Russ Rose Then (2016): “Haleigh had a great freshman season coming off of a preseason injury and I thought she played really well. She had good success early in her sophomore year and then sheran out of gas as the season went along. She has had some physical challenges that have been addressed, so hopefully she’ll be healthy. She is an engaging human being who has great energy and is a terrific student. Haleigh has national team potential and has to put in all her energy.”
Russ Rose Now (2025):
2016 Season (Junior) Highlights and Awards: AVCA First-Team All-American … AVCA All-Northeast Region Team … Unanimous All-Big Ten selection … CoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-America selection … Penn State Invitational MVP … Academic All-Big Ten Honoree.
Season Recap: Started all 34 matches, playing in 121 sets … posted 291 kills, a team-high 140 blocks, 72 digs and 24 service aces during the 2016 season … .430 hitting percentage ranked 3rd in the NCAA … tied for 1st on the team with 10 kills on .714 hitting in the opener against West Virginia (8/26) … logged 11 kills, 6 digs and 5 blocks against No. 19 North Carolina (8/27) … posted a season-high 9 blocks along with 5 digs vs. Colorado (9/3) … tallied 9 kills against No. 9 Stanford (9/4) … notched 8 kills, 6 blocks and a pair of digs against Clemson (9/17) … totaled 9 kills, 2 digs and 2 blocks vs. No. 18 Michigan State (9/30) … logged 8 kills on .583 hitting and 5 blocks along with a career-high 3 service aces against No. 22 Michigan (10/1) … posted a season-high 14 kills on .700 hitting vs. No. 1 Minnesota (10/5) … logged 10 kills on 13 errorless swings on .769 hitting against No.19 Ohio State (10/19) … recorded a career-high 7 digs, 8 kills and 7 blocks vs. No. 16 Michigan (10/22) …had 6 blocks, including 2 solo stuffs, and posted 6 kills and 3 digs against No. 4 Wisconsin (10/28) … posted 7 kills and 4 blocks vs. No. 3 Minnesota (10/29) … posted 13 kills, 5 digs and 3 blocks against No. 1 Nebraska (11/4) … posted a season-high 10 blocks and 9 kills vs. Iowa (11/5) … recorded a career-high 19 kills on .621 hitting to lead the offense vs. Ohio State (11/12) … posted 6 kills, 3 blocks and 1 dig against No. 1 Nebraska (11/16) … logged 5 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig and 1 assist against Purdue (11/19) … tallied 10 kills on 18 errorless swings to go along with 4 digs vs. Northwestern (11/25) .
NCAA Tournament: Charted a team-high 14 kills and six blocks vs. Pitt (12/3) … Posted 10 kills, seven blocks and a dig against Nebraska (12/9).
| 2016 Season Highs | Date | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kills | 19 | 11/12/2016 | Ohio St. |
| Assists | 1 | 12/03/2016 | Pittsburgh |
| Points | 23.5 | 11/12/2016 | Ohio St. |
| Aces | 3 | 10/22/2016 | Michigan |
| Digs | 7 | 10/22/2016 | Michigan |
| Total Blocks | 10 | 11/05/2016 | Iowa |
Career Offensive Statistics
| Season | Team | Sp | Mp | K | K/s | E | Ta | Pct. | A | A/s | Sa | Sa/s | Se |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Penn St. | 79 | 26 | 208 | 2.633 | 37 | 369 | 0.463 | 5 | 0.063 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Penn St. | 115 | 34 | 302 | 2.626 | 58 | 552 | 0.442 | 4 | 0.035 | 26 | 0.226 | 54 |
| 2016-17 | Penn St. | 121 | 34 | 291 | 2.405 | 52 | 556 | 0.430 | 7 | 0.058 | 24 | 0.198 | 37 |
| 2017-18 | Penn St. | 123 | 35 | 370 | 3.008 | 46 | 659 | 0.492 | 7 | 0.057 | 22 | 0.179 | 23 |
| Totals: | 438 | 129 | 1171 | 2.674 | 193 | 2136 | 0.458 | 23 | 0.053 | 72 | 0.164 | 114 |
Career Defensive Statistics
| Season | Team | Dig | D/s | Re | Bs | Ba | Tb | B/s | Be | Bhe | Pts | Pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Penn St. | 23 | 0.291 | 0 | 17 | 79 | 96 | 1.215 | 7 | 1 | 264.5 | 3.348 |
| 2015-16 | Penn St. | 66 | 0.574 | 0 | 24 | 135 | 159 | 1.383 | 15 | 2 | 419.5 | 3.648 |
| 2016-17 | Penn St. | 72 | 0.595 | 0 | 20 | 120 | 140 | 1.157 | 11 | 1 | 395 | 3.264 |
| 2017-18 | Penn St. | 82 | 0.667 | 2 | 24 | 161 | 185 | 1.504 | 11 | 3 | 496.5 | 4.037 |
| Totals: | 243 | 0.555 | 2 | 85 | 495 | 580 | 1.324 | 44 | 7 | 1575.5 | 3.597 |
| 2016 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 |
