Volleyball

ReaganRutherford

  • position Opposite
  • height 6-0
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Missouri City, Texas
  • High school Ridge Point

2022 (Junior): AVCA All-America … All-SEC … AVCA All-Region … 10+ kills in all 15 of the 18 SEC matches this season … SEC Player of the Week (9/5) … SEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/5) … 2022 Hilton Omaha Bluejay Invitational MVP (5.00 kills/set) … 25 kills vs. Creighton, setting a new career high at the time … Six double-doubles … One block away from a triple double vs. ARK (26k, 14d, 9blk; all career bests) … Hit .365 with 5.00 kills/set; 3.44 digs/set and 1.33 blocks/set in ARK series … Missed Kentucky’s second match vs. TAMU due to concussion protocol … 21 matches with 10+ kills … Nine matches with 9+ digs … Three matches with 3+ blocks … Played in 102 sets with 3.78 kills per set, her highest-career offensive output to go along with 1.74 digs per set and 0.93 blocks per set.

2021 (Sophomore): 5+ kills in every match but four this season … Career-high five blocks in UK’s win over Ole Miss on Sept. 29 in Oxford … Career-high nine kills vs. Texas State in season opener, then tied that career high against Southern Cal … Hit .412 with nine kills vs. Southern Cal … Career-high 16 kills vs. South Carolina in five-setter, as she hit .400 on 30 swings … Career-high six blocks vs. Arkansas on 10/22, as well as 11/14 vs. TAMU … Played in 102 sets with 3.78 kills per set

2020-21 (Freshman): National Champion … Averaged over 1.9 kills per set as a freshman … Three matches with 5+ kills on the year … Also had 0.39 blocks per set with 052 digs per set.

Pre-College:

  • Ranked as the No. 10 recruit in the country by PrepVolleyball
  • First-Team AVCA Under Armour All-American
  • Senior season was John Turner Adidas All-Tournament and Fraulein Fest All-Tournament
  • Junior year was the Greater Houston Volleyball Coaches’ Association Player of the Year
  • Texas Volleyball Coaches’ Association All-State Team and District Setter of the Year (2018)
  • State runner’s up in 2018 and District champions in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
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