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2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

Rodney Pierce
Rodney Pierce
MEAC Media Relations
MEAC Media Relations
MEAC Media Relations
Terry Mayo
Terry Mayo
Terry Mayo
Terry Mayo
Steven Worthy

9 Rya McKinnon

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Hoover, AL
  • Highschool Hoover H.S.

Biography

2024: Selected Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year … Named to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) First Team … Named to American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American Honorable Mention … Made the MEAC All-Tournament Team ... Won MEAC Player of the Week five times (Sept. 2, Sept. 9, Oct. 14, Oct. 21 & Oct. 28) ... Named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team ... Made the MEAC Volleyball All-Academic Team ... Selected MEAC Preseason Player of the Year ... Named to the Preseason All-MEAC First Team ... Led the conference in several categories, including kills per set (37th in the nation), total kills (61st in the country) and points per set (47th in the nation) ... Ranked sixth in the league with a .263 hitting percentage ... Played in 103 sets over 29 matches ... Led Howard to a MEAC regular season title after going a perfect 14-0 in league play.

2023: Named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year ... Earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... Received American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) East All-Region Honorable Mention ... Selected to the All-MEAC First Team ... Made the MEAC All-Tournament Team ... Named a MEAC Volleyball All-Academic honoree ... Named MEAC Preseason Player of the Year .... Made the Preseason All-MEAC Team ... Won MEAC Player of the Week three times (Aug. 28, Oct. 16 & Nov. 13) ... Led the MEAC in points per set (4.06) and kills per set (3.68) ... Played in 117 sets over 33 matches, averaging 3.61 kills per set and totaling 422 kills … Led the team with 470 points, averaging 4.02 points per set ... Recorded five 20-kill matches ... Led the team with nine double-doubles.

2022: Named MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Player of the Year ... Won MEAC Rookie of the Year ... Selected to the All-MEAC First Team ... Earned a spot on the MEAC All-Rookie Team ... Named MEAC Player of the Week three times (Oct. 10, Oct. 17 & Nov. 14) … Named MEAC Rookie of the Week five times (Aug. 29, Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 7 & Nov. 14) ... Made the MEAC All-Tournament Team ... AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) East Region Freshman of the Year … AVCA Honorable Mention All-American ... Led MEAC in kills per set (3.37) and points per set (3.83) … Was fourth in the MEAC in hitting percentage (.324) … She was ninth in the conference in aces per set (0.35) and digs per set (2.32) ... Played 84 sets over 27 matches ... Had 17 matches with double-digit kills ... Had seven double-doubles ... Helped Howard earn a share of the MEAC regular season title.

High School: A bronze medalist for the Women’s Junior International Division ... Won the 2019 USA High Performance Championships ... Named 2019 AAU 18 Classic MVP ... A 2020 Prep Volleyball All-American ... Earned 7A State Championship Tournament MVP ... Won 2020 AL.com Player of the Year ... Took home 2020 Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year ... Made Max Prep All-American First Team (2020) ... Earned Max Prep Preseason All-American First Team (2021) ... Selected to the Volleyballmag.com HS All-American First Team (2021) ... Earned the AVCA All-Region Team (2021) ... Selected to the AVCA All-American Second Team (2021) ... Was MaxPrep top player in the state (2021) ... Named to the Ultra Ankle JVA All-National Team (2021) ... A four-time AL.com Super All State Team recipient (2017-21) ... Named USA Today Sports Alabama Volleyball Player of the Year (2021) ... Hoover High School all time kill leader (2,494 kills).

PERSONAL: Computer Science Major ... Choose Howard because of the family atmosphere ... Academic Honors include Freshman leadership award (2018), a 4.0 GPA (2018-22) and Finley Award Winner (2017) ... A member of National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and National Spanish Honor Society ... Enjoys photography and cooking ... Goal is to be successful in academics and athletics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2022Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    9
  • 9

    2023Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    9
  • 9

    2024Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    9
  • 9

    2025Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    9