TOLEDO, Ohio – Women's basketball head coach Tricia Cullop announced Tuesday that Penn State guard/forward Nan Garcia will transfer to the University of Toledo to join the Rockets' program for the 2021-22 season. Garcia will have four years of eligibility remaining. 
 
"What I love about Nan the most is how hard she competes," Cullop said. "She can play inside or out and has range beyond the three-point arc. She works hard for rebounds and plays through contact. We recruited Nan out of high school and knew she was a great student with strong character that would fit perfectly into our Toledo family.  We are happy that after a year playing in the Big Ten and with her Puerto Rican National team she is finally a Rocket."
 
Garcia played this past season at Penn State, appearing in 13 games for the Nittany Lions. She played a season-high 20 minutes and scored six points against No. 8 Maryland on March 6, and she tied her season high with five rebounds in Penn State's Big Ten Tournament game against Michigan State. Garcia also hauled in five rebounds in games against Wisconsin and Ohio State.
 
A native Puerto Rican, Garcia represented her home country in the summer of 2019 at the FIBA Centrobasket U17 Women's Championships. She helped lead her team to a second-place finish and averaged a team-best 16.2 points per game and 10.2 rebounds per game.
 
Garcia starred at Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, Ind., where she averaged 15.3 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game during her career. She helped lead her team to a conference championship as a senior, earning all-state honors in the process. Garcia was a two-time News and Tribune Player of the Year award recipient and also excelled in softball as a high schooler, earning all-area distinctions on the diamond.