| 08/26/2016 | vs West Virginia | W 3 – 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0.714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 08/27/2016 | vs North Carolina | L 2 – 3 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 0.063 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 08/27/2016 | vs Ga. Southern | W 3 – 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0.667 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 09/03/2016 | at Colorado | L 2 – 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0.333 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 09/04/2016 | at Stanford | L 0 – 3 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 0.412 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 09/09/2016 | vs Siena | W 3 – 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.286 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 09/10/2016 | at Syracuse | W 3 – 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 09/10/2016 | vs Hofstra | W 3 – 1 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 0.529 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 09/16/2016 | vs Rhode Island | W 3 – 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0.786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 09/17/2016 | vs Howard | W 3 – 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0.467 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 09/17/2016 | vs Clemson | W 3 – 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0.583 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 09/21/2016 | at Rutgers | W 3 – 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0.273 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 09/25/2016 | at Northwestern | W 3 – 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0.455 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 09/30/2016 | vs Michigan St. | W 3 – 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 10/01/2016 | vs Michigan | W 3 – 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0.583 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13.5 |
| 10/05/2016 | vs Minnesota | W 3 – 2 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 10/08/2016 | vs Rutgers | W 3 – 0 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 10/14/2016 | at Purdue | W 3 – 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0.583 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 10/15/2016 | at Indiana | W 3 – 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0.556 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 10/19/2016 | vs Ohio St. | W 3 – 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0.769 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 10/22/2016 | at Michigan | L 2 – 3 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14.5 |
| 10/28/2016 | at Wisconsin | L 1 – 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 10/29/2016 | at Minnesota | L 0 – 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 11/04/2016 | vs Nebraska | L 2 – 3 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 0.385 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14.5 |
| 11/05/2016 | vs Iowa | W 3 – 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 11/11/2016 | at Maryland | W 3 – 1 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0.294 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14.5 |
| 11/12/2016 | at Ohio St. | L 2 – 3 | 19 | 1 | 29 | 0.621 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23.5 |
| 11/16/2016 | at Nebraska | L 0 – 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0.158 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 11/19/2016 | vs Purdue | W 3 – 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0.167 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11/25/2016 | vs Northwestern | W 3 – 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0.538 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 11/26/2016 | vs Illinois | W 3 – 1 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0.556 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 12/02/2016 | vs LIU | W 3 – 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12/03/2016 | vs Pittsburgh | W 3 – 1 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 0.462 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 17.5 |
| 12/09/2016 | at Nebraska | L 2 – 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 0.304 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Totals: | 291 | 52 | 556 | 0.43 | 7 | 52 | 24 | 37 | 0 | 72 | 20 | 120 | 11 | 140 | 1 | 395 | ||
Before Penn State: Holds a Colorado state record after putting down 48 kills in a match with her Doherty High School team … earned 2012 Colorado Volleyball Player of the Year honors as well as team MVP accolades in 2012 and 2013 as the Spartan’s team captain for 2 consecutive seasons … guided Doherty to a state championship title in 2012 … 2-time Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year from 2012-13 … earned Class 5A First Team All-Conference and First Team All-State honors from 2010-13 … also earned Class 5A MVP honors … 2013-14 Under Armour First Team All-American … 2013 Mizuno First Team All-American … 2013 Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year.