Mady Ruhlman

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Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
North Branch, Mich.
Prev School:
North Branch HS

Career
Has played in 81 matches (268 sets) … Has 912 digs, 106 assists and 26 service aces … Has 46 multi-digs performances … Has 14 matches with 20-plus digs … Has 26 matches with multi-assists.

Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic honoree (2015-16, 2017-18) … Dean’s List student for the 2016 spring semester … Earned Tiger 3.0 Club distinction four semesters (2015 fall, 2016 spring, 2017 spring, 2017 fall) … Named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week Nov. 21, 2016 (included matches at Tulsa Nov. 18, SMU Nov. 20)

2017 (Junior)
Saw action in 21 matches (61 sets) … Most of her game action came at libero … Shut down after the Oct. 22 match vs. Cincinnati for the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury … Missed the final 10 matches of the season due to the injury … Split time at libero until her injury … Fifth on the team with 199 digs … Also had six service aces and 11 assists … Logged 10 double-digit digs matches, including four with 20 or more digs … Had a stretch of six-straight, double-figures digs matches from Sept. 29-Oct. 17 … Registered a season-high 26 digs in back-to-back home matches vs. UCF and USF … Collected 24 digs in a road match at Tulane … Had 20 digs in a home match vs. Cincinnati, her final outing before being sidelined with a shoulder injury.

2016 (Sophomore)
Saw action in all 32 matches (116 sets) … Moved into role as the squad’s primary libero … Led team with 414 digs … Ranked among the American Athletic Conference leaders in digs per set (8^th; 3.57) … Also posted 60 assists and 15 service aces … Registered double-digit digs in 22 matches … Had seven matches with 20-plus digs … Logged 15 multi-assists performances, including seven with four or more assists … Opened season with three-straight, double-digit digs matches vs. Chicago State (10), Central Arkansas (18) and Belmont (14) … Also had six assists vs. Belmont … In a home match vs. Temple, had 15 digs … Temple match started a string of 17-straight, double-digit digs performances … Averaged 17.0 digs (289 total) over that stretch … Recorded all seven matches with 20-plus digs in that span of outings … Logged a career-best seven assists and added 22 digs in a home win over Tulsa … Collected a career-high 31 digs in a road win at Tulsa.

2015 (Freshman)
Appeared in 28 matches (91 sets) … Second on team with 299 digs … Also posted 35 assists, five service aces and one kill … Registered 14 multi-digs matches … Had 11 matches with two or more assists … Made her collegiate debut in the season opener vs. High Point … Had eight digs and five assists in the win over High Point … The five assists vs. High Point were a season-best … Logged her first double-digit digs performance with 13 in a win over Wofford … The 13-dig match began a string of six-straight outings with double-digit digs … Averaged 15.0 digs (90 total) in that six-match stretch … Collected a season-high 24 digs in a road win at Houston … The 24-dig match started another streak of six matches with double-figure digs … Also had 23 digs in a road win at Tulsa in that stretch of matches … Averaged 18.1 digs (109 total) in that six-match span … Had four assists in road matches at Georgia and Tulsa … Recorded first collegiate kill in a home match vs. Temple.

High School
Graduated in the top-15 of her 2014 senior class at North Branch High School (No. 12) … Four-year starter for head coach Jim Fish on the Lady Broncos volleyball squad ... In her four varsity seasons, helped the Lady Broncos compile a 243-39-9 record … Member of teams that won the 2014 Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Class B state championships and finished as the 2012 MHSAA Class B state runner-up … Registered a match-best 14 digs in the state championship victory … During her four seasons, program also won three Tri-Valley Conference (TVC) East Division crowns, four TVC Tournament titles, four district championships and three regional titles … For her career, collected 2,047 digs and served 211 aces … Logged a 94.7 career serving percentage … Honors included: 2014 Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association (MIVCA) All-State first team, 2014 MIVCA Miss Volleyball nominee, 2013 MIVCA All-State second team, 2013 and 2014 all-region, 2013 and 2014 All-TVC East and 2012 All-TVC East honorable mention … Also played club volleyball with the Oakland Elite Volleyball Club for head coaches Roly Roldan and Jeff Stark.

Personal
Daughter of Pat and Deb Ruhlman … Birthday is June 12 ... Biomedical engineering major … Sister, Ally, played one season (2013) at Davenport University … First cousin, Emily, signed to played volleyball at Oakland Community College and is in her second collegiate season in 2018.