When watching Jonni Parker and Kaitlyn Hord play a game of volleyball as freshmen last season, ‘rookie’, is the last word that comes to mind.
The Third Team All-American Parker and honorable mention Hord will put their summer preparation for the 2019 season into action this Friday against Hofstra and Saturday against Holy Cross and Wichita State.
At a minimum, these two Nittany Lions grew stronger, contributed more and stepped into leadership positions immediately after the 2018 season even though the pair are only sophomores.
“These two individuals [Hord and Parker] that are here,” coach Russ Rose said.