Russ Rose Then (2003): “Tab has played a significant amount of her time at Penn State and I have great confidence that she is quick to the ball. She has developed skills and her major strength is that she has confidence in every aspect of the game. She needs to work on her serve, but she is a good passer and defensive player, and she is solid as a person. She comes to practice every day and works hard, she is pleasant with everyone she interacts with, and she is just a marvelous young person. There are never enough players like Tab in the program.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Tabitha had great skills, was very explosive, and had no fear. She redshirted her first year and then played for us the next four seasons. Her love for the game was infectious. She went on and continued as a club coach and is still a club coach today in Pennsylvania. A lot of our success back in those years was based on getting those walk-on kids, those backrow players who were small in size, but made great contributions because they cared and they really wanted to be successful. Back then I said that Tab was a player who had been at Penn State for 5 years and I would have taken her for 10 more. It says alot about her that someone like me said that about her back then.”
2003 Season (Redshirt Junior) Highlights and Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.
Season Recap: Played in 101 sets and all 33 matches in the season … recorded 4 double-digit digs matches in the last 7 outings of the season … averaged 1.46 digs/set, good for 6th on the team … posted a career-high 12 digs at Minnesota (11/28) … notched at least one dig in every match of the season and five or more digs on 20 occasions … posted first career kill against Robert Morris (12/5) … recorded 10 aces for the season, including two against Southeast Missouri State (8/30) and 2 against Maine (8/30).
NCAA Tournament: Notched 11 digs in Penn State’s 3-1 win the NCAA Regional Semifinal match against Kansas State (12/11) .
2002 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
2001 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Before Penn State: A 3-year starter at setter at Greencastle-Antrim High School and a 4-year letter winner … also lettered for 4-years in basketball and started at point guard for three seasons … led Greencastle-Antrim to the Mid-Pennsylvania Colonial Volleyball Championship in 1997, 1998, and 1999 … named to the Mid-Pennsylvania All-Star First Team in 1997, 1998, and 1999 … selected to the Pennsylvania All-State Second Team in 1998.
“Senior nears end of journey,” The Daily Collegian, Nov. 18, 2004