Russ Rose Then (2010): “”Ariel is a player we’re looking to see fit into any of the front row positions. She is a dominant attacker with a high contact point. Ariel not only has a great frame for college volleyball, but is strong and competitive. She moves well along the net. I believe Ariel will be in the hunt to play at middle or right side this year.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “A. Scott was a terrific college volleyball player. If she had wanted to continue playing at a professional level, she would have been equally successful at the net and durable as well. She was similar to a few other players we had at Penn State, in that she could play all three front row positions. So much of our success I thought was aligned with the contributions that A. Scott provided, as there were matches where she led us kills as well as blocks. A great deal of our success was because we could count on her to do those things. A. Scott was a terrific player coming in out of high school and she had a great career – she was a multi-year All American and won the Senior Class award at Penn State for her academic and athletic achievements.”
2010 Season (Freshman): Season Recap: 2010 National Champion … saw action in 20 matches, starting two, and 63 sets … totaled 143 kills (2.27 kills per set) for the season … had at least three kills in every match and tallied double-digit kills four times … made her collegiate debut with nine kills vs. Minnesota (10/15) … was 2nd on the team with 14 kills at Michigan State (11/6) … pounded a career-high 21 kills at Minnesota (11/27) … totaled 43 blocks for the season … had at least one block in 17 matches, with 12 multiple-block matches … tied for the team lead with a personal-best 5 blocks vs. Illinois (11/13) … tallied 28 digs with at least one dig in 14 matches.
NCAA Tournament: Matched her career high with 5 blocks against Virginia Tech in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament (12/4) … was one of three players with double-digit kills with 10 in the 3-0 win over Texas in the NCAA National Semifinals (12/16).
Before Penn State: Four-year varsity letterwinner and two-year team captain at Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township, N.J. … guided the Blue Eagles to four straight league championships, the 2009 county championship and three straight state and tournament of champions championships … was a three-time First Team All-League and two-time First Team All-County and All-State honoree … earned Second Team All-League her freshman year and Second Team All-County and All-State sophomore year … was a member of the GEVA High Performance team … selected Volleyball Magazine 13 First Class Underclassmen … Prepvolleyball.com Soph 79 … was a National Sophomore of the Year finalist … named to the USA A2 High Performance team … honored as the State Tournament of Champions MVP … was a National Prepvolleyball.com Junior of the Year finalist … named Prepvolleyball.com Fab 50 … attended the USA High Performance Holiday camp … selected NJ Gatorade Player of the Year and Star Ledger State Volleyball Player of the Year … was a New Jersey Record Athlete of the Week … selected #17 Senior Aces by Prepvolleyball.com … 2009 Under Armour All-American … selected to the GEVA Championship All-Tournament Team … also lettered in basketball and track.
