Russ Rose Then (2007): “Kelsey has been a great surprise to me in how hard whe works and how controlled she’s been as a player. She has been around sports her entire life and you can tell that in pressure situations she is very comfortable. She understnads her position well and she gets her hands on a lot of balls as a blocker. She is someone who is on the floor when the team is playing well, but she isn’t the focal point of that team’s success.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Kelsey was a local State College product, and she originally committed to the University of Miami. She started there and reached out about Penn State, and we were fortunate that we could get her. She had a good serve for a taller player and could serve and play defense for that rotation. She played all her career at Penn State in that role, more than as an attacker. She was a well-skilled individual who played for a good club team, and she was happy to be at Penn State. We were happy to have her at Penn State as well. Now she continues to excel as the mother of three children.”
2007 Season (Sophomore): Season Recap: 2007 National Champion … Academic All-Big Ten … played in 23 matches and 26 sets, often in the role of serving specialist … recorded 4 kills, including one against Saint John’s (9/7), one against VCU (9/8), one at Yale (9/14) and one versus Delaware State (9/15) … posted 3 service aces, with 1 against Colgate (9/8), … tallied 5 blocks for the season, including 3 against Saint John’s (9/7) … also totaled 3 digs.
NCAA Tournament: Had one ace in the NCAA Second Round win over Albany (12/1) and the match-winner in the NCAA Regional Finals against Brigham Young (12/8).
Before Penn State: 2006 Season (Freshman at University of Miami): Played in six matches and 19 games before transferring to Penn State and sitting out the rest of the season … provided 21 kills, nine service aces, 11 digs and 19 blocks … tallied a career-high seven kills against Kansas (8/26) … posted six kills on .556 hitting versus Alabama A&M (8/26), also racking up a personal-best six blocks … provided four multiple block matches … had five or more stuffs three times.
High School: Three year volleyball letterwinner and two year basketball letterwinner at State College Area High School … volleyball team captain for the Little Lions during senior year … aided the squad to two District 6 volleyball championships in 2004 and 2005 and also the 2004 District 6 basketball championship … named Most Improved Player as a freshman … won the Player[apos]s Choice Award as a sophomore … named First Team All-State following junior season … three-time First Team All-District and MAC First Team honoree … earned the Maroon and Gray Award and the Power of the Paws Award … member of the Pittsburgh Renaissance club volleyball program … squad finished 15th in the 18 Open Division at the 2006 Junior Olympics.