Shelby Ruffner - 2014 - Women's Volleyball

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Billy Firn

Sophomore Year at GRCC (2014):

Helped team win 5th straight regional title (7th in 8 years) and 6th conference title (5th in 7 years)
Went undefeated in conference (14-0) for just the 3rd time in Raider Volleyball history
Helped team finish with a 27-6 record (60-14 total in two years)
NJCAA Division II 2nd Team All-American
All-Region XII Team
All-MCCAA Team
MCCAA Western Conference 1st Team (Player of the Year)
Had first career double-double with 12 kills and 10 blocks on 8/29/14 vs. Waubonsee, also scoring a season high 17.5 points that day.
Played in 32 matched (starting in 27) and was 3rd on the team in 109 sets played. Totaled 240 kills, 132 blocks, 46 digs, and 12 aces.
Ranked 1st on the team in kills (240), kills/set (2.2), blocks (132), blocks/set (1.21), points (324), points/set (2.97)... 2nd in solo blocks (12) and total attack attempts (629)
Had a season high 15 kills vs. #18 Catawba Valley CC on August 30th and vs. Lakeland CC on September 27; 10 blocks vs. Waubonsee CC on August 29; 4 digs vs. Cincinnati State on November 1 (Regional Semis)... Had 8 matches with at least 10 kills and 6 matches with a .400 or better hitting percentage.

Freshman Year at GRCC (2013):

Helped team win 4th straight regional title (6th in 7 years) and went 2-2 in nationals to finish in 6th place (33-8 record)
Helped team to a 2nd place finish in conference (12-2 record)

MCCAA Western Conference 1st Team
MCCAA Western Conference All-Freshman Team
Region XII-District F Tournament MVP (38 kills-17 blocks-4 aces in 4 matches)
NJCAA DII Nationals All-Tournament Team (53 kills-12 blocks in 4 matches)
GRCC Athlete of the Month in September
GRCC Female Athlete of the Year
Played in all 41 matches (starting in 40) and was 2nd on the team with 148 sets played. Totaled 307 kills, 132 blocks, 50 digs, and 20 aces on the season.
Ranked 2nd on the team in blocks (132), blocks/set (0.89) and hitting percentage (.266)... 3rd in kills (307), kills/set (2.07), total attacks (756), and points scored (400).
Had season high 18 kills vs. #9 Catawba Valley CC on November 21st in nationals; 7 blocks at Ancilla College on October 17th; 6 aces vs. Alpena CC on August 24th; 6 digs vs. Mott CC (Season Opener) on August 23rd and vs. #5 Muskegon CC (Regional Final) on November 3rd.

While at Chesterton High School:

Three Year Varsity Player
2012: D.A.C. All-Conference, Offensive MVP, and North vs. South All-Star... Broke own School Record for Most Block Touches (395) and Most Blocks (142)
2011: Most Improved Player, Chesterton Invite All-Tournament Team... Set School Record (at that time) for Most Block Touches (374)
2010: Most Improved Player
Helped team to Chesterton Invite Championship in 2011 and 2012.

Personal/Misc:

Played Club Volleyball for "Diamond Elite Volleyball Academy 18 Jade" and placed 1st out of 90 teams at the 2013 Nike Mideast Qualifier, qualifying for Nationals in Dallas, Texas.
Parents are Thomas and Kristin Ruffner of Chesterton, Indiana. Younger brother Evan also plays volleyball.

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