Prior to Northwestern, Ruhl completed four seasons as an assistant coach for Loyola's women's soccer program from 2016-19. After serving as a volunteer coach for the Greyhounds in 2016, she was promoted to a full-time assistant role the following season.
Ruhl worked with the Greyhounds' goalkeepers in her first year with the program, helping Loyola allow just 17 goals in 16 games. The Greyhounds' 1.05 goals against average, which ranked third in the Patriot League, was made more impressive by the fact their goalkeepers had played less than 110 minutes of collegiate soccer prior to the season.
Ruhl previously with Academy One as a Goalkeeping Director and with the Baltimore Armour Development Academy as both Director of Goalkeeping and as an assistant coach.
Ruhl was a top recruit out of The McDonogh School in nearby Owings Mills, Maryland, where she earned All-State, All-Metro and All-Conference honors. She continued her soccer career at LSU before her playing time was cut short due to injury.
She was prominently ranked in the ESPNHS Top 150 and Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 for the Class of 2012 out of McDonogh after competing at the highest club and prep levels. Ruhl was a member of the U.S. National Team and Region I pools for three years during high school.
Ruhl helped guide the McLean Strikers to the Virginia State Cup and Region 1 Regional Championships, in addition to a runner-up finish at the 2010 National Championships. A four-year player in the Maryland Olympic Development Team, Ruhl was also an ADIDAS ESP selection for the All-Star Team and a Golden Glove recipient.
While in college, Ruhl served as a youth coach for the Baton Rouge Soccer Club and was a goalkeeper coach for Capital City United Youth Club. After her injury, she was an undergraduate assistant coach at LSU, working with the Tigers' goalkeepers.
The Monkton, Maryland, native graduated from LSU in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in special education. Ruhl has a U.S. Soccer C License.