Margot Ruffieux
1 Margot Ruffieux
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Cary, N.C.
  • High School:
    Green Hope
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    23
  • k/s
    1.37
  • h %
    .072
  • a/s
    0.09
  • b/s
    0.10
  • sa/s
    0.29
  • d/s
    2.04

Bio

As a freshman: Appeared in 79 sets and 23 matches as a rookie, recording 108 kills ... Earned 20 starts ... Picked up five double-digit kill performances, including a season-high 14 in a 3-1 win over Dartmouth Sept. 22 ... Missed much of the season's second half due to injury ... Totaled 23 aces, 161 digs and a .949 reception percentage ... Also added eight blocks.

Before Bryant: Ruffieux was a four-year varsity letterwinner and three-year starter at Green Hope High School … Led Falcons to league championships in 2014 and 2011 … 2012 league runners up … 2011 state semifinalists … Two-time team MVP (2012, 2014) … 2014 all-conference first team selection … Led the Falcons in kills (265) and aces (46) in 2014 … Paced her team in kills (193) and digs (244) in 2013 … Also led team in kills in 2012 (259) … Four-year honor roll student … Played club for NC Elite … Ruffieux was coached in high school by former Bryant coach and Hall of Famer Lorraine Hudak.

Personal: Daughter of Claude and Wendy Ruffieux, Margot Ruffieux was born May 23, 1997 … Has one sister, Chloe.

Career Game Highs
Kills: 14 vs. Dartmouth, 9/22/15
Assists: 1, seven times (last vs. LIU Brooklyn, 9/27/15)
Aces: 3, three times (last vs. Dartmouth, 9/22/15)
Digs: 14 vs. La Salle, 9/12/15 
Blocks: 2, twice (last vs. Dartmouth, 9/22/15

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 31 FDU W, 3-1
Nov 1 Sacred Heart W, 3-2
Nov 6 at Central Connecticut W, 3-1
Nov 14 at Robert Morris L, 3-2
Nov 15 at Saint Francis U L, 3-0
Nov 21 vs. #2 Robert Morris L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 23 6
Sets 79 21
Kills 108 11
Kills per set 1.37 0.52
Errors 79 15
Total Attacks 402 60
Hitting Percentage .072 -.067
Assists 7 2
Assists per set 0.09 0.10
Service Aces 23 4
Service Errors 41 10
Service Aces per set 0.29 0.19
Receptions 390 64
Reception Errors 21 2
Digs 161 39
Digs per set 2.04 1.86
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 8 1
Block Total 8 1
Blocks per set 0.10 0.05
Block Errors 4 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 135.0 15.5
Points per set 1.7 0.7
Matches started 20 6
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 28 Quinnipiac W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 5 .200 1 2 1 14 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Aug 28 Holy Cross W, 3-1 - 4 0 3 5 -.600 0 2 1 12 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Aug 29 Iona W, 3-1 - 4 11 2 26 .346 0 2 2 18 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Sep 1 Providence W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 11 .182 1 3 1 16 2 7 0 0 1 0 0 6.0
Sep 4 at UConn L, 3-1 1 4 10 10 40 .000 0 1 3 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Sep 4 vs. James Madison L, 3-0 1 3 2 6 13 -.308 0 0 0 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 5 vs. UMBC L, 3-1 1 3 5 3 14 .143 0 1 1 23 2 8 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Sep 8 at New Hampshire L, 3-1 1 4 4 3 22 .045 1 1 3 17 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 11 at Marist L, 3-2 1 2 0 2 4 -.500 0 0 2 9 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0.0
Sep 12 vs. Bucknell W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 11 .091 0 0 3 18 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 4.5
Sep 12 vs. La Salle W, 3-1 1 4 10 6 36 .111 0 3 5 17 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Sep 15 Hartford W, 3-0 1 3 6 6 20 .000 1 0 2 12 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Sep 18 vs. No. 23 Minnesota L, 3-0 1 3 3 6 25 -.120 0 0 1 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 19 at Col. of Charleston L, 3-0 1 3 6 1 19 .263 1 0 1 37 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 19 vs. Sam Houston St. L, 3-1 1 4 12 5 42 .167 0 1 3 27 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Sep 22 Dartmouth W, 3-1 1 4 14 4 31 .323 0 3 0 27 3 6 0 2 1 2 0 18.0
Sep 26 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 31 .258 1 1 2 22 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Sep 27 Long Island W, 3-1 1 4 0 6 8 -.750 1 0 1 14 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 29 at UMass Lowell L, 3-0 1 3 6 3 18 .167 0 0 2 21 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Oct 3 at FDU W, 3-0 1 3 3 5 12 -.167 0 1 0 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Oct 4 at Sacred Heart L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 4 -.250 0 0 4 - 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 10 Central Connecticut W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 3 -.667 0 2 3 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 13 Holy Cross W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Robert Morris W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Saint Francis U W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Long Island L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 FDU W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Sacred Heart W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Central Connecticut W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Robert Morris L, 3-2 1 3 0 1 2 -.500 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 15 at Saint Francis U L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. #2 Robert Morris L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2015-16 23 79 108 1.37 79 402 .072 7 0.09 23 0.29 390 21 161 2.04 0 8 8 0.10 135.0 1.7
2016-17 17 33 24 0.73 15 82 .110 3 0.09 6 0.18 78 6 57 1.73 0 2 2 0.06 31.0 0.9
Total 40 112 132 1.18 94 484 .079 10 0.09 29 0.26 468 27 218 1.95 0 10 10 0.09 166.0 1.5
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 23 79 108 1.37 79 402 .072 7 0.09 23 0.29 390 21 161 2.04 0 8 8 0.10 135.0 1.7
Conference 6 21 11 0.52 15 60 -.067 2 0.10 4 0.19 64 2 39 1.86 0 1 1 0.05 15.5 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 32 43 1.34 24 140 .136 5 0.16 15 0.47 144 6 69 2.16 0 6 6 0.19 61.0 1.9
Away 8 27 29 1.07 26 121 .025 2 0.07 3 0.11 124 7 49 1.81 0 0 0 0.00 32.0 1.2
Neutral 6 20 36 1.80 29 141 .050 0 0.00 5 0.25 122 8 43 2.15 0 2 2 0.10 42.0 2.1
Result Wins 12 42 60 1.43 38 199 .111 5 0.12 19 0.45 191 6 99 2.36 0 7 7 0.17 82.5 2.0
Losses 11 37 48 1.30 41 203 .034 2 0.05 4 0.11 199 15 62 1.68 0 1 1 0.03 52.5 1.4
Month August 3 12 12 1.00 5 36 .194 1 0.08 6 0.50 44 1 30 2.50 0 1 1 0.08 18.5 1.5
September 16 53 93 1.75 65 345 .081 6 0.11 14 0.26 318 18 107 2.02 0 7 7 0.13 110.5 2.1
October 3 11 3 0.27 8 19 -.263 0 0.00 3 0.27 21 2 23 2.09 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 0.5
November 1 3 0 0.00 1 2 -.500 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 0 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0

