Russ Rose Then (2012): “Lacey’s embroiled in the competition for the libero position. I don’t think anyone players harder or faster in the back row. She has really stepped up to compete on a daily basis. I have great confidence that will continue.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “There are a few players that if I could have signed up to coach them forever, I would have, and Lacey is in that category. That’s how fond I am of her as a player and as a person. She went hard from the first day of practice to the last practice she was involved in at Penn State. 100% every time. If a ball could be dug, but it was two courts away, she would take off and run as hard and as fast as she could to get to the ball. There was nobody in the gym that was demonstrating the effort that Lacey showed all the time. She played a lot, and she made incredible contributions as a defensive player, and in spiker coverage, and just being the feisty human being that she is. She’s still playing sand volleyball in California. Playing six-person volleyball was tough for her in a way, because not everybody played as hard as her. Playing doubles is at least a step in the right direction. But it’s a shame there’s not a one-on-one sand volleyball league, because that might be the best thing for Lacey. When I look back on Lacey’s time at Penn State, there wasn’t a day that she wasn’t pushing herself to help the team and to make contributions. To me, that’s what it’s all about.”
2012 Season (Sophomore)Highlights and Awards: Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team.
Season Recap: Played in all 36 matches and 119 of 125 sets as a serving and defensive specialist … was 5th on the team in digs with 169, averaging 1.42 digs/set … had at least 2 digs in 32 matches … was 3rd on the team in aces with 19 … posted 10 digs vs. Stanford (8/31) … led the team with 9 digs vs. Texas (9/1) … had 6 digs at Minnesota (9/29) … tallied 7 digs at Illinois (10/6) … totaled 6 digs vs. Purdue (10/12) … posted 9 digs at Ohio State (10/17) … recorded 9 digs at Nebraska (10/28) … totaled 8 digs vs. Minnesota (11/2) … notched 8 digs vs. Northwestern (11/10).
NCAA Tournament: Had 1 service ace vs. Binghamton (11/30) and 2 service aces vs. Bowling Green (12/1) … tallied 7 digs in the 3-1 win over Minnesota in the Regional Finals (12/8).
Before PennState: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Torrey-Pines High School in Carmel Valley, Calif. … helped her team to the 2007 CIF Championship and the 2010 League Championship … named 2007 Defensive Player of the Year … guided her club team to a silver medal at the Miami Junior Olympics in 18-Open in 2009 and a 5th place finish at Reno in 18-Open in 2010 … named Athlete of the Week and MVP of the California Challenge in 2011 … also excelled off the court and was a four-time Scholar Athlete.
