Russ Rose Then (2012): “Ariel is a key player for us as a returning All-American. Last year she had fantastic matches and matches where she wasn’t able to have the same sort of impact. We’ll need her to be ready to play every night and a lot of our fortuncs will rest on how she performs. She can be an overpowering attacker from both the front and back row.”
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.”
2012 Season (Junior)Highlights and Awards: NCAA West Lafayette Regional Championship MVP … AVCA First Team All-America … Volleyball Magazine First Team All-America … AVCA Mideast Region … Big Ten Player of the Year … Unanimous All-Big Ten … Preseason All-Big Ten … Academic All-Big Ten … Active Ankle Challenge MVP, Big Four Volleyball Classic MVP, Big Ten Player of the Week (11/5) … her 3.75 kills/set ranked 9th in the Big Ten … her 4.23 points per set also ranked 9th in the Big Ten.
Season Recap: Started in 36 matches at opposite … led Penn State with 469 kills, averaging 3.75 kills per set with a .308 hitting percentage … led the team in kills 22 times … had double-digit kills in 24 of 36 matches … was 3rd on the team in blocks with 102, averaging 0.82 blocks per set … had at least one block in 34 of 36 matches and 30 multiple block matches … had at least 2 digs in 28 matches and totaled 105 for the season … posted 26 kills with 3 blocks vs. Stanford (8/31) … led the team with 12 kills against Texas (9/1) … led the team with 14 kills vs. Oregon State (9/8) … posted 13 kills and four blocks against UIC (9/9) … recorded 23 kills vs. Nebraska (9/19) … had 12 kills vs. Wisconsin (9/28) … had nine kills vs. Minnesota (9/29) … was second on the team with 10 kills at Northwestern (10/5) … posted a team-best 19 kills at Illinois (10/6) … put down 9 kills and had 4 blocks vs. Purdue (10/12) … led the team with 14 kills vs. Indiana (10/13) … had a team-best 18 kills and had 5 blocks at Michigan (10/20) … put down 19 kills at Nebraska (10/28) … had a match-high 20 kills vs. Minnesota (11/2) … led the Lions with 14 kills against Wisconsin (11/4) … tied for 1st on the team with 5 blocks vs. Northwestern (11/10) … had a team-best 12 kills on .417 hitting at Indiana (11/16) … put down a team-high 18 kills on .548 hitting at Purdue (11/17) … led the team with 15 kills and had 4 blocks vs. Ohio State (11/21) … posted 8 kills against Michigan State (11/24).
NCAA Tournament: Recorded 8 kills and 3 blocks against Binghamton (11/30) … led the team with 8 kills vs. Bowling Green (12/1) … had a team-best 11 kills vs. Kentucky (12/7) … put down 25 kills on .422 hitting against Minnesota (12/8) … pounded 18 kills vs. Oregon (12/13).
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.
