8 Anna Rymer
8 - Anna Rymer
Height: 5-10
Year: Jr.
Hometown: China Grove, N.C.
High School: South Rowan High School
Position: MB
m 33
k/s 2.63
h % .306
a/s 1.89
b/s 0.63
sa/s 0.44
d/s 1.29

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-USA South Player of the Week (September 25, 2023)
-USA South Second Team All-Conference (2023)
-College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Volleyball Team (2023)
-Salem College Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2024)

JUNIOR (2023):
Completed the season by ranking in the Top-5 in attack percentage (.306-1st), service aces (52-1st), service aces/set (0.44-1st), total blocks (74-1st), kills (310-2nd), kills/set (2.63), assists (223-3rd), digs (152-5th), digs/set (1.27-5th) … had 17 double-digit kill outings on the season and two double-double performances in the process … posted a .600 attack percentage, highlighted by six kills, in a clash with Thiel (Sept. 1) … drove home 15 kills and finished with three blocks (two assisted) and two service aces versus Bridgewater (Va.) (Sept. 8) … enjoyed a 12-kill, .429 attack percentage outing against Randolph (Sept. 8) … tallied 13 kills and a .433 attack percentage while converting four service aces against Ferrum (Sept. 9) … slammed home 13 kills, while posting a .316 attack percentage, adding nine digs and 21 assists in a four-set win over Brevard (Sept. 19) … amassed a .464 attack percentage by virtue of 15 kills, dishing out 27 assists and making 18 digs in a clash with N.C. Wesleyan (Sept. 23) … came through with 17 kills, 29 assists and 13 digs against N.C. Wesleyan to completed a one-day, two-match clash on September 23rd … claimed USA South Conference Player of the Week honors as a result of her outings with Brevard and N.C. Wesleyan … drove home 10 kills and added 24 assists, seven digs and three total attacks (two assisted) versus William Peace (Sept. 28) … posted 13 kills (.306 attack pct.) and five digs in a sweep of Brevard … delivered 14 kills and a .520 attack percentage, converting four service aces and three digs against N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 21) … had a four-match stretch of double-digit kill outings against Methodist (14 / .423 attack pct.), Pfeiffer (19 / .515 attack pct.), Bob Jones (17 / .308 attack pct.) and Southern Virginia (14 / .394 attack pct.) … the 19 kills against Pfeiffer marked her single-match season-high … opened the 2023 USA South Conference Tournament with 17 kills (.389 attack pct.), seven digs and two service assists at William Peace (Nov. 7).

SOPHOMORE (2022):
One of the top all-around performers for Salem in 2022, closing among the Top-5 statistical leaders in solo blocks (27-1st), assisted blocks (48-1st), blocks/set (0.64-1st), total attacks (703-3rd), kills (285-3rd), kills/set (2.44-3rd), attack percentage (.302-3rd) and service aces (30-3rd) … opened her Salem career with a 21-kill outing against Johnson & Wales (Sept. 6), notching a .679 attack percentage and two assisted blocks, marking the 13th-best attack percentage in a single-match in program history … came through with 13 kills (.600 attack pct.) in three-set win over N.C. Wesleyan (Sept. 9) … amassed 14 kills (.324 attack pct.) in clash with Roanoke (Sept. 9) … set her single-match season-high in service aces (four) versus Hollins (Sept. 10) … drove home 12 kills against Huntingdon (Sept. 17) … responsible for 13 kills (.345 attack pct.) along with four assisted blocks against Methodist (Sept. 24) … made six total blocks (four assisted) at Mary Baldwin (Sept. 24) … enjoyed a pair of 10-kill outings against Hollins (Sept. 26) and Southern Virginia (Sept. 29) before driving home 13 in a five-set win at Brevard (Oct. 4) … posted a .611 attack percentage, after driving home 12 kills in 18 attacks at Methodist (Oct. 15) … delivered 11 kills in clashes with Roanoke (Oct. 17) and N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 21), finishing with a .579 attack percentage against the Battling Bishops … emerged with nine kills and a .692 attack percentage in a sweep of Brevard (Oct. 27) … capped off the regular season finale with 16 kills (.538 attack pct.) at Pfeiffer (Oct. 29) … opened the USA South Conference Tournament with 12 kills (.323 attack pct.) and six blocks (three solo) against Meredith (Nov. 1).

FRESHMAN (Ferrum / 2021):
Wrapped up the season by ranking in the Top-5 of nine major statistical categories, including attack percentage (.290-1st), service aces (22-1st), total blocks (54-1st), solo blocks (9-1st), assisted blocks (45-1st), blocks/set (0.60-1st), kills (205-2nd), kills/set (2.28-2nd), total attacks (497-2nd) … had double-digit kill performances on nine occasions … drove home 15 kills, emerged with three digs, all while posting a .393 attack percentage, in a four-set clash with Methodist (Sept. 11) … responsible for 11 kills (.556 attack percentage) as the Panthers claimed a three-set win against Mary Baldwin (Sept. 11) … delivered a single-match season-high 17 kills, posting a .417 attack percentage, as part of a double-double that included 12 digs and six total blocks (2 solo blocks/4 assisted blocks) versus Johnson & Wales (Sept. 14) … had her fourth straight double-digit kill outing against Salem (Sept. 16), driving home 16 kills along with three digs and three service aces in a five-set clash that resulted in a .421 attack percentage … put together an 11-kill, .381 attack percentage outing, which also included six digs, in a three-set setback to N.C. Wesleyan (Sept. 18) … topped the double-digit kill mark for the sixth time in 2021 against Bluefield State (Oct. 7), emerging with 14 kills (.481 attack pct.), four digs and four assisted blocks … capped off her freshman campaign with a trio of double-digit kill outings for the Panthers … the first came in a three-set win against Johnson & Wales, delivering 10 kills in 14 total attacks for a .714 attack percentage, a single-match season-high … capped off a clash against Shenandoah (Oct. 30) with 11 kills, three digs and four total blocks (2 assisted/2 solo) … ended the slate with a 10-kill outing versus Hood (Oct. 30), which also included two digs and one assisted block.

PREP: Graduated from South Rowan High School in 2021 … a two-sport athlete that competed in both volleyball (2017-21) as well track and field (2020) … earned Rowan County Co-Player of the Year in 2020-21 under the direction of coaches Jenna Horne and Barry Rymer … finished the 2020 season ranked first in kills in North Carolina in all classifications (according to MaxPreps), and was Top-3 in attack percentage … claimed volleyball team Most Valuable Player honors at the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign … named as an All-County and All-Conference in volleyball on three occasions (2018, 2019, 2020-21) … recognized as an All-State performer on the volleyball courts following the 2020-21 campaign … instrumental in helping the Raider capture first place in the conference on two occasions (2019-20, 2020-21) … guided her team to the fourth round of the NCHSAA Tournament in 2019-20 and reached second round of playoffs in 2020-21 … active on the Club Volleyball circuit from 2018-20 … played for Barry Rymer’s Rowan County Volleyball Club squad, where they qualified for the Carolina Region East/West Championship game.

PERSONAL: Anna Elizabeth Rymer … daughter of Amy and Barry Rymer … born on June 27, 2003 … has one sibling, Leah … member of National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes … father, Barry, is the volleyball head coach at Salem College.

