The Penn State women’s volleyball program hosted its third annual 7 Star Camp Sunday at Rec Hall, where coaches and current players closely monitored dozens of the nation’s top prospects, including four commits from the 2025 recruiting class.

New York pin hitter Marin Collins, Indiana defensive specialist Lexi Gin, North Carolina middle blocker Gabby Nichols, and Nebraska defensive specialist Ava Jurevicius, all of whom are verbally committed to the Nittany Lions, participated in the camp under the watchful eyes of Katie Schumacher-Cawley and her staff. Fellow Penn State commit Alexis Ewing did not make it to the camp.

The first of eight different Penn State women’s volleyball camps this summer offered players from grades 8-12 the chance to hone their skills, tour campus and the facilities, and try some ice cream from the famous Berkey Creamery during a jam-packed day. Details about the rest of the program’s camps this summer can be found here.

There were fewer prospects at Sunday’s 7 Star Camp compared to the first two years of the event, which allowed Penn State’s coaches more time to interact with the players on an individual basis. After a talent-rich scrimmage in the main gym and final debrief with the coaching staff in the team meeting room, campers posed for photos with the coaches and current players.

There was also an impressive team-issue gear display for campers to check out featuring several jerseys, custom shoes, apparel, and bags that the Nittany Lions receive as part of their sponsorship with Nike. Of course, the program’s seven NCAA national championship trophies were prominently displayed nearby for photo opportunities.

New Penn State assistant coach Mike Henchy met some of the program’s commits for the first time in person and appeared to be having fun getting to know the other recruits on hand. There were several notable prospects from the 2026 and 2027 recruiting classes who participated in the camp ahead of Saturday’s beginning of the contact period for rising juniors on June 15.

The 2026 group included Michigan outside hitter Gabby DiVita, Texas setter Danielle Whitmire, Ohio setter Mallory Matheny, Michigan middle blocker Ella Andrews, and North Carolina middle blocker Lindley Miller. Some of the 2027 standouts in attendance were Virginia middle blocker Taylor Harrington, Pennsylvania setter Molly Robertson, and North Carolina right-side hitter Nejari Crooks.

About half of Penn State’s 2024 roster served as counselors for Sunday’s camp, as several team members were away from campus either traveling or visiting home. Due to the timing of Penn State’s European tour in May, the window for players to travel home and see their families was pushed back to June this year.

Ava Jurevicius, the newest member of Penn State’s 2025 recruiting class, committed to join her older sister, Caroline, as a Nittany Lion on April 20. The rising senior, who will remain in Nebraska to finish up her high school career at Lincoln Lutheran, had to leave Sunday’s camp early, but we were able to catch up with Marin Collins, Lexi Gin, and Gabby Nichols for an exclusive group interview afterward. The three commits graciously gave us more than half an hour of their time, discussing a variety of topics.

Keep an eye out for the full transcript of our conversation with them to be published soon. In the meantime, here are a couple sneak previews of what they had to say about the 7 Star Camp.

“It was a lot of fun,” Gin said. “It was really competitive. A lot of girls were out here really wanting to compete and get better. Especially in the last couple hours, it was super competitive. We were really getting after it, and it was just fun to play with the other girls.”

Nichols, who transferred to Reagan High School in North Carolina ahead of her junior season last fall, spoke glowingly about the opportunity to finally play in Rec Hall after watching the team compete there in 2023 during her official visit.

“It was an amazing environment,” Nichols said. “Playing in Rec Hall, such a historic building, and also to play with your future teammates and just to see what that’s like, it was super exciting. With the level of competition, just being held to a certain standard from warmups, it was just a great environment to play in. I loved seeing all my new teammates.”