Russ Rose Then (1992): “Leanne Kling has had a great career at Penn State and I’m not surprised. Hopefully, she’ll have her best season this year. She is an intense competitor who plays the game hard all the time. Leanne is the type of player I like to coach. She gets fired up and plays well at home and on the road. Without question, she is one of the top offensive players in the conference. We need Leanne to play well often this season and to carry a larger share of the burden as we take aim at a conference championship.”
1992 Season (Sophomore) Highlights and Awards: AVCA First-Team All-American … Volleyball Monthly Second Team All-American … Big Ten Player-of-the-Year … First-team All-Region … First Team All-Big Ten … Big Ten Player-of-the-Week … led the Big Ten in kills/set … World University Games … member of U.S. National Team.
Season Recap: Played in 31 of 32 matches and 95 of 100 sets … tallied 423 kills (1st on the team) with a .285 hitting % … her 32 service aces led the team … recorded 114 total blocks (2nd on the team) … posted 196 digs (6th on the team) … team best 25 kills vs. Illinois (9/26) … team best 7 block assists vs. Minnesota (11/21).
Before Penn State:
