Russ Rose Then (2005): “Joanie is an exciting player and I think she will likely be our quickest player. She is competitive and fun to play with, which is critical to team development. Just knowing the Guman family, I know she’s a hard worker, a good student, and someone that we will be happy that she is in our program.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Joanie was a really talented student athlete. She only played for us for two seasons, but she had great skills and was incredibly competitive. She made the team better by how she competed on the other side of the net. Great girl. Great family.”
2005 Season (Freshman): Saw action in 18 matches and 22 sets . . . saw first collegiate action in opening match of the season against Stanford (8/26) at the AVCA/NCAWAA Showcase in Omaha, Nebraska . . . recorded first career dig versus Western Michigan (9/1) at the Hawaiian Airlines Classic and ended the match with seven, which still stands as her career high mark . . . averaged 0.73 digs per set and 0.18 aces per set . . . provided at least one dig in seven matches . . . posted three digs against Indiana (10/1) and recorded two against Binghamton (12/2) in the first round of the NCAA tournament, also tallying a career-high two aces in the match.
Before Penn State: Four-year letterwinner in both volleyball and basketball at Allentown Central Catholic High School in Allentown, Pa.; team captain in volleyball senior year for the Vikettes; led the squad to the 2002-2005 league and district titles; squad claimed the Pennsylvania 3A state title in 2001; team was state 2A runners-up in both 2002 and 2003; also a two-year starter and captain on the basketball team, winning four league championships, four district championships, and three Pennsylvania state titles; 2004 Lehigh Valley Conference Scholar Athlete for Volleyball; 2005 Basketball Scholar Athlete nominee for Central Catholic in 2005; Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for Allentown Central Catholic in 2005; US Army Female Scholar Athlete in 2005.
“PSU has fun during sweep,” The Daily Collegian, Nov. 7, 2005