2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
2023 Season: Appeared in 30 matches and started in three … saw action in 86 sets … tallied 214 digs … averaged 2.50 digs per set… finished with double-digit digs in nine matches with a season-high 24 against Delaware (Sep. 22) ... had 16 service aces … totaled 7 service errors on 310 total attempts ... added 40 assists.
2022 Season: Appeared in all 31 matches this season … saw action in 107 sets … registered a team-high 390 digs ... averaged 3.64 digs per set, the highest on the team … had a season-high 22 digs against Princeton (Sept. 2) … finished with double-digit digs in 22 matches … set up a career-high 116 assists, averaging 1.08 per set … had a career-high nine assists against Stony Brook (Sept. 25) ... recorded 22 service aces ... registered three service aces three times.
Fall 2021: Towson Invitational Most Outstanding Player & All-Tournament Team … CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 25, Nov. 15) … one of three Tigers to play in all 31 matches this fall … one of two with time in all 115 sets … wore the libero jersey the entire season … grabbed 471 digs, ranking 13th in program history for a single season … snared a season-best 35 digs against Loyola Maryland (Sept. 3) … had double-digit digs in 23 of 30 matches this fall … hauled in 20 or more digs on seven occasions … averaged 4.10 digs per set … bumped up 113 assists, averaging 1.01 per set … landed 28 service aces, scoring one every four sets … logged four kills, one against each of Binghamton (Aug. 28), UNCW (Sept. 25), Delaware (Oct. 31) and Penn State (Dec. 3).
Spring 2021: Played in seven sets across three matches as a libero and defensive specialist … made her first appearance as a Tiger in the CAA Semifinals against College of Charleston (April 2) … finished with 31 digs in three matches, including a season-best 15 against Northeastern (April 3) in the CAA Championship match … posted three assists … averaged 4.43 digs per set while dropping in three total service aces.
At La Salle: Played in 110 sets for the Explorers, seeing time in 29 matches as a defensive specialist/libero … recorded 471 digs, averaging 4.28 per set … posted 68 assists along with 29 aces … earned Atlantic 10 All-Rookie honors and was the A10 Rookie of the Week on two occasions … earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
High School/Club: Played outside hitter and defensive specialist at Allentown Central Catholic for head coach Laurie Corcoran … scored 298 kills her senior season with a .335 hitting percentage … posted 141 digs, 35 blocks and 34 aces … added 491 kills as a junior, with a .324 hitting percentage alongside 287 digs and 60 aces … named Most Valuable Player in the EPC as a junior … led her squad to a PIAA state title in her sophomore year (2017) and a second-place finish in 2018 … named the Morning Call Girls’ Volleyball Player of the Year as a junior … two-time first team All-State selection … earned Scholar-Athlete award as a senior and was a two-time team MVP
Personal: Full name is Rachel Catherine Hess … daughter of Michael and Wendy Hess … has one sibling, Maddy … most admires her mom and dad … has volunteered with the La Salle Community Health Fair, Allentown Central Catholic volleyball youth clinics … enjoys exercising, going to the beach, dancing, playing grass volleyball and indoor revco quads volleyball … summer jobs include babysitting and working volleyball summer camps … favorite book is Looking for Alaska … favorite athlete is USA Volleyball legend Kerri Walsh Jennings … favorite professional team is the Philadelphia Eagles … most memorable experience was playing at the 2019 Club Volleyball Nationals in Dallas, Texas ... majoring in exercise science at Towson, with the goal to be a physical therapist or sports nutritionist.
Career Highs (Single Match) * - at La Salle
Kills: 6 vs. Binghamton (Sept. 6, 2019)*
Digs: 35 vs. Loyola Maryland (Sept. 3, 2021)
Assists: 9, Twice (Most Recently at Stony Brook (Sept. 25, 2022)
Aces: 5 vs. Delaware (Sept. 20, 2019) *
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Sophomore
Defensive Specialist
5'8"
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2021Junior
Defensive Specialist
5'8"
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2022Senior
Defensive Specialist
5'8"
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2023Graduate Student
Defensive Specialist/Libero
5'8"
