Russ Rose Then (2013): “As a returning First Team All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year, Ariel’s game has improved significantly since her freshman year. Her strength enables her to be a great outside attacker, whether it’s on the right or left side. She also has the size and strength to fill in at all of the front row positions.”
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.”
2013 Season (Senior)Highlights and Awards: 2013 National Champion … won the Senior Class Award — the first Nittany Lion in women’s volleyball program history to earn the prestigious honor, which is presented annually to the top women’s volleyball student-athlete who exemplifies excellence on and off the court … First Team AVCA All-America — her 3rd consecutive All-American honor … unanimous selection as First Team All-Big Ten … AVCA All-Northeast Region team … career total of 1,352 kills, which ranked 14th in program history.
Season Recap: Played in 35 of 36 matches (31 starts) and 115 of 127 sets … recorded a team-high 11 kills against No. 19 Louisville (8/31), adding 2 blocks … led the squad with 18 kills against No. 15 Michigan State (9/27), contributing 8 digs and 5 blocks … tied for team lead with 15 kills against No. 10 Michigan (9/28), while also tallying 5 blocks … led the team with 15 kills at No. 24 Purdue (10/5), adding 3 digs and 6 blocks … set a season high mark with 25 kills against No. 11 Minnesota (10/9), also tallying 4 digs and 7 blocks … totaled a team-high 13 kills against No. 19 Wisconsin (10/12), also registering 3 digs and 4 blocks … led the team with 11 kills against Iowa (10/26), while also tallying 3 blocks … posted 11 kills, 8 digs and 4 blocks at No. 17 Michigan (11/1) … totaled 13 kills, 6 digs, and 4 blocks at No. 14 Michigan State (11/2) … led the team with 14 kills at No. 11 Minnesota (11/16), adding 5 digs and 3 blocks.
NCAA Tournament: Totaled 10 kills on 18 swings to hit .556 in NCAA National Semifinals match against Washington (12/19) … pounded 21 kills, hitting .294, in National Championship match against Wisconsin (12/21).
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.
