Russ Rose Then (2008):
Russ Rose Now (2025):
2008 Season: AVCA Second Team All-America … First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region … Academic All-Big Ten … First Team All-Big Ten … Big Ten Player of the Week (Oct. 13, Nov. 10) … Nittany Lion Invitational MVP … Preseason All-Big Ten … started all 38 matches, playing in all 116 sets … finished fourth on the team with 245 kills, averaging 2.11 kills per game … ranked second on the team and in the Big Ten with a .458 hitting percentage … was second on the team with 159 total blocks and tied for first on the squad with 145 block assists … her 159 total blocks ranked fifth in the Big Ten … led the Nittany Lions in blocks in 18 matches … totaled 16 digs for the second year in a row … averaged 2.83 kills per game on .556 hitting with 12 blocks in wins at Iowa and Minnesota (10/10-11) … averaged 2.83 kills per set on .654 hitting with 12 blocks against Indiana and Michigan State (11/5 & 7) … combined for 16 kills on .538 hitting against Illinois and Purdue (11/14-15), and also contributed 13 blocks … totaled 11 kills each versus Wisconsin (11/22) and Ohio State (11/28) … averaged 2.50 kills per game on .623 hitting wih nine blocks at the NCAA Regional Championship … totaled six blocks in NCAA Tournament wins against Nebraska and Stanford.
Before Penn State: Four-year volleyball letterwinner and one-year basketball letterwinner at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill. … three-year varsity volleyball captain and four-year starter for the Pirates … earned all-state, all-conference and all-area honors her senior season … two-time team Most Valuable Player … ranked seventh nationally by Prepvolleyball.com in 2006 … named one of the top 50 recruits in the nation in 2007 … tabbed by Mizuno as the best middle blocker in 2006 … member of the 1st Alliance Volleyball club program … was also named the best rebounder for Varsity basketball at Proviso East, helping her team to the regional championship during her junior season … four-year member of the honor roll and was named all-academic for varsity volleyball during senior season.