Ryan Plueger

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
	High School: Harvard-Westlake School

	Height: 5-11
	Position: Libero
	Experience: 2V

03/26/2013

Men's Volleyball Contends With BYU and Cal Baptist on the Road

Waves tied for fourth with UCLA in MPSF standings entering this week.

03/21/2013

Pepperdine Falls in Four to USC

Maurice Torres leads Waves with 21 kills in loss.

03/19/2013

#3 Waves Face #15 USC on the Road on Thursday

Pepperdine looks to make it four in a row with a match on March 21 against the Trojans.

03/15/2013

Rhein's Near-Record Setting Performance Lifts Waves Over Tritons

Scott Rhein inks name in Pepperdine record books, hitting .812 tonight vs. UC San Diego.

03/12/2013

#4 Pepperdine Knocks Off #2 UC Irvine

Ryan Plueger paces Waves' defense with a career-high 16 digs.

04/10/2013

Pepperdine vs. UCLA - April 10, 2013

Pepperdine vs. UCLA - April 10, 2013 - Photos by Martin A. Folb

03/15/2013

Pepperdine vs. UC San Diego - March 15, 2013

Pepperdine def. UC San Diego, 3-0, on March 15 inside Firestone Fieldhouse

02/19/2013

Pepperdine vs. BYU - Feb. 15, 2013

Pepperdine def. BYU, 3-2 Photos by Martin A. Folb

02/01/2013

Pepperdine vs. USC

Pepperdine vs. USC - Feb. 1, 2013

01/20/2013

Pepperdine vs. Stanford

Pepperdine vs. Stanford: Jan. 20, 2013

Ryan Plueger Career Statistics

PEPPERDINE 2012: Played in 58 sets and 20 matches ... Started in 10 matches ... Collected a career-high 10 digs at Long Beach State (4/14) ... Made first career start vs. Lewis (1/8) and started the final nine matches of the season ... Averaged 1.00 digs/set ... Recorded a receiving percentage of .956 (12 errors, 273 attempts) ... Picked up eight digs against George Mason (3/24) ... Dished two assists vs. Stanford (3/30) and at Long Beach State (4/14) ... Tallied a kill against Cal State Northridge (1/11) and Pacific (3/31) ... Totaled 58 digs, 11 assists and two kills as a sophomore.

PEPPERDINE 2011: Played in three sets and three matches as a freshman ... Used mostly to serve and play defense ... Saw action in the front row, and took two attacks versus Harvard (3/15) ... Also played against Rutgers-Newark (3/19) and BYU (4/9) ... Totaled two digs.

CLUB: Played for the Santa Monica Beach Club for four seasons ... Led the 16s team to a bronze medal in the open division at the Junior Olympics.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 2010 ... Played three years on the varsity ... All-Mission League first team as a senior, second team as a junior, and third team as a freshman ... two-time MVP and captain of the squad ... Played alongside current UC Santa Barbara middle blocker Jake Staahl.

PERSONAL: Born in Los Angeles, Calif. ... Son of John and Celeste Plueger ... Brother to Alex ... Majoring in Business ... Grandfather also attended Pepperdine .... Chose Pepperdine because "of Malibu's campus and because of Pepperdine's reputation as a top volleyball school."

FAVORITES: Enjoys skating, skiing, going to the beach and dirt biking ... Favorite pro volleyball player is Karch Kiraly ... Favorite book is Holes and Sea Wolf ... Favorite movie is the Italian Job ... Favorite musical artist is Jay-Z ... Favorite TV show is Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory ... Favorite pro team is the Los Angeles Lakers .. Favorite sport other than volleyball is basketball.

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