Mac Podraza Season 2023

CAREER
Played final collegiate season at Penn State...In her five-year career she earned three All-America honors (second team in 2022, third team in 2021, honorable mention in 2020)…Received four All-Northeast Region awards (2020, 21, 22, 23)…Named the Big Ten Setter of the Year in 2022…Picked up four first-team All-Big Ten accolades (2020, 21, 22, 23)…Earned four Academic All-Big Ten honors (2020, 21, 22, 23)…Named Big Ten Setter of the Week 15 times…Finished career with 5,237 assists, 1,035 digs, 314 blocks and 57 aces.

2023 • GRADUATE SEASON
Awards: Made the All-Big Ten first team…Garnered All-Northeast Region recognition…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team…Named the Big Ten Setter of the Week three times...Voted MVP of the Penn State Classic...Named to the Penn State Invitational All-Tournament Team.
 
Season: Played in 119 sets while starting all 32 matches at setter...Finished with 1,236 assists (10.39/set), 256 digs (2.15/set), 73 blocks (0.61/set) and 14 aces...Recorded 13 double-doubles in assists and digs...Tallied season-high 52 assists in addition to nine digs, four blocks and two aces in a five-set win at 15th-ranked Kansas in the NCAA Second Round (12/1)...Totaled a season-high seven blocks in a four-set match against Georgia Tech (8/26)...Registered a season-high 14 digs twice, doing so first in a five-set win over Ohio State (10/7) and then again in a five-set match against Purdue (11/5).

2022 • SENIOR SEASON (AT OHIO STATE)
Awards: Named an AVCA second-team All-American…Voted the Big Ten Setter of the Year and made the All-Big Ten first team…Garnered All-Northeast Region recognition…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team…Named the Big Ten Setter of the Week five times.
 
Season: Played in 117 sets over 32 matches…Finished with 1,299 assists (11.10/set), 267 digs (2.28/set), 72 blocks and 74 kills…Recorded 12 double-doubles with assists and digs…Registered 40 or more assists in a match 17 times, including a season-high 60 in a five-set win over Penn State (10/7)…Tallied double-digit digs 10 times, including a season-high 17 in a five-set match at Nebraska (9/24).

2021 • JUNIOR SEASON (AT OHIO STATE)
Awards: Named an AVCA third-team All-American…Made the All-Big Ten first team…Garnered All-Northeast Region recognition…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team…Named the Big Ten Setter of the Week three times.

Season: Played in 109 sets over 32 matches…Finished with 1,282 assists (11.76/set), 277 digs (2.54/set), 72 blocks, and 56 kills…Recorded 11 double-doubles with assists and digs…Totaled 40 or more assists in a match 20 times, including a season-high 54 in a five-set win over Notre Dame (9/19) and a five-set match at Purdue (9/24)…Reached double-digit digs 10 times, including a season-high 18 in a four-set match at Minnesota (10/24).

2020-21 • SOPHOMORE SEASON (AT OHIO STATE)
Awards: Named an AVCA honorable-mention All-American…Made the All-Big Ten first team…Garnered All-Northeast Region recognition…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team…Named the Big Ten Setter of the Week four times.

Season: Played in 81 sets over 20 matches…Finished with 883 assists (10.90/set), 163 digs (2.01/set), 44 blocks, 72 kills, and 23 aces…Recorded four double-doubles with assists and digs…Tallied double-digit assists 17 times, including a season-high 53 in a five-set match at Nebraska (3/12)…Totaled double-digit digs four times, including a season-high 15 in a five-set win over Penn State (2/17).
 
2019 • FRESHMAN SEASON (AT OHIO STATE)
Season: Played in 85 sets over 28 matches…Finished with 537 assists, 72 digs, 53 blocks, and 71 kills…Totaled 40 assists or more three times, including a season-high 66 in a five-set match against Texas Tech (8/30).

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Was a four-year letterwinner at Big Walnut High School…Named District and OCC Player of the Year as a senior…Received Under Armour second-team All-America recognition…Was a two-time USAV All-American and JVA All-National Team member…Earned two All-OCC awards…Eclipsed 1,000 career assists during her junior season…Was the 2016 OCC Player of the Year…Played club volleyball with Mintonette Sports, which she led to a U16 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship…Played first four years of collegiate volleyball at Ohio State.

PERSONAL
Parents are Chris Podraza and Chris Podraza…Mother played volleyball at Minnesota…Has two brothers, Jackson and Blake...Majored in arts and sciences at Ohio State.