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Jersey Number 4
Kaila Ru
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Prev School:
- Polk State College
Career Accolades
Career Highs
Senior (2024)
Junior (2023)
Prior to Florida Atlantic
Redshirt Sophomore (2022)
High School
Personal
- AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21, 2024)
- AAC Weekly Honorable Mention (Nov. 18, 2024)
- AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Aug. 28, 2023)
Career Highs
- Kills: 17, vs. Kansas City (8/25/23)
- Attacks: 29, vs. Kansas City (8/25/23)
- Assists: 2, at Charlotte (11/12/23)
- Aces: --
- Digs: 6, vs. Stetson (9/21/24)
- Blocks: 10, vs. UCF (9/14/24)
- Blocks Solo: 3, at Rice (10/13/23)
- Block Assists: 9 (twice), Last vs. Rice (11/23/24)
- Points: 19, vs. Kansas City (8/25/23)
Senior (2024)
- AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21)
- AAC Weekly Honorable Mention (Nov. 18)
- Played in 81 sets over 23 matches and made 19 starts for the Owls
- Finished second on the team in blocks (95) and fifth in kills (127)
- Recorded a career-best 10 blocks, including a career-high nine block assists, vs. UCF (Sept. 14)
- Tallied a career-high six digs vs. Stetson (Sept. 21)
- Tied a career-high nine block assists in the AAC Tournament semifinals vs. Rice (Nov. 23)
Junior (2023)
- Competed in 109 sets over 32 matches for the Owls
- Earned AAC Honor Roll (Aug. 28)
- Named to the FAU Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Led the Owls in blocks (93), ranked second in blocks per set (.85) and ranked fourth on the Owls in kills (211) and kills per set (1.94)
- Posted a career-best 16 kills on 29 attacks, and added 19 points vs. Kansas City (Aug. 25)
- Tallied a career-best nine blocks, including seven block assists, against South Florida (Nov. 16)
Prior to Florida Atlantic
Redshirt Sophomore (2022)
- NJCAA All-American
- AVCA Third Team All-American
- All-FCSAA selection
- Led the Eagles in most categories, including total kills (241), kills per set (3.01), total blocks (60), and blocks per set (0.75)
- Ranked third nationally in hitting percentage (.376)
- Named FCSAA and National Offensive Player of the Week following a career-high 26-kill performance against Hillsborough Community College (Oct. 6)
- NJCAA District B Champion
- FCSAA All-Tournament Team
- Appeared in 63 sets over 18 matches
- Led the team in blocks at 79 and ranked fourth in kills with 125
- Ranked 10th in the NJCAA in blocks per set at 1.25
- Had a season-high 12 blocks in the FCSAA Region 8 State Tournament in a thrilling five-set win over No. 1 Florida Southwestern
- Logged a career-best 14 kills in another five-set win over No. 16 Iowa Hill in the NJCAA National Tournament
- Led the team in blocks with 51 and ranked third in kills at 76
- Registered a season-high 12 blocks versus Indian River (March 25)
- Was named Second Team All-Suncoast Conference
- Honored on the FCSAA All-Academic Team
High School
- Graduated from Westlake Girls High School and helped lead Westlake to a nationals appearance
- Won the New Zealand Club National Championship with Raiders Volleyball Club
Personal
- Daughter of Kirsty Puhara and Ioane Tearoiti
- Has two sisters, Nakita and Shinia Ru
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