Ryan Shaffer
10  Ryan Shaffer
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
San Jose, Calif.

High School:
Archbishop Mitty

Height:
5-7

Position:
Defensive Specialist

Experience:
1L

2010 Individual Awards & Honors
ACC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 22)
ACC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 29)

Freshman (2010)...
Fourth all-time at UMiami for digs in a single-season, picking up 539 during her rookie campaign... Staked herself atop the UM record books for digs by a freshman, surpassing UM all-time leader Cassie Loessberg... Set a new freshman record for digs per set (4.53)... Appeared in 31 matches for the Hurricanes as a freshman... Named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Rookie of the Week twice (Nov. 22, Nov. 29)... Led team and finished fourth in the ACC with 539 digs (4.53 per set)... Double-digit digs in 28 matches... Recorded 20 or more digs 11 times... Made collegiate debut picking up 23 digs while successfully receiving all 45 serves as libero in win over UT-Arlington (Aug. 27) in the Sooner Legends/Nike Invitational Tournament hosted by the University of Oklahoma... Registered 19 digs against Southern Miss (Sept. 4)... Tallied 20 digs in home match against Clemson (Oct. 10)...Picked up 26 digs in win at Maryland (Oct. 15)... Season-high tying three service aces against Virginia (Sept. 26), Duke (Oct. 22) and Maryland (Nov. 21)... Season-high 32 digs in five-set win over Duke (Oct. 22)... Claimed three kills on the year - Georgia Tech (Oct. 8), Duke (Oct. 22) and Wake Forest (Oct. 24)... Recorded 22 digs at Clemson (Nov. 5)... Finished the season strong with at least 20 digs in the last five regular season matches, including 26 against North Carolina (Nov. 14) and 30 in the big win at Florida State (Nov. 26)... Tallied 19 digs in the NCAA Tournament match at Indiana (Dec. 3)... Her 19 postseason digs allowed her to match Jamie Grass and Maria Andersson for the second-most digs for UM in a postseason match...

Archbishop Mitty High School (2006-10)...
Played high school volleyball for Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, California... Played club for Team Vision... A defensive specialist tabbed an honorable mention selection for the Under Armour All-America Team... Helped lead the Lions to consecutive Division II State titles in 2008 and '09... Team won the WCAL, CCS and Nor-Cal Championship during the 2008-09 season... Selected as a member of the Prep Volleyball Senior Aces "The 150"... WCAL Second Team All-League performer... Part of the high school team named No. 1 in the nation during 2008-09 by ESPN Rise...

Personal...
Daughter of Ellen and Rick Shaffer... Major is undeclared, but intending on Sports Administration... Has three siblings - Will, John and Mary...

Miscellaneous Statistics
2010
Career
10+ Dig Matches:
28
28
20+ Dig Matches:
11
11
30+ Dig Matches:
2
2
1 or More Aces:
12
12

2010 Match Highs Career Match Highs
Attempts: 3, vs. Georgia Tech (10/8) Same
Kills: 1, three times Same
Digs: 32, vs. Duke (10/22) Same
Aces: 3, three times Same
Assists: 3, four times Same

Career
Year
SP
MP
K
K/S
E
TA
Pct
A
A/S
SA
SE
SA/S
DIG
Dig/S
BS
BA
Total
Blk/S
BE
Points
2010
119
31
3
0.03
0
16
.188
33
0.28
20
22
0.17
539
4.53
0
0
0
0.00
0
23.0
Total
119
31
3
0.03
0
16
.188
33
0.28
20
22
0.17
539
4.53
0
0
0
0.00
0
23.0
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