Villanova Univeristy Athletics

2024: Six-rotation outside hitter in her debut campaign … Racked up 225 kills, 27 aces, 234 digs and 37 total blocks to rank in the team's top five for four major categories … Kill leader in five matches, seven-time tops on the team in digs, and eight times a team-best in aces … Accounted for five double-doubles with 11 double-digit kill performances … Made her collegiate debut against Notre Dame with a team-high nine digs … First career double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs against Binghamton … Career-best three service aces plus 11 digs and seven kills vs. ODU … Career-high 14 kills and four blocks at Fairfield … All-Tournament at Yale Invitational (29 kills, .250 hitting, 24 digs, six blocks) … Team-high 10 kills on career high .476 hitting vs. Georgetown … Three straight double-digit kill days from Oct. 18-23 … Racked up 16 kills and digs in her eight sets played at the BIG EAST Tournament, including a double-double in the win over Connecticut.

Flower Mound High School: Played four years of volleyball as an outside hitter … Picked up an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American nod as well as an all-state selection in 2023 … Three-time First Team All-District honoree in Texas's 6A District 6 …Team finished in third place during the 2020 state tournament … Selected to the PrepVolleyball Class of 2024 "Top 150 List" … Member of the National Honor Society … Named an AVCA Best and Brightest Student-Athlete First Team in 2023. 

Personal: Born 9/7/05 … One of two children of Michael and Susan Young … Has one sister, Julia … Father played soccer at Virginia Military Institute … Chose to attend Villanova because "I know I will be challenged on the court as well as in the classroom. Villanova is a place where I believe I will be driven to excel in all aspects of life!" … Noted the welcoming community, outstanding academics and competitive athletics as drawing points … Plans to major in business.

Steinbach on Young: "Cat is going to be a great fit for us, she's a dynamic attacking and elite passing outside that should be college volleyball-ready the minute she steps on campus. She's a super hard-working player who will be able to lead by example early in her career."