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Lewis & Clark College

2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

Whitney Maxfield
Steve Gibbons
Steve Gibbons
Grace Smith
Steve Gibbons
Steve Gibbons

18 Ruby Kuerschner

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown San Rafael, Calif.
  • High School Terra Linda
  • Position S
  • Major Psychology

Biography

2024 | Sophomore
 
Awards
 
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2024-25 All-Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete Team
 
Stats (Season Highs in Parentheses) 
 
Matches Played/Matches Started/Sets Played: 22/22/79 
Kills: 47 (4, 4x, last vs George Fox 11/09) 
Attacks: 209 (24 at Pacific 11/08) 
Hitting Percentage: .115 (.500 (4-1-6) at George Fox 10/11) 
Points: 79.0 (8.5 at Pacific 11/08) 
Assists: 465 (36 at Pacific 11/08) 
Service Aces: 24 (3, 4x, last at Pacific 11/08) 
Digs: 155 (15 at Willamette 9/17) 
Total Blocks: 14.0 (3 at Pacific 11/08) 
Solo Blocks: 2 (2 at Pacific 11/08) 
Block Assists: 12 (2, 2x, last vs Linfield 10/01)
 
Notables 
  • Tied her career high with four kills four times this season, vs. Puget Sound on Sept. 27, at Linfield on Oct. 30, vs. Whitman on Nov. 2, and vs. George Fox on Nov. 9.
  • Posted a season-high 36 assists, recorded her first two career solo blocks, and notched a season-high three service aces, one of four matches with three aces, at Pacific on Nov. 8.
  • Reached 1,000 career assists in the final match against George Fox on Nov. 9.
  • Ranks seventh in program history with 1,014 career assists.
  • Led the team with 465 assists, ranked third with 24 aces, and fourth with 155 digs.
  • Ranked fourth in the NWC in assists (5.89 assists/s).
2023 | First Year
 
Stats (Season Highs in Parentheses)
 
Matches Played/Matches Started/Sets Played: 24/20/86
Kills: 43 (4, 3x, last vs. Willamette 10/25)
Attacks: 189 (22 at Puget Sound 10/20)
Hitting Percentage: .132 (.750 (3-0-4) vs. Pacific Lutheran 11/4)
Points: 92.0 (8.5 at George Fox 10/27)
Assists: 549 (38 vs. Linfield 10/21)
Service Aces: 37 (7 at George Fox 10/27)
Digs: 185 (15 at Pacific 10/6)
Total Blocks: 24 (6 at Pacific 10/6)
Block Assists: 24 (6 at Pacific 10/6)
 
Notables 
  • Played and started her first NCAA match on Sept. 1 against Illinois Tech and recorded her first of eight double-doubles on the season with 35 assists and 12 digs.
  • Recorded a career-high four kills three times: on Sept. 9 vs. Wells, Sept. 30 vs. George Fox, and Oct. 25 vs. Willamette.
  • Had a career-best 15 digs and six blocks on Oct. 6 at Pacific.
  • Dished out a career-high 38 assists against Linfield on Oct. 21.
  • Served up a career-best seven aces on Oct. 27 at George Fox, tying her for the fifth most aces in a match in program history and tied for the third most aces in a match in the NWC this season.
  • She finished with 30+ assists in six matches and 20+ assists in 17 matches.
  • Her 37 aces on the season are tied for tenth best in program history.
  • In her first year, she led the team in aces and assists (549), tied for third with 24 total blocks, and was fourth with 185 digs and 92 points.  

At Lewis & Clark: Minoring in health studies...Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Representative.

Prior to Lewis & Clark: Attended Terra Linda High School…She played club for the Marin Juniors Volleyball Club…Named to the Marin County Athletic All-League Honorable Mention her senior year…Selected as the 2022-23 Most Inspirational Player for her high school team.

Why Lewis & Clark?: I chose L&C because of the gorgeous campus surrounded by nature, the extremely welcoming team and coaches, and all of the academic opportunities offered that could help me reach my goals of going into the medical field.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2023First Year

    S/OPP
    5'8"
    18
  • 18

    2024Sophomore

    S
    5'8"
    18
  • 18

    2025Junior

    S
    5'8"
    18