Kaitlyn Hord was a key member of Penn State volleyball's top-ranked recruiting class for 2018.
The Lexington, Kentucky native has quickly proven why, leading Penn State in hitting percentage at .475 and blocks with 26 — earning her keep and putting both people and the Big Ten on notice in the process.
Hord took home Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors, an award teammate Nia Reed said that Hord was unaware of, following her play against Stanford and Oregon during a weekend in which Hord had 23 kills and 12 blocks.
But for all the early success Hord's had, Reed still insists that she's a secret weapon of sorts for the Nittany Lions.