Ava Falduto

Ava Falduto #2 L/DS 5’7″

2025 Season (Sophomore): to come.

2024 Season (Freshman): Highlights and Awards: 2024 National Champion … was Penn State’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for women’s volleyball …

Season Recap: played all 37 matches (starting 3 as a defensive specialist) and 135 of 137 sets … finished with 310 digs (2.30/set) and led the team with 39 aces … reached double-digit digs in 15 matches, including a season-high 24 in addition to 2 aces in a 4-set win at Northwestern (11/8) … had at least one ace in 22 matches, including a season-high 4 in a sweep over Duke (9/13) and again in a 4-set win over Marquette (12/13) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal at Rec Hall … averaged 2.36 digs/set and served for a team-high 14 aces over Penn State’s six NCAA Tournament matches … made collegiate debutat No. 15 Tennessee (8/30), contributing five digs … made first career star  at Temple (9/1) and finished with 13 digs and 1 ace …

NCAA Tournament: in her postseason debut in the NCAA First Round vs Delaware State (12/6) recorded 12 digs and 3 acesin the  3-0 win … in the NCAA Second Round vs North Carolina (12/7) totaled 9 digs and 2 aces in a 3-1 win … in the NCAA Regional Semifinal vs Marquette (12/13) matched a season high with 4 aces and added 11 digs in a 3-1 win … vs No. 6 Creighton in the NCAA Regional Fina (12/15) tallied 10 digs and 1 ace in a 3-2 win … in the NCAA National Semifinalvs. No. 3 Nebraska (12/19) chipped in with 2 aces and 3 digs in a reverse-sweep win … in the National Championship match at No. 4 Louisville (12/22) finished with 14 digs and 2 aces in a 3-1 win that secured Penn State’s 8th national title.

2024 Season (Freshman)

Career Offensive Statistics
Season Team Sp Mp K K/s E Ta Pct. A A/s Sa Sa/s Se
2024-25 Penn St. 135 37 0 0.000 0 7 0.000 70 0.519 39 0.289 43
Totals: 135 37 0 0.000 0 7 0.000 70 0.519 39 0.289 43
Career Defensive Statistics
Season Team Dig D/s Re Bs Ba Tb B/s Be Bhe Pts Pts/s
2024-25 Penn St. 310 2.296 21 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 39 0.289
Totals: 310 2.296 21 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 39 0.289

Before Penn State: Ranked as the No. 4 recruit in 2023 by PrepVolleyball.com … named a 2023 Under Armour All-American and Illinois’ Top Libero by Prep Dig … was a 4-time all-conference, 2-time all-state selection … named both the 2022 MSC Conference Blue Divison Player of the Year and Suburban Life Player of the Year at IC Catholic Prep … led team as a captain in both 2022 and 2023 to a state final runner-up title and two conference championships … won gold and named Best Receiver at the Pan Am Cup in 2023 with the USA U19 National Team … named to the 2021 and 2022 JVA All-National Team … played 8 years of club with New WAVE Volleyball Club and 1 with 1st Alliance Volleyball Club … had a 3rd-place finish in 17 open at 2023 nationals with 1st Alliance.