whitney [2022-2023 Season at Nebraska] | 107 | 32 | na | 383.5 | 3.58 | 297 | 2.78 | 114 | 768 | .238 | 8 | 0.08 | 28 | 0.26 | 39 |
| 13 | Sellman, Emmi | 119 | 32 | 31 | 290.0 | 2.44 | 257 | 2.16 | 127 | 806 | .161 | 12 | 0.10 | 10 | 0.08 | 21 |
| 14 | Jurevicius Caroline | 91 | 27 | 5 | 213.5 | 2.35 | 195 | 2.14 | 104 | 493 | .185 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.01 | 7 |
| 27 | Ewing, Alexis | 50 | 20 | 3 | 87.0 | 1.74 | 77 | 1.54 | 54 | 265 | .087 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 04 | Willow, Karis | 16 | 11 | 1 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 4 | 0.25 | 5 | 19 | -.053 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.06 | 3 |
| 42 | Krystkowiak, Finley | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| 23 | Burgdorf, Haley | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
Outside Hitter Defensive Stats
| # | Name | SP | MP | MS | BS | BA | Blk | Blk/S | BE | BHE | Digs | Digs/S | RE | RE/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Lauenstein, Whitney [2022-2023 Season at Nebraska] | 107 | 32 | na | 3 | 111 | 114 | 1.07 | 7 | 0 | 99 | 0.925 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 27 | Ewing, Alexis | 50 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0.38 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0.32 | 6 | 0.12 |
| 14 | Jurevicius Caroline | 91 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 0.37 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0.21 | 23 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Sellman, Emmi | 119 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 0.34 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 1.31 | 31 | 0.26 |
| 04 | Willow, Karis | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0.06 |
| 42 | Krystkowiak, Finley | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| 23 | Burgdorf, Haley | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |