“Nia Reed Signs LOI with Penn State Women’s Volleyball,” DigNittanyVolleyball, Nov. 15, 2013
Russ Rose Then (2014): “Nia Reed is athletically off the charts in some areas. She touches close to 11 feet and she is strong and so much of her ability to perform at this level will be based on how she transitions to playing with better players and higher expectations.”
Russ Rose Now (2026): “Nia Reed is one of my favorite stories, because although she didn’t play a lot at the beginning of her career, and in today’s world could easily have just left and gone somewhere else where she would have played right away, she stayed at Penn State, worked incredibly hard, and became an All-American. Nia was clearly one of the most physical players that we ever had. Nobody could go through multiple practices in a day and still have the ability to go up and take a swing like Nia did. She had natural skills at the net. She could play left side, she could play right side. She was just one of those individuals that you could count on to make the big play when it was time. I had great confidence that when I put Nia in she would be able to have success, whether it was as an attacker or as a blocker. And her smile could light up Rec Hall. After Penn State, she had great success in Korea and Brazil — her impact was so obvious that the Olympic coach of Brazil called me and tried to get her to come to his professional team in Brazil. She spent time with USA Volleyball and the PVF, and is still playing professionally in Brazil. I’m a big fan.”
2014 (Freshman): 2014 National Champion … Redshirt season due to injury. Did not play in any matches.
2016 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
2015 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Career Offensive Statistics
Before Penn State: A 4-year starter at Immaculate Heart Academy … led her high school squad to 4 consecutive non-public state championship titles, picking up Bergen Record Player of the Year honors in 2012 and 2013 … earned Star Ledger Player of the Year accolades in 2011, 2012 and 2013 … earned Big North Conference All-State honors from 2010-13 … competed with the “Digs” club team …played on the USAV Girls’ Youth A2 team in 2012, serving as an alternate on the Youth National Team in 2013 … a 2013-14 Under Armour All-American … a Mizuno First Team All-American … 3-time New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year from 2011-13.