Ruth Anderson

Ruth Anderson
8 Ruth Anderson
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Hometown:
    Newark, OH
  • Position:
    MH
  • Year:
    FR
  • High School:
    Newark
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • m
    19
  • k/s
    1.88
  • h %
    .286
  • a/s
    0.05
  • b/s
    0.91
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.14
Bio

Prep: Earned four varsity letters playing for coach Dava Pinney at Newark … Played club for ABBA and coach Sharon Adams … Two-time All-OCC … One-Time All-District … Member of National Honors Society … Graduated with Honors.

Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Denise Anderson … Brother, Quinn, played soccer at Taylor … Majoring in nursing.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 19 17
Sets 56 49
Kills 105 86
Kills per set 1.88 1.76
Errors 39 32
Total Attacks 231 192
Total Attacks per set 4.13 3.92
Hitting Percentage .286 .281
Assists 3 3
Assists per set 0.05 0.06
Service Total Attempts 0 0
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 1 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 8 6
Digs per set 0.14 0.12
Block Solo 8 8
Block Assist 43 40
Block Total 51 48
Blocks per set 0.91 0.98
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 134.5 114.0
Points per set 2.4 2.3
Matches started 12 10
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 at #RV Marian W, 3-0
Oct 29 Saint Francis W, 3-0
Nov 1 #8 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-2
Nov 5 at Bethel W, 3-0
Nov 8 Spring Arbor L, 3-0
Nov 22 #18 Lewis-Clark State L, 3-1
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 15 at Keiser W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 15 vs. #11 Montana Western W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 vs. Florida National W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 vs. Florida College W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 22 vs. Evergreen W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 22 vs. Montana State-Northern L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. #5 Eastern Oregon L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. #10 Providence L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 29 Pikeville W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 29 Campbellsville W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 #19 Missouri Baptist W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 #RV Indiana Tech W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Goshen W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at #15 Mount Vernon Nazarene L, 3-1 - 1 1 0 3 .333 0 1.0
Sep 10 #RV Grace W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 13 Huntington W, 3-1 - 3 5 3 12 .167 0 7.0
Sep 17 at #23 Spring Arbor W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 16 .438 1 9.5
Sep 20 #21 Marian L, 3-1 1 4 9 2 18 .389 0 10.0
Sep 24 at Saint Francis W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 5 .000 1 3.0
Sep 27 at #7 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 2 1.000 0 2.0
Oct 1 Bethel L, 3-2 - 2 1 1 2 .000 0 1.0
Oct 8 Goshen W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 4 .500 0 2.0
Oct 11 #13 Mount Vernon Nazarene W, 3-2 - 5 4 1 8 .375 0 5.5
Oct 15 at Grace L, 3-0 1 3 5 2 10 .300 0 5.5
Oct 18 at #RV Huntington L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 16 .188 0 5.5
Oct 22 Spring Arbor W, 3-1 1 4 7 6 19 .053 0 8.5
Oct 25 at #RV Marian W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 18 .500 0 14.5
Oct 29 Saint Francis W, 3-0 1 3 9 5 20 .200 0 15.0
Nov 1 #8 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-2 1 5 8 5 24 .125 1 14.0
Nov 5 at Bethel W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 15 .467 0 10.0
Nov 8 Spring Arbor L, 3-0 1 3 10 3 22 .318 0 10.0
Nov 22 #18 Lewis-Clark State L, 3-1 1 4 9 4 17 .294 0 10.5
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 15 at Keiser W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 15 vs. #11 Montana Western W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 vs. Florida National W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 vs. Florida College W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 22 vs. Evergreen W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 22 vs. Montana State-Northern L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. #5 Eastern Oregon L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. #10 Providence L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 29 Pikeville W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 29 Campbellsville W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 #19 Missouri Baptist W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 #RV Indiana Tech W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Goshen W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at #15 Mount Vernon Nazarene L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 #RV Grace W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Huntington W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 17 at #23 Spring Arbor W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 20 #21 Marian L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 1 2 0
Sep 24 at Saint Francis W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 0
Sep 27 at #7 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 Bethel L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 Goshen W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 #13 Mount Vernon Nazarene W, 3-2 - 5 1 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 15 at Grace L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 18 at #RV Huntington L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 22 Spring Arbor W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 25 at #RV Marian W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 7 0 7 0
