Former Penn State women’s volleyball middle blocker Taylor Trammell, who recently won a national championship with the Nittany Lions, signed with Puerto Rican team Las Changas de Naranjito, the team announced Wednesday morning.

Las Changas de Naranjito are a part of the Liga de Voleibol Superior Feminino and compete in Naranjito, Puerto Rico.

Trammell was originally set to join the Pro Volleyball Federation after being drafted by the Indy Ignite in the third round of the league’s draft in November.

This past season, her third as a Nittany Lion, the 6’2″ fifth-year senior put down career highs in kills with 260 and blocks with 135. In the national championship match against Louisville, Trammell had eight kills on a .467 hitting percentage.

Trammell and her new team will open the 2025 season at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22, when they face the Cangrejeras de Santurce.

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