CAREER
2024 National Champion...Named the AVCA National Freshman of the Year, AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year, and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2024)...Was a second-team AVCA All-American (2024)...Made first-team All-Big Ten and the Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2024)...Voted to the NCAA State College Regional All-Tournament Team (2024)...Won five Big Ten Setter of the Week and six Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards.
2024 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named the AVCA National Freshman of the Year, AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year, and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year...Was a second-team AVCA All-American...Made first-team All-Big Ten, the AVCA All-East Coast Region Team, and the Big Ten All-Freshman Team...Voted to the NCAA State College Regional All-Tournament Team...Won five Big Ten Setter of the Week (9/30, 10/21, 10/28, 11/25, 12/1) and six Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards (9/2, 9/9, 9/23, 10/14, 10/28, 11/4).
Season: Played in all 135 sets while starting all 37 matches at setter...Finished with 1,483 assists (10.99/set) while leading the team to .283 hitting and added 342 digs (2.53), 99 blocks (0.73/set), and 19 aces...Her 1,483 assists were the most in a season by a Penn State player during the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present)...Totaled 40 or more assists in a match 20 times and 50 or more assists in a match five times, including a season-high 56 in addition to 11 digs in a reverse-sweep win over No. 3 Nebraska in the NCAA National Semifinal (12/19)...Recorded 18 double-doubles with kills and digs...Averaged 10.72 assists/set while leading Penn State to .291 hitting and added 2.40 digs/set and 0.60 blocks/set over the Nittany Lions' six NCAA Tournament matches.
at No. 15 Tennessee (8/30): Made collegiate debut and first-career start as she finished with 42 assists and 12 digs while leading the team to .343 hitting in a four-set win. No. 4 Louisville (9/3): Guided the team to .358 hitting with 32 assists in a sweep. at No. 9 Kentucky (9/6): Recorded a double-double with 42 assists and a season-high 17 digs while adding five blocks and one ace in a reverse-sweep win. Duke (9/13): Team hit .482 behind her 34 assists in a sweep. Yale (9/22): Registered a double-double with 47 assists and 12 digs while adding five kills, two blocks, and two aces. at No. 10 Purdue (9/25): Led team to .369 hitting with 38 assists and finished off a double-double with 13 digs in a sweep. Michigan State (9/29): Racked up 55 assists in a sweep. at Indiana (10/13): Turned in a double-double with 53 assists and 12 digs in a four-set win. at Ohio State (10/18): Matched a season high with 17 digs and finished off a double-double with 50 assists in a five-set win. No. 14 Minnesota (10/20): Guided team to .305 hitting with 46 assists in a sweep. at UCLA (10/24): Recorded a double-double with 45 assists and 14 digs in a five-set win. at No. 16 USC (10/26): Had a big all-around match with 43 assists, 16 digs, and seven kills in a four-set win. at Maryland (11/1): Matched a season high with 17 digs and finished off a double-double with 49 assists in a four-set win. No. 8 Purdue (11/21): Posted another double-double with 38 assists and 10 digs in addition to five blocks in a sweep. No. 2 Nebraska (11/29): Registered a double-double with 46 assists and 11 digs while adding six blocks and three kills in a four-set win that clinched a share of the Big Ten title. Delaware State (12/6): Made postseason debut and led team to .456 hitting with 32 assists in a sweep in the NCAA First Round. North Carolina (12/7): Team hit .368 behind her 41 assists in a four-set win in the NCAA Second Round. Marquette (12/13): Recorded a double-double with 43 assists and 13 digs in a four-set win in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. No. 6 Creighton (12/15): Finished with 41 assists, 11 digs, and six kills in a five-set win in the NCAA Regional Final. vs. No. 3 Nebraska (12/19): Tallied a season-high 56 assists and finished a double-double with 11 digs in a reverse-sweep win in the NCAA National Semifinal. at No. 4 Louisville (12/22): Closed the season with her 18th double-double as she totaled 55 assists and 13 digs to help Penn State secure its eighth national title with a four-set win.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Was the No. 1 ranked recruit in her class by PrepVolleyball.com...Played first three years of high school volleyball at Rampart High School in Colorado and final season at Viera High School in Florida, earning Gatorade Player of the Year recognition in both states - in Colorado as a junior and in Florida as a senior...Was a member of the USA U21 National Team in 2023 and helped the team finish sixth at the World Championships...Led the U19 National Team to the gold medal at both the 2022 and 2023 Pan American Cup...Was a first-team Under Armour High School All-American following her senior season...Helped Viera to a runner-up finish at the Florida State Tournament...Led Rampart to the 2021 Colorado state title...Finished high school career with 1,831 assists, 1,275 kills and 1,070 digs...Was three-time all-state in Colorado, including back-to-back seasons on the first team...Named the CSML Player of the Year as a junior and was the Southern Colorado Player of the Year as a freshman...Earned PrepVolleyball All-America recognition...Played four years of club with Colorado Juniors and five with Vegas Aces...Was a 2023 PrepVolleyball Club All-American...Helped team qualify for USA Junior Nationals all nine years of club career.
PERSONAL
Parents are Errica Starck and Doug Starck...Has one older sister, Anjelina, who is a senior for Penn State Women's Volleyball...Mother played volleyball at Texas...Father played volleyball at Ball State...Enjoys hiking, traveling, paddle boarding and golfing...Plans to major in Pre-Med.