Ali Frantti

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Ali Frantti #5 OH 6’2″

Russ Rose Then (2015): “Ali is coming off being recognized as the nation’s Freshman of the Year. It’s a great award, but so much of that is team-generated and she’ll need to elevate her game and ability to carry a heavier load to justify last year’s selection. She is a terrific attacker and has a hitter’s mentality.”

Russ Rose Now (2026): “Ali was one of the top recruits in the country. Athletically, she was long and explosive and she had exceptional attacking skills. She was a player who would step up in big occasions and take a big swing and block. She made incredible contributions to the program while she was here. The fact that she was an All American, that she is still playing professionally in Italy, and that she was with the national team for an extended period, all reflect on the type of player she was.  She was a great talent, and was a goofball, so she was fun to have around all the time.”

2015 Stats Leaders

2015 Cumulative Team Stats

2015 Season (Sophomore) Hightlights and Awards: AVCA All-Northeast Region …Preseason All-Big Ten … Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team … Golden Dome Invitational All-Tournament Team.

Season Recap: Started all 34 matches and played in all 115 sets … tied for 3rd on the team with 2.63 kills/set, totaling 303 kills on the year … finished 4th on the team with 1.83 digs/set … had a season-high 13 kills against No. 2 Stanford (9/5) … led the team with 14 kills against No. 16 Wisconsin (9/23), adding 6 digs … posted 13 kills and 9 digs against No. 21 Minnesota (9/26) … tallied 11 digs and put down 7 kills against No. 4 Nebraska (10/2) … led the team with 17 digs at No. 23 Michigan (10/21) … led the team with 14 kills on .417 hitting, while also adding 2 aces at No. 11 Ohio State (10/28) … finished 2nd on the team with 11 kills at No. 4 Minnesota (11/14) … had 9 digs and 3 blocks at No. 4 Nebraska (11/28).

NCAA Tournament: recorded 12 kills on .400 hitting in the NCAA 1st round match against Howard (12/4) … matched a season-high mark with 14 kills on .407 hitting in the NCAA 2nd round match against Dayton (12/5), adding 7 digs … tallied 7 kills and 6 digs in the NCAA regional semifinal match against Hawaii (12/11).

