Abby had great growth over the last year and she is now ready to compete and gain the experience needed to play at this level.

She is very athletic and intelligent. We could tell she was something special when we saw her play.

We have a young make up with three sophomores and six freshmen on this team. But we also have a great deal of experience to go along with the youth.

She has a nose for the ball and an amazing volleyball IQ. She will need to work hard in the preseason, but we expect for her to be among the group of freshmen to make an immediate impact.

Horn is very aggressive and wants to see this team win now. She has worked hard on her game this off-season and will need to begin to be a leader on and off the court, because next year she will be the lone senior leader.

You can only surprise teams when you feel you are not supposed to or cannot defeat teams. And we expect to compete and win.

We are as good as we have ever been at the setter position with Rush leading the way and Abby backing her up.

Rutledge is one of, if not, the best young middle players in the MAC.