Ava Falduto

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Ava Falduto #2 L/DS 5’7″

“Ava Falduto Commits To Penn State Volleyball,” DigNittanyVolleyball, Jun. 19, 2022

2024 Cumulative Team Stats

2024 Season (Freshman): Highlights and Awards: 2024 National Champion … was Penn State’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for women’s volleyball.

Season Recap: played all 37 matches (starting 3 as a defensive specialist) and 135 of 137 sets … finished with 310 digs (2.30/set) and led the team with 39 aces … reached double-digit digs in 15 matches, including a season-high 24 in addition to 2 aces in a 4-set win at Northwestern (11/8) … had at least one ace in 22 matches, including a season-high 4 in a sweep over Duke (9/13) and again in a 4-set win over Marquette (12/13) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal at Rec Hall … averaged 2.36 digs/set and served for a team-high 14 aces over Penn State’s six NCAA Tournament matches … made collegiate debutat No. 15 Tennessee (8/30), contributing five digs … made first career star  at Temple (9/1) and finished with 13 digs and 1 ace …

NCAA Tournament: in her postseason debut in the NCAA First Round vs Delaware State (12/6) recorded 12 digs and 3 acesin the  3-0 win … in the NCAA Second Round vs North Carolina (12/7) totaled 9 digs and 2 aces in a 3-1 win … in the NCAA Regional Semifinal vs Marquette (12/13) matched a season high with 4 aces and added 11 digs in a 3-1 win … vs No. 6 Creighton in the NCAA Regional Fina (12/15) tallied 10 digs and 1 ace in a 3-2 win … in the NCAA National Semifinalvs. No. 3 Nebraska (12/19) chipped in with 2 aces and 3 digs in a reverse-sweep win … in the National Championship match at No. 4 Louisville (12/22) finished with 14 digs and 2 aces in a 3-1 win that secured Penn State’s 8th national title.

2025 Season (Sophomore)

2024 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 0 12/22/2024 Louisville
Assists 5 12/13/2024 Marquette
Points 4 12/13/2024 Marquette
Aces 4 12/13/2024 Marquette
Digs 24 11/08/2024 Northwestern
Career Offensive Statistics
Season Team Sp Mp K K/s E Ta Pct. A A/s Sa Sa/s Se
2024-25 Penn St. 135 37 0 0.000 0 7 0.000 70 0.519 39 0.289 43
Totals: 135 37 0 0.000 0 7 0.000 70 0.519 39 0.289 43
Career Defensive Statistics
Season Team Dig D/s Re Bs Ba Tb B/s Be Bhe Pts Pts/s
2024-25 Penn St. 310 2.296 21 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 39 0.289
Totals: 310 2.296 21 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 39 0.289
2024 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
08/30/2024 at Tennessee W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/2024 at Temple W 3 – 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/03/2024 vs Louisville W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/2024 at Kentucky W 3 – 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 3
09/07/2024 at Ball St. W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
09/13/2024 vs Duke W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 4
09/14/2024 vs Princeton W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2024 vs St. John’s (NY) W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/18/2024 at Pittsburgh L 0 – 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2024 vs James Madison W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2024 vs Yale W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2024 at Purdue W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2024 vs Michigan St. W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1
10/03/2024 vs Maryland W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1
10/04/2024 vs Oregon W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
10/11/2024 at Michigan St. W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3
10/13/2024 at Indiana W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1
10/18/2024 at Ohio St. W 3 – 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/20/2024 vs Minnesota W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/24/2024 at UCLA W 3 – 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/26/2024 at Southern California W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/30/2024 vs Michigan W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/01/2024 vs Iowa W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/08/2024 at Northwestern W 3 – 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 2
11/09/2024 at Wisconsin L 0 – 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/15/2024 vs Illinois W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/17/2024 at Maryland W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/21/2024 vs Purdue W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/24/2024 vs Washington W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/27/2024 at Rutgers W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/29/2024 vs Nebraska W 3 – 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 1
12/06/2024 vs Delaware St. W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 3
12/07/2024 vs North Carolina W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 2
12/13/2024 vs Marquette W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 4
12/15/2024 vs Creighton W 3 – 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 1
12/19/2024 at Nebraska W 3 – 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
12/22/2024 vs Louisville W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals: 0 0 7 0 70 0 39 43 21 310 0 0 0 0 0 39
Before Penn State: Ranked as the No. 4 recruit in 2023 by PrepVolleyball.com … named a 2023 Under Armour All-American and Illinois’ Top Libero by Prep Dig … was a 4-time all-conference, 2-time all-state selection … named both the 2022 MSC Conference Blue Divison Player of the Year and Suburban Life Player of the Year at IC Catholic Prep … led team as a captain in both 2022 and 2023 to a state final runner-up title and two conference championships … won gold and named Best Receiver at the Pan Am Cup in 2023 with the USA U19 National Team … named to the 2021 and 2022 JVA All-National Team … played 8 years of club with New WAVE Volleyball Club and 1 with 1st Alliance Volleyball Club … had a 3rd-place finish in 17 open at 2023 nationals with 1st Alliance.