Pronounced: Roberta • HOLE-house

Lion Career
2006 (Sophomore): Penn State Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Academic All-Big Ten ... played in all 35 matches and 114 games, beginning the season as the squad's defensive and serving specialist before moving to libero ... led the team with 440 digs, good to tie for eighth on Penn State's single-season record list ... her 3.86 dig per game average also ranks tied for ninth on the single-season chart and placed her eighth in the Big Ten ... had at least one dig in every match of the season, including 27 double-digit dig matches ... set a new career-high and fell just short of the Penn State record for digs in a four-game match with 27 in the NCAA Regional Final match at Washington (12/9) ... averaged 6.00 digs per game in road wins over Northwestern and Illinois (10/13 & 15) ... also led the squad with 50 service aces, placing her 10th on the single-season record list ... her 0.44 service aces per game averaged placed her at the top of the Big Ten rankings ... racked up a career-high six aces against Tennessee State (9/15), just shy of the three-game single-match record of seven set by Sam Tortorello against Fairfield on Sept. 7, 2002 ... had at least one ace in 24 matches and 13 multiple-ace contests ... also recorded two kills and 28 assists for the year.

2005 (Freshman): Played in 59 games and 33 matches as a serving and defensive specialist ... made collegiate debut in the opening match of the season against Stanford (8/26) at the AVCA/NACWAA Showcase ... recorded first career dig against Hawaii (8/27) at the tournament ... tallied a career-high three service aces against Southern California (8/31) at the Hawaiian Airlines Classic ... recorded at least one ace in eight matches, including three multiple-ace contests ... provided a dig in 14 matches ... had three or more digs on six occasions ... tallied a career-high four digs twice, including at Hawaii (9/2) and at Purdue (11/11).

High School
Four-year volleyball letterwinner and two-year basketball letterwinner for the Christian Home Educators Network (CHEN), as she was homeschooled ... was team captain for the Bravehearts from 2002-2004 ... led the squad to a four-year scholastic record of 74-1 and the Homeschool National Championships in 2001 and 2004 ... team was the Maryland Christian Athletic League (MCAL) champions in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and the Maryland/D.C State Private School Champions in 2002 and 2004 ... led CHEN to a No. 5 ranking in the Baltimore Metro area during senior season ... averaged 4.7 kills per game in 2004, earning All-American, Baltimore County/City Player of the Year and First Team All-Metro honors ... was named the Most Valuable Player of the Model Tournament in 2003 and 2004 ... averaged 5.9 kills per game during junior season, picking up Baltimore County/City Player of the Year, First Team All-Metro, MCAL Most Valuable Player and Baltimore Sun Athlete of the Week accolades ... was also named the Most Valuable Player of the Maryland Christian Athletic League for basketball in 2001 ... member of the Time Out Orange Crush club volleyball team in Towson, Md. ... named to the 2004 All-Tournament team at the Junior Olympic Nationals as the squad finished third, earning the regional championship ... named to the President's List at Harford Community College.

Personal
Born Roberta Hope Holehouse on Oct. 20, 1987 in Beverly, Mass. ... parents are Joe and Joanne Holehouse ... has two brothers, Kyle (23) and Benjamin (15) and two sisters, Rachael (13) and Anna (11) ... majoring in kinesiology ... lists horseback riding, playing the piano and tennis as favorite hobbies, Coldplay, Shane and Shane as favorite musical entertainers, science as favorite school subject, the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots as favorite pro sports team, mashed potatoes and Lucky Charms as favorite foods, "Pride and Prejudice," John Grisham novels and "Seabiscuit" as favorite books, "24" as favorite TV show, "The Notebook" and "Ladder 49" as favorite movies, Mel Gibson as favorite actor and Thailand as favorite place to visit ... nickname is Berta.

Quoting Russ Rose
"Roberta is still developing her understanding of what my expectations are for her, and I'll expect more from her this year as well. She is a good server, a fearless digger and our quickest player. She'll be called upon to either continue in the libero position or as a backrow player coming in with the type of serve that will be able to generate point scoring opportunities. She has a great feel for the game and when relaxed, can make some incredible plays."

Holehouse's Expectations
"My expectations for this season are simple ... win the last match of the season."