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RS JUNIOR | 2016: Played in 26 matches, starting the final nine matches of the year at setter … Totaled 522 assists on the year, averaging 6.96/set overall and 9.77/set in her nine starts … Finished eighth in the Mountain West in assists/set in league play … Had at least 30 assists in eight of her nine starts, and posted double-digit assists 16 times over the season … While splitting time with Carson Heilborn, had strong matches against Arizona State (23 assists), UNLV (23) and New Mexico State (31) … After transitioning to starter vs. Air Force on Oct. 22, had strong performances against the Falcons (40), Colorado State (50) and Utah State (67) … Her 67 assists vs. Utah State are tied for the 10th-best in a single match in program history and as the most in a single match since 1997 … 67 assists also tied for the second-most in a single match in the MW in 2016 … Also posted 97 digs, including a career-high 11 digs to nab her first double-double vs. Nevada … Added eight kills, eight aces and eight total blocks
JUNIOR | 2015: Redshirted the 2015 indoor season
SOPHOMORE | 2014: Played in seven matches, coming in for setting duties…picked up 38 assists on the season (3.17 per set)…had career-high of 20 assists on Sept. 13 against Bethune Cookman…had second-best game of 11 assists at UNLV on Oct. 11.
FRESHMAN | 2013: Played in 19 matches…tallied seven assists, four service aces…recorded six digs and a total of four points…had game-high of three assists on Oct. 12 vs. UNLV…had a game-high of two service aces on Nov. 23 at Nevada…finished with a game-high of three digs on Aug. 31 vs. Northwestern State.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of Sauda Vidergående Skole, department ToppVolleyball Norway – a volleyball-focused institution in Sand, Norway…competed for ToppVolleyball Norway for three seasons under coach Magnus Borge Johansen in the Norwegian 1st Division…helped her team finish fifth overall in their division in 2012-13 and second overall in 2011-12…in addition to attending and competing for ToppVolleyball Norway, has over three years experience playing on Norwegian national teams…was a member of the U17 national team that placed third at the Northern European Volleybal Zonal Association (NEVZA) Championships in 2010…was a setter and captain of the Norwegian U19 national team that placed second at the NEVZA Championships in 2012…also served as a setter/outside hitter for two club teams: KFUM Stavanger U19 and UiS Volleyball (an elite team that competes in the highest division of club volleyball in the country)…helped KFUM Stavanger place second at the 2012 Norwegian Championships while her UiS Volley team finished fifth in the Norwegian Elite League in 2013…named MVP in three matches within the Norwegian Elite League in 2013.
PERSONAL
Born May 20 in Stavanger, Norway to Kirsten and Terje Rugland…her name is pronounced, “Lee-say Roog-lund”…has three older siblings: Ingvar, Haakon and Karina…enjoys spending time with friends and family, walking her dog, listening to music and watching TV series…favorite athletes are Yoshie Takeshita and Marit Bjorgen…favorite food is Tandoori Chicken… lists The Blind Side as her favorite movie…her high school counselor had been to Albuquerque and encouraged her to look into attending New Mexico.