HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB
Hailing from Glen Rock, New Jersey, Nicole Crane arrives in Happy Valley as one of the highest-rated attacking prospects in the 2025 signing class… During her stint as an athlete at DePaul Catholic High School, Crane capitalized on her talents to become a 2024 High School All-American, All-State and Conference Player of the Year selection while anchoring the offense… Crane participated in youth soccer with World Class FC in Orangeburg, New York, under the direction of coaches Fredy Guarin and Chris Kelly, working with that organization from 2016 through the conclusion of her development career… She was a 2024 ECNL All-American and was also named an ECNL All-Conference First Team selection a year ago… Crane enters the Nittany Lion program boasting the No. 121 individual player ranking according to TopDrawerSoccer.
PERSONAL
Born in the spring of 2007, Nicole Crane is the youngest child and only daughter of Patricia Pagliai and David Crane… She has one older brother, named Shaun… As a student at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, New Jersey, Crane picked up Principal Honors during the 2024-25 academic year while juggling her soccer commitments… At Penn State, Crane plans on studying kinesiology and looks to continue her soccer career professionally after college, with the hope of becoming a physical therapist at the conclusion of her playing days… In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family.
WHY PENN STATE
“I believe that the coaching staff at Penn State is simply the best in the country. The culture they’ve created here makes PSU a place where I can develop, both as a person and as a player. The high-level training environment and the team’s grittiness is one of a kind, and I am extremely excited to be a part of it.”