Oct 29 Saint Francis W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 8 0 10 0
Nov 1 #8 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-2 1 5 0 2 8 0 10 0
Nov 5 at Bethel W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 8 Spring Arbor L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 #18 Lewis-Clark State L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 3 0 3 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 15 at Keiser W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Aug 15 vs. #11 Montana Western W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 16 vs. Florida National W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 16 vs. Florida College W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 22 vs. Evergreen W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 22 vs. Montana State-Northern L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. #5 Eastern Oregon L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. #10 Providence L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 29 Pikeville W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Aug 29 Campbellsville W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 30 #19 Missouri Baptist W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Aug 30 #RV Indiana Tech W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Goshen W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at #15 Mount Vernon Nazarene L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 #RV Grace W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Huntington W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 at #23 Spring Arbor W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 #21 Marian L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 at Saint Francis W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at #7 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 1 Bethel L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 Goshen W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 #13 Mount Vernon Nazarene W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Grace L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at #RV Huntington L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 Spring Arbor W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 at #RV Marian W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 Saint Francis W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 #8 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 at Bethel W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 Spring Arbor L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 #18 Lewis-Clark State L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2025-26 19 56 105 1.88 39 231 4.13 .286 3 0.05 134.5 2.4
Total 19 56 105 1.88 39 231 4.13 .286 3 0.05 134.5 2.4
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2025-26 19 56 8 0.14 8 43 51 0.91
Total 19 56 8 0.14 8 43 51 0.91
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2025-26 19 56 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Total 19 56 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 19 56 105 1.88 39 231 4.13 .286 3 0.05 134.5 2.4
Conference 17 49 86 1.76 32 192 3.92 .281 3 0.06 114.0 2.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 35 64 1.83 30 146 4.17 .233 1 0.03 83.5 2.4
Away 8 21 41 1.95 9 85 4.05 .376 2 0.10 51.0 2.4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 10 29 56 1.93 21 117 4.03 .299 2 0.07 75.0 2.6
Losses 9 27 49 1.81 18 114 4.22 .272 1 0.04 59.5 2.2
Month
September 7 17 26 1.53 7 56 3.29 .339 2 0.12 32.5 1.9
October 8 24 43 1.79 18 97 4.04 .258 0 0.00 57.5 2.4
November 4 15 36 2.40 14 78 5.20 .282 1 0.07 44.5 3.0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 19 56 8 0.14 8 43 51 0.91
Conference 17 49 6 0.12 8 40 48 0.98
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 35 5 0.14 5 29 34 0.97
Away 8 21 3 0.14 3 14 17 0.81
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 10 29 3 0.10 5 28 33 1.14
Losses 9 27 5 0.19 3 15 18 0.67
Month
September 7 17 2 0.12 2 9 11 0.65
October 8 24 4 0.17 4 21 25 1.04
November 4 15 2 0.13 2 13 15 1.00
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 19 56 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Conference 17 49 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 35 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Away 8 21 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 10 29 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Losses 9 27 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Month
September 7 17 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
October 8 24 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
November 4 15 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
News mentions
Trojans Cap Season Receiving Votes in Postseason Poll
Springer Eclipses 3,000 Assists at Taylor in Season-Ending Defeat
Frey Highlights Six Trojans Recognized in Crossroads League Awards 
Taylor Continues to Receive Votes in Final NAIA Poll
Trojans Fall in CLT Quarterfinals Against Spring Arbor
NAIA Names Anderson Defender-of-the-Week
NAIA Names Anderson Defender-of-the-Week
Taylor Receives Votes in Fifth In-Season NAIA Top-25 Poll
Trojans Roll Past Cougars in CL Sweep
Trojans Roll Past Cougars in CL Sweep
Frey and Anderson Collect CL Weekly Awards
Trojan Block Denies Knights in Dominant Defensive Showing
Taylor Falls in Road Match Against RV Huntington
Trojans Upend No. 13 Mount Vernon Nazarene in Five-Set Thriller
Efficient Offense not Enough to Overcome No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan
Taylor Falls in Top-25 Showdown with Knights
Second-Set Rally Powers Trojans Past Foresters in Defensive Showcase