2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Rice, Taryn

Jersey Number 1
Taryn Rice
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Northville HS
- Hometown:
- Northville, Mich.
Bio
2024: MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in 41 sets and 25 matches, making her collegiate debut against Ohio State (8/31/24) ... Recorded ten digs (0.24 per set), four assists (0.10 per set) and four service aces (0.10 per set) ... Notched a season-high four digs against UIC (11/8/24).
2023: MVC Honor Roll ... Did not appear in any matches.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rice ended her time with the Northville Mustangs by securing the team’s first state championship match appearance and finished as the Division 1 runner-up with a program-best 47-4 record in 2022 following a trip to the quarterfinals in 2021 ... She registered 1090 career digs including 1002 digs across her final two years (516 as a senior, 492 as a junior) along with 108 aces after back-to-back 51-ace seasons ... Among Rice’s prep awards are 2022 Division 1 Third Team All-State honors, 2021-22 MIVCA All-Region and Kensington Lakes Activities Association All-Conference selections, and two Mustang Mentality Award picks in addition to three league titles (2022 sweep, 2021 regular season), two district championships, and two regional crowns ... Played club volleyball for Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy featuring a successful trip to the 2021 AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships (ninth place, 16 Open division) ... Previously with Legacy Volleyball Club, Rice was a 2019 AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships 14 Club All-Star Team honoree and came in ninth place in the team competition at that level.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Debby and Michael Rice and is the sister of Mason and Jaden ... Older sister, Jaden, is a former collegiate outside hitter at Grand Valley State and Rutgers ... Majoring in Biochemistry.
2023: MVC Honor Roll ... Did not appear in any matches.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rice ended her time with the Northville Mustangs by securing the team’s first state championship match appearance and finished as the Division 1 runner-up with a program-best 47-4 record in 2022 following a trip to the quarterfinals in 2021 ... She registered 1090 career digs including 1002 digs across her final two years (516 as a senior, 492 as a junior) along with 108 aces after back-to-back 51-ace seasons ... Among Rice’s prep awards are 2022 Division 1 Third Team All-State honors, 2021-22 MIVCA All-Region and Kensington Lakes Activities Association All-Conference selections, and two Mustang Mentality Award picks in addition to three league titles (2022 sweep, 2021 regular season), two district championships, and two regional crowns ... Played club volleyball for Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy featuring a successful trip to the 2021 AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships (ninth place, 16 Open division) ... Previously with Legacy Volleyball Club, Rice was a 2019 AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships 14 Club All-Star Team honoree and came in ninth place in the team competition at that level.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Debby and Michael Rice and is the sister of Mason and Jaden ... Older sister, Jaden, is a former collegiate outside hitter at Grand Valley State and Rutgers ... Majoring in Biochemistry.
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