Katie Kabbes Class: Sophomore Hometown: Raleigh, N.C. High School: Cardinal Gibbons Height: 6-5 Position: OH

Pronounced: Katie • CAB-es

Lion Career
2008 (Freshman): Played in 22 matches ... Saw first career action against UCLA (8/30) and recorded her first collegiate kill versus Ohio (8/31) ... posted eight kills versus Long Island (9/5) in first career action in Rec Hall ... had four kills against Yale (9/19) ... was 2-for 3 with one digs against New Hampshire (9/20) ... tallied two kills at Northwestern (10/25) ... notched three kills and three digs against Iowa (11/1) ... was a perfect 2-for-2 against Indiana (11/5) ... had two digs at Illinois (11/14).

High School
Four-year volleyball letterwinner at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, N.C. ... two-year captain for the Crusaders ... helped the squad to four consecutive (2004-07) conference championships and three straight (2005-07) NCHSAA 2A State Championships ... ended with a scholastic record of 119-13 and as the school record holder in career kills (1,500), career aces (221) and single-season kills (478) ... her No. 4 jersey has been retired ... hit for a career percentage of .419 (1,500-325-2802) with an average of 3.69 kills per game, also adding in 262 career blocks and 623 career digs ... named the 2007-08 Cardinal Gibbons Co-Female Athlete of the Year ... 2007-08 AVCA High School Senior All-American, Volleyball Magazine First Team All-American and PrepVolleyball.com All-American ... 2008 Volleyball Magazine "Fab 50" selection ... 2006 and 2007 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year ... two-time NCHSAA 2A Championship Most Outstanding Player ... 2006 Mid-State Conference Player of the Year ... two-time Raleigh News & Observer Volleyball Player of the Year ... a finalist for PrepVolleyball.com Junior and Senior National Player of the Year honors ... 2007 Great Eight Tournament Most Valuable Player ... a member of Triangle Volleyball Club out of Raleigh, N.C. ... team was the 2006 Big South Qualifier Champions ... a member of the 2007 Junior Olympic 18 National Division All-Tournament Team ... 2004-08 USAV Carolina Region Champions ... Volleyball Magazine Scholar Athlete of the Month (July 2007) ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Born Kathryn Elise Kabbes on Feb. 2, 1990 in Indianapolis, Ind. ... parents are Dawn and John Kabbes ... has two sisters, Lindsey (24) and Kelly (23) and one brother, Greg (21) ... sister Lindsey played volleyball and basketball at Peace College, sister Kelly played volleyball at George Washington University, father played basketball at Rice University and mother was a cheerleader at Georgia Tech ... plans on majoring in Human Development and Family Studies ... names John Mayer and the Goo Goo Dolls as favorite musical entertainers, the Carolina Hurricanes as favorite pro sports team, Michael Jordan as favorite athlete, sushi, shrimp and guacamole as favorite foods, "The Notebook" as favorite book, "Grey's Anatomy" and "The Office" as favorite television shows, "Love & Basketball" and "Dumb and Dumber" as favorite movies, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell as favorite actors, Sarah Jessica Parker as favorite actress and Buzios, Brazil as favorite place to visit.

Quoting Russ Rose
"Katie is going to get some looks at both the left and right side positio. She has good size. We're still trying to get a consistent level of play out of her at the net. She's a wonderful kid who's always smiling."

Kabbes' Expectations
"To become a major contributor to another successful Penn State Volleyball season."