News Mentions

$item.thumbnailAlt
Looking Back: Bryant volleyball posts best season yet at Division I level

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team enjoyed its best year yet at the Division I level in 2015, as a stellar class of...

December 16, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant volleyball makes NEC Tournament debut Saturday vs. #2 Robert Morris

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The Bryant University volleyball team makes its first-ever Division I playoff appearance in the 2015 Northeast Conference...

November 19, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
#3 Bulldogs set to face #2 Colonials in NEC Semifinals

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After recording a Division I best 19 wins, the Bryant University women’s volleyball team has solidified its...

November 17, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs stumble against UMass Lowell, fall in three sets Tuesday on road

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Despite three closely contested sets and eight kills from sophomore middle blocker Ally Lunsford (Minneola, Fla.), the...

September 29, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs use depth to sweep St. Francis Brooklyn, 3-0, Saturday night

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Rookie Kirstyn Sperry (Phoenix, Ariz.) recorded a double-double while classmate Sophie Hoekstra (Millersville, Md.)...

September 26, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Ruffieux, Lunsford star in 3-1 Bulldog win over Dartmouth Tuesday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Rookie Margot Ruffieux (Cary, N.C.) posted 14 kills with three aces while two more Bulldogs posted double-doubles as the...

September 22, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant drops pair at C of C Invitational Saturday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Despite being paced by strong freshman play once again, the Bryant University volleyball team dropped a pair at the...

September 19, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs sweep Hartford, 3-0, Tuesday night at home

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Freshman Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Sophie Hoekstra (Millersville, Md.) each posted a match-high 10 kills...

September 15, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Rookies headline Bulldog sweep at Marist Tournament Saturday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – A trio of freshmen paced the Bryant University volleyball team to a Saturday sweep at the Marist Tournament, as the...

September 12, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Nesterov posts triple-double but Bulldogs fall to UNH, 3-1

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sophomore setter Vika Nesterov (Kfar Saba, Israel) posted her second triple-double of the young 2015 season, but it...

September 8, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs drop pair Friday at UConn Dog Pound Challenge

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sophomore setter Vika Nesterov (Kfar Saba, Israel) recorded two more double-doubles to extend her season-opening streak...

September 4, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Rookies lead as Bulldogs cruise past Providence, 3-0, Tuesday night

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Freshman Sophie Hoekstra (Millersville, Md.) recorded at match-high 15 kills while sophomore setter Vika Nesterov (Kfar...

September 1, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs claim Hampton Inn-vitational title with 3-1 win over Iona Saturday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Behind 11 kills apiece from rookies Sophie Hoekstra (Millersville, Md.) and Margot Ruffieux (Cary, N.C.) and another...

August 29, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs sweep opening day of Hampton Inn-vitational, top Quinnipiac and Holy Cross, 3-1

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team kicked off 2015 with a strong performance on the first day of the Hampton Inn-vitat...

August 28, 2015

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs ready to take on 2015, open at home with Hampton Inn-vitational

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – A year after earning its highest finish of the program’s Division I era, the Bryant University volleyball team is...

August 27, 2015

Photos

Margot Ruffieux action photo 1

Photo by: Dave Silverman

  • Providence vs. Bryant
Margot Ruffieux action photo 2

Photo by: Dave Silverman

  • Providence vs. Bryant
Margot Ruffieux action photo 3

Photo by: Dave Silverman

  • Providence vs. Bryant
Margot Ruffieux action photo 4

Photo by: Dave Silverman

  • Providence vs. Bryant
Margot Ruffieux action photo 5

Photo by: Dave Silverman

  • Providence vs. Bryant
Margot Ruffieux action photo 6

Photo by: Dave Silverman

  • Providence vs. Bryant
Margot Ruffieux action photo 7

Photo by: Dave Silverman

  • Providence vs. Bryant