“Meet the Newcomers: Penn State’s 2009 Recruiting Class” GoPSUsports, Sept. 7, 2009
Russ Rose Then (2009): “Darcy is a very decorated player coming in as a freshman. Her strengths are how quick she is off the floor, how quick her arm is, and I expect her to play a great deal for us. Her energy and enthusiasm and the way she plays the game will be things that the fans will really embrace.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Darcy is one of those unique individuals. She won a High School Championship, a Club Championship, and an NCAA Division 1 National Championship in the same calendar year. Darcy was a fearless volleyball player who came in as a freshman, hit the ground running, and never looked back. She had no fear. A lot of young people, males and females, have some apprehension at certain times. Darcy was never afraid of the moment. Unfortunately, she had a knee injury that took her out of her sophomore year in 2010. She played a bit for us in 2011, and after that season, we talked about what was best for her. She elected to go to the College of Charleston and was an all-conference player there. After she graduated, she went into coaching. She’s now the assistant coach at Ball State, after being the head coach for a number of years at Eastern Michigan.”
2009 Season (Freshman) Highlights and Awards: 2009 National Champion … AVCA Honorable Mention All-America … AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the Year … AVCA Honorable Mention All-Mideast Region … Big Ten Freshman of the Year … Unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team … earned 5 Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards (8/31, 9/7, 9/28, 10/12, and 11/2).
Season Recap: Played in all 38 matches starting 19 and 116 sets … ranked 4th on the team with 276 kills, good enough for 2.39 kills per set … had double-digit kills in 8 matches, … made her collegiate debut against Miami (Ohio) (8/28) and tallied a career-high 15 kills on .565 hitting … registered 14 kills at Illinois (9/26) … had 13 kills at Ohio State (10/7) …totaled 66 blocks … tallied at least 1 block in 28 matches, with 2 or more in 23 matches … posted a personal-best 5 total blocks at Wisconsin (10/3) and at Indiana (11/21) … recorded 53 digs for the season, with at least 1 dig in 27 matches … had a career-best 8 digs vs. Robert Morris (9/5).
NCAA Tournament: Put down 13 kills in the National Championship match reverse sweep win over No. 2 Texas.
2011 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Before Penn State: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Delta High School in Muncie, Ind. … Three-time AAU 18 Open All-American … named a JVDA 18 Open All-American … was a member of the Youh National Team that competed in the 2007 World Championships…captained the Junior National Team that won the 2008 NORCECA Championship … 2008 PrepVolleyball.com National Player of the Year … 2008 Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year … IHSAA Mental Attitude Award Winner … member of the 2008 State Championship Team, the 2009 AAU 18 Open National Champions and the 2009 JVDA 18 Open National Champions … also earned a letter in track in 2006.