| Height: | 5-6 |
| Year: | Jr |
| Hometown: | Newbury Park, CA |
| High School: | Newbury Park HS |
| Position: | OH |
2012 (Volleyball) Season Stats
Concluded her stellar career with a position change and record-setting performance...shifting to libero from outside hitter, she broke the CLU single-season digs record with 558 for the year, almost 100 more than second most...also became CLU's career digs leader with 1,717 for her career, shattering the old record by almost 500...was one of two players to appear in every set...also had 25 service aces ...had a career-high 32 digs against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Sept. 25)...also had 30 digs against Juniata (Oct. 6)...had four service aces against Caltech (Oct. 2).
2011 (Volleyball)
Earned Second Team All-SCIAC…outside hitter played in all but three sets for the Regals in 2011 totaling 125 sets over 36 matches…season totals include 291 kills with only 71 errors on 1,046 swings to produce a .210 hitting percentage…recorded 27 assists, 40 total blocks, 32 aces and 384 digs which were good for second on team…her season digs total ranked her ninth in the SCIAC and puts her tenth all-time in a season for CLU…had nine matches with a double-double (kills & digs)…season high 13 kills three times (UCSC, CMS, Emory)…tallied 25 digs in a four-set loss to Southwestern (TX) on Sept. 10…currently holds spots on three Career Leader Boards for CLU- eighth in Kills with 840), second in Digs with 1,159, sixth in Aces with 126.
2010 (Volleyball)
Started all 33 matches...ended season ranked sixth in the SCIAC with 45 service aces...total ranks 10th-highest in CLU single-season history...ranked second on team in aces...finished fourth on the team with 202 kills and 29 total blocks...recorded 29 total blocks...ranked second on team with 401 digs...only CLU player with 400+ kills and 200+ digs in 2010...contributed 21 assists...recorded season-high .571 attack percentage against Chapman (Sept. 11)...earned season-high 12 kills three different times...recorded personal single-game team-high 27 digs at Occidental (Sept. 28)...served season-high five aces vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Oct. 1)...named CLU Female Athlete of the Week (Sept. 20-26).
2009 (Volleyball)
Named to All-SCIAC First Team...played in 123 sets and all 33 matches making 31 starts...led the team in kills with 347 and 2.82 per set...hit .215 for the season...led the club in digs with 374...led the Regals in aces with 49...added 32 total blocks and 21 assists...season-high hitting percentage of .444 (10-for-18, 2 errors) came on Sept. 12 versus Pacific (OR)...tallied season-high 24 kills against Haverford (Oct. 17)...season-best 25 digs against Puget Sound (Nov. 12)...served a season-high five aces on Sept. 5 against Bridgewater...earned CLU Female Athlete of the Week (Sept. 7-13).
Newbury Park High School
Graduated from Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, Calif. in 2009...played volleyball for the Panthers...was a first team all-league selection as a senior and made third team as a junior.
Personal
Full name: Rachel Lynn Smith...born on May 6, 1991 in West Hills, Calif...is one of Edgar and Cindy Smith's three daughters...sister Alexis played HS volleyball...twin sister Erika joined CLU volleyball in 2011...family currently resides in Newbury Park, Calif...majoring in biology.
Favorites
Movie: The Avengers
Food: chicken, peanut butter
Team: USA Womens Olympic Gymnastic Team
TV Show: Breaking Bad
Quote: "Mhmm."
Hobbies/Special Talents: Talking too much
Hobbies/Special Talents: Eating Oreos off face without hands
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | vs. Whittier | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 5 | Occidental | L, 3-2 |
| Nov 11 | Whitworth (Wash.) | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 12 | Chapman | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 13 | Colorado Col. | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Wittenberg (Ohio) | L, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 10 | ||
| Sets | 104 | 34 | ||
| Kills | 239 | 76 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.30 | 2.24 | ||
| Errors | 57 | 17 | ||
| Total Attacks | 866 | 283 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .210 | .208 | ||
| Assists | 22 | 3 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.21 | 0.09 | ||
| Service Aces | 26 | 8 | ||
| Service Errors | 27 | 9 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.25 | 0.24 | ||
| Receptions | 13 | 13 | ||
| Reception Errors | 12 | 5 | ||
| Digs | 324 | 107 | ||
| Digs per set | 3.12 | 3.15 | ||
| Block Solo | 1 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 25 | 6 | ||
| Block Total | 26 | 6 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.25 | 0.18 | ||
| Block Errors | 5 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 3 | 0 | ||
| Points | 278.5 | 87.0 | ||
| Points per set | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| Matches started | 28 | 9 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Christopher Newport (Va.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | -.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Frostburg St. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .333 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Stevens | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .300 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 4 | at Haverford | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 9 | Willamette (Ore.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 34 | .118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 9 | Lewis & Clark (Ore.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 10 | UC Santa Cruz | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 53 | .170 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14.0 |
| Sep 10 | Southwestern (Texas) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 43 | .186 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Sep 13 | at Westmont | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 43 | .256 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Sep 17 | Chapman | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 46 | .261 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Sep 17 | Emory (Ga.) | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 20 | Occidental | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 11 | 1 | 43 | .233 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 23 | at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Redlands | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | .083 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 27 | at Caltech | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 30 | at La Verne | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 35 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 1 | Pomona-Pitzer | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 24 | .458 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Oct 4 | at Whittier | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 35 | .086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 7 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | University of Mary Washington (Va.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 25 | .200 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Oct 14 | Rhodes | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 27 | .222 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 15 | Lycoming | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 15 | Widener | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 28 | .321 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Oct 18 | La Verne | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | at Occidental | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 43 | .116 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 22 | vs. New York U. | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | at Redlands | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 23 | .130 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 25 | Caltech | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Whittier | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 24 | .208 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Nov 1 | at Pomona-Pitzer | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 27 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Whittier | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Nov 5 | Occidental | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 46 | .152 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Nov 11 | Whitworth (Wash.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 45 | .178 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Nov 12 | Chapman | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 40 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Nov 13 | Colorado Col. | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 40 | .275 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Wittenberg (Ohio) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 27 | .111 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 30 | 104 | 239 | 2.30 | 57 | 866 | .210 | 22 | 0.21 | 26 | 0.25 | 13 | 12 | 324 | 3.12 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 0.25 | 278.5 | 2.7 |
| Conference | 10 | 34 | 76 | 2.24 | 17 | 283 | .208 | 3 | 0.09 | 8 | 0.24 | 13 | 5 | 107 | 3.15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.18 | 87.0 | 2.6 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 17 | 61 | 160 | 2.62 | 33 | 570 | .223 | 12 | 0.20 | 16 | 0.26 | 0 | 6 | 223 | 3.66 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 0.33 | 186.5 | 3.1 |
| Away | 8 | 28 | 58 | 2.07 | 15 | 217 | .198 | 2 | 0.07 | 7 | 0.25 | 13 | 3 | 71 | 2.54 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.14 | 67.0 | 2.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 15 | 21 | 1.40 | 9 | 79 | .152 | 8 