Russ Rose Then (2001): “I think Tabitha has a good feel for and knowledge of the game. She is explosive defensively and I think she is the kind of kid that wants to get in the fray and mix it up.”
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.”
2001 Season (Redshirt Freshman) Highlights and Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.
Season Recap: Appeared in all 30 matches and 103 of 108 sets as one of the primary backrow players … made first career start in season-opening win over Villanova (8/31), totaling 5 digs in 3-set win … notched 7 digs vs. Loyola (Md.) (9/1) … recorded 9 digs in 5-set win over North Carolina (9/1) … posted 10 digs in loss to Stanford (9/4) … totaled 2 service aces and 4 digs vs. George Mason (9/7) … tallied 9 digs vs. UNC-Asheville (9/8) … tallied 9 digs in win over Indiana (9/21) … registered 9 digs vs. Illinois (9/22) in her third start of the season … recorded a career-best 11 digs in win over Minnesota (10/12) … tied career-high mark of 11 digs in 4-set loss to Michigan (11/17).
NCAA Tournament: Had 2 digs in NCAA 1st Round win over Fairfield (11/30) and 2nd Round loss to UCLA (12/1).
2002 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
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