News & Thoughts about PSU Recruiting, Transfer Portal, etc.

I didn't see this one coming. Welcome Katie!

Here's a bit more on Katie (courtesy of  TCU website):

2019 All-Big 12 2nd Team

2019 All-NIVC 1st Team

2018 Big 12 Rookie of the Week (10/8)

2018 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (10/8)



2019 (Sophomore):

Emerged as a consistent and versatile asset, starting 22 of her 30 matches played in two different positions, right side and middle blocker…started the final 14 matches at middle blocker…led the team in kills (289), blocks (99) and points (353.5)…set career-highs in kills for a season, kills/set, blocks, points, assists, digs, blocks/set, points and points/set…set career-high at Texas Tech (Oct. 6) with 21 kills… finished with 12 kills and a career-best 12 blocks for her first-career double-double against Miami (OH) (Dec. 5)…Her 12 blocks tied a program record..It was the most blocks in a single match of any Big 12 player in 2019, tied for the seventh most by an individual in a match…earned three or more blocks in all 14 of her starts at middle blocker, also delivered double digit kills in 10 of her final 12 matches…delivered 1.33 blocks/set in her final 14 matches at MB…had an incredibly strong run in the NIVC, finishing with 47 kills and 29 blocks in the tournament (3.13 kills/set and 1.93 blocks/set)…led the team with 17 double-digit kill matches.



2018 (Freshman):

Played in 22 matches and 82 sets in inaugural season in Fort Worth ... started 10 matches and came off the bench in the other 12 ... totaled 194 kills and 2.37 kills per set which was good for third on the team ... recorded double-digit kills in 10 matches including eight of the Big 12 matches ... had a season-high .833 hitting clip in the match against Montana State on Sept. 8 with five kills on six swings with no errors ... named Big 12 Rookie of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 8 which marked the 10th time in conference history a rookie won two in one week and the sixth student-athlete to accomplish the feat ... led the team in kills on three occasions and blocks in four matches ... recorded a season-high 20 kills against Texas Tech on Oct. 6 ... picked up a season-high five digs at home against Iowa State on Nov. 3 ... put up a season-high 6.0 total blocks on four occasions with the last time coming at West Virginia on Nov. 14 ... finished fourth on the team in total blocks with 55 in 2018 and 0.67 blocks per set ... finished the season with five total assists and 39 digs.

High School/Juniors:

Four year letterwinner at Arlington High School under head coach Kim Spencer … finished her four-year career with a school record 2,329 kills along with a .380 hitting clip, 745 digs, 335 blocks and 160 service aces … 2017 Under Armour Girls High School All-America Third Team … ranked No. 53 on the PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces list and No. 11 by FloVolleyball in their Class of 2018 list of Texas’s top players … earned a spot on the top 50 players to watch all four years of high school by Lonestar Volleyball … named to the Prepvolleyball.com Top 100 Juniors in 2016, Sophomore 79 list in 2015 and Freshman 59 list in 2014

We've updated the  Player Matrix and the 2021 Roster  to reflect the addition of and Katie Clark and Lexi Skripek to the 2021 roster. Welcome Katie and Lexi! We've also added the 2021 Schedule and updated the Recruiting Matrix

No. Probably can't until she starts classes.  One thing I just learned was that Katie Clark and Adanna Rollins played for the same club team -- Texas Advantage Volleyball (TAV).  

Oddly, that article referred to "the three transfers" but only named Pritchard and Rollins as the transfers that put Penn State among the top teams.  The "three" must have included Katie Clark.  They probably had written the article before she changed her social media, and they changed the number, but forgot to include her name.  (I don't think that the omission is a comment on Katie Clark -- she was the #53 PrepVolleyball Senior Ace (about the same as Amanda Phegley, for example) and was 2nd Team All Big-12 -- twice -- so I think she'll be a solid addition, at the least.) Here's the link to the article: volleyballmag.com/vbm-ncaa-recruiting-classes-072221/

Thoughtful and informative piece, Ethan.  Eager to see how Clark performs in 2021.

Welcome Katie!!!