Biography
Honors & Awards
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2022)
AVCA All-Midwest Region (2022)
First Team All-Summit (2022, 2023, 2024)
All-Summit Honorable Mention (2021)
Summit League Tournament MVP (2023)
Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 9, 2021, Nov. 16, 2021, Aug. 30, 2022, Oct. 11 2022)
Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17, 2023, Nov. 20, 2024)
Summit League Peak Performer of the Month (November 2023)
Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team (2022, 2024)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)
Summit League Academic All-League (2022, 2023)
CSC Academic All-District (2022, 2024)
As a Graduate Student (2024)
Started all 30 matches, the only player to do so for Omaha in 2024... Led team with 441.0 points... Tallied 342 kills (second)... Became the 23rd Maverick all-time to join the 1,000-kill club (10/10/24 at South Dakota State)... Logged a career-high 21 kills at Denver (10/17/24); seven aces at St. Thomas (11/2/24); 14 digs vs. (RV) Washington State (9/1/24) and matched a career-best with five solo blocks at Oral Roberts on Nov. 10, 2024... Led Summit League in hitting percentage (conference matches only -.442) and blocks (75).... Finished top seventh among Summit League student-athletes in kills and third in points... Posted 19 double-digit kill outings... Logged a double-double with 18 kills and 14 digs vs. (RV) Washington State (9/1/24)... Earned Summit League Co-Offensive Peak Performer of the Week nod on Nov. 20, 2024 after posted 46 kills, two aces and 10 block assists for a total of 53.0 points in the reporting period... Named to the Summit League All-Tournament Team and First Team All-Summit League... Recognized with her second CSC Academic All-District honor (also in 2022).
As a Senior (2023)
The only Maverick to start all 29 matches and play all 115 sets…Led the team with 299 kills, 2.60 kills/set, a .281 hitting percentage, and 132 total blocks…Finished top 10 in the league in hitting percentage, blocks, blocks/set, and points/set (3.46)…Had 19 double-digit kills matches, six matches with a hitting percentage above .500, and seven matches with at least seven blocks…Named conference offensive player of the week on October 17 after recording 25 kills and five blocks in two wins…Named conference player of the month in November after recording 81 kills and 45 blocks in seven matches…Earned Tournament MVP honors after leading Omaha to a Summit League Title with 26 kills and 18 total blocks vs. Denver and Kansas City, including a Division I program record 14 blocks in the championship match…Finished with eight kills and five blocks in the program’s first ever Division I NCAA Tournament match vs. Kansas.
As a Junior (2022)
Appeared in all 31 matches, starting each one and playing all 117 sets…Totaled 305 kills and led the team with a .341 hitting percentage and 145 blocks, all of which ranked in the top 10 in the conference…Was the first player in the conference to reach 100 total blocks…Had 16 matches with double-digit kills and two with double-digit blocks…Earned a double-double at South Dakota (Sept. 22) with 12 kills and 10 blocks…Finished with a hitting percentage above .500 six times and set a new career-best with at .714 vs. Lipscomb (Sept. 16)…Became the second Maverick in the Division I era to earn an AVCA All-America honor.
As a Sophomore (2021)
Made 13 starts over 22 matches played for Omaha... saw action in 62 sets... totaled 138 kills averaging 2.23 per set... finished with three assists, 15 aces, 35 digs, and 59 blocks... put up double-figure kills in five matches... recorded a season-high 18 kills at Denver (Oct. 30) with six blocks... tallied a season-high nine blocks vs. North Dakota (Nov. 6)... recorded at least two blocks in the final 13 matches of the season.
As a Freshman (2020)
Competed in 13 matches, including seven starts with 35 sets played in first season at Omaha…Totaled 100 kills, 76 digs, seven blocks and two service aces on the season…Had five double-digit kill performances and three double-doubles on the year…Began collegiate career with 13 kills and 12 digs in season opener at Creighton (Jan. 22)…Posted season-high 17 kills with 11 digs in four-set win at Denver (Feb. 1)…Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
Millard North High School
Joins the program next season as a local out of Millard North High School… Garnered Omaha World Herald Class A All-State First Team honors twice and is a two-time Class A Nebraska State Champion her freshman and junior seasons, as well as a Class A Runner-up in her sophomore campaign…. Garnered Lincoln Journal Star Class A First Team honors and was the Prep Dig Nebraska Class A Player of the Year.
Club Volleyball
Played for coach Shannon Smolinski at Premier Nebraska Volleyball Club.
Personal
Born Oct. 22, 2001… Daughter of JB Ruch and Meggan Farrell… Has a sister, Bailey… Majoring in business or exercise science… Hobbies include spending time with friends a family, loves dogs and playing volleyball.
