AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-USA South Player of the Week (September 25, 2023)
-USA South Player of the Week (October 21, 2024)
-USA South Second Team All-Conference (2023)
-USA South First Team All-Conference (2024)
-College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Volleyball Team (2023)
-Salem College Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2024)
-Roanoke College Tournament All-Tournament Team (2024)
-College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Volleyball Team (2024)
SENIOR (2025 / BEACH VOLLEYBALL): Competed alongside Leah Rymer on 15 occasions, closing with three wins, including two as the No. 2 seed and one from the No. 3 seed … began the season with a 21-18, 21-12 victory over Leilani Campbell / Katherine James (Spartanburg Methodist) on February 15th … split the opening day (Feb. 15) by falling in two sets to Kyra McKinney / Cayleigh Pellitier (St. Andrews) by margins of 21-8, 21-10 … Leah Rymer and Anna Rymer put the brakes on a four-match losing skid with a three-set triumph over Jenna Luquer and Caroline Bradford (Sandhills CC) by scores of 21-12, 21-19 in the clash of No. 2 seeds … fought through three sets with Leah Rymer before falling at Wingate (March 21) to the tandem of Ella Harm and Naomi Hilliard (21-15, 21-23, 15-13) … suffered setbacks in the next five matches, all as the No. 2 seed, alongside Leah Rymer … competed in a pair of matches against St. Andrews’ tandem of Kyra McKinney and Cayleigh Pellitier (April 8) alongside Scherer … the pair, who were the No. 1 seeds for the Spirits, suffered setbacks of 22-20, 21-18  and 21-17, 21-16 in the clash … opened the at the Briggs Beach Bash hosted by Berry College by serving as the No. 3 seed with Anna Rymer where the pair suffered a 20-22, 21-15, 15-10 setback to Eva Ellenberg and Jessi Hilyer (Huntingdon) on April 11th … fell in two sets to Kara Schmitt and Madie Whitehead (Berry) later that afternoon by scores of 21-18, 21-10 … put the finishes touches on the season by dominating Katilyn Gilchrist and Claire Titus (LaGrange) on April 12th by scores of 21-5, 25-23 at the Briggs Beach Bash hosted by Berry College.
SENIOR (2024): Posted the second-most kills (346), but was the most efficient hitter (.329 attack percentage) for Salem in 2024 … teamed with Aspen Bradley to become the first-ever Salem selections to USA South First Team All-Conference … led the way in serve for Salem with a team-best 44 service aces … finished second on the team in total blocks (68), one off the pace of teammate Maia Johnson, with 23 solo and 45 assisted blocks (team-high) on the season … reached double-digit kills on 19 occasions … opened the season with three straight double-digit kill outings for Salem with 14 against Lynchburg (August 30) and 12 in clashes with Averett (August 30) and Guilford (August 31) … slammed home 15 kills, six assisted blocks in a five-set win over Ferrum (September 6), posting a .429 attack percentage … delivered 12 kills (.524 attack percentage) along with six total blocks against N.C. Wesleyan (September 7) … drove home 15 kills (.577 attack percentage in a four-set victory over Hollins (September 7) … made her presence felt from the back row with 11 digs against Mary Baldwin (September 28) before contributing 20 in a match at Southern Virginia (October 2) … drove 12 kills past the William Peace defense, boasting a .385 attack percentage, in a win on October 5 … began a five-match double-digit kill stretch on October 12, which spanned until October 19, with performances against N.C. Wesleyan (11 / .435), Carolina University (12 / .632), Methodist (12 / .333), Greensboro (10 / .429) and Pfeiffer (12), reaching at least a .300 attack percentage in four of those outings … reached 1,000 career kills in her 12-kill outing against Methodist … put together a double-double (10 kills / 10 digs), posting a .357 attack percentage versus Meredith (October 23) … slammed home 14 kills (.500 attack pct.) at William Peace (November 2) before having 11 kills against Meredith two nights later … delivered 12 kills (.526 attack percentage) in a first round win in the USA South Conference Tournament over Brevard (November 12) … contributed 11 kills (.526 attack percentage) along with three solo blocks in the Semifinals of the USA South Conference Tournament as Salem downed William Peace (November 14) in straight sets … responsible for six kills, eight blocks (six assisted blocks / two solo blocks) in the USA South Conference Tournament Championship at Southern Virginia (November 16).
JUNIOR (2023): Completed the season by ranking in the Top-5 in attack percentage (.306-1st), service aces (52-1st), service aces/set (0.44-1st), total blocks (74-1st), kills (310-2nd), kills/set (2.63), assists (223-3rd), digs (152-5th), digs/set (1.27-5th) … had 17 double-digit kill outings on the season and two double-double performances in the process … posted a .600 attack percentage, highlighted by six kills, in a clash with Thiel (Sept. 1) … drove home 15 kills and finished with three blocks (two assisted) and two service aces versus Bridgewater (Va.) (Sept. 8) … enjoyed a 12-kill, .429 attack percentage outing against Randolph (Sept. 8) … tallied 13 kills and a .433 attack percentage while converting four service aces against Ferrum (Sept. 9) … slammed home 13 kills, while posting a .316 attack percentage, adding nine digs and 21 assists in a four-set win over Brevard (Sept. 19) … amassed a .464 attack percentage by virtue of 15 kills, dishing out 27 assists and making 18 digs in a clash with N.C. Wesleyan (Sept. 23) … came through with 17 kills, 29 assists and 13 digs against N.C. Wesleyan to completed a one-day, two-match clash on September 23rd … claimed USA South Conference Player of the Week honors as a result of her outings with Brevard and N.C. Wesleyan … drove home 10 kills and added 24 assists, seven digs and three total attacks (two assisted) versus William Peace (Sept. 28) … posted 13 kills (.306 attack pct.) and five digs in a sweep of Brevard … delivered 14 kills and a .520 attack percentage, converting four service aces and three digs against N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 21) … had a four-match stretch of double-digit kill outings against Methodist (14 / .423 attack pct.), Pfeiffer (19 / .515 attack pct.), Bob Jones (17 / .308 attack pct.) and Southern Virginia (14 / .394 attack pct.) … the 19 kills against Pfeiffer marked her single-match season-high … opened the 2023 USA South Conference Tournament with 17 kills (.389 attack pct.), seven digs and two service assists at William Peace (Nov. 7).
