Her mother played volleyball at Wright State and her maternal grandfather was a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in 1945.

She said one of the reasons she chose Penn State was because Rec Hall was her favorite place to be in and that she compared it to every school she visited.

[6] Fawcett made Penn State history, as she was named the program's first ever AVCA National Freshman of the Year.

She set an NCAA tournament record for hitting percentage in a single match, which was held since 1983, when she attacked at a career high .889 clip with 16 kills, 0 errors, on 18 attempts against Long Island.

She finished the season ranked fourth on the team and sixth in the conference in hitting percentage (.331), the only pure left-side hitter in the league within the top six.

Other awards include the Texas Invitational Most Valuable Player after leading Penn State to their dramatic comeback win over the Longhorns.

She helped her team win their second NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship against top-seeded Stanford on December 15, 2007, at the ARCO Arena.

[22] Although Seongnam KEC Hi-pass finished a disappointing fourth in the 2012−13 season, Fawcett won the scoring title with 875 points and the All-Star MVP Award.

However, her team failed to win the V-League championship, swept in three games by Hwaseong IBK Altos.

[24] Fawcett was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship, defeating China 3-1 in the final match.

[29] On February 11, 2020, it was announced that Fawcett was named as Ohio State's women's volleyball team volunteer assistant coach.

[30] She helped lead Ohio State to a 16–4 record in her first season as well as a 2020 NCAA Tournament sweet sixteen appearance.