University of Pittsburgh Athletics
2026 Women's Volleyball Roster

Jersey Number 21
Izzy Starck
- Position:
- S
- Hometown:
- Viera, Fla.
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Viera HS
- Height:
- 6-1
Career Highlights
AVCA National Freshman of the Year (2024)
AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year (2024)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2024)
AVCA Second Team All-American (2024)
First Team All-Big Ten (2024)
AVCA East Coast Region Team member (2024)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2024)
NCAA State College Regional All-Tournament Team (2024)
Five-time Big Ten Setter of the Week (2024)
Six-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2024)
at Penn State (2024-25)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025)
- Played in four matches and averaged 10.00 assists per set and 2.94 digs per set
- Notched a season-high 53 assists in a five-set victory over Kansas (8/25)
- Tied her career high with 17 digs against TCU
AS A FRESHMAN (2024)
- AVCA National Freshman of the Year
- AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year
- Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- AVCA Second Team All-American
- First Team All-Big Ten
- AVCA East Coast Region Team member
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- NCAA State College Regional All-Tournament Team
- Five-time Big Ten Setter of the Week
- Six-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
- Played in all 135 sets while starting all 37 matches at setter
- Finished with 1,483 assists (10.99/set) while leading the team to a .283 hitting percentage and added 342 digs (2.53), 99 blocks (0.73/set), and 19 aces
- Her 1,483 assists were the most in a season by a Penn State player during the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present)
- Totaled 40 or more assists in a match 20 times and 50 or more assists in a match five times, including a season-high 56 in addition to 11 digs in a reverse-sweep win over No. 3 Nebraska in the NCAA National Semifinal (12/19)
- Recorded 18 double-doubles with kills and digs
- Averaged 10.72 assists/set while leading Penn State to .291 hitting and added 2.40 digs/set and 0.60 blocks/set over the Nittany Lions' six NCAA Tournament matches.
HIGH SCHOOL
- The No. 1 ranked recruit in her class by PrepVolleyball.com
- Colorado and Florida Gatorade State Player of the Year (2022 and 2023)
- First-Team Under Armour High School All-American
- Three-time All-State member in Colorado, including back-to-back seasons on the first team
- 2023 PrepVolleyball Club All-American
- 2022 CSML Player of the Year
- Earned 2021 Southern Colorado Player of the Year honors as a freshman
- Led Rampart to the 2021 Colorado State Championship
- Played four years of club with Colorado Juniors and five with Vegas Aces
- Member of the USA U21 National Team in 2023 and helped the team finish sixth at the World Championships
- Led the U19 National Team to the gold medal at both the 2022 and 2023 Pan American Cup
PERSONAL
- Izzy is the daughter of Errica and Doug Starck and has one older sister, Anjelina, who played volleyball at Penn State
- Her mother played volleyball at Texas, and her father played volleyball at Ball State
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