CAREER
2024 National Champion...Earned one Academic All-Big Ten award (2024).
2024 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
Season: Played in 59 sets over 22 matches, including 10 as a starter as a defensive specialist...Finished with 69 digs (1.17/set) and seven assists...Stepped up in big matches, recording a season-high 10 digs in the National Championship win over No. 4 Louisville (12/22), nine digs in a win over No. 2 Nebraska (11/29) to clinch a share of the Big Ten title, and nine digs in a win over No. 6 Creighton (12/15) in the NCAA Regional Final at Rec Hall...Averaged 1.40 digs/set over Penn State's six NCAA Tournament matches.
at Temple (9/1): Served for a season-high four aces over two sets. at Maryland (11/17): Made first career start and finished with four digs. at Rutgers (11/27): Contributed six digs in a sweep. No. 2 Nebraska (11/29): Tallied nine digs in a four-set win to clinch a share of the Big Ten title. Marquette (12/13): Chipped in with seven digs in a four-set win in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. No. 6 Creighton (12/15): Totaled nine digs in a five-set win in the NCAA Regional Final. vs. No. 3 Nebraska (12/19): DId her part with six digs in a reverse-sweep win in the NCAA National Semifinal. No. 4 Louisville (12/22): Recorded a season-high 10 digs and had one ace to help Penn State secure its eighth national title with a 3-1 win.
2023 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Played in two sets over two matches.
James Madison (9/3): Made her collegiate debut in a 3-1 win at Rec Hall.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Was a three-time all-state selection, including two first-team honors, while playing five seasons of varsity at Wilmington Friends School…Earned five first-team all-conference awards…Finished career with 1,562 digs, 275 aces, and 417 assists…Was an AVCA third-team All-American and an AVCA all-region honoree…Received the AVCA Best and Brightest Award…Played seven years with Brandywine Volleyball Club and four years with East Coast Power Club.
PERSONAL
Parents are Len and Lynne Nathan…Both parents participated in sports at Swarthmore College, with father playing soccer and baseball and mother playing soccer…Has two older sisters, Alyssa and Dani…Alyssa played volleyball at Swarthmore…Dani played volleyball at James Madison…Enjoys baking, walking her dog, reading, photography, and art…Volunteers with Special Olympics…Intends to major in psychology and business.