2018 Volleyball Roster
Devon Rachel
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mercy Academy
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
In the Record Book:
- Third all-time in attack attempts (4,078)
- 10th all-time in kills per set (3.26)
- 11th all-time in kills (1,368)
- Third in single-season kills (512) in 2018
- Most kills in a three-set match, rally scoring era (21) at Delaware (Sept. 28, 2018)
- Most kills in a four-set match, rally scoring era (30) against UNCW (Oct. 21, 2018)
- Highest single-match hitting percentage (.833) at Elon (Oct. 8, 2015)
- 2018 AVCA East Coast All-Region Team
- 2018 CAA Player of the Year
- 2018 All-CAA First Team
- 2017 All-CAA Third Team
- 2017 CAA All-Tournament Team
2018 (Senior): Named to the AVCA East Coast All-Region Team … Venerated as the CAA Player of the Year … Selected to the All-CAA First Team … Led the team in kills (512) and kills per set (4.00) … Second in service aces (25) and service aces per set (0.20) … Fourth in digs (349) and digs per set (2.73) … Second in the CAA in kills per set (4.00) … Ranked 19th in the nation in total kills (512) and attacks (1,404), and 21st in points (563.5) … Recorded 14 double-doubles … Posted the third-most kills in a single-season during the rally scoring era … Tallied 17 kills with seven digs and a .469 hitting percentage against Western Kentucky (Aug. 25) … Registered a double-double with 16 kills, 14 digs, and three blocks against Kansas (Aug. 31) … Accounted for a double-double with 11 kills and a season-high 19 digs against The Citadel (Sept. 8) … Put down 16 kills and hit .333 against Liberty (Sept. 14) … Reached the 1,000-kill mark with 21 kills against Liberty (Sept. 15) … Notched 15 kills and hit .538 against William & Mary (Sept. 23) … Named CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 24) … Set a three-set single-match record with 21 kills at Delaware (Sept. 28) … Selected CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1) … Accounted for a double-double with 17 kills and 10 digs, and hit .410 at Towson (Oct. 12) … Established two four-set single-match records with 30 kills and 66 attack attempts against UNCW (Oct. 21) … Collected her 1,000th career dig with seven against UNCW … CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 22) and VolleyMob.com Player of the Week Honorable Mention (Oct. 23) … Posted a double-double with 19 kills and 18 digs against James Madison (Oct. 25) … Recorded 21 kills, nine digs, and a .339 hitting percentage on Senior Day against Delaware (Oct. 28) … Registered a double-double with 20 kills and 18 digs at Hofstra (Nov. 1) … Put down 14 kills and hit .400 at William & Mary (Nov. 9) … Tallied a double-double with 20 kills and 16 digs against UNCW (Nov. 16) in the CAA Tournament … Notched 19 kills against James Madison (Nov. 17) in the CAA Semifinals … Posted 18 kills, eight digs, three blocks, and a .319 hitting percentage against St. John’s (Nov. 29) in the NIVC First Round … Recorded a double-double with 16 kills and 14 digs at Georgia Tech (Nov. 30) in the NIVC Second Round … Put down a match-high 18 kills and hit .438 in a sweep at Clemson (Dec. 6) in the NIVC Quarterfinals … Tallied 17 kills against Tulane (Dec. 8) in the NIVC Semifinals.
2017 (Junior): Named to the All-CAA Third Team … Played in 30 matches with 30 starts … Led the team in kills (371) and kills per set (3.60) … Fifth in digs (244) and digs per set (2.37) … Recorded 10 or more kills in 22 matches … Posted nine double-doubles … Tallied 12 kills and 13 digs against USC Upstate (Aug. 25) … Reached double-digits in kills in 11 straight matches (Sep. 1 – Oct. 1) … Notched a double-double with 18 kills and 10 digs in the Cougars’ upset win over Baylor (Sep. 2) … Hit .435 with 11 kills and seven digs at Kent State (Sep. 10) … Recorded a double-double in back-to-back matches at UNCW (Sep. 27) and James Madison (Oct. 1) … Tallied 16 kills and 15 digs at UNCW … Put down 15 kills on 32 swings against Delaware (Oct. 8) without recording an error … Posted 19 kills at Elon (Oct. 13) … Notched a double-double with 15 kills and 13 digs against James Madison (Oct. 23) on Pep Supper … Recorded a double-double with 15 digs and a season-high 24 kills against Hofstra (Nov. 17) in the semifinals of the CAA Tournament … Tallied a double-double with 14 kills and 11 digs against James Madison (Nov. 18) in the CAA Championship.
2016 (Sophomore): Played in 24 matches with 24 starts … Recorded 251 kills (2.79 k/s), 284 digs (3.16 digs/s), and 36 blocks (0.40 blk/s) … Led the team with 14 double-doubles … Posted double-digit kills and digs in 16 matches … Tallied a double-double with 15 kills and 12 digs against VCU (Sep. 9) … Recorded eight straight double-doubles (Sep. 17 – Oct. 13) … Notched 18 kills, 14 digs and four blocks against Virginia (Sep. 17) … Posted a double-double with 17 kills and a career-high 26 digs at Delaware (Oct. 2) … Tallied 12 kills and 23 digs against UNCW (Oct. 13) … Season-high 20 kills to go along with 11 digs and four blocks against Towson (Oct. 23) … Recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 12 digs against Delaware (Nov. 19) in the CAA Tournament.
2015 (Freshman): Set the CofC single-match record with an .833 hitting percentage (15 kills, 18 attacks) at Elon (Oct. 8) … Played in 99 sets in 29 matches with 25 starts … Finished fourth on the team with 234 kills (2.36 k/s) … Also finished fourth on the squad with 259 digs (2.62 d/s) … Named CAA Rookie of the Week (Oct. 12) … Posted a career-high 20 kills at William & Mary (Oct. 10) … Recorded 28 digs against James Madison, a career-high, in the CAA Championship … Had double-digit kills in 13 matches … Finished the season with five double-doubles (kills-digs) … Recorded a career-high five blocks in her colligate debut against Colgate at the HotelRED Invitational.
High School and Club Career: A three-year starter at Mercy Academy ... Helped guide her team to a 2012 Kentucky state runner-up finish ... Was co-captain for the No. 1 ranked team in the nation by Prep Volleyball for the entire 2014 season and accumulated an impressive 75-3 mark during her final two seasons … Capped off her prep career with a 2014 Kentucky State Championship title and was named to both the all-state and all-tournament team ... During her club career, her team finished fifth at the 2014 AAU National Championship ... Selected to the all-region team in 2013 and 2014 … Member of the 2013 Phenom List ... Made the all-tournament team at the Berkeley Premier ... Finished fifth at the Cocoa Beach AAU sand qualifier ... Also played at junior nationals in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Personal: Full name is Devon Elizabeth Rachel ... Daughter of Tom and Dr. Elizabeth Rachel ... Has one sister, Faith ... Exercise Science major at College of Charleston.
