Serena Gray

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Serena Gray #16 MB 6’2″

“Recruiting Update: Serena Gray Signs with Penn State,” DigNittanyVolleyball, Mar. 3, 2018

Russ Rose Then (2018): “Serena is an exceptional talent at the net. I believe she could be productive from all three of the positions along the net, with a strong arm and a strong block. She competes hard, and high, and will be able to help us in a number of ways.”

Russ Rose Now (2025):

2018 Cumulative Team Stats

2018 Season (Freshman) Highlights and Awards: Named an honorable-mention All-American and honorable-mention All-Northeast Region honoree … selected to the American Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team … earned one Big Ten Freshman of the Week award (11/26).

Season Recap: Played in 95 sets over 30 matches before having her season cut short due to injury … finished with 171 kills, 119 blocks (1.24/set) and 13 aces while hitting .325 … had 3 matches with double-digit kills, including a season-high 12 against Wisconsin (11/24) … tallied 5-plus blocks in a match 14 times, including a season-high 7 blocks in a 3-set win over Texas A&M (9/1) … at Michigan (9/30) hit .571 with 9 kills and 6 blocks … vs. Nebraska (10/13) totaled 6 blocks and 9 kills … at Illinois (11/10) hit .500 with 8 kills and 5 blocks … Northwestern (11/17): hit .889 with 8 kills on 9 attacks and added 3 blocks … vs. Minnesota (11/23) hit .318 with 9 kills and 5 blocks … vs. Wisconsin (11/24) hit .647 with a season-high 12 kills and added 6 blocks in a 5-set loss.

NCAA Tournament: Appeared in the NCAA Regional Final vs. Washington (12/7).

2020 Season (Junior)

2019 Season (Sophomore)

2018 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 12 11/24/2018 Wisconsin
Assists 1 11/10/2018 Illinois
Points 15.5 11/24/2018 Wisconsin
Aces 3 09/08/2018 Oregon
Digs 4 11/14/2018 Michigan
Total Blocks 7 09/01/2018 Texas A&M
Career Offensive Statistics
Season Team Sp Mp K K/s E Ta Pct. A A/s Sa Sa/s Se
2018-19 Penn St. 96 31 177 1.844 62 354 0.325 4 0.042 13 0.135 38
2019-20 Penn St. 117 33 317 2.709 77 628 0.382 4 0.034 34 0.291 54
2020-21 Penn St. 56 15 117 2.089 45 251 0.287 3 0.054 13 0.232 21
2021-22 Pittsburgh 125 34 267 2.136 56 506 0.417 12 0.096 43 0.344 46
2022-23 Pittsburgh 123 34 248 2.016 59 477 0.396 6 0.049 26 0.211 38
Totals: 517 147 1126 2.178 299 2216 1.807 29 0.056 129 0.250 197
Career Defensive Statistics
Season Team Dig D/s Re Bs Ba Tb B/s Be Bhe Pts Pts/s
2018-19 Penn St. 40 0.417 1 9 110 119 1.240 19 2 254 2.646
2019-20 Penn St. 60 0.513 1 17 75 92 0.786 10 2 405.5 3.466
2020-21 Penn St. 14 0.250 1 10 34 44 0.786 5 1 157 2.804
2021-22 Pittsburgh 61 0.488 0 19 113 132 1.056 22 4 385.5 3.084
2022-23 Pittsburgh 79 0.642 4 20 111 131 1.065 19 4 349.5 2.841
Totals: 254 0.491 7 75 443 518 1.002 75 13 1551.5 3.001
2018 Match Stats Attack Set Serve Defense Block
Date Opponent Score K E TA % AST E SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE TB BHE PTS
08/24/2018 vs Eastern Ky. W 3 – 0 3 0 5 0.6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 4.5
08/25/2018 vs UMBC W 3 – 0 7 1 11 0.545 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 7.5
08/25/2018 vs Navy W 3 – 0 1 2 5 -0.2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
08/31/2018 vs Temple W 3 – 0 5 2 9 0.333 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 6 0 9
09/01/2018 vs Texas A&M W 3 – 0 6 0 10 0.6 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 1 7 0 11
09/07/2018 at Stanford L 0 – 3 2 2 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 3
09/08/2018 vs Oregon W 3 – 0 6 2 12 0.333 0 2 3 3 1 2 0 6 0 6 1 12
09/14/2018 at Howard W 3 – 0 4 2 8 0.25 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 7
09/15/2018 vs Buffalo W 3 – 0 11 1 15 0.667 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 12.5
09/15/2018 at American W 3 – 1 10 4 20 0.3 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 6 0 13
09/19/2018 at Minnesota L 0 – 3 4 1 10 0.3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 6
09/23/2018 at Ohio St. L 1 – 3 5 2 14 0.214 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 6 0 8.5
09/28/2018 at Michigan St. W 3 – 0 5 1 8 0.5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 8
09/30/2018 at Michigan W 3 – 0 9 1 14 0.571 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 6 0 12
10/05/2018 vs Maryland W 3 – 0 6 4 12 0.167 0 4 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 9
10/06/2018 vs Ohio St. W 3 – 0 5 3 9 0.222 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 7.5
10/10/2018 at Purdue W 3 – 1 7 5 16 0.125 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 4 1 4 0 9
10/13/2018 vs Nebraska W 3 – 2 8 5 16 0.188 0 5 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 6 0 11
10/17/2018 vs Rutgers W 3 – 0 3 1 8 0.25 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 5
10/20/2018 at Rutgers W 3 – 0 6 2 12 0.333 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
10/26/2018 vs Indiana W 3 – 0 0 3 4 -0.75 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 4
10/27/2018 vs Purdue L 2 – 3 7 4 18 0.167 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 5 0 11
11/02/2018 at Nebraska L 2 – 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
11/03/2018 at Iowa W 3 – 0 8 2 20 0.3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 5 1 5 0 10.5
11/09/2018 at Northwestern W 3 – 0 6 4 15 0.133 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 8.5
11/10/2018 at Illinois L 2 – 3 8 1 14 0.5 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 2 5 0 10.5
11/14/2018 vs Michigan W 3 – 0 5 3 11 0.182 0 3 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 7
11/17/2018 vs Northwestern W 3 – 0 8 0 9 0.889 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 10
11/23/2018 vs Minnesota W 3 – 2 9 2 22 0.318 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 1 5 0 12.5
11/24/2018 vs Wisconsin L 2 – 3 12 1 17 0.647 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 1 6 0 15.5
12/07/2018 vs Washington W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals: 177 62 354 0.325 4 62 13 38 1 40 9 110 19 119 2 254
Before Penn State: Was the No. 5 ranked 2018 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace … was a member of the 2016 U.S. Girls’ Youth National Training Team … was the runner-up with club SG Elite for Girls’ Junior National Championship in 15 Open, and finished in 3rd place in 2017 for the 17 Open age group … named the TCHS Varsity Defender of the Year and Rio Hondo League 2014 Second Team All-League as a freshman … did not play her sophomore season … named the TCHS MVP in her junior and senior seasons and was Rio Hondo League 2016 and 2017 First Team All-League.

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