Nia Grant

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Nia Grant #7 MH/OH 6’2″

Russ Rose Then (2012): “Nia continues to make strides in the game and so much of it is her getting a handle of the demands of college volleyball. So much of her success comes down to her ablity to focus, maintain, and make good decisions. She is quick, explosive, and at times plays like an All-American.”

Russ Rose Now (2025): “Nia was a good high school player and exceptional athlete in Ohio.  Nia played a lot for us and always hit for a high percentage. Nia was quick off the ground and could really hit the slide well.  We had great success while Nia was playing, and her numbers were always  good. She was a valued contributor to the program’s success and played pro ball for a number of years, both in Europe and for Athletes Unlimited.  I know she remains active in the game through club ball and I believe she just started a recruiting service for kids to play internationally.”

2012 Stats Leaders

2012 Cumulative Team Stats

2012 Season (Sophomore) Highlights and Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.

Season Recap: Started all 36 matches at middle hitter  and played in 124 of 125 sets … was 2nd on the team in blocks with 120, averaging 0.97 blocks/set … had at least 1 block in 35 of 36 matches and had 32 multiple block matches … was 5th on the team in kills with 205, averaging 1.65 kills/set with a .376 hitting percentage … had at least 1 kill in every match of the season and 2 double-digit kill matches … had 9 kills in 13 errorless swings and 4 blocks vs. Stanford (8/31) … had 5 blocks vs. Nebraska (9/19) … posted 11 kills and 3 blocks at Wisconsin (9/28) … had 8 kills on .800 hitting and 4 blocks at Minnesota (9/29) … put down 8 kills and had 5 blocks at Nebraska (10/28) … recorded 9 kills against Minnesota (11/2).

NCAA Tournament: Was 2nd on the team with 9 kills on .500 hitting with a match-high 4 blocks vs. Binghamton (11/30) … tied for the team lead with 7 blocks vs. Minnesota (12/8).

2014 Season (Senior)

2013 Season (Junior)

2011 Season (Freshman)

2012 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 11 09/28/2012 Wisconsin
Assists 1 10/20/2012 Michigan
Points 14 09/22/2012 Iowa
Aces 0 08/25/2012 Western Ky.
Digs 2 10/12/2012 Purdue
Total Blocks 8 11/16/2012 Indiana

Career Offensive Statistics

Season Team Sp Mp K K/s E Ta Pct. A A/s Sa Sa/s Se
2011-12 Penn St. 117 32 151 1.291 44 309 0.346 7 0.06 13 0.111 17
2012-13 Penn St. 124 36 205 1.653 52 407 0.376 5 0.04 0 0.000 1
2013-14 Penn St. 118 35 208 1.763 64 411 0.350 10 0.085 23 0.195 33
2014-15 Penn St. 125 39 290 2.320 67 517 0.431 10 0.08 17 0.136 34
Totals: 484 142 854 1.764 227 1644 0.381 32 0.066 53 0.110 85

Career Defensive Statistics

Season Team Dig D/s Re Bs Ba Tb B/s Be Bhe Pts Pts/s
2011-12 Penn St. 43 0.368 4 13 94 107 0.915 4 0 224 1.915
2012-13 Penn St. 13 0.105 2 9 111 120 0.968 11 1 269.5 2.173
2013-14 Penn St. 68 0.576 0 12 85 97 0.822 12 1 285.5 2.419
2014-15 Penn St. 65 0.520 0 16 126 142 1.136 7 1 386 3.088
Totals: 189 0.390 6 50 416 466 0.963 34 3 1165 2.407
2012 Match Stats Attack Set Serve Defense Block
Date Opponent Score K E TA % AST E SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE TB BHE PTS
08/24/2012 at Morehead St. W 3 – 0 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 7
08/25/2012 at Louisville W 3 – 0 4 0 7 0.571 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
08/25/2012 vs Western Ky. W 3 – 0 3 0 8 0.375 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5.5
08/31/2012 vs Stanford W 3 – 2 9 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 1 11
09/01/2012 vs Texas W 3 – 0 2 4 9 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3
09/07/2012 at DePaul W 3 – 0 5 1 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 6
09/08/2012 vs Oregon St. L 2 – 3 8 3 18 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 9.5
09/09/2012 at UIC W 3 – 0 5 2 12 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 6
09/14/2012 vs Portland W 3 – 0 5 2 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 6.5
09/15/2012 vs Duquesne W 3 – 0 5 2 12 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 6.5
09/15/2012 vs Eastern Ill. W 3 – 0 4 3 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5
09/19/2012 vs Nebraska W 3 – 1 2 3 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 4.5
09/22/2012 vs Iowa W 3 – 1 11 2 20 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 6 0 14
09/28/2012 at Wisconsin W 3 – 0 11 1 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 13
09/29/2012 at Minnesota W 3 – 0 8 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 10
10/05/2012 at Northwestern W 3 – 0 8 3 15 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 9
10/06/2012 at Illinois W 3 – 2 4 3 16 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5
10/12/2012 vs Purdue W 3 – 0 5 2 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 7.5
10/13/2012 vs Indiana W 3 – 1 7 1 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 8 0 11.5
10/17/2012 at Ohio St. W 3 – 0 5 1 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 6
10/20/2012 at Michigan W 3 – 2 4 3 10 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 6 0 7.5
10/24/2012 at Iowa W 3 – 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.5
10/28/2012 at Nebraska L 2 – 3 8 1 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 10.5
11/02/2012 vs Minnesota W 3 – 1 9 2 15 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 10
11/04/2012 vs Wisconsin W 3 – 0 4 1 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 5.5
11/08/2012 vs Illinois W 3 – 0 6 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
11/10/2012 vs Northwestern W 3 – 0 8 2 14 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 9
11/16/2012 at Indiana W 3 – 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 8 0 8.5
11/17/2012 at Purdue W 3 – 1 4 1 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
11/21/2012 vs Ohio St. W 3 – 0 8 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 9
11/24/2012 vs Michigan St. W 3 – 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4
11/30/2012 vs Binghamton W 3 – 0 9 2 14 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 11
12/01/2012 vs Bowling Green W 3 – 0 7 2 15 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
12/07/2012 vs Kentucky W 3 – 0 4 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
12/08/2012 vs Minnesota W 3 – 1 1 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 4.5
12/13/2012 vs Oregon L 1 – 3 6 3 18 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 5 0 9.5
Totals: 205 52 407 0.376 5 52 0 1 2 13 9 111 11 120 1 269.5
Before Penn State: Three-year varsity letterwinner and team captain at Howland High School in Warren, Ohio … led the team in kills and blocks as a freshman … earned the Outstanding Achievement Award for volleyball as a sophomore … named the District I Volleyball Player of the Year, named MVP, and picked up District I Division I First Team honors as a junior … named to the Under Armour Watch List as a senior … Volleyball Magazine ‘Fab 50’ … four-year letterwinner in track & field.

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