Rylee Rader

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CAREER HONORS

AVCA All-American Second Team (2021)
AVCA Northeast All-Region (2020, 21)
All-Big Ten First Team (2021)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2020, 2022, 23)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2020)
Preseason All-Big Ten Team (2022, 23)
Big Ten Defensive Player & Co-Freshman of the Week (March 1, 2021)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 15, 2021)
Holds the program’s career record for hit percentage (.394)
Red Raider Classic MVP and All-Tournament Team (2021)
VCU Invitational All-Tournament Team (2021)
2024 Dayton Flyer Invitational All-Tournament Team
2024 Florida Invitational All-Tournament Team
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 22, 23, 24)
OSU Scholar Athlete (2022, 23, 24)
Recorded her 1,000^th career point on Oct. 6, 2023
Became the 26^th player in program history to record 1,000 career kills on Oct. 19, 2024 vs. Nebraska
Career rankings among all-time Ohio State leaders: fourth in block assists (405), fifth in total blocks (449), 17^th in points (1,432), tied 19^th in solo blocks (44)

YEAR-BY-YEAR

GRADUATE (2024)

Was ninth in hitting percentage (.361) among all-time single season program leaders
Led the team with 1.03 blocks/set during conference play and was second with 1.03 blocks/set throughout the season
Played in 115 of 117 sets this season
Recorded 10 or more kills in nine matches this season, averaging 1.94 kills/set
Totaled five or more blocks in 10 matches this season, including a season-high 10 blocks at USC (9/27)
Tallied a season-high 14 kills against Northern Iowa, which is just one shy of her career-high
Twice had a career-high four assists – at Florida (9/8) and at Northwestern (10/10)
Recorded a season-best three aces against Miami FL (9/13)
Totaled a season-high seven digs against Michigan (10/13)

2023 (Senior)

Ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 40^th in the country in hitting percentage (.377)
Among single-season program records, ranked sixth in hitting percentage (.377)
Played in 81 sets before suffering an injury in the final month of the season
Second on the team with 2.27 kills/set and 21 service aces
Third on the team with 0.57 blocks/set
Also averaged 0.77 digs/set and 0.21 assists/set
Recorded a career-high four aces at Rutgers (10/6)
Totaled a career-high eight digs against Georgia Tech (9/2)
Seven matches with 10+ kills

2022 (Junior)

Played in 30 matches and 112 sets
Broke into the top-20 in program history in career blocks in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament at Texas (12/10) and now ranks 18^th with 285 career blocks
Posted career-highs in service aces (23), digs (81) and digs per set (0.72)
Recorded her 500^th career kill at Georgia Tech (9/11) and 600^th at Michigan State (11/5)
Had her 200^th career block against BYU (9/9)
Posted her 100^th career dig at Michigan (9/28)
Matched her career-high 15 kills against Wisconsin (11/26), also setting a career-high in attacks (41)
Tied her career-high three aces on three occasions – against BYU (9/9), against Wisconsin (11/26) and in the NCAA second round against USC (12/3)
Had a career-high six digs twice – at Michigan (9/28) and vs. Indiana (11/20)

2021 (Sophomore)

Set a new program record for single-season attack percentage (minimum 200 kills) by hitting .443 (297 kills, 35 errors, 605 total attempts)
Tied the program’s individual match record for attack percentage (minimum of 10 attempts) by hitting .900 (nine kills, 0 errors, 10 attempts) at Notre Dame (9/17)
Ranked fourth in the country in hitting percentage (.445) at the end of the regular season, finished the season fifth (.433)
Recorded her 100^th career block at Notre Dame (9/17)
Played in all 33 matches and 114 sets
Totaled 297 kills (third on the team), averaging 2.61 per set
Ranked second on the team in blocks (117), averaging 1.03 per set throughout the season
Had 14 matches with at least 10 kills, including the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Tennessee (12/4)
Recorded a career-high 15 kills in wins against No. 9 Nebraska (11/6) and No. 15 Penn State (11/21)
Had a career-high 10 blocks in the four-set win against Iowa (11/19)
Posted a career-high three aces and four digs against No. 11 Minnesota (11/4)

2020 (Freshman)

Played in 17 matches and 67 total sets
Totaled 162 kills (2.42 per set), 18 blocks, six digs and three service aces
Had a season-high 14 kills against Nebraska, one of nine matches where she reached 10 kills
Totaled a season-high 6.5 blocks against Rutgers

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE