Russ Rose in 1987: “Mary Rose is a strong server and a tough competitor. She has always worked hard. She’s a kid you can depend on to perform specific things. She doesn’t try to do more than she’s physically capable of doing and that’s good.”
1987 Season (Senior) Season Recap: Backed up Michelle Jaworski at the setter position.
Before Penn State: Lettered four years as a setter at Farrell, PA High School, where she was a member of the 1981 and 1982 state championship teams … also competed in backstroke and butterfly with the high school swimming team … Valedictorian of her high school class … majoring in quantitative business analysis.