
Russ Rose Now (2025):
2020-21 Season (Graduate Student): Played in 5 matches and 5 sets … totaled 7 kills on .353 hitting, adding 2 blocks.
2018 Season (Sophomore at Memphis): Earned a spot on the All-AAC second team .. played in all 114 sets over 20 matches, including 29 starts … led team in kills (373) and service aces (45) … ranked among American Athletic Conference statistical leaders in kills (6th), hitting percentage (14th) and aces (2nd) … improved her hitting percentage to .264 from .210 as a freshman … improved her kills output by over 100 from her freshman campaign … had 23 matches with double-digit kills … ranked 2nd on the team with 75 total blocks … logged a season-best 20 kills 3 times — vs. Ole Miss and SMU twice … earned a spot on the AAC All-Academic Team.
2017 Season (Freshman at Memphis): Appeared in 99 sets while playing in 27 of the team’s 32 matches, missing five with an illness … led team with 257 kills and ranked 3rd on the team with 56 total blocks … added 28 digs … had 12 matches with double-digit kills … had a season-best 17 kills in a home match vs. UCF … credited with a season-high 5 total blocks twice — vs. UT Martin and Nicholls … had a season-best 4 aces in a neutral-site match vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff … earned a spot on the AAC All-Academic Team.
High School: Was a 4-year player at Lafayette High School … helped team win 4-straight Missouri State High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 4 state titles … helped Lancers post a combined record of 122-21-3 over those 4 seasons, including a perfect 37-0 mark in league action … eEarned Class 4 all-state honors as a senior … picked up all-region and all-district accolades … in 2016, played in 77 sets and recorded a team-high 241 kills and a .334 hitting percentage in addition to 60 total blocks … had 30 total kills in the state tournament … as a junior in 2015, was named to the All-Suburban West Conference second team … posted 128 kills and 59 total blocks in 75 sets played … named Lafayette High School’s Best Offensive Player as a sophomore and Best All-Around Player as a freshman.