Rui Liu

Class:
Junior
High School:
Beijing, No. 19
Hometown:
Nei Meng Gu, China

2007: (Pronounced Ray Loo) Rui Liu has turned into a versatile all-around player for the Cardinals. She is a proficient passer, a strong blocker and good hitter for the Cardinals. In the NCAA match against Middle Tennessee, she had five blocks and four kills. In the BIG EAST Tournament, she had three blocks against Syracuse and against NDU when she only played back row, she had 11 digs. She had two kills, an ace and a block against St. John's in the championship. She had seven blocks and 12 digs against No. 19 Ohio U. She tied a career-high with 11 kills against Memphis. She had two aces against Villanova and had a career-high 18 digs against Tennessee. Twice last year, she had 10 blocks, once against UConn and Villanova. Rui had a nice outing against Pitt when she had eight kills, an ace and three blocks. She missed two matches (Rutgers/Cincinnati) due to back spasms.

2006: Rui played in 104 games last season and hit .362 with 83 kills on 185 attacks. She had 13 block solos, 66 block assists and 197 digs. She also recorded 15 service aces. Her best outing came against Tennessee when she had eight kills and four blocks. Against Jacksonville State, she had eight kills, four digs and 12 blocks.

2005: Rui earned BIG EAST Rookie of the Week Honors. Rui had five kills and four blocks against Florida in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen match. She had seven kills and five blocks against Maryland in the second round. She had six kills and 2 blocks against WKU in the first round of the NCAAs. She was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week and was second on the team in hitting percentage at .431. She had a season-high nine blocks against Georgetown. She had a season-high 11 kills against Notre Dame. Her .786 hitting against Notre Dame (11-0-14) in the regular season is the highest ever by a non-ND player in the Joyce Center. It is the second-highest hitting mark in facility history. She also had 11 kills vs. Marquette in the BIG EAST Championship and tied school record with 12 block assists in BIG EAST final against Notre Dame.

High School: She played four years at middle blocker for Coach Yangmali and was part of the team that won the Power Bowl in Finland, the Asian Bowl in Viet Nam and the Sports Master in China.

Personal: She is the daughter of Jinbo and Xu Yakun. Born January 1, 1984. Major is accounting.

Favorites: Volleyball player: Lang Ping; Movies: 50 First Dates, A Beautiful Mind; TV Show: America's Funniest Home Videos; Food: Italian; Book: Chuang Wai; Class: Accounting; Hobbies: Movies and travelling; Person she'd most like to meet: David Beckham; Words that describe her: Easy-going, friendly, respectful; Best advice she has gotten: Play with 120 percent effort; What people don't know about her but should: She is an excellent cook.