Bio

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2015 Season (Senior): Had 12 kills in a win against McKendree (Ill.) on Sept. 5…Racked up 18 kills and 13 digs in the Sept. 11 match vs. Missouri S&T...Had 21 digs and 18 kills against Concordia-St. Paul on Sept. 12…Was named GLIAC North Division Player of the Week on Sept. 14…Chosen as the Sports Imports/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division II National Player of the Week on Sept. 15…Had 15 kills and 10 digs against Walsh on Sept. 25…Had 15 kills and 11 digs during the Sept. 29 match against Grand Valley State…Racked up 14 digs and 12 kills against Ohio Dominican on Oct. 3…Against Lake Erie on Oct. 10 had 15 kills and 12 digs…Finished with 16 digs and 17 kills against Rockhurst (Mo.) on Oct. 17…

2014 Season (Junior): Appeared in all 30 Bulldog matches during 2014…Named an All-American after helping the Bulldog Volleyball squad to the NCAA Division II Tournament and a GLIAC Championship…Led the team with 316 kills, including a team-best average of 3.13 kills per set…Finished with 255 digs, an average of 2.52 digs per set…Also ranked third on the team with 20 service aces and earned 47 blocks…Named All-GLIAC First Team, AVCA All-Midwest Region Team, Daktronics All-Midwest Region Second Team and AVCA Honorable Mention All-America…Honored as the GLIAC North Division Player of the Week twice on Sept. 9 and Oct. 6.

2013 Season (Sophomore): Member of team that captured the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championship to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight . . . Played in all 125 of team's sets on the year . . . Started 33 of squad's 34 outings . . . Netted 313 digs and 202 kills on the year . . . Also had 76 total blocks and 22 service aces.

2012 Season (Freshman): Played in 31 matches and made 28 starts . . . In 107 total sets, she racked up 186 kills, which was the fourth most on the team . . . Racked up 66 digs and 60 blocks . . . Was fourth on the team with an attack percentage of .247 for the year . . . Had an average of 2.04 points per set.

Prior To Ferris State: Was home educated . . . A member of the Carpe Diem Volleyball program for nine years . . . Has played a variety of positions, including middle hitter, outside hitter, right-side hitter and in the back row . . . Has an older brother, David Ryan, who plays on the men's volleyball team at Division I Ball State University . . . Also has three other siblings, including a twin sister . . . Daughter of David and Michelle Vander Meer and is a pre-veterinary medicine major at Ferris State.  Her parents operate and coach in the Carpe Diem program . . . Joins several former Bulldog volleyball players as alumni of the Carpe Diem program, including 2010 All-American Arielle Goodson along with past players such as Katie and Jacque Edwards.