SOPHOMORE (2022): One of the top all-around performers for Salem in 2022, closing among the Top-5 statistical leaders in solo blocks (27-1st), assisted blocks (48-1st), blocks/set (0.64-1st), total attacks (703-3rd), kills (285-3rd), kills/set (2.44-3rd), attack percentage (.302-3rd) and service aces (30-3rd) … opened her Salem career with a 21-kill outing against Johnson & Wales (Sept. 6), notching a .679 attack percentage and two assisted blocks, marking the 13th-best attack percentage in a single-match in program history … came through with 13 kills (.600 attack pct.) in three-set win over N.C. Wesleyan (Sept. 9) … amassed 14 kills (.324 attack pct.) in clash with Roanoke (Sept. 9) … set her single-match season-high in service aces (four) versus Hollins (Sept. 10) … drove home 12 kills against Huntingdon (Sept. 17) … responsible for 13 kills (.345 attack pct.) along with four assisted blocks against Methodist (Sept. 24) … made six total blocks (four assisted) at Mary Baldwin (Sept. 24) … enjoyed a pair of 10-kill outings against Hollins (Sept. 26) and Southern Virginia (Sept. 29) before driving home 13 in a five-set win at Brevard (Oct. 4) … posted a .611 attack percentage, after driving home 12 kills in 18 attacks at Methodist (Oct. 15) … delivered 11 kills in clashes with Roanoke (Oct. 17) and N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 21), finishing with a .579 attack percentage against the Battling Bishops … emerged with nine kills and a .692 attack percentage in a sweep of Brevard (Oct. 27) … capped off the regular season finale with 16 kills (.538 attack pct.) at Pfeiffer (Oct. 29) … opened the USA South Conference Tournament with 12 kills (.323 attack pct.) and six blocks (three solo) against Meredith (Nov. 1).
FRESHMAN (Ferrum / 2021): Wrapped up the season by ranking in the Top-5 of nine major statistical categories, including attack percentage (.290-1st), service aces (22-1st), total blocks (54-1st), solo blocks (9-1st), assisted blocks (45-1st), blocks/set (0.60-1st), kills (205-2nd), kills/set (2.28-2nd), total attacks (497-2nd) … had double-digit kill performances on nine occasions … drove home 15 kills, emerged with three digs, all while posting a .393 attack percentage, in a four-set clash with Methodist (Sept. 11) … responsible for 11 kills (.556 attack percentage) as the Panthers claimed a three-set win against Mary Baldwin (Sept. 11) … delivered a single-match season-high 17 kills, posting a .417 attack percentage, as part of a double-double that included 12 digs and six total blocks (2 solo blocks/4 assisted blocks) versus Johnson & Wales (Sept. 14) … had her fourth straight double-digit kill outing against Salem (Sept. 16), driving home 16 kills along with three digs and three service aces in a five-set clash that resulted in a .421 attack percentage … put together an 11-kill, .381 attack percentage outing, which also included six digs, in a three-set setback to N.C. Wesleyan (Sept. 18) … topped the double-digit kill mark for the sixth time in 2021 against Bluefield State (Oct. 7), emerging with 14 kills (.481 attack pct.), four digs and four assisted blocks … capped off her freshman campaign with a trio of double-digit kill outings for the Panthers … the first came in a three-set win against Johnson & Wales, delivering 10 kills in 14 total attacks for a .714 attack percentage, a single-match season-high … capped off a clash against Shenandoah (Oct. 30) with 11 kills, three digs and four total blocks (2 assisted/2 solo) … ended the slate with a 10-kill outing versus Hood (Oct. 30), which also included two digs and one assisted block.
PREP: Graduated from South Rowan High School in 2021 … a two-sport athlete that competed in both volleyball (2017-21) as well track and field (2020) … earned Rowan County Co-Player of the Year in 2020-21 under the direction of coaches Jenna Horne and Barry Rymer … finished the 2020 season ranked first in kills in North Carolina in all classifications (according to MaxPreps), and was Top-3 in attack percentage … claimed volleyball team Most Valuable Player honors at the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign … named as an All-County and All-Conference in volleyball on three occasions (2018, 2019, 2020-21) … recognized as an All-State performer on the volleyball courts following the 2020-21 campaign … instrumental in helping the Raider capture first place in the conference on two occasions (2019-20, 2020-21) … guided her team to the fourth round of the NCHSAA Tournament in 2019-20 and reached second round of playoffs in 2020-21 … active on the Club Volleyball circuit from 2018-20 … played for Barry Rymer’s Rowan County Volleyball Club squad, where they qualified for the Carolina Region East/West Championship game.
PERSONAL: Anna Elizabeth Rymer … daughter of Amy and Barry Rymer … born on June 27, 2003 … has one sibling, Leah … member of National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes … father, Barry, is the volleyball head coach at Salem College.
