KINGSTON, R.I. — Though she’s carrying a 3.76 grade point average as a business administration major at the University of Rhode Island, Cate Seman won’t be on hand for graduation.

The Seneca Valley graduate is in New Zealand on a study abroad exchange program, further educating herself.

“It was required by my major and I had to wait until my final semester because of volleyball,” Seman said.

She’s been involved in a few other things as well.

“I’ve really never seen anybody like her,” said Rams volleyball coach Bob Schneck, who has amassed more than 600 wins with the program. “She’s so much more than a volleyball player or a student.”

An outside hitter at Rhode Island, Seman battled injuries throughout her collegiate career. Despite missing time with a concussion during her senior season, she contributed 177 kills, 190 digs, 96 spikes, 53 blocks, 28 assists and 21 service aces to the Rams’ 20-9 season.

“Cate missed two or three weeks with that concussion,” Schneck said. “What we missed most when she wasn’t on the court was her maturity.

“She was just well above the rest of the team in that regard. Her maturity is what separates her from everybody else.”

Two weeks into her freshman season at URI, Seman tore ligaments in her ankle. She got mononucleosis for the second time during her sophomore season and missed five weeks. She played through a string of minor injuries — including a hip displacement — during her junior year before pulling a quad muscle and getting the concussion this past season.

“I was lucky enough to be given the playing time I was despite being constantly covered in tape,” Seman said. “I practically lived in our athletic training room.”

Seman was a two-year captain on the Seneca Valley volleyball team and helped lead the squad to the 2011 WPIAL championship.

While at Rhode Island, she’s been to Italy, has worked with Taiwanese exchange students, helped rebuild homes in New Orleans devastated by Hurricane Katrina, participated in Habitat for Humanity 5K fund-raiser races, read to students at local elementary schools and has prepared and served meals to underprivileged community members through the Salvation Army.

“I have always wanted to help others,” Seman said. “But that has manifested in a multitude of ways. When I first came to college, volleyball was still my everything, my whole life.

“I had plans to try to play internationally after I graduated. Once I got injured, that perspective changed. I started putting time into other things as well. I joined clubs and organizations and did what was of interest to me.”

She also helped create a student organization called the RAM Project, which includes Injured Athletes Anonymous and URI’s Legacy Dinner. The RAM Project “helps athletes to think about what’s next after sports and how to deal with the major identity change of no longer being an athlete,” Seman said.

“Part of that is IAA, which is going to be inclusive of all issues athletes face, not just injuries.”

The Legacy Dinner connects current athletes with former URI athletes working in their fields of study.

While in Italy, Seman participated in a two-week sustainable agriculture program with some students. She helped Taiwanese exchange students adapt to American culture.

So it goes with Seman. Her study emphasis in college is global business management and she has already accepted a position with Mondelez International — one of the world’s largest snack companies — in Cincinnati.

But she won’t forget volleyball.

“I have already secured a position to coach with a girl’s club in Cincinnati,” Seman said. “My body is pretty much done playing indoor. I will definitely play beach when I can.

“I don’t think it’s possible for me to ever completely leave the sport. I have been coaching camps for several years now.”

Younger sisters Angela (Pitt) and Bella (Seneca Valley junior) are longtime volleyball players as well.

“Volleyball is a daily conversation for us,” Seman said. “(Bella) is currently going through the recruiting process.”

Seman played in all 103 sets for Rhode Island her junior year, compiling 178 kills and 189 digs. She ranks among the top 40 all-time for the Rams in numerous volleyball statistical categories despite all of her injuries.

“I’m sure she’s not through with the game,” Schneck said of Cate Seman. “And her involvement in community service will always go above and beyond.”