The Penn State women's volleyball team knew exactly what they were dealing with when Stanford's All-American outside hitter Logan Tom stepped onto the floor: the best player in collegiate volleyball.

Tom recorded game highs in kills (19), digs (16) and aces (three) while leading the ninth-ranked Cardinal to just the third victory by an opposing team in the last 104 matches at Rec Hall.

"Logan has the ability to do something that probably nobody else can," said Penn State head coach Russ Rose. "That is be the best player at every part of the game."

Rose would know. He recruited her.

"Tonight, she was the best server, hitter and passer on the floor," he said. "Nothing she did surprised us. Logan was unstoppable at times by us."

Beating the fourth ranked team in the country is nothing unusual for Tom, though.

Over the weekend she was named Most Valuable Player at the Jefferson Cup, where she lead the Cardinal to the championship, beating No. 15 Minnesota along the way.

That's only the beginning. Tom hadn't even practiced with her teammates prior to the tournament in Charlottesville, Va. She flew in from Los Angeles on Thursday after winning the Gold Medal at the FIVB Grand Prix Tournament in China.

Yes, you read that right.

"Two weeks ago, she's the starting outside hitter on the U.S. team that won the Grand Prix," said Rose, pointing out that the Grand Prix is the premier tournament in the world this year. "She was doing the same thing to Brazil and China."

Oh, it gets better.

Tom is the only current collegiate player on the U.S. National Team. She missed most of her sophomore season last year while playing in Sydney, at the Olympics. The United States finished fourth and Tom returned to Stanford for just half the season and still led the team in kills and digs.

"It's everything you hear about it," Tom said of the Olympic experience. "I learned so much and now I can bring it back to the games here and help the younger players."

She has a good shot at finishing her career with the most kills in Stanford history. She could also break the record for aces and should break into the top five for digs.

Tom does everything. She hits with power, passes with precision and is usually the most athletic player on the floor. Her feel for the game is uncanny and her serve is stifling. During one stretch in game three, she served her team out of a 12-7 deficit, recording two aces on the way to an 8-0 run. It proved to be the turning point in the match.

"Logan led the way with her serving in game three, and that changed the game," said first-year Stanford coach Jim Dunning. "She was amazing all-around tonight. She took control of every facet of the game."

In baseball, they call them five tool players. There is no special name in volleyball for a player like Tom, because they just don't come along that often.

"I've only coached one other player that had such a sense for the game," said Dunning, who coached Pacific for 16 seasons and won two national titles. "She's extraordinarily competitive and she works hard."

Penn State outside hitter Katie Schumacher knew Tom from playing on the Youth National team during high school.

"She's exceptional," said Schumacher. "She pretty much took over tonight."