2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 16
Sophie Riemersma
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Zeeland East
- Hometown:
- Holland, Mich.
Career Highlights
2021
2020-21
2019
2018
High School
Personal
- Played in 97 career matches
- Finished with 761 career kills
- Finished with 882.5 career points (2.8 per set)
2021
- Academic All-MAC
- Played in 27 matches, making 26 starts
- In double figures for kills in 16 matches
- Notched a season high 19 kills at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 14)
- Posted double figures in digs in nine matches
- Recorded a season high 14 digs twice: at Marshall (Aug. 28) and at Eastern Michigan (Oc. 15)
- Twice served up season highs of three aces: vs. Howard (Sept. 4) and at Ball State (Oct. 30)
- Tallied six matches with three or more blocks
- Notched a career high five block assists against Northern Illinois (Oct. 9)
- Tied a career high of two solo blocks at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 14)
- Tied for team lead with 2.73 kps and ranked second with 284 total kills
- Led the team with 328.5 points (3.16 per set)
2020-21
- Academic All-MAC
- Played in 22 matches, making nine starts
- In double figures for kills in nine matches
- Twice posted season highs of 18 kills: vs. Eastern Michigan (Mar. 19) and vs. Ball State (Mar. 23)
- Recorded season high 10 digs at Kent State (Mar. 5) in long double-figure dig effort of season
- Had six multi-block matches
- Posted four blocks (2 solo; 2 assist) at Bowling Green (Feb. 5)
- Ranked second on the team in kills per set (2.91)
- Ranked third on the team in points 218.5 (2.91 per set)
2019
- Appeared in 20 matches, making 13 starts during sophomore season
- Saw action at both antennas despite missing time due to injury
- Finished with 101 kills, an average of 1.71 kills per set
- Recorded 48 digs and 19 blocks on season
- Ssixth on RedHawks with 117.0 points scored, an average of 1.98 points per set
- Recorded 11 kills in win over Virginia Tech (Aug. 30)
- Put down 13 kills and three blocks in victory over Indiana State (Sept. 7)
- Had season-high 10 digs in victory over North Carolina (Sept. 13)
- Finished with nine kills in back-to-back matches against Kent State (Sept.27) and Ohio (Sept. 28)
2018
- MAC All-Tournament Team
- MAC All-Freshmen Team
- Appeared in 26 matches, making 16 starts during freshman season
- Saw time at both outside and right side hitter
- Finished fourth on RedHawks with 173 kills, an average of 2.11 per set; had 138 digs an average of 1.68 per set; second on Miami with 12 solo blocks, also had 19 assisted for 31 total; finished fourth on RedHawks by scoring 218.5 points, an average of 2.66 points per set
- Recorded seven kills and five digs at Dayton (Sept. 4)
- Had breakout performance with 15 kills and nine digs in five-set victory over Ohio (Oct. 5)
- Had one of the single-best performances in school history wirh a double-double of 29 kills and 17 digs in five-set MAC Semifinal victory over Ball State (Nov. 17), while hitting .426
- Her 29 kills were only one short of the Miami single-match school record
- Had 13 kills and nine digs in MAC Championship against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 18)
- Finished with double-double of 12 kills and 10 digs in NIVC First Round victory over Northern Kentucky (Nov. 29)
High School
- Four-year letterwinner for Zeeland East High School in Holland, Michigan
- Finished ninth all-time in Michigan high school history with 2,271 career kills
- 2017 Miss Volleyball finalist in Michigan
- Named AVCA Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention as senior
- Named First-Team All-State as junior in 2016
- Played club volleyball for Far Out Volleyball
- Played four years of basketball and track
- Set school record with 12 varsity letters
Personal
- Has June birthday
- Daughter of Jay and Cara Riemersma
- Majoring in finance
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Sunday, November 02
Miami Hockey Head Coach Anthony Noreen & Matteo Drobac 11-1 Postgame
Sunday, November 02
Miami Hockey Head Coach Anthony Noreen & Doug Grimes 10/31 Postgame
Saturday, November 01
Miami Volleyball Head Coach Dan Gwitt 10-31 Post Game
Friday, October 31
