Penn State women’s volleyball head coach Russ Rose announced on Monday that former Penn head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley — a Penn State alum — will join the Nittany Lions as an assistant coach.

The two-time All-American was a member of the program’s 1999 national championship squad. She returns home to State College after nine seasons as a head coach at Penn and Illinois-Chicago.

Penn State women's volleyball head coach Russ Rose announced the hiring of Katie Schumacher-Cawley as an assistant coach with the Nittany Lions.

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“I want to welcome Katie, her husband, Mike, and their three daughters back to the Penn State family,” Rose said. “She brings experience of going through our program, which, when blended with her time as a head coach, will make her a tremendous asset.”

Schumacher-Cawley led the Quakers to a 12-11 mark in 2017, including a 7-7 record in Ivy League play — the most-ever conference wins by a Penn coach in their first year leading the program.

“First and foremost, I want to thank coach Rose, [director of athletics] Sandy [Barbour] and [senior associate athletics Ddrector] Charmelle [Green] for affording me the opportunity to return to Penn State, a place that means so much to my family, and one with the richest volleyball tradition in the country,” Schumacher-Cawley said.

“Coach [Russ Rose’s wife] Lori and the entire Nittany Lion community have always been so special to me. I am grateful to be come back to State College in a new role and assist coach Rose in continuing the tradition of excellence the Nittany Lions have established on the court, in the classroom, and in our community.”

Prior to leading Penn, Schumacher-Cawley record 113 wins over eight seasons as the head coach of the Flames, including a Horizon League runner-up finish in 2012. She ranks third on the school’s all-time wins list.

“The greatest thing she brings to our program is her energy, upbeat attitude and her work ethic,” Rose said. “She will be an outstanding mentor for our student-athletes, which to me is a really important piece.”