Marquette's Stephanie Ryding named club volleyball All-American

MILWAUKEE, WI (04/12/2012)(readMedia)-- Stephanie Ryding, a graduate student from Naperville, IL, played on the Marquette University club volleyball Gold team that finished third at the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation national championships, held April 5-7th in Kansas City, MO. Marquette came into the tournament ranked no. 1 in the country with a 37-1 game record, and beat tough teams like Minnesota and Texas before losing to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the semifinals.

Ryding, who is the team's starting setter, was named an All-American along with three of her teammates. It is the second time she has received this honor. 16-year head coach Anne Pufahl says of Ryding, "Steph is our quarterback, our leader. She understands the offense, moves the ball around, gets everyone involved and plays great defense."