Profile in 1981 Media Guide: “Middle hitter … awesome player, according to Coach Russ Rose … left school to train with the U.S. team last January but returned to Penn State to finish her education … named to 1980 AIAW All-America team at nationals … ‘Has added enthusiasm for the game and is playing above my expectations,’ Rose says … slected MVP at the 1981 Pitt Invitational … National Sports Festival participant in 1978 and 1979 and World University team alternate in 1979 and 1981.”
1980 Season (Junior) Highlights and Awards: Letterwinner.
Before Penn State: Lettered in volleyball, basketball, track and cheerleading at General McLane High School in Girard, PA. Spent her senior year in Australia with the Queensland club team, playing in the national title match. Played with All-State in volleyball.
“Lady Spikers Win Delaware Invite,” The Daily Collegian, Oct. 19, 1981
“Spiker Crandall is Eastern Star,” The Daily Collegian, Nov. 6, 1979