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2015 Women's Volleyball

17 Kelsey Ruehling

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Three Rivers, Calif.
  • High School Woodlake Union
  • Position OH
  • Major Biology/Environmental Studies

Biography

Career

  • concluded her career ranked sixth among Guilford’s career leaders with 863 kills
  • her 2.37 kills per set average stands 10th all-time at Guilford
  • finished third among the Quakers’ all-time best with 147 service aces

2015

  • earned CoSIDA Academic NCAA Division III All-District V recognition
  • led the ODAC in service aces per set (0.63)
  • ranked fourth in the league in points per set (4.0) and fifth in kills per set (3.17 kps.)
  • her 55 aces stood second in the league and fifth in school history
  • finished with 279 kills, the ODAC’s seventh-highest figure
  • led Guilford in double-doubles (7), kills, service aces and points
  • served as team captain
  • posted a.138 hitting percentage and contributed 0.32 blocks and 2.01 digs per set
  • put down a career-high 26 kills on .317 hitting with eight digs and two blocks in a five-set win over William Peace University September 6
  • had 24 putaways to lead the Quakers past league-rival Hollins University September 19
  • picked up 20 digs in a 3-1 setback at Lynchburg College September 16
  • served up nine aces in the match with Hollins, which tied the school record

2014

  • served as team captain for the 2014 season
  • appeared and started in all 25 matches as an outside hitter
  • led the Quakers with 203 kills, 2.33 kills per set, and 245 points
  • paced the team with 33 service aces and was third with 175 digs
  • her 0.38 aces per set average ranked 10th among the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) leaders
  • totaled three double-doubles on the year
  • her best performance came Oct. 10 against N.C. Wesleyan College, when she had a career-high 20 kills, 16 digs, one block, and seven service aces

2013

  • won Guilford's Unsung Hero Award
  • appeared in all 27 matches for the Quakers as an outside hitter and a defensive specialist, starting 19
  • finished third on the team with 148 kills, 1.54 kills per set, and 198.5 points
  • ranked second on the squad with 36 service aces and third with 199 digs
  • totaled three double-doubles on the year
  • one of her best games came Sept. 7 at Greensboro College, where she had 12 kills, 14 digs, three blocks, and two service aces
  • on Oct. 22 against Emory & Henry College, she had three blocks, four service aces, 10 kills and 13 digs

2012

  • appeared in all 27 matches this year as an outside hitter and defensive specialist, starting 19
  • led the team with 233 kills, 2.51 kills per set and 264 points
  • ranked sixth on the team with 23 service aces and second with 231 digs
  • totaled five double-doubles on the year and led the Quakers in kills 15 times
  • one of her best performances came on Sept. 2 against Methodist University, where she had 16 kills, 19 digs, and two service aces
  • on Oct. 4 against Meredith College, she tallied three service aces, 13 kills and 13 digs

Kelsey Ruehling

Personal

  • serves as a student marshal
  • was awarded the 2016 Nereus C. English Athletic Leadership Award, Guilford’s top athletics honor
  • presented a poster at Guilford's Undergraduate Symposium titled, "Microbiota of Guilford College's Compost Tea"
  • twice named to the Academic All-ODAC Team
  • received Guilford's 2015 GlaxoSmithKline Women in Science Scholarship 
  • participated in a panel discussion titled "Sense of Place Through Photography" at Guilford's 2014 Undergraduate Symposium
  • blogged about her marine science and conservation studies in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, during the summer of 2013
  • eight-time member of Guilford's Student-Athlete Honor Roll
  • eight-time dean's list student
  • Quaker Leadership Scholar Program participant
  • participates in Guilford's Honors Program
  • received the Eva Campbell Biology Scholarship (2014)
  • lettered three years under coach Victoria Johnson
  • 2012 CIF Academic Athlete
  • First Team All-East Sequoia League (2010 & 2011)
  • 2011 ESL Most Valuable Player
  • helped team to a 2011 ESL championship
  • also lettered in basketball and swimming
  • helped swim team to four ESL championships
  • competed six years for the Woodlake Volleyball Club
  • senior class valedictorian
  • president of her high school environmental club
  • daughter of Ginger Curtis and Robert Ruehling
  • minor in chemistry

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2012Freshman

    OH/DS
    5'8"
    17
  • 17

    2013Sophomore

    OH
    5'8"
    17
  • 17

    2014Junior

    OH
    5'8"
    17
  • 17

    2015Senior

    OH
    5'8"
    17