Russ Rose Then (2015): “Lainy continues to do what I thought she was good at last year. She has a very good serve and she’s not afraid to come into the game and take a good swing a the ball. Her defense continues to improve and we need her to play well.”
Russ Rose Now (2026): “Lainy came from a family of Penn State athletes, with her dad being a member of the men’s volleyball team, her mom being a member of the track and field team, her older sister, Kendall, being on the team when Lainy joined us in 2014, and her younger brother coming to Penn State and joining the men’s team in 2016. Lainy walked on here, even though she had scholarship offers to go elsewhere, because she wanted to be at Penn State and she wanted to be with her sister. She developed into one of our top servers and played a great role for us. She was another one of our players who was a coach’s daughter, so not surprisingly, she possessed a very good volleyball IQ and was knowledgeable of the position she was playing. She had terrific skills and was never afraid to go in and serve tough and play hard.”
2015 Season (Sophomore)Season Recap: Saw action in 22 of 34 matches, playing in 51 of 115 sets … totaled 19 digs and 3 aces … Made her 2015 debut against Auburn (9/18), logging 1 dig … had 1 dig against South Florida (9/19) … had 1 dig against No. 16 Wisconsin (9/23) … posted 2 digs against No. 4 Nebraska (10/2) … posted a pair of digs at Michigan State (10/24) … logged 1 ace and 2 digs at No. 11 Ohio State (10/28) … recorded a season-high 3 digs against No. 5 Nebraska (11/28).
NCAA Tournament: Tallied 3 digs in the NCAA 1st round match against Howard (12/4) … had 1 dig in the NCAA 2nd round match against Dayton (12/5) … totaled 1 ace and 1 dig in the NCAA Regional Semifinals against Hawaii (12/11).
Before Penn State: Four-year letterwinner at Eden Junior-Senior … Helped her high school squad to its fifth state championship as the team captain, picking up MVP honors in 2013 … 2012 New York Volleyball Gatorade Player of the Year finalist … Earned First-Team All ECIC and WYN honors in 2012 and 2013 … Also helped guide her club team, Niagara Frontier, to WEVA Regional Championships from 2008- 2013.