A productive
player the past three years for the
U19 Sting, Ranney comes to
Ohio State with fewer years of experience than her
freshmen peers. And it’s that inexperience that in
part excites Coach Cunningham. “The kid’s like a
blank canvas in many ways. Her coaches with the
Sting think she’s the player with the most untapped
potential, that she really has tons of room to grow
as a hockey player” says Cunningham. “We’re anxious
to get Mary Lou here, involve her in our systems and
the Buckeye way of playing hockey, and to see what
she can become as a player and what we, in turn, can
become as a team along with her.” In addition to her on-ice interests, Ranney
participated in soccer while at Marysville, having
lettered two years. She also made the boys junior
varsity tennis team.
Academically, in class of freshmen all of whom are
very strong students, Ranney is superior. As a
student at local Marysville, OH high school, Ranney
achieved a cumulative 4.15 GPA. She graduated sixth
of three hundred, forty-one and received multiple
academic awards and notices. Ranney will be an Ohio
State Board of Regents Scholar and receive
significant academic-based tuition assistance. Of
Ranney’s academic prowess Coach Cunningham says the
following, “Ohio State has fielded nine ACHA
Academic All Americans in the last two years – the
most in the ACHA. In addition to what she’ll add to
our team socially and on the ice, we have high
expectations for student athletes like Mary Lou to
carry forward our program’s strong reputation in
academic achievement.” Ranney intends to major in
Engineering.
Personal
In her
spare time, Ranney volunteers by tutoring
second and third graders in the Marysville area.
Her parents are Debbie and Tom. She has one older
brother too, Chuck.
