Kendall White Season 2018

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Was a three-time All-American, earning first-team honors in 2018 and 2019 and second-team recognition in 2017…Earned three All-Northeast Region accolades (2017, 2018, 2019)…Won two Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year awards (2018, 2019)…Was a three-time All-Big Ten selection…Graduated with the program record for career digs (1,994).

Season: Graduated with single-season records during the 25-point rally scoring era for digs (558) and digs/set (4.76), both of which were set as a junior in 2018…Also left with three of the program’s top four single-season digs totals during the 25-point rally scoring era, including the third most with 500 in 2017 and the fourth most with 474 in 2019…Finished her career with three of the program’s top four single-season digs/set totals, including the second most with 4.13/set in 2017 and the fourth most with 4.05/set in 2019.

Match: Posted two matches with 32 digs that rank second in program history during the 25-point rally scoring era…The first 32-dig match came against Nebraska (11/4/16), while the second came at Illinois (11/10/18)…Also has the fourth-best digs total in a match with 31 at Nebraska (11/2/18).
 
2019 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Named first-team All-American for the second-consecutive season…Voted All-Northeast Region…Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Penn State player to receive the award two times…Was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection…Earned two Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week awards (10/14, 11/9)...Named to the Cyclone Invitational All-Tournament Team.

Season: Played in all 33 matches and 117 sets…Finished with 474 digs (4.05/set), 22 aces and 109 assists. Posted double-digit digs 29 times, including five matches with 20-plus digs…Had five matches with multiple aces, including a season-high four aces twice.
Rankings: Ranked fourth in the Big Ten in digs (474).

Hofstra (8/30): Finished with eight digs and one ace.Holy Cross (8/31): Totaled 10 digs and one ace. at Iowa State (9/6): Recorded 13 digs and one ace. vs. LSU (9/7): Registered 13 digs.Stanford (9/13): Tallied 22 digs in a four-set match.Oregon (9/14): Posted 12 digs. Pitt (9/20): Finished with 13 digs. Michigan State (9/25): Totaled 14 digs and four assists. Rutgers (9/28): Recorded nine digs, four assists and two aces. Maryland (10/11): Registered 21 digs and five assists. Ohio State (10/12): Tallied 11 digs, four assists and one ace. at Michigan (10/18): Posted 21 digs in a 3-1 win. at Michigan State (10/20): Finished with 18 digs and a season-high four aces.Illinois (10/23): Totaled 21 digs and matched a season-high with four aces for the second-straight match.at Maryland (10/26): Recorded 12 digs.at Iowa (11/1): Registered 13 digs and two aces.Indiana (11/8): Tallied 14 digs.Purdue (11/9): Posted a season-high 29 digs and four assists in a 3-1 win.at Illinois (11/15): Finished with 15 digs, three assists and one ace in a 3-0 win. at Northwestern (11/17): Totaled 13 digs.at Indiana (11/20): Recorded 13 digs. at Rutgers (11/24): Registered eight digs and two aces. Wisconsin (11/29): Tallied 14 digs and a season-high seven assists. Minnesota (11/30): Posted 19 digs, five assists and one ace. Princeton (12/6): Finished with 13 digs, six assists and one ace in the NCAA First Round. vs. Cincinnati (12/13): Totaled 14 digs, six assists and one ace in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. at Stanford (12/14): Played final match of her career and finished with 11 digs and five assists.

2018 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Became first Penn State libero to be named first team All-American…Was the first Penn State libero to earn All-America honors in back-to-back seasons…Voted AVCA All-Northeast Region…Voted the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection…Earned a spot on the NCAA Palo Alto Regional All-Tournament Team…Voted Preseason All-Big Ten…Named to the Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team…Received two Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week awards (10/1, 11/26).

Season: Played all 34 matches and 118 sets…Set the program’s single-season record for digs in the 25-point rally scoring era with 558 and the digs per set record with 4.76…Helped hold opponents to .170 hitting on the season and helped the Lions as a team set the program record in the 25-point era with 14.74 digs/set…Averaged 5.43 digs/set against top-50 opponents…Recorded two 30-plus dig matches during the season, becoming the first Penn State player to have multiple matches with 30-plus digs in a season.

Rankings: Ranked third in the Big Ten in digs/set (4.73) and fourth in total digs (558).

