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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Photo by Price Chambers
Photo by Price Chambers

13 Rylie Vaughn

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Newman Catholic
  • Hometown Hatley, Wis.

Biography

Collegiate Honors List
-2021 Horizon League Setter of the Year
-2021 First Team All-Horizon League
-2021 All-Academic Team
-2019 Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team

2021 (Senior) | Match-by-Match
One of five Panthers to appear in all 115 sets... Named Horizon League Setter of the Year and First Team All-League... Also earned All-Academic Team honros... Became the fifth player in program history to reach 2,000 assists and 1,000 digs... Led the team and ranked third in the Horizon League with 1,071 assists... Also racked up a career-high 347 digs which ranked second on the team... Totaled 17 double-doubles including four straight from September 17-24... Had three 20-20 matches for the Panthers to move to second all-time in program history with six for her career... Racked up a career-high 60 assists in a five-set win over Wright State on October 1... Added a career-high 23 digs in the win over the Raiders... Had a season-best four aces to go with 32 assists and four digs in a sweep over Cleveland State on November 4... Finished the year with 53 assists and 15 digs against UIC in the Horizon League Tournament.


2020 (Junior) | Match-by-Match
Appeared in all 14 matches, playing all 49 total sets in the COVID-19-shortened season... Finished in the top 10 in the Horizon League in both assists per set (8th, 5.88) and digs per set (8th, 3.69)... Led the team with 288 total assists and ranked second with 181 total digs... Also led the team with 13 aces... Recorded nine double-doubles, all in the final 10 matches of the season... Notched her third career 20-20 match with 28 assists and 23 digs... Dished out a season-high 31 assists to go with six digs at Cleveland State on February 1... Was impressive against Green Bay, totaling 58 assists and 35 digs in two victories... Also added three aces against the Phoenix on February 8... Recorded 16 assists and 19 digs in a win over UIC and followed with 24 assists and 14 digs against the Flames on February 23... Closed the year with 42 assists and 38 digs in two victories over Purdue Fort Wayne on March 22.


2019 (Sophomore) | Match-by-Match
Appeared in all 32 matches and 119 sets for the Panthers... Led the team and ranked seventh in the Horizon League with 727 total assists, averaging 6.11 per set... Also ranked second on the team with 339 digs... Finished third on the team with 35 service aces... Had double-digit assists in all 32 matches including at least 20 assists in 23 matches... Totaled 17 double-doubles on the season... Opened the year with 18 assists and 17 digs against Arkansas State... Named to the Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team after totaling 75 assists, 25 digs, and three aces in three victories... Posted five double-doubles in the first six matches of the year... Recorded two 20-dig, 20-assist matches, the first time a Milwaukee player reached 20-20 since 2009... The first came on October 5 in a sweep of Youngstown State... Two matches later, she posted 27 assists and 21 digs against Oakland... Dished out at least 30 assists in five matches including a season-best 32 against Northern Kentucky... Closed the regular season with 30 assists, 14 digs, and four service aces in a 3-2 win over Green Bay to help Milwaukee clinch the No. 2 seed for the Horizon League Tournament... Recorded at least two aces in 11 matches.

2018 (Freshman) | Match-by-Match
Played in all 30 matches as a freshman, making 17 starts in Milwaukee's two-setter offense ... registered 592 assists and 267 digs in her first season on campus ... that assist total ranks her in the top-10 in program history for a freshman, standing eighth ... made her collegiate debut Aug. 24 against New Hampshire, tallying a double-double with 17 assists and 10 digs ... had 21 assists against Northwestern one day later ... racked up 26 assists against UC Riverside in the nightcap at a tournament in Idaho Aug. 31 ... finished with 23 assists in three consecutive matches, averaging 10 digs in those matches Nov. 8-14 ... dished out a season-high 35 assists to go with 11 digs in a four-set win at Wright State Sept. 21 ... finished with another 21 assists one day later at Northern Kentucky ... started the month of October with 20 assists in a three-set win at IUPUI ... added another 26 assists in a five-set win over Oakland Oct. 13 ... dished out 33 more assists in another five set win - this time against NKU - Oct. 19 ... one day later, had 25 assists in a four-set win over WSU ... notched double-doubles in four of the final six matches of the season.


High School
A versatile athlete for powerhouse Newman Catholic ... helped the Fighting Cardinals to four consecutive state tournament berths, bringing home the gold ball three times ... finished her prep career with an incredible 142-23 combined record at Newman Catholic, winning four consecutive conference championships ... named the Marawood Conference Player of the Year as a senior ... also earned all-state honors three times and was named a unanimous first-team all-conference selection all four years ... served as a team captain for three seasons ... also excelled in sand volleyball, bringing home a USA Volleyball Junior Beach National Championship in 2014 ... also competed in track & field in high school, qualifying for the state meet five times in her three years competing, doing so once in the 400m - taking 10th as a freshman - and twice in high jump - taking 16th as a freshman and seventh as a junior.


Personal
Daughter of Mike and Taryn ... mom played volleyball at Notre Dame ... aunt, Autumn Collins, played volleyball at Michigan ... chose Milwaukee because "I love the campus, have been around this program for a long time and it has great educational programs with good job opportunities ... lists career goals as winning conference, getting a bid to NCAAs and earning all-academic honors ... born March 20, 2000.

2021 Season Highs 
Kills: 3 vs. Robert Morris 10/14
Attempts: 8 vs. Northern Kentucky 9/30
Hitting %: .500 (3-0-6) vs. Robert Morris 10/14
Blocks: 3 (two times)
Digs: 23 vs. Wright State 10/1
Aces: 4 vs. Cleveland State 11/4
Assists: 60 vs. Wright State 10/1

MKE Career Highs 
Kills: 4 vs. Utah State 9/8/18
Attempts: 13 vs. Utah State 9/8/18
Hitting %: same
Blocks: same
Digs: same (two times)
Aces: same (two times)
Assists: same

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2018Freshman

    Setter
    5'9"
    13
  • 13

    2019Sophomore

    Setter
    5'9"
    13
  • 13

    2020Junior

    Setter
    5'9"
    13
  • 13

    2021Senior

    Setter
    5'9"
    13