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9 Kora Ruff

  • Position S
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Pleasant Valley HS
  • Hometown Bettendorf, Iowa

Biography

2024:
  • Completed her junior season 4th in the MVC with an average of 8.94 assists per set
  • Was 10th in the league with her average of 0.31 service aces per set
  • Averaged 3.07 digs/set (16th in MVC, 2nd on the team)
  • Racked up 52 assists in opening weekend against UPR-Rio Piedras while adding 13 digs
  • Out from Sept. 1 through Oct. 4 due to injury
  • Season-high of 55 assists came in win over Southern Illinois
  • Tallied 23 digs in home victory over Illinois State before resetting career mark with 27 versus Indiana State

2023
  • Earned a spot on the 2023 MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
  • Completed the season third in the MVC with 10.39 assists per set
  • Her assist average ranked 39th in the nation while her total of 1,039 assists was 86th nationally and 5th in the Valley
  • Averaged 2.84 digs per set, which was third on the team and 20th in the MVC
  • Career-high 64 assists came in 5-set home win over UIC
  • Added 62 helpers at Indiana State
  • Had a career-best 28 digs in season-ending win at Indiana State
  • Her 22 digs in home match versus SIU was a career-high at the time
  • Tied career mark with four service aces against Central Michigan
  • Had a total of five aces in final two matches of the season

2022
  • Member of the 2022 MVC All-Freshman Team
  • Recorded 1,354 assists on the season (2nd most in a single season in program history, third in the MVC in 2022)
  • Ranked 5th in the NCAA with her total of 1,354 assists
  • Her 0.25 service aces per set ranked 25th in the Valley
  • Earned MVC Freshman of the Week accolades on Oct. 31
  • Debuted with 45 assists and 10 digs against Wright State
  • Played in all 132 sets of freshman campaign
  • Career-high of 58 assists came in Oct. 8 win over Missouri State
  • Had 7+ digs in 20 of the final 21 matches
  • Top mark of 17 digs came on Oct. 14 at Bradley
  • Posted four block assists on three occasions

Prior to UE:
  • Named the Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year following her senior season
  • PrepVolleyball.com Second Team All-American
  • Led Pleasant Valley HS to Iowa Class 5A State Volleyball title as a senior
  • Posted 3,262 assists in her high school career, the most in Quad Cities history
  • Earned PrepVolleyball.com Fall All-American recognition in 2021, which distinguishes the top 100 high school players in the nation
  • AVCA High School All-America Second Team honoree in 2021

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2022Freshman

    S
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2023Sophomore

    S
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2024Junior

    S
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2025Senior

    S
    5'7"
    9
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