Official Site of the Shockers · Nov 21, 2023
RH: Challenges Pushed Rohling To All-AAC Performances
RH: Sophia RohlingFreshman Sophia Rohling recorded her first college kill in the first set at No. 8 Penn State in 2019.
"Trial by fire," she said. "Learning how to swim in the waves."
Five years later, Rohling is nearing the end of her career as one of the American Athletic Conference's top opposites. She will remember her time as a Shocker for facing those trials and growing from a young player afraid to make mistakes to one confident and aggressive.
"I've gotten so much mentally tougher," she said. "I used to basically, like crumble, mentally crumble, and start making a ton of errors. Now I make those same errors and I push back and I get back in my groove."