Lainy Pierce

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Lainy Pierce #8 DS/L 5’7″

“Lainy Pierce Commits to Nittany Lions for 2014,” DigNittanyVolleyball, Nov. 27, 2012

Russ Rose Then (2014): “What I like about Lainy is that she led her high school to a state championship in the setting position, but I’ve also seen her play club ball at the libero position and I know that she’s also previously played at outside hitter. She has a full array of skill and an understanding of the different positions so hopefully we can find the spot where she can give us the best chance for success.”

Russ Rose Now (2025):

2014 Stats Leaders

2014 Cumulative Team Stats

2014 Season (Freshman): Highlights and Awards: 2014 National Champion.

Season Recap: Played in 30 of 39 matches and 61 of 127 sets … totaled 11 service aces and 19 digs … made her collegiate debut in the season-opener against TCU (8/29) … played against both Iona (8/30) and William & Mary (8/30), recording her first collegiate ace against the Gaels and 2 digs against the Tribe … recorded 1 ace at No. 2 Stanford (9/5) … made her Big Ten debut against No. 15 Illinois (10/11) … had three digs against Iowa (11/12) … posted 1 ace against Minnesota (11/15) … set a career-high mark with 2 aces and 1 dig against Maryland (11/8) … matched a career-high with 2 aces against Nebraska (11/29).

NCAA Tournament: Played in all 6 matches during the NCAA Tournament … made her NCAA Tournament debut vs. Siena (12/5) … recorded 2 digs in the NCAA 2nd round match against Dayton (12/6) … totaled a career-high 3 digs in the NCAA National Championship match against BYU (12/20).

2017 Season (Senior)

2016 Season (Junior)

2015 Season (Sophomore)

2014 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 0 12/20/2014 BYU
Assists 1 11/15/2014 Minnesota
Points 2 11/29/2014 Nebraska
Aces 2 11/29/2014 Nebraska
Digs 3 12/20/2014 BYU
Career Offensive Statistics
Season Team Sp Mp K K/s E Ta Pct. A A/s Sa Sa/s Se
2014-15 Penn St. 61 30 0 0.000 0 1 0.000 4 0.066 11 0.180 8
2015-16 Penn St. 51 22 0 0.000 0 2 0.000 0 0 4 0.078 5
2016-17 Penn St. 70 31 1 0.014 0 1 1.000 7 0.1 4 0.057 7
2017-18 Penn St. 68 33 0 0.000 0 1 0.000 5 0.074 6 0.088 2
Totals: 250 116 1 0.004 0 5 0.200 16 0.064 25 0.100 22
Career Defensive Statistics
Season Team Dig D/s Re Bs Ba Tb B/s Be Bhe Pts Pts/s
2014-15 Penn St. 19 0.311 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 11 0.180
2015-16 Penn St. 19 0.373 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 4 0.078
2016-17 Penn St. 44 0.629 6 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 5 0.071
2017-18 Penn St. 26 0.382 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 6 0.088
Totals: 108 0.432 8 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 26 0.104
2014 Match Stats
Date Opponent Score K E TA % AST E SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE TB BHE PTS
08/29/2014 vs TCU W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2014 vs Iona W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
08/30/2014 vs William & Mary W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/2014 at Stanford L 2 – 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/06/2014 vs UCLA W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2014 vs American W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/2014 at Yale W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2014 vs Eastern Ill. W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2014 vs DePaul W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2014 vs East Carolina W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/08/2014 vs Northwestern W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11/2014 vs Illinois L 1 – 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/24/2014 vs Michigan W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10/25/2014 vs Michigan St. W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/28/2014 vs Ohio St. W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10/31/2014 at Ohio St. W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/07/2014 vs Rutgers W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/08/2014 vs Maryland W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
11/12/2014 vs Iowa W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/15/2014 vs Minnesota W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/19/2014 at Michigan W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/22/2014 at Maryland W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/26/2014 at Northwestern W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/29/2014 vs Nebraska W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
12/05/2014 vs Siena W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/06/2014 vs Dayton W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/12/2014 vs UCLA W 3 – 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13/2014 at Wisconsin W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/18/2014 at Stanford W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/20/2014 vs BYU W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals: 0 0 1 0 4 0 11 8 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 11
Before Penn State: Four-year letterwinner at Eden Junior-Senior … Helped her high school squad to its fifth state championship as the team captain, picking up MVP honors in 2013 … 2012 New York Volleyball Gatorade Player of the Year finalist … Earned First-Team All ECIC and WYN honors in 2012 and 2013 … Also helped guide her club team, Niagara Frontier, to WEVA Regional Championships from 2008- 2013.

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