CAREER
2024 National Champion...Earned one Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2024).
2024 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Was Penn State's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for women's volleyball.
Season: Played all 135 sets and started three of the team's 37 matches as a defensive specialist...Finished with 310 digs (2.30/set) and led the team with 39 aces...Reached double-digit digs in 15 matches, including a season-high 24 in addition to two aces in a four-set win at Northwestern (11/8)...Had at least one ace in 22 matches, including a season-high four in a sweep over Duke (9/13) and again in a four-set win over Marquette (12/13) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal at Rec Hall... Averaged 2.36 digs/set and served for a team-high 14 aces over Penn State's six NCAA Tournament matches.
at No. 15 Tennessee (8/30): Made collegiate debut and contributed five digs. at Temple (9/1): Made first career start and finished with 13 digs and one ace. at No. 9 Kentucky (9/6): Totaled 12 digs and three aces in a reverse-sweep win. Duke (9/13): Served for a season-high four aces in addition to eight digs in a sweep. Yale (9/22): Contributed 15 digs. Michigan State (9/29): Chipped in with 12 digs. at Michigan State (10/11): Tallied three aces and added eight digs in a sweep. at Indiana (10/13): Finished with 12 digs and one ace. at Northwestern (11/8): Finished with a season-high 24 digs and had a pair of aces in a four-set win. at Rutgers (11/27): Contributed 10 digs in a sweep. No. 2 Nebraska (11/29): Did her part with 10 digs and one ace in a 3-1 win that clinched a share of the Big Ten title. Delaware State (12/6): Chipped in with 12 digs and three aces in her postseason debut, a 3-0 win in the NCAA First Round. North Carolina (12/7): Totaled nine digs and two aces in a 3-1 win in the NCAA Second Round. Marquette (12/13): Matched a season high with four aces and added 11 digs in a 3-1 win in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. No. 6 Creighton (12/15): Tallied 10 digs and one ace in a 3-2 win in the NCAA Regional Final. vs. No. 3 Nebraska (12/19): Chipped in with two aces and three digs in a reverse-sweep win in the NCAA National Semifinal. at No. 4 Louisville (12/22): Finished with 14 digs and two aces in a 3-1 win that secured Penn State's eighth national title.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Ranked as the No. 4 recruit in 2023 by PrepVolleyball.com…Named a 2023 Under Armour All-American and Illinois’ Top Libero by Prep Dig…Was a four-time all-conference, two-time all-state selection…Named both the 2022 MSC Conference Blue Divison Player of the Year and Suburban Life Player of the Year at IC Catholic Prep…Led team as a captain in both 2022 and 2023 to a state final runner-up title and two conference championships… Won gold and named Best Receiver at the Pan Am Cup in 2023 with the USA U19 National Team…Named to the 2021 and 2022 JVA All-National Team…Played eight years of club with New WAVE Volleyball Club and one with 1st Alliance Volleyball Club...Had a third-place finish in 17 open at 2023 nationals with 1st Alliance.
PERSONAL
Parents are John and Jen Falduto… Has one older sister, Kaitlyn, and two older brothers, Andrew and Johnny…Enjoys traveling, hanging out with friends and shopping…Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies.