Shea Rubright Season 2024

HONORS
2021-22 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award (At Minnesota)
2021-22 Big Ten All-Academic Selection (At Minnesota)
2020-21 Big Ten All-Academic Selection (At Minnesota)

2023 SEASON (As A Redshirt Senior At Washington State): Saw action in 10 matches with four starts, contributing 17 kills, 16 block assists and two digs in 23 sets… Made her season debut against Northwestern State at the Cougar Invitational (9-1-23)… Came up with a season-best five block assists vs. Oregon State (10-29-23)… Also blasted a season-high five kills at No. 5 Stanford while assisting on four blocks (11-3-23)… Knocked down three kills on four attempts without an error (.750) vs. UCLA (11-10-23)… Played one set but did not record a stat in her final appearance of the year at Utah (11-19-23).

2022 SEASON (As A Senior At Washington State): Started the opener vs. Duke at the BYU doTerra Classic in Provo, Utah, totaling four kills and two block assists in three sets before suffering a season-ending injury (8-26-22).

2021 FALL SEASON (As A Junior At Minnesota):  Cracked the starting lineup in 11 of 19 matches, totaling 39 kills (0.72/set) and 45 blocks (0.83/set) across 54 sets… Launched a season-high five kills on three occasions… Hit .444 on five kills in nine attempts with one error in a sweep of St. Thomas while contributing five block assists (9-16-21)… Posted a .556 efficiency in a victory over Northwestern with five put-aways on nine swings without an error (10-13-21)… Also racked up a season-best six block assists against the Wildcats… Finished with four kills and five blocks in a road win at Indiana, including a career-high three solo rejections (10-27-21)… Equaled her season best with six additional block assists in a road win at Ohio State (11-4-21)… Collected five kills on 10 attempts without an error (.500) in a home victory over Iowa, adding three block assists (11-14-21)… Garnered Big Ten all-academic accolades for the second straight season.

2021 SPRING SEASON (As A Sophomore At Minnesota): Started 12 of 13 matches in a season that was delayed and shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic… Ranked third on the team with 51 blocks (1.09/set) to go with 36 kills (0.77/set) in 47 sets played… Blasted a career-high nine kills and hit .571 while contributing five block assists in her first collegiate start to help complete a series sweep at Purdue in the second match of the year (2-6-21)… Knocked down six kills and collected four additional block assists in a home-opening triumph over Penn State (2-13-21)… Combined for 15 block assists in a series sweep at Northwestern, including a career-best nine in the opener (3-26-21)… Finished the year with five block assists, two kills and two digs in the Gophers’ loss to Pittsburgh in the NCAA Regional semifinals (4-18-21)… Earned Big Ten all-academic honors and received the conference’s Distinguished Scholar Award following the season.

2019 SEASON (As A Freshman At Minnesota): Played in 13 matches during her rookie campaign with the Gophers, totaling three kills and 11 block assists in 27 sets… Made her collegiate debut against Florida State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (8-31-19)… Knocked down her first career kill and contributed her initial pair of block assists in a home triumph over Oral Roberts (9-21-19)… Set a season high with three block assists at Wisconsin (10-13-19) and at Michigan (10-25-19)… Also launched a season-best two kills at Michigan State (10-27-19).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated in 2019 from West Valley High School in Yakima, Washington, where she was a multi-sport athlete, winning seven combined letters, including four in volleyball, two in tennis and one in basketball… Compiled 927 kills, 248 blocks and a .470 hitting percentage during her prep career… Garnered first-team Under Armour All-America accolades, after leading West Valley High to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) 4A state championship as a senior… Also received an invitation to play in the Under Armour All-America match in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championships… Additionally received Washington State Gatorade Player of the Year distinction as was listed as the No. 12 recruit in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com… Twice earned Columbia Basin-Big Nine Player of the Year honors and was an all-state selection as a junior in 2017… Was two-time member of the USA Youth A1 national team and competed at the USA Volleyball holiday national team prospect camp… Also played for the Central Region United program at the club level.

PERSONAL: Born in Yakima, Washington… Daughter of Valerie and Jason Rubright… Both parents were student-athletes at Gonzaga University… Her mother played volleyball, while her father competed in basketball and later played professionally in Ireland… Is pursuing her master’s degree in education counseling at San Diego State with career plans to become a sports agent.