Ava Falduto

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Ava Falduto #2 L/DS 5’7″

2025 Cumulative Team Stats

2025 Season (Sophomore): Highlights and Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team.

Season Recap: Played in 120 sets while appearing in all 32 matches as a defensive specialist … started 14 matches in the back row… totaled 238 digs (1.98/set) and was 3rd on the team with 28 aces . .. reached double-digit digs 7 times, including a season-high 15 in a 5-set win at Maryland (10/5) and again in a 4-set win over Northwestern (10/11) … contributed at least 1 ace in 19 matches, including a season-high 3 in a 4-set win at Illinois (11/9).

NCAA Tournament: Posted 8 digs and 1 ace in a 4-set win in the NCAA First Round vs. USF (12/5).

2027 Season (Senior)

2026 Season (Junior)

2024 Season (Freshman)

2025 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 1 08/25/2025 Kansas
Assists 5 11/16/2025 Ohio St.
Points 3 11/09/2025 Illinois
Aces 3 11/09/2025 Illinois
Digs 15 10/11/2025 Northwestern
Career Offensive Statistics 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
2025-26 Penn St. 120 32 1 0.008 0 7 0.143 69 0.575 28 0.233 34
Totals: 255 69 1 0.004 0 14 0.071 139 0.545 67 0.263 77
Career Defensive Statistics 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
2025-26 Penn St. 238 1.983 28 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 29 0.242
Totals: 548 2.149 49 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 68 0.267
2025 Match Stats
Date Opponent Score K E TA % AST E SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE TB BHE PTS
08/23/2025 at Creighton W 3 – 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/2025 at Kansas W 3 – 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
08/31/2025 vs Arizona St. L 1 – 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/2025 vs TCU L 2 – 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/2025 vs Kentucky L 0 – 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2025 vs New Hampshire W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
09/09/2025 vs Bucknell W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2025 vs Pittsburgh L 1 – 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/19/2025 vs Princeton W 3 – 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2
09/21/2025 vs Central Mich. W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
09/26/2025 vs Southern California W 3 – 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/28/2025 vs UCLA L 1 – 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1
10/03/2025 vs Nebraska L 0 – 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/2025 at Maryland W 3 – 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 1
10/10/2025 vs Wisconsin W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11/2025 vs Northwestern W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/17/2025 at Washington L 2 – 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1
10/18/2025 at Oregon W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
10/24/2025 vs Rutgers W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1
10/26/2025 at Ohio St. W 3 – 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
10/31/2025 at Michigan L 2 – 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/02/2025 vs Indiana L 0 – 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/07/2025 at Purdue L 0 – 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/09/2025 at Illinois W 3 – 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 3
11/14/2025 at Minnesota L 0 – 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/16/2025 vs Ohio St. W 3 – 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 2
11/21/2025 vs Michigan St. W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/23/2025 vs Maryland W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
11/28/2025 at Nebraska L 0 – 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/29/2025 at Iowa W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 1
12/05/2025 vs South Fla. W 3 – 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1
12/06/2025 at Texas L 0 – 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals: 1 0 7 0.143 69 0 28 34

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.