2017 Season (Senior)

2016 Season (Junior)

2014 Season (Freshman)

2015 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 14 12/05/2015 Dayton
Assists 2 11/14/2015 Minnesota
Points 18.5 10/28/2015 Ohio St.
Aces 2 10/28/2015 Ohio St.
Digs 17 10/21/2015 Michigan
Total Blocks 6 10/17/2015 Purdue
Career Offensive Statistics
Season Team Sp Mp K K/s E Ta Pct. A A/s Sa Sa/s Se
2014-15 Penn St. 122 39 391 3.205 113 898 0.310 21 0.172 28 0.230 41
2015-16 Penn St. 115 34 303 2.635 112 799 0.239 19 0.165 10 0.087 17
2016-17 Penn St. 121 34 295 2.438 99 861 0.228 41 0.339 16 0.132 22
2017-18 Penn St. 119 35 294 2.471 95 808 0.246 16 0.134 19 0.160 31
Totals: 477 142 1283 2.690 419 3366 0.257 97 0.203 73 0.153 111
Career Defensive Statistics
Season Team Dig D/s Re Bs Ba Tb B/s Be Bhe Pts Pts/s
2014-15 Penn St. 159 1.303 13 10 48 58 0.475 2 2 453 3.713
2015-16 Penn St. 214 1.861 25 11 44 55 0.478 7 1 346 3.009
2016-17 Penn St. 219 1.810 43 20 42 62 0.512 2 0 352 2.909
2017-18 Penn St. 215 1.807 22 21 45 66 0.555 3 0 356.5 2.996
Totals: 807 1.692 103 62 179 241 0.505 14 3 1507.5 3.160
2015 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
08/28/2015 vs Buffalo W 3 – 0 3 3 13 0 1 3 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 4
08/29/2015 vs Stony Brook W 3 – 0 10 1 24 0.375 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 11
08/29/2015 vs Villanova W 3 – 0 9 2 24 0.292 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 9
09/04/2015 vs Colorado W 3 – 0 7 7 27 0 0 7 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
09/05/2015 vs Stanford W 3 – 0 13 6 35 0.2 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
09/11/2015 vs Eastern Ky. W 3 – 0 7 0 11 0.636 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 8
09/12/2015 at Notre Dame W 3 – 0 14 4 27 0.37 0 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 15
09/12/2015 at Mississippi St. W 3 – 0 11 2 26 0.346 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 11
09/18/2015 at Auburn W 3 – 0 7 2 15 0.333 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 8
09/19/2015 vs St. John’s (NY) W 3 – 0 8 4 19 0.211 1 4 0 1 1 5 0 1 1 1 0 8.5
09/19/2015 at South Fla. W 3 – 0 4 2 9 0.222 1 2 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4
09/23/2015 vs Wisconsin W 3 – 0 14 3 25 0.44 1 3 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 15
09/26/2015 vs Minnesota W 3 – 2 13 6 33 0.212 0 6 0 0 2 9 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
10/02/2015 vs Nebraska L 2 – 3 7 4 31 0.097 1 4 0 1 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 7
10/03/2015 vs Iowa W 3 – 0 7 0 14 0.5 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 8
10/09/2015 at Illinois W 3 – 1 10 4 28 0.214 1 4 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
10/10/2015 at Northwestern L 2 – 3 6 7 29 -0.034 0 7 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 7.5
10/16/2015 vs Indiana W 3 – 0 5 3 23 0.087 1 3 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
10/17/2015 vs Purdue W 3 – 0 9 2 22 0.318 1 2 0 0 0 11 0 6 0 6 0 12
10/21/2015 at Michigan W 3 – 2 8 5 33 0.091 1 5 0 0 0 17 0 2 0 2 0 9
10/24/2015 at Michigan St. W 3 – 0 9 3 35 0.171 1 3 0 1 1 13 1 3 1 4 0 11.5
10/28/2015 at Ohio St. W 3 – 0 14 4 24 0.417 0 4 2 1 1 6 0 5 0 5 0 18.5
10/30/2015 vs Ohio St. W 3 – 1 7 2 26 0.192 1 2 1 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 9
11/05/2015 at Maryland W 3 – 1 7 4 22 0.136 0 4 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 7
11/06/2015 at Rutgers W 3 – 0 7 1 10 0.6 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 3 0 9
11/11/2015 at Iowa W 3 – 0 11 3 23 0.348 0 3 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 13
11/14/2015 at Minnesota L 0 – 3 11 6 26 0.192 2 6 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 11
11/18/2015 vs Michigan L 1 – 3 10 6 35 0.114 1 6 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 12.5
11/21/2015 vs Maryland W 3 – 0 6 0 12 0.5 1 0 1 0 1 7 2 2 0 4 0 10
11/25/2015 vs Northwestern W 3 – 0 13 1 24 0.5 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 2 1 2 0 15
11/28/2015 at Nebraska L 0 – 3 3 4 16 -0.063 0 4 0 0 1 9 1 2 1 3 1 5
12/04/2015 vs Howard W 3 – 0 12 2 25 0.4 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 13
12/05/2015 vs Dayton W 3 – 1 14 3 27 0.407 1 3 1 1 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 15
12/11/2015 vs Hawaii L 0 – 3 7 6 26 0.038 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Totals: 303 112 799 0.239 19 112 10 17 25 214 11 44 7 55 1 346

Before Penn State: Led her high school team, to a state title in 2013 … earned First Team All-State honors and Chicago Sun-Times All-Area honors in 2012 … A 3-time MVP and 2-year captain at Richmond Burton high school … helped her club team — Club Fusion — to back-to-back AAU titles, collecting MVP honors in 2012 and all-tournament team honors in 2013 … 2013-14 Under Armour First Team All-American … 2013 Mizuno First Team All-American … 2013 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.

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