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Jersey Number 88
Anastasia Russ
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- MB
- Major:
- Biological Sciences
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- High School:
- Hampton
- Prev School:
- Pittsburgh
CAREER HONORS
As a redshirt senior (2023):
- AVCA North Region All-Region Honorable Mention (2022)
- Second Team All-Big Ten (2022)
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/17/22, 11/21/22)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2023 & 2024)
- Appeared in all 12 sets at the LSU Tournament
- Set a season-high seven total blocks against Troy and New Hampshire
- Grabbed eight kills against New Hampshrie (8/31)
- Hit 1.000 against Alabama A&M with 4 kills (9/6)
- Added 10 kills and four blocks across two games against Lehigh and UMBC
- Notched seven kills in nine total attacks against Indiana (11/2)
- Gathered 18 attacks and 5 total blocks during game against Michigan St. (11/7)
As a redshirt senior (2023):
- One of four Terps to play in all 32 matches, competing in 109 sets
- Racked up 185 kills on a .346 hitting percentage, the 10th-best single-season clip in program history
- Finished second on the team with 119 total blocks and 1.09 blocks per set
- Hit at least .500 in every match of the Kristen Dickmann Invitational (9/1-2) while collecting 12 total blocks in three matches
- Recorded first double-digit kill effort of the season against Coastal Carolina (9/8), scoring 11 kills
- Notched 10 kills and five blocks en route to five-set victory over Florida Gulf Coast (9/16)
- Claimed season-high nine total blocks along with five kills in three-set win over Michigan (9/24)
- Tied season-best nine total blocks in upset over No. 16 Minnesota (10/6)
- Led Maryland with 11 kills against Indiana (10/7)
- Produced nine kills against Illinois (10/20) and Iowa (10/21)
- Registered seven kills with a .375 hitting clip and five blocks in sweep over Ohio State (11/12)
- AVCA North Region All-Region Honorable Mention
- Second Team All-Big Ten
- Picked up a pair of Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Honors
- Led the team in blocks (182)
- Finished the season with 205 kills, 307 points and 16 digs
- Played in all 32 matches
- Eight kills and two blocks in Terrapin debut (8/26)
- Six kills and three blocks in Big Ten debut (9/23)
- Passed 100 career kills against Indiana (9/25)
- Recorded her 200th career kill against Indiana (11/25)
- Career-high 13 kills against Michigan (11/19)
- Passed 100 career blocks against Michigan State (9/30)
- Recorded a career-high in blocks (12), solo blocks (3) and digs (3) against Ohio State (11/18/22)
- Part of Pitt's first NCAA Final Four appearance by a women's team in school history
- Helped Pitt reach its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, marking the program's longest NCAA postseason streak in history
- Appeared in eight matches, making one start (Bowling Green, Sept. 11)
- Recorded a season-best three kills in three matches, against Bowling Green (Sept. 11), Syracuse (Nov. 5) and at American (Nov. 9)
- Killed two of three attempts in Pitt's NCAA First Round match against UMBC (Dec. 3)
- Posted a season-high three blocks at American (Nov. 9) while killing 3-of-3 attempts
- Averaged a hitting percentage of .591 for the season with 15 kills on 22 attempts.
- Part of the Panthers' first NCAA Elite Eight appearance in program history, reaching the Regional Final as the final unseeded team in the field
- Helped Pitt secure its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance
- Posted a career-best four kills in the NCAA First Round against LIU (April 14)
- Recorded a career-high seven blocks at Villanova (Feb. 14)
- Appeared in eight matches, making two starts
- Recorded at least one kill in all eight matches
- Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
- Helped the Panthers earn their third consecutive ACC Championship with a perfect 18-0 record in conference play
- Part of Pitt's fourth consecutive NCAA Second Round appearance
- Did not compete in her initial college season
- Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
- Ranked 57th nationally by Prep Volleyball Senior Ace
- 2018 AVCA Under Armour All-American
- Three-time All-Section, All-WPIAL and All-State selection
- 2017 Prep Volleyball All-American Special Mention
- 2016 Hampton MVP, where Hampton won Section 3 and played in the WPIAL Championship
- Played for Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Club
- Member of National Honor Society and earned Highest Honor Roll every semester of high school.
- Born Aug. 2, 2000
- Daughter of Carol and Peter
- Has an older brother, Alexander
russ' CAREER HIGHS
- Kills: 13 vs. Michigan (11/19/22)
- Attacks: 30 vs. Purdue (11/23/22)
- Hitting Percentage: 1.000 (7x), last vs. Alabama A&M (9/6/24)
- Digs: 3 vs. Ohio State (11/18/22)
- Assists: 2 at Iowa (10/27/22)
- Solo Blocks: 3 vs. Ohio State (11/18/22)
- Block Assists: 11 (2x), last vs. Purdue (11/23/22)
- Total Blocks: 12 vs. Ohio State (11/18/22)
Maryland Volleyball Highlights | Seton Hall
Monday, September 22
Maryland Volleyball | Attendance Record Broken
Tuesday, December 03
Maryland Volleyball | Senior Tribute
Monday, December 02
Maryland Volleyball | Culture of Excellence
Wednesday, November 27
