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2019 Beach Volleyball Roster

11 Devon Rachel

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mercy Academy
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.

Biography

In the Record Book:

  • All-time overall wins leader (63)
  • Single-season wins record (22) in 2019
  • Seventh in career winning percentage (.618)

 
2019 (Senior): AVCA Top Flight recognition at two’s … Partnered with McKala Rhodes for the best second-flight record in the nation (22-2) … Program-record 22 wins … Only dropped seven sets on the season … Two wins over ranked opponents … School-record 15-match winning streak to open the campaign … 19 straight-set wins … Did not drop a set until the 11th dual of the season … Collected three-set wins over UAB (Mar. 29) and Arizona State (Mar. 29) … Swept Tulane’s (Apr. 13) two’s with a 21-19, 21-14 victory … Picked up a straight-set win over No. 11 South Carolina’s (Apr. 13) two’s … Edged Tulane’s (Apr. 20) No. 2 pairing to help the Cougars advance to the CCSA Tournament Quarterfinals … Partnered with Rhodes for a 21-17, 21-16 win against No. 4 LSU (Apr. 20) in the CCSA Quarterfinals … Her and Rhodes finished fifth at the USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships (May 8-10) in Hermosa Beach, Calif. … The pair won their pool with victories against duos from Florida State and Arizona State … Advanced to the quarterfinals with a win against teammates Lauren Freed and Logan Manusky.
 
2018 (Junior): Compiled a 15-12 record, including a 13-11 mark at twos and a 2-1 record at ones … Recorded three wins against ranked opponents … Two separate four-match winning streaks … Opened the season with a 21-18, 21-15 win over No. 11 FIU (Mar. 2) … Posted a 21-18, 17-21, 15-7 victory against No. 20 Florida Atlantic (Mar. 16) … Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 at ones against New Orleans (Mar. 21) … Swept North Florida (Mar. 31), 21-15, 21-14 … Registered a 21-17, 18-21, 15-7 win against Coastal Carolina (Apr. 14) at ones … Pushed No. 9 South Carolina (Apr. 14)  to three sets at ones … Posted a 21-19, 21-17 win against UAB (Apr. 20) in the CCSA Tournament.
 
2017 (Sophomore): Finished the season with an 11-11 record, including a 9-8 mark at fours … Delivered a 20-22, 21-13, 17-15 win at fours against No. 18 Tulane (Mar. 24) … Won 21-19, 21-16 against UNCW (Mar. 25) … Posted a 21-16, 21-15 victory against Coastal Carolina (Apr. 2) … Rallied for a 15-21, 21-14, 15-9 win against Jacksonville (Apr. 9) … Defeated Tulane’s (Apr. 14) threes, 21-18, 21-15 … Registered a 21-10, 21-18 win against UNCW (Apr. 15).
 
2016 (Freshman): Posted a 13-12 record, including a 12-11 mark at fives … She and partner Allison Beckman delivered back-to-back wins at fives against Eckerd (Mar. 6) and UNCW (Mar. 6) … Registered a 21-15, 21-18 victory at fives against UNCW (Mar. 19) … Defeated South Carolina’s (Mar. 22) fives 21-9, 21-17 … Posted three straight wins against Jacksonville State (Mar. 23 & 24) and Coastal Carolina (Mar. 25) … Won 18-21, 21-10, 16-14 against No. 15 North Florida (Apr. 8) … Helped the Cougars to a 3-2 win over No. 15 North Florida (Apr. 16) with a 15-21, 21-17, 15-11 victory at fives.
 
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.

Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

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    2017Sophomore

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    2018Junior

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    2019Senior

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