Recent Games
Oct 28 vs. Bob Jones University W, 3-2
Nov 1 Southern Virginia W, 3-2
Nov 4 Roanoke W, 3-0
Nov 4 Mary Baldwin W, 3-0
Nov 7 at William Peace W, 3-2
Nov 9 at Meredith L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 33 18
Sets 118 63
Kills 310 167
Kills per set 2.63 2.65
Errors 67 33
Total Attacks 795 458
Hitting Percentage .306 .293
Assists 223 183
Assists per set 1.89 2.90
Service Aces 52 33
Service Errors 19 11
Service Aces per set 0.44 0.52
Receptions 9 7
Reception Errors 2 1
Digs 152 104
Digs per set 1.29 1.65
Block Solo 25 15
Block Assist 49 21
Block Total 74 36
Blocks per set 0.63 0.57
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 8 7
Points 411.5 225.5
Points per set 3.5 3.6
Matches started 22 14
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 Southern Virginia W, 3-1 1 4 6 2 14 .286 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Sep 1 Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 10 .600 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7.0
Sep 2 at Va. Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 7 4 19 .158 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 2 at Bridgewater (Va.) W, 3-2 - 5 15 5 36 .278 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 3 0 19.0
Sep 8 vs. Randolph W, 3-1 - 4 12 3 21 .429 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 14.0
Sep 8 at Roanoke W, 3-0 - 3 5 1 12 .333 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Sep 9 at Ferrum W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 30 .433 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 20.0
Sep 9 vs. Hollins W, 3-0 - 3 8 2 21 .286 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Sep 12 at Greensboro L, 3-0 - 3 4 2 18 .111 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Sep 14 at Meredith L, 3-0 - 3 3 4 17 -.059 10 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 4.0
Sep 16 at William Peace L, 3-1 1 4 8 1 29 .241 18 3 1 0 0 13 0 1 0 1 2 11.5
Sep 16 at Mary Washington L, 3-0 1 3 4 2 17 .118 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.5
Sep 19 Brevard W, 3-1 1 4 13 1 38 .316 21 2 1 1 0 9 2 2 0 4 1 18.0
Sep 23 at N.C. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 9 .444 13 5 1 0 0 12 1 3 0 4 1 11.5
Sep 23 at N.C. Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 15 2 28 .464 27 0 0 0 0 18 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Sep 26 Methodist W, 3-2 - 5 17 3 48 .292 29 1 1 0 0 13 2 3 1 5 1 21.5
Sep 28 William Peace W, 3-1 1 4 10 2 31 .258 24 1 0 1 0 7 1 2 0 3 2 13.0
Sep 30 Pfeiffer W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 20 .250 11 2 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 3 0 11.0
Oct 5 at Southern Virginia L, 3-0 1 3 2 5 17 -.176 15 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Oct 7 at Mary Baldwin W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 19 .316 11 4 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 14.0
Oct 9 Meredith L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 27 .259 15 2 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 11.0
Oct 12 Greensboro L, 3-0 1 3 2 3 19 -.053 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3.0
Oct 17 at Brevard W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 36 .306 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Oct 21 N.C. Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 14 1 25 .520 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.0
Oct 21 Carolina University W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 17 .412 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 10.5
Oct 24 at Methodist L, 3-0 1 3 14 3 26 .423 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14.0
Oct 28 at Pfeiffer W, 3-1 1 4 19 2 33 .515 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 23.0
Oct 28 vs. Bob Jones University W, 3-2 1 5 17 5 39 .308 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 5 0 19.5
Nov 1 Southern Virginia W, 3-2 1 5 14 1 33 .394 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 4 0 18.5
Nov 4 Roanoke W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 15 .333 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 7 0 12.5
Nov 4 Mary Baldwin W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 13 .692 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Nov 7 at William Peace W, 3-2 1 5 17 3 36 .389 2 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 0 3 0 21.5
Nov 9 at Meredith L, 3-0 1 3 4 3 22 .045 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 5.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2022-23 31 116 285 2.46 73 703 .302 17 0.15 30 0.26 7 1 81 0.70 27 48 75 0.65 366.0 3.2
2023-24 33 118 310 2.63 67 795 .306 223 1.89 52 0.44 9 2 152 1.29 25 49 74 0.63 411.5 3.5
Total 64 234 595 2.54 140 1498 .304 240 1.03 82 0.35 16 3 233 1.00 52 97 149 0.64 777.5 3.3
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 33 118 310 2.63 67 795 .306 223 1.89 52 0.44 9 2 152 1.29 25 49 74 0.63 411.5 3.5
Conference 18 63 167 2.65 33 458 .293 183 2.90 33 0.52 7 1 104 1.65 15 21 36 0.57 225.5 3.6
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Home 13 47 119 2.53 17 310 .329 112 2.38 19 0.40 4 1 56 1.19 14 21 35 0.74 162.5 3.5
Away 17 59 154 2.61 40 404 .282 107 1.81 31 0.53 4 1 90 1.53 11 19 30 0.51 205.5 3.5
Neutral 3 12 37 3.08 10 81 .333 4 0.33 2 0.17 1 0 6 0.50 0 9 9 0.75 43.5 3.6
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Wins 23 86 255 2.97 40 584 .368 151 1.76 44 0.51 4 0 107 1.24 19 45 64 0.74 340.5 4.0
Losses 10 32 55 1.72 27 211 .133 72 2.25 8 0.25 5 2 45 1.41 6 4 10 0.31 71.0 2.2
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September 18 65 157 2.42 36 418 .289 164 2.52 28 0.43 6 1 102 1.57 12 31 43 0.66 212.5 3.3
October 10 34 104 3.06 24 258 .310 54 1.59 17 0.50 3 1 30 0.88 7 8 15 0.44 132.0 3.9
November 5 19 49 2.58 7 119 .353 5 0.26 7 0.37 0 0 20 1.05 6 10 16 0.84 67.0 3.5