Russ Rose Then (2014): “Kelly is a strong athlete who I hope has made the transition from her freshman year to her sophomore season. She didn’t play a great deal and it was tough because she was behind people who were better, but there’s time in practice where she competes well.”
Russ Rose Now (2026): “Kelly was a physical outside attacker and had a good arm. In practice she was able to push the older players and demonstrate that she had a legitimate reason to be there. She was a good attacker and a good player. I recall she wanted more playing opportunities than were going to be available at Penn State with the older players we had in the program. She left after two years and had a successful career at James Madison.”
2014 Season (Sophomore): 2014 National Champion … saw action in 6 matches and 6 sets … played against Iona (8/29) and William & Mary (8/30), registering 1 kill and 2 blocks against the Gaels … appeared against Villanova (9/12) and Yale (9/13) … had 1 kill against DePaul (9/19).
Transferred to James Madison following the 2014 season.
Before Penn State: Four-year letter winner and team captain at Parkland High School in Allentown, Pa. … helped guide the team to 3 LVC Championships, 3 district championships and 1 state championship … earned Second Team All-League honors as a sophomore … a 2-time Lehigh Valley Conference First Team pick and MVP and a 2-time District XI First Team selection and MVP … selected as All-State Tournament MVP as a junior … 2-time PrepVolleyball.com All-American, National Junior of the Year finalist and member of the Senior Aces list … earned Under Armour First Team All-American, Max Preps Second Team All-American and a Mizuno Third Team All-American honors … selected as the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year, the Morning Call Player of the Year and the Parkland Press Athlete of the Year … voted Parkland’s Most Athletic as a senior … earned spots on the Honor and High Honor Roll all 4 years … also lettered in basketball and track and field … a District XI gold medalist in the triple jump … earned First Team All-Conference honors for track and field.
