Russ Rose Then (2002): “Erin was our best player in the spring and that’s why it was such a significant accident with her injuring her knee. No one is going to work harder to get back than “Ice.” I’m still puzzled by the thought of why a bad thing would happen to such a good person, because there is no finer person than Erin. She is committed to the team and has been, in my opinion, the hardest working player we have had the last couple of years. I wish her only a healthy return to the sport and to a normal life as well. I have expectations for her to become more vocal and accept an additional leadership position with this team while she continues rehabilitation.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Ice was from Wooster Ohio, the same school as Kris Brown, a defensive specialist who joined the program in 2003. Ice was a strong left-handed attacker who also was just a great young person. She worked hard and cared about the team. She cared about the team 100% of the time, and was a key player for us. She took big swings and put up a good block. Great, great contributions. There always was the search for the left-handed right side hitter because when you have a lefty on your team, it forces the other team to spend practice time defending a left-hander. That was a bonus for sure that we had with Ice.”
2002 Season (Redshirt Junior) Season Recap: Academic All-Big Ten … missed the beginning of the season recovering from ACL surgery … played in 16 of 33k matches (3 starts) and 42 of 112 sets … finished the year aveaging 0.88 kills/set, 0.31 aces/set, 1.60 digs/set and 0.19 blocks/set, while hitting .272 … saw first action of the season against Florida (9/20) and in the following match hit .600 (7-1-10) versus Yale (9/22) … recorded a career-high 7 kills against Yale (9/22) … notched double-digit digs numbers twice — versus Indiana (11/16) with 10 and versus Penn (12/6) with a career-high 16 … posted a career-best 2 blocks at Purdue (11/8) … totaled 9 digs along with a career-high 3 aces in sweep of Big Ten champ Minnesota (11/29).
NCAA Tournament: Tied career-high with 7 kills in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament against Penn (12/6)
2001 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
2000 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Before Penn State: A three-year starter and four-year letterwinner in basketball and volleyball at Wooster High School; Was the 1998 Gatorade Circle of Champions Ohio Player of the Year; Also named one of Volleyball Magazine’s “Fab 50”; Played in the 1998 Volleyball All-State game; Also honored as Player of the Year for both volleyball and basketball in 1998; Tallied a 100-9 record in four years while winning four Federal League and District 1V titles; Added two regional championships (1995 and 1996) and two Final Four appearances (1995 and 1996); Team was State runner-up in 1995 and 1996; Iceman was a member of the National Honor Society.
“Iceman inspires PSU in Big Ten wins,” The Daily Collegian, Nov. 11, 2002