Aiyana Whitney

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Aiyana Whitney #14 OH 6’3″

Russ Rose Then (2013): “I expect her to make valuable contributions this year as Aiyana is arguably one of our strongest net players. She’s an exceptional attacker from all front row positions and she also brings a great presence to the [net].

Russ Rose Now (2025): “Aiyanna was from Northern Valley Regional in New Jersey. She was a great offensive player. She could score from anywhere along the net. She could attack successfully from both the front and back row. She had a great presence at the net and wasn’t afraid to take the big swing. She made great contributions to the program while she was at Penn State, and she played pro volleyball in Puerto Rico and Germany after she graduated. She married Nick Goodell, who played for the Penn State men’s volleyball team.”

2013 Stats Leaders 

2013 Season (Redshirt Sophomore) Highlights and Awards: 2013 National Champion.

Season Recap: Played in 21 matches during the season, recording three starts … Tied for second on the team with six kills against Syracuse (8/31), on .455 hitting, recording three digs and two block assists … Had one kill against No. 19 Louisville (8/31) … Registered one kill and one block at No. 6 Texas (9/7) … Recorded one kill against Marquette (9/13) … Saw time on the court against Central Arkansas (9/14) … Registered one kill, one dig and one block at FGCU (9/14) … Set a season-high with seven kills against Albany (9/20), adding one dig and four blocks … Notched two kills against Eastern Kentucky (9/21) and Yale (9/21) … Saw action on the court against No. 15 Michigan State (9/27) … Recorded two kills, one dig and two blocks against No. 11 Minnesota (10/9) … Tallied three kills and one dig against No. 19 Wisconsin (10/12) … Notched two kills and a dig at Illinois (10/18) … Registered two kills against No. 24 Ohio State (10/23) … Pounded five kills and one block against Iowa (10/26) … Posted one dig at No. 17 Michigan (11/1) … Notched one kill against Indiana (11/9) … Saw time on the court against No. 14 Wisconsin (11/15)… Played at No. 10 Nebraska (11/30).

NCAA Tournament: Tallied 2 kills and 1 dig against LIU Brooklyn (12/6) … registered 2 kills against No. 7 Stanford (12/14).

2015 Season (Redshirt Senior)

2014 Season (Redshirt Junior)

2013 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 7 09/20/2013 UAlbany
Assists 1 09/20/2013 UAlbany
Points 9 09/20/2013 UAlbany
Digs 3 08/31/2013 Syracuse
Total Blocks 4 09/20/2013 UAlbany
Career Offensive Statistics
Season Team Sp Mp K K/s E Ta Pct. A A/s Sa Sa/s Se
2011-12 Penn St. 65 24 113 1.738 51 320 0.194 0 0 0 0.000 0
2013-14 Penn St. 32 21 42 1.313 12 95 0.316 1 0.031 0 0.000 1
2014-15 Penn St. 126 39 372 2.952 109 745 0.353 5 0.04 3 0.024 2
2015-16 Penn St. 115 34 358 3.113 90 759 0.353 7 0.061 0 0.000 0
Totals: 338 118 885 2.618 262 1919 0.325 13 0.038 3 0.009 3
Career Defensive Statistics
Season Team Dig D/s Re Bs Ba Tb B/s Be Bhe Pts Pts/s
2011-12 Penn St. 14 0.215 0 3 22 25 0.385 4 0 127 1.954
2013-14 Penn St. 8 0.250 0 0 12 12 0.375 3 0 48 1.500
2014-15 Penn St. 42 0.333 1 4 94 98 0.778 15 2 426 3.381
2015-16 Penn St. 30 0.261 1 15 111 126 1.096 11 1 428.5 3.726
Totals: 94 0.278 2 22 239 261 0.772 33 3 1029.5 3.046
2013 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
08/31/2013 vs Syracuse W 3 – 0 6 1 11 0.455 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 7
08/31/2013 vs Louisville W 3 – 0 1 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/07/2013 at Texas L 2 – 3 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
09/13/2013 at Marquette W 3 – 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/14/2013 vs Central Ark. W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2013 at FGCU W 3 – 0 1 0 3 0.333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
09/20/2013 vs UAlbany W 3 – 0 7 1 9 0.667 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 9
09/21/2013 vs Eastern Ky. W 3 – 0 2 1 4 0.25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
09/21/2013 vs Yale W 3 – 0 2 1 9 0.111 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
09/27/2013 vs Michigan St. L 2 – 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/2013 vs Minnesota W 3 – 2 2 1 7 0.143 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3
10/12/2013 vs Wisconsin W 3 – 0 3 0 7 0.429 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3.5
10/18/2013 at Illinois W 3 – 2 2 1 4 0.25 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
10/23/2013 vs Ohio St. W 3 – 0 2 2 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
10/26/2013 vs Iowa W 3 – 0 5 1 9 0.444 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
11/01/2013 at Michigan W 3 – 1 2 0 5 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
11/09/2013 vs Indiana W 3 – 0 1 0 3 0.333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/15/2013 at Wisconsin W 3 – 0 0 1 2 -0.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/30/2013 at Nebraska W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/06/2013 vs LIU W 3 – 0 2 0 3 0.667 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
12/14/2013 vs Stanford W 3 – 2 2 1 3 0.333 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals: 42 12 95 0.316 1 12 0 1 0 8 0 12 3 12 0 48
Before Penn State: Four-year varsity letterwinner and captain at Northern Valley Regional High School in Old Tappan, N.J. … was a 3-time First team All-League, First Team All-County and 2-time First Team All-State honoree … selected as a First Team Under Armour All-American as a senior … guided her team to 3 League Championships, 2 Bergen County Championships and the 2010 New Jersey State Championship … 2011 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year.

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