The University of Akron Athletics
2006 Akron Women's Volleyball

Molly Rutledge
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Wooster
- Hometown:
- Wooster, Ohio
as a Junior (2006): Named to AcademicAll-MAC team for second consecutive year ... limited to 75 gamesbecause of a nerve injury that ended her season on Oct. 14 ...finished second on the team with 237 kills (3.16 per game) and ledthe club with a .221 hitting percentage ... added 17 service aces,43 digs and 54 blocks (16 solo) ... posted double figure kills in10 matches, including six of the first eight contests of the year... notched a season-high 22 kills (.302 hitting percentage) to goalong with six digs and two blocks against Kent State (Sept. 21)... tallied 20 kills and four digs at Rhode Island (Sept. 2) ...posted 18 kills with a hitting percentage of .400 in 35 attacks andsix blocks at Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 5).
as a Sophomore (2005): Was named to the Academic All-MACteam ... played in 108 games ... was second on the team with 393kills ... earned Mid-American Conference East Division Player ofthe Week honors (10/31) ... set a career-high in kills with 26against Eastern Michigan (10/29) ... averaged team-best 3.64 killsper game ... led the team with 37 service aces and 86 total blocks... tallied 83 digs and a team-high 484.5 total points ... had 23matches of 10 or more kills.
as a Freshman (2004): Played in 95 games,recording 330 kills, which was the third most on the team ... namedteam Offensive Player of the Year after leading the team with a.292 hitting percentage ... recorded a season-high 19 kills twice,first against Miami (OH) (11/6) and then in the Mid-AmericanConference Tournament against Bowling Green (11/16) ... posted acareer-best 97 total blocks behind 88 blocking assists ... alsototaled 76 digs.
at Wooster High School: Was a two-sportstandout (volleyball and basketball) ... District IV VolleyballPlayer of the Year in 2003 ... named first-team all-conference,all-district, All-Daily Record and third-team All-Ohio from 2001-03... squad won district titles in 2001 and 2002 ... owns the Woostersingle-game record of 22 rebounds ... named Academic All-Ohio from2000-02 ...member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Scott and Becky Rutledge... has one brother Tom (23) ... volunteers as a Salvation Armybell ringer during the holiday season ... majoring inmarketing.