2026 Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball team

2026 Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Katie Schumacher-Cawley (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Toron (5thth season) Megan Hodge Easy (4th season) Michael Henchy (3rd season)
Home arena	Rec Hall
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The 2026 Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball will represent Pennsylvania State University in the 2026 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball team will be led by 5th-year head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley.

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
Jordan Hopp	5	MB	6'2"	Graduate	Alliance, NE	Graduated
Addie Lyon	7	S	5'9"	Graduate	O'Fallon, MO	Graduated
Maggie Mendelson	44	MB	6'5"	Senior	North Ogden, UT	Graduated

Outgoing transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	New Team	Source
Catherine Burke	MB	6'3”	RS Sophomore	Glenview, IL	Wake Forest	[1]
Marin Collins	OH	6'3”	Freshman	Lake View, NY	Georgia	[2]
Kate Lally	DS	5'9”	RS Sophomore	State College, PA	TBD
Izzy Starck	S	6'1”	Sophomore	Viera, FL	Pittsburgh	[3]
Karis Willow	OH	6'4”	Junior	Arlington, OH	TBD

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous Team	Source
Ryla Jones	MB	6'2”	Junior	Oxon Hill, MD	Pittsburgh	[4]
Whitney Lauenstein	OH	6'2”	RS Senior	Waverly, NE	Texas	[5]
Alexis Stucky	S	6'2”	RS Senior	Laramie, WY	Florida	[6]

Incoming recruits

2026 Penn State Recruits

Name	Pos.	Height	Hometown	High School
Hayley Burgdorf	OH	6'0"	St. Charles, IL	St. Charles North
Finley Krystkowiak	OH	6'4"	San Diego, CA	Torrey Pines
Kendall Northern	MB	6'1"	Cincinnati, OH	Summit Country Day School
Danielle Whitmire	S	6'2"	Prosper, TX	Walnut Grove

Roster

2026 Penn State Nittany Lions Roster
	Libero /Defensive Specialists 2 Ava Falduto – Junior 9 Lexi Gin – Sophomore 10 Ava Jurevicius – Sophomore 11 Jocelyn Nathan – Senior Setters 5 Alexis Stucky – Redshirt Senior Danielle Whitmire – Freshman		Middle Blockers Ryla Jones – Junior 8 Gabrielle Nichols – Sophomore Kendall Northern – Freshman		Outside Hitters Hayley Burgdorf – Freshman Finley Krystkowiak – Freshman Whitney Lauenstein – Redshirt Senior 13 Emmi Sellman – Junior 27 Alexis Ewing – Sophomore Opposite Hitters 8 Caroline Jurevicius – Redshirt Junior 18 Kennedy Martin – Senior

Coaches

2026 Penn State Nittany Lions Coaching Staff

Katie Schumacher-Cawley – head coach – 5th year Brian Toron – assistant coach – 5th year Megan Hodge Easy – assistant coach – 4th year Michael Henchy – assistant coach – 3rd year

Support staff

2026 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

Schedule

TBD

References

1. "Former Penn State middle blocker Catherine Burke transfers to Wake Forest". The Daily Collegian. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
2. "Georgia Adds Marin Collins from Penn State". Georgia Bulldogs. February 28, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
3. "Pitt volleyball lands huge transfer from Penn State". MSN. December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
4. "Penn State volleyball-Nittany Lions add former Pitt MB Ryla Jones". The Tribune-Democrat. December 24, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
5. "Whitney Lauenstein Transfers To Penn State Volleyball". DigNittany. December 24, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
6. "Laramie grad Alexis Stucky transfers to Penn State". ESPN. December 14, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.