Eastern Kentucky (8/24): Finished with 19 digs and four assists in a 3-0 win.UMBC (8/25): Posted 16 digs and two aces. Navy (8/25): Recorded 13 digs and one ace. Temple (8/31): Registered 13 digs and once ace. Texas A&M (9/1): Tallied 15 digs and two aces in a 3-0 win. at Stanford (9/7): Finished with 19 digs in a three-set match.vs. Oregon (9/8): Posted 18 digs in a 3-0 win.at American (9/15): Recorded 18 digs and four assists. at Minnesota (9/19): Registered 18 digs in a three-set match.at Ohio State (9/23): Tallied 17 digs and four assists. at Michigan State (9/28): Finished with 11 digs, four assists and one ace. at Michigan (9/30): Posted 15 digs in a 3-0 win. at Purdue (10/10): Recorded 27 digs and five assists in a 3-1 win.Nebraska (10/13): Registered 25 digs and a season-high three aces in a 3-2 win. Indiana (10/26): Tallied 19 digs and five assists in a 3-0 win. at Nebraska (11/2): Finished with 31 assists in a five-set match.at Iowa (11/3): Posted 17 digs, four assists and one ace in a 3-0 win. at Northwestern (11/9): Recorded 16 digs in a 3-0 win. at Illinois (11/10): Registered a season-high 32 digs and added two aces in a five-set match. Minnesota (11/23): Tallied 27 digs and one ace in a 3-2 win. Wisconsin (11/24): Finished with 26 digs in a five-set match. Howard (11/30): Posted 14 digs and two aces in the NCAA First Round. Syracuse (12/1): Recorded 14 digs in the NCAA Second Round. vs. Washington (12/7): Registered 16 digs and two aces in a 3-0 win in the NCAA Regional Semifinal.
              
2017 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named second-team All-American, becoming the first Penn State libero since 2005 to earn All-America status…Was the only libero voted to the All-Big Ten Team…Earned a spot on the All-Northeast Region Team.

Season: Started all 35 matches at libero…Led the team with 462 digs (3.76/set)…Recorded double-digit digs in 25 matches, including four matches with at least 20 digs.

Rankings: Ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 455 digs.

Yale (9/15): Totaled a career-best four service aces. at Michigan State (11/1): Recorded a season-high 29 digs in a 3-1 win.

2016 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Voted to Big Ten All-Freshman Team.

Season: Played in all 34 matches and 121 sets…Posted 500 digs, 81 assists and 13 aces.

West Virginia (8/26): Led team with 16 digs in collegiate debut. North Carolina (8/27): Finished with 17 digs. at Colorado (9/3): Totaled 18 digs. vs. Stanford (9/4): Posted first career 20-dig performance with 22.  Syracuse (9/10): Tallied 12 digs. Clemson (9/17): Logged 15 digs. Rutgers (9/21): Posted 13 digs and one ace. at Northwestern (9/25): Registered 10 digs and two aces. Minnesota (10/5): Recorded a match-high 21 digs and added four assists. Rutgers (10/8): Tallied 14 digs. Michigan (10/22): Notched 23 digs and a season-high seven assists. Wisconsin (10/28): Contributed 16 digs. Minnesota (10/29): Registered 15 digs. Nebraska (11/4): Posted a career-high 32 digs against the top-ranked team in the country. Iowa (11/5): Logged 13 digs. Maryland (11/11): Tallied 19 digs, three assists and one ace. Ohio State (11/12): Recorded 23 digs. Illinois (11/26): Posted 16 digs and two aces. Pitt (12/3): Notched 18 digs and six assists. Nebraska (12/9): Posted 26 digs, four assists and one ace in a Regional Semifinal game.

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Was a four-year letterwinner at Cathedral…Helped the Irish become the first Indiana 4A team to post an undefeated record (36-0) in 2015 on the way to an Indiana Class 4A state title as the team’s libero…Earned Indiana all-state first team honors from 2014-16, as well as second-team laurels in 2013…Picked up all-city honors from 2013-16…Served as team captain at Cathedral in 2015-16, earning team MVP honors in 2016…Selected as the Indy Star Player of the Year and Cathedral’s High School Female Athlete of the Year in 2015-16…Named Indiana’s volleyball Gatorade State Player of the Year in 2015-16…Earned 2015 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-America honors…Selected to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA volleyball team in 2015…Played club volleyball with Munciana, earning AAU All-America accolades in 2015-16.