2025 Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball team

2025 Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	10–6 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Katie Schumacher-Cawley (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Toron (4th season) Megan Hodge Easy (3rd season) Michael Henchy (2nd season)
Captains	Gillian Grimes Jordan Hopp Emmi Sellman
Home arena	Rec Hall
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

The 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball team will represent Pennsylvania State University in the 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball team will be led by 4th-year head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley. The 2025 Penn State is the defending NCAA champions, having won the program's 8th national title in 2024.

They are members of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Rec Hall.

Offseason

Outgoing departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Taylor Trammell	1	MB	6'2"	Graduate	Lexington, KY	Graduated
Camryn Hannah	8	OH	6'2"	Graduate	Lansing, IL	Graduated
Jess Mruzik	9	OH	6'1"	Graduate	Livonia, MI	Graduated
Anjelina Starck	10	OH	6'2"	Senior	Colorado Springs, CO	Graduated
Quinn Menger	24	DS/S	5'9"	Senior	Powhatan, VA	Graduated

Outgoing transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	New Team	Source
Alexa Markley	RS	6'2”	Junior	Peachtree City, GA	Washington	[1]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous Team	Source
Addie Lyon	S	5'9”	RS Senior	O'Fallon, MO	Saint Louis	[2]
Kennedy Martin	RS	6'6”	Junior	Fort Mill, SC	Florida	[3]
Emmi Sellman	OH	6'4”	Sophomore	Burtonsville, MD	Ohio State	[4]

Incoming recruits

2024 Penn State Recruits

Name	Pos.	Height	Hometown	High School
Marin Collins	OH	6'3"	Lake View, NY	Frontier Central
Alexis Ewing	OH	6'4"	Bethesda, MD	Bullis School
Lexi Gin	DS	5'6"	Indianapolis, IN	Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
Ava Jurevicius	DS	5'9"	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Lutheran
Gabrielle Nichols	MB	6'2"	Winston-Salem, NC	Reagan

Roster

2025 Penn State Nittany Lions Roster
	Libero /Defensive Specialists 2 Ava Falduto – Sophomore 3 Gillian Grimes – Senior 6 Kate Lally – Junior 9 Lexi Gin – Freshman 10 Ava Jurevicius – Freshman 11 Jocelyn Nathan – Junior Setters 7 Addie Lyon – Redshirt Senior 21 Izzy Starck – Sophomore †		Middle Blockers 5 Jordan Hopp – Senior 8 Gabrielle Nichols – Freshman 23 Catherine Burke – Junior 44 Maggie Mendelson – Senior		Outside Hitters 4 Karis Willow – Junior 13 Emmi Sellman – Sophomore 15 Marin Collins – Freshman 27 Alexis Ewing – Freshman Opposite Hitters 8 Caroline Jurevicius – Redshirt Sophomore 18 Kennedy Martin – Junior

Coaches

2025 Penn State Nittany Lions Coaching Staff

Katie Schumacher-Cawley – head coach – 4th year Brian Toron – assistant coach – 4th year Megan Hodge Easy – assistant coach – 3rd year Michael Henchy – assistant coach – 2nd year

Support staff

2025 Penn State Nittany Lions Support Coaching Staff

Sarah Tischler – director of operations Sydnie Mabry – performance analyst Scott Campbell – athletic trainer Matt Dorn – athletic performance coach

† Sophomore setter Izzy Starck announced that she was stepping away from volleyball for the 2025 season on September 5, 2025. She was removed from the official 2025 Penn State roster shortly after.

