| Maggie Harding |
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RS Freshman
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| Hometown:
State College, Pa.
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| High School:
State College Area
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| Height:
5-6
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| Position:
DS
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Lion Career
2010 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
High School
Four-year varsity letterwinner at State College Area High School in State College, Pa. ... team captain senior year ... two-time All-District honoree and PVA Invitational All-Tournament team member ... selected All-Independent League sophomore year, All-Conference junior year and All-State senior year ... selected to the Rally in the Valley Invitational and Saint Francis Invitational All-Tournament teams ... two-time member of the Susquehannock Invitational All-Tournament Team ... voted Best JV Defensive player her freshman year and Best Varsity Defensive Player her sophomore year ... was a Faculty Scholar and ranked in the top 10 percent of her class ... received the Principal's Award and the Judge Sharp Award ... member of the National Spanish Honors Society ... also lettered in softball.
Personal
Born Margaret Mary Harding on March 25, 1992 in Lewistown, Pa. ... parents are Jeff and Cindy Harding ... has four brothers, Jay (26), Zach (24), Luke (22) and Andy (21) ... brother, Zach, is a 2009 PSU alum and brother, Luke, is a senior at Penn State ... father, Jeff, and uncle, Jim Harding ('83), both wrestled at Penn State ... grandfather, Gene Harding ('51), played baseball and grandfather, Charles Ruslavage ('56), played football at Penn State ... mother, Cindy, aunt, Judy Ligo, and uncles, Greg Harding and Rob Barto all attended Penn State ... brother, Jay, played football and ran track at Cornell (2004-08)...brother, Andy, is a senior at Oklahoma State... majoring in food science ... names cooking, and art as favorite hobbies, "Horton Hears a Who" as favorite book, Zac Brown Band as favorite entertainer, "Friends" as favorite TV show, "Cool Runnings" as favorite movie, Christa Harmotto as favorite athlete, John Candy as favorite actor and Natalie Portman as favorite actress and cereal as favorite food.
Quoting Coach Rose
"Maggie has improved a great deal. She's significantly stronger than she was a year ago, offers a good serve and can pass, but has to work on the speed necessary to play at this level. No one works harder or cares more about this team."
Harding's Expectations
"We'll have a new team dynamic, with a lot of young players, but I expect that we'll work hard to keep up the tradition of Penn State volleyball."
