Russ Rose Then (1997): “Nadia is going to have a bright future at Penn State. She’s very strong, hits the ball extremely hard and has good knowledge of the game, but has never really been at a program where it’s going to be a full time training program. Her situation has always been that she’s balancing a number of things in her life with being an exceptional student-athlete. She’ll have the chance to focus a little more on her volleyball while she still maintains her relationship as a student-athlete. But I think physically she possesses all the tools to be a great college player. She’s a person we might consider redshirting, or if she’s good enough to play, that’s going to be a great thing. If the freshmen this year do some of the things that last year’s freshmen did, I’m going to have a real problem because I’m going to have too much talent with too few places to let them play.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Nadia and Katie were partners in crime, as they both redshirted in their first year. A great teammate. Very strong net player, quick in the middle, very strong. After college she went on and played professionally for a while, and also was in coaching for a while [head coach at DePaul from 2010 to 2017]. She works as a fundraiser at Notre Dame.”
1997 Season (Redshirt Season)
1999 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
1998 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Before Penn State: Four-time all conference selection at Lincoln-Way High School; also earned All-Area honors three times and All-State once. Volleyball Monthly “Fab 50” selection in 1997; two-time team MVP; chosen as captain her junior year; member of the USA Junior National Team for 1999, 1998, and 1997; played club three seasons for Chicago Juniors.
“Edwards’ skills go beyond courtside,” The Daily Collegian, Nov. 10, 1999