Team Profile: Mineral Ridge Rams (Mineral Ridge, OH)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With one more non-conference match scheduled this week, the Rams have found a lot of success in 2022 as they will end the regular season relatively unscathed. They are currently 20-1 overall and finished league play at 14-0 and atop the Mahoning Valley Scarlet division. They are ranked #15 in the most recent Ohio Division III poll. Here are some of their key athletes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Faith Schneider</strong> - 2024<br>This team's offensive leader, Schneider is terminating 4.0 kills per set. She is one of a few non-senior athletes helping Mineral Ridge get back to the top of league play. She is putting up career numbers in every offensive phase as she is terminating nearly 62% of her attempts and hitting at an impressive .521 efficiency with only 41 errors on the season among 424 attempts. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ava Hulett</strong> - 2025<br>Just a sophomore, Hulett is a big offensive contributor at 3.7 kills per set. She is following up well a terrific freshman season in 2021 during which she terminated 322 kills. The 5'8 multi-sport athlete brings a lot to the floor with her arm as she is very consistent in her production. She burst onto the scene last year as she established her current career high of 22 kills in the first match of her career and has achieved double-figure kills in the majority of matches since. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Olivia Booth</strong> - 2023<br>Booth provides good presence in the middle for the Rams' offense. At 5'9, she has good athleticism to be effective with her attacking opportunities. She is averaging a career high 2.0 kills per set and has increased her efficiency from a season ago as she is hitting .264. The senior also provides over eight digs per match. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='494183' first='Samantha' last='Aulet']</strong> - 2024<br>Autlet is the setter for this team and is distributing nearly 10 assists per set. She has earned over 1,300 assists in her career with the Rams. Through her guidance, the Rams are averaging 12.7 kills per set as a team and are hitting at a collective .291 efficiency. Aulet also provides a lot on the defensive side as she picks up over 10 digs per match for the double-double average. At the service line, the junior is leading her team with 70 total aces.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mia Seruga</strong> - 2023<br>The Rams' libero, Seruga contributes well defensively with 9.1 digs per match. She is approaching 200 digs on the season and had a career high 22 digs in an earlier 3-1 win over Canfield. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->