Russ Rose Then (2000): “I think Tabitha has as good of a chance as any of the back row players to be our primary player at that position, based on what I saw her do last season [in high school]. I think she is an aggressive and exciting player.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Tabitha had great skills, was very explosive, and had no fear. She redshirted her first year and then played for us the next four seasons. Her love for the game was infectious. She went on and continued as a club coach and is still a club coach today in Pennsylvania. A lot of our success back in those years was based on getting those walk-on kids, those backrow players who were small in size, but made great contributions because they cared and they really wanted to be successful. Back then I said that Tab was a player who had been at Penn State for 5 years and I would have taken her for 10 more. It says alot about her that someone like me said that about her back then.”
2000 Season (Freshman): Redshirt season.
2002 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
2001 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Before Penn State: A 3-year starter at setter at Greencastle-Antrim High School and a 4-year letter winner … also lettered for 4-years in basketball and started at point guard for three seasons … led Greencastle-Antrim to the Mid-Pennsylvania Colonial Volleyball Championship in 1997, 1998, and 1999 … named to the Mid-Pennsylvania All-Star First Team in 1997, 1998, and 1999 … selected to the Pennsylvania All-State Second Team in 1998.
“Senior nears end of journey,” The Daily Collegian, Nov. 18, 2004