Russ Rose Then (2015): “Bryanna made some good progress during the spring season. There’s always a learning curve for new players and I would expect her to have some challenges, but she has been setting for a long time and isn’t afraid to compete.”
Russ Rose Now (2026): “Bryanna was one of the top setters in the country when she came in as a freshman, and in addition, she played with Simone Lee and Ali Frantti in club volleyball. Because she played with those guys, I wanted her to have a little more of a leadership role. I think in doing that, it probably took away a little bit from other parts of her strength as a setter and as a player. She was a really good player, but she also could be headstrong, and butting heads with me wasn’t always in her best interest. As her career advanced, I became much more appreciative of her skill set and her confidence, and just how mentally tough she was and what she could do to help the team. She’s gone on to have a very good career as a high school coach. I’m not at all surprised, because she was bright, tough, and I probably should have trusted her more in certain situations.”
2015 Season (Redshirt Freshman) Highlights and Awards: AVCA All-Northeast Region honorable mention … Big Ten Setter of the Week (11/2) … Golden Dome Invitational All-Tournament Team … USF Invitational All-Tournament.
Season Recap: Played in all 34 matches (33 starts) and all 115 sets … directed the team to a .295 hitting percentage, averaging 10.83 assists/set … led the team with 40 aces, averaging 0.35 per set … finished 3rd on the team with 2.23 digs per set … made her collegiate debut against Buffalo (8/28), dishing out 18 assists to go along with 3 digs … registered a career-high 41 assists and 8 digs against No. 2 Stanford (9/5) … led the team to a .376 hitting percentage against No. 16 Wisconsin, dishing out 43 assists … posted a season-high 54 assists against No. 21 Minnesota (9/26), adding 12 digs … dished out 46 assists, posting 11 digs against No. 4 Nebraska (10/2) … had 34 assists, 10 digs and a season-high 3 aces against Iowa (10/3) … totaled 54 assists and 14 digs at No. 13 Illinois (10/9) … dished out 43 assists with 17 digs at Northwestern (10/10) marking her 6th double-double of the season … posted a career-high 6 blocks against Indiana (10/16) … led the team from the service line with a career-high 4 aces against No. 13 Purdue (10/17), while also guiding the team to a .315 hitting percentage … logged a double-double with 53 assists and 12 digs at No. 23 Michigan (10/21) … led the team to a .349 hitting percentage dishing out 35 assists to go along with a team-high 10 digs at No. 11 Ohio State (10/28) … passed out 42 assists, adding a career-high 5 kills, 6 digs and 2 aces against No. 11 Ohio State (10/30) … logged a double-double with 38 assists and 12 digs, adding 2 aces vs. Michigan (11/18) … led the team to a Big Ten season-high .408 hitting percentage against Northwestern (11/25), dishing out 41 assists to go along with 4 kills, 2 aces and 2 blocks.
NCAA Tournament: Directed the team to a .424 hitting percentage in the NCAA 1st round match against Howard (12/4), dishing out 32 assists to go along with 9 digs … had 46 assists in the NCAA 2nd round match against Dayton (12/5), adding 7 digs and 4 blocks … had 3 digs and 2 kills in the NCAA regional semifinal match against Hawaii (12/11), as well as 39 assists.
2016 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Before Penn State: Three-year captain and 3-time team MVP at Boylan Catholic … earned All-State honorable mention honors in both her sophomore and junior seasons, achieving NIC 10 All-Conference MVP honors in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … helped guide her club team, Club Fusion, to 2 AAU championships as the squad’s setter … 2013-14 Under Armour First Team All-American … 2013 Mizuno Honorable Mention All-American.
