Russ Rose Then (1998): “Tomuke has been working on her jump serve.  I think she is going into this last year with a renewed vigor to do the best she can to help the team.  She’s always been a person that’s committed to helping the team, sometimes at the expense of having herself ready to do things.  Hopefully, she’ll really seize the opportunity to take care of herself and get after being the best player that she can be for her senior year.”

Russ Rose Now (2025): “Tomuke was a hitter when she was in club and high school volleyball, and she was a really good basketball player.  When she was young, she played against Allen Iverson and some of those individuals in the Maryland/Virginia area. But she came to Penn State as a back row player.  She was very physical and very bright. And she was really, really competitive and high-energy all the time.  Tomuke was a good teammate — she spent a lot of time just keeping the team focused and loose.”

What Her Teammates Said: “She’s someone who would do anything to help somebody out. That’s what makes her such a great person.” Junior opposite hitter and roommate Lindsay Anderson.

Before Penn State: Ebuwei lettered in volleyball, basketball, and lacrosse at Elizabeth Seton High School in the Washington, D.C. area; playing outside hitter, Ebuwei was named All-Metropolitan after the 1993 season, when she guided the Seton Roadrunners to a third-place finish in the league; Ebuwei played two years for the USVBA Metro-Volleyball Club; a major contributor to the 1993 Roadrunners’ league basketball title, Ebuwei was selected second-team All-County.

“Ebuwei Counted on to bring life back to lady spiker attack,” The Daily Collegian, Oct. 30, 1997

“Ebuwei does more than just play volleyball for Lady Lions,” The Daily Collegian, Oct. 19, 1998