Russ Rose Then (1992): “Salima established herself as a key player in her first season of collegiate volleyball by leading the team to the Regional Semifinals and earning recognition as an all-conference and all-region performer. She definitely has the potential to be one of the top players in the country at her position and I expect her to be an All-American before she’s finished playing at Penn State.”
1992 Season (RS Sophomore) Highlights and Awards: Co-Captain … Volleyball Monthly Honorable-Mention All-American … First Team All-Mideast Region … First-Team All-Big Ten … recorded 1265 assists for the season … ranked 10th in assists/set (12.65) in the final national statistical rankings … led the Big Ten in assists (13.03/set in conference matches) … Big Ten Player-of-the-Week (9/28) … Penn State Classic All-Tournament team.
Season Recap: Played in all 32 matches and all 100 sets … totaled 198 kills (.278 hitting percentage) … her 293 digs ranked 2nd on the team … totaled 10 or more digs in 11 matches … recorded 74 total blocks (3rd on the team) … competed as a member of the U.S. National B team during the summer. .. participated in the NCAA Youth Education through Sports (YES) Volleyball Clinic at New Mexico in December … Posted season-highs with 63 assists vs. Illinois (9/26), 5 blocks vs. Michigan State (10/9), and 26 digs vs. Illinois (9/26).
NCAA Tournament: Tallied a season-high 6 kills in the NCAA Tournament First Round match vs. Notre Dame (12/3).
Before Penn State: A letterwinner in three sports at Penn Hills HS, Davidson earned first-team all state, all-section and all-league honors … two time MVP at the Keystone State Games … starred at forward on the Penn Hills state chan1pionship basketball team … also competed in track.