Schedule

Date Time (ET)	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (Big Ten Record)
Regular Season
August 23 2:00 PM	vs. #12 Creighton	#2	Pinnacle Bank Arena (AVCA First Serve) Lincoln, NE	Fox Sports 1	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–22, 26–24)		1–0
August 25 6:30 PM	vs. #14 Kansas	#2	Sanford Pentagon (AVCA First Serve) Sioux Falls, SD	Big Ten Network	W 3–2 (25–22, 24–26, 16–25, 30–28, 15–12)	3,397	2–0
August 31 5:00 PM	vs. #13 Arizona State	#2	PPG Paints Arena (State Farm College Volleyball Showcase) Pittsburgh, PA	Fox	L 1–3 (25–21, 23–25, 20–25, 29–31)	7,723	2–1
September 1 5:00 PM	vs. #24 TCU	#5	PPG Paints Arena (State Farm College Volleyball Showcase) Pittsburgh, PA	Fox	L 2–3 (19–25, 15–25, 25–20, 25–19, 12–15)		2–2
September 5 TBA	vs. #4 Kentucky	#5	Rec Hall (Penn State Invitational) University Park, PA	Fox	L 0–3 (21–25, 16–25, 23–25)	6,031	2–3
September 7 TBA	vs. New Hampshire	#5	Rec Hall (Penn State Invitational) University Park, PA	BIG+	W 3–0 (25–11, 25–15, 25–20)	3,737	3–3
September 9 TBA	vs. Bucknell	#12	Rec Hall University Park, PA	BIG+	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–10, 25–20)	3,191	4–3
September 17 TBA	vs. #5 Pittsburgh	#13	Rec Hall University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	L 1–3 (23–25, 17–25, 25–23, 17–25)	5,211	4–4
September 19 TBA	vs. Princeton	#13	Rec Hall (Penn State Classic) University Park, PA	BIG+	W 3–2 (25–15, 20–25, 22–25, 25–16, 15–8)	3,335	5–4
September 21 TBA	vs. Central Michigan	#13	Rec Hall (Penn State Classic) University Park, PA	BIG+	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–22)	3,313	6–4
September 26 TBA	vs #17 Southern California*	#15	Rec Hall University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	W 3–2 (25–13, 25–22, 19–25, 19–25, 15–13)	4,318	7–4 (1–0)
September 28 TBA	vs. UCLA*	#15	Rec Hall University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	L 1–3 (25–22, 19–25, 23–25, 23–25)	3,964	7–5 (1–1)
October 3 TBA	vs. #1 Nebraska*	#16	Rec Hall University Park, PA	Fox	L 0–3 (6–25, 15–25, 13–25)	6,257	7–6 (1–2)
October 5 TBA	at Maryland*	#16	Xfinity Center College Park, MD	Big Ten Network	W 3–2 (25–16, 25–20, 19–25, 23–25, 15–5)	5,093	8–6 (2–2)
October 10 TBA	vs. #7 Wisconsin*	#19	Rec Hall University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–21, 25–16)	5,311	9–6 (3–2)
October 11 TBA	vs. Northwestern*	#19	Rec Hall University Park, PA	BIG+	W 3–1 (25–18, 25–20, 20–25, 25–16)	3,643	10–6 (4–2)
October 17 10:00 PM	at Washington*		Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA	Big Ten Network
October 18 10:30 PM	at Oregon*		Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR	Big Ten Network
October 24 7:00 PM	vs. Rutgers*		Rec Hall University Park, PA	BIG+
October 26 12:00 PM	at Ohio State*		Covelli Center Columbus, OH	BIG+
October 31 6:30 PM	at Michigan*		Cliff Keen Arena Ann Arbor, MI	Big Ten Network
November 2 4:00 PM	vs. Indiana*		Rec Hall University Park, PA	Big Ten Network
November 7 7:00 PM	at Purdue*		Holloway Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN
November 9 4:30 PM	at Illinois*		Huff Hall Champaign, IL	Big Ten Network
November 14 7:00 PM	at Minnesota*		Maturi Pavilion Minneapolis, MN	Big Ten Network
November 16 2:00 PM	vs. Ohio State*		Rec Hall University Park, PA
November 21 7:00 PM	vs. Michigan State*		Rec Hall University Park, PA
November 23 2:00 PM	vs. Maryland*		Rec Hall University Park, PA
November 28 6:30 PM	at Nebraska*		Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE	Big Ten Network
November 29 TBA	at Iowa*		Xtream Arena Coralville, IA	Big Ten Network
* Indicates Conference Opponent, Times listed are Eastern Time Zone, Source [5] *Total 2025 Attendance:

References

1. "Washington volleyball lands two players from transfer portal". Daily UW. February 28, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
2. Will Hortsman (January 18, 2025). "Former Saint Louis setter Addie Lyon transfers to Penn State women's volleyball". PSU Collegian. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
3. Kumar, Aishwarya (May 7, 2025). "Penn St. volleyball lands All-American Kennedy Martin from portal". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
4. Kasales, Ethan (December 16, 2024). "Emmi Sellman Transfers To Penn State Volleyball". Dig Nittany. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
5. "2025 Volleyball Schedule". PSU Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2025.