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Jersey Number 5
Rhyen Neal
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Yorktown
- Hometown:
- Yorktown, Ind.
- Major:
- Health Care Administration
As a Fifth-Year Senior (2021)
Academic All-MAC…MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1) after averaging 6.25 digs/set in matches against Miami and Bowling Green…Played in 30 matches…Averaged 2.99 digs/set, second on the team; averaged 3.45 digs/set in conference play…15 matches with double-digit digs, 12 of which came in MAC play…Season-best 30 digs against Bowling Green (Oct. 30)…20 digs against Miami (Oct. 29) and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 6)…19 digs against Lehigh (Aug. 28)…14 digs in each NIVC contest against Indiana State (Dec. 2) and Valparaiso (Dec. 3).
As a Senior (2020-21)
Academic All-MAC…Played in all 20 matches, starting 12…Only Rocket to play in all 83 sets…Has played in 321 straight sets, not missing a set since Oct. 21, 2017; has not missed a match in her collegiate career…Ranked fourth in the MAC in aces/set (0.36)…Averaged 2.36 digs/set…Seven matches with double-digit digs…Season-high 26 digs in season opener against Western Michigan (Jan. 22)…21 digs vs. Ball State (Feb. 4)…Recorded eight service aces against Ball State (Feb. 5), tied for third-most ever in a match by a Rocket…13 digs and three aces against Buffalo (March 19).
As a Junior (2019)
Academic All-MAC…Played in all 28 matches as the Rockets’ libero…One of four players to play in every set…Double-digit digs in all but three matches…Averaged 4.31 digs/set…Tied with Elise Wilcox for team-best 0.28 aces/set; 30 service aces were most on the team…Career-high 29 digs at Kent State (Oct. 18) and at Ball State (Oct. 31)…28 digs against Central Michigan (Nov. 15)…Seven matches with at least 20 digs during MAC play.
As a Sophomore (2018)
Academic All-MAC…Played in every match, making 17 starts…Double-digit digs on 15 occasions, including a season-high 19 at Akron (Oct. 6)…Second on the team with 2.47 digs/set...Seven straight matches with at least 10 digs (Oct. 6-27) during MAC play…One of four Rockets to play in every set.
As a Freshman (2017)
Appeared in all 28 matches and 104 of the 116 sets played... Ranked first on the team in services aces (35) and service aces per set (0.34)...Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against SIU-Edwardsville (Aug. 25), tallying 11 digs... Registered a career-high 15 digs vs. Quinnipiac (Aug. 26)...Three service aces at Marshall (Sept. 9)...Nine digs, three aces against Youngstown State (Sept. 16)...Tallied 10 digs in the win over Ball State (Sept. 28)...Career-best five aces in the victory at Buffalo (Nov. 4).
Prep
Recorded 166 kills, 300 digs and a .214 attack percentage as a senior at Yorktown High School...Tallied 254 kills, 188 digs and a .161 ATK%...Helped lead Tigers to state championship in 2016 while finishing runner-up in 2015...Earned All-American accolades in 2014 and 2015 playing for Asics Munciana...Named team's Most Valuable Player in 2015.
Personal
Daughter of Shawn and Jess Neal...Has two brothers...Brother Riley plays quarterback at Ball State University....Majoring in health care administration.
Academic All-MAC…MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1) after averaging 6.25 digs/set in matches against Miami and Bowling Green…Played in 30 matches…Averaged 2.99 digs/set, second on the team; averaged 3.45 digs/set in conference play…15 matches with double-digit digs, 12 of which came in MAC play…Season-best 30 digs against Bowling Green (Oct. 30)…20 digs against Miami (Oct. 29) and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 6)…19 digs against Lehigh (Aug. 28)…14 digs in each NIVC contest against Indiana State (Dec. 2) and Valparaiso (Dec. 3).
As a Senior (2020-21)
Academic All-MAC…Played in all 20 matches, starting 12…Only Rocket to play in all 83 sets…Has played in 321 straight sets, not missing a set since Oct. 21, 2017; has not missed a match in her collegiate career…Ranked fourth in the MAC in aces/set (0.36)…Averaged 2.36 digs/set…Seven matches with double-digit digs…Season-high 26 digs in season opener against Western Michigan (Jan. 22)…21 digs vs. Ball State (Feb. 4)…Recorded eight service aces against Ball State (Feb. 5), tied for third-most ever in a match by a Rocket…13 digs and three aces against Buffalo (March 19).
As a Junior (2019)
Academic All-MAC…Played in all 28 matches as the Rockets’ libero…One of four players to play in every set…Double-digit digs in all but three matches…Averaged 4.31 digs/set…Tied with Elise Wilcox for team-best 0.28 aces/set; 30 service aces were most on the team…Career-high 29 digs at Kent State (Oct. 18) and at Ball State (Oct. 31)…28 digs against Central Michigan (Nov. 15)…Seven matches with at least 20 digs during MAC play.
As a Sophomore (2018)
Academic All-MAC…Played in every match, making 17 starts…Double-digit digs on 15 occasions, including a season-high 19 at Akron (Oct. 6)…Second on the team with 2.47 digs/set...Seven straight matches with at least 10 digs (Oct. 6-27) during MAC play…One of four Rockets to play in every set.
As a Freshman (2017)
Appeared in all 28 matches and 104 of the 116 sets played... Ranked first on the team in services aces (35) and service aces per set (0.34)...Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against SIU-Edwardsville (Aug. 25), tallying 11 digs... Registered a career-high 15 digs vs. Quinnipiac (Aug. 26)...Three service aces at Marshall (Sept. 9)...Nine digs, three aces against Youngstown State (Sept. 16)...Tallied 10 digs in the win over Ball State (Sept. 28)...Career-best five aces in the victory at Buffalo (Nov. 4).
Prep
Recorded 166 kills, 300 digs and a .214 attack percentage as a senior at Yorktown High School...Tallied 254 kills, 188 digs and a .161 ATK%...Helped lead Tigers to state championship in 2016 while finishing runner-up in 2015...Earned All-American accolades in 2014 and 2015 playing for Asics Munciana...Named team's Most Valuable Player in 2015.
Personal
Daughter of Shawn and Jess Neal...Has two brothers...Brother Riley plays quarterback at Ball State University....Majoring in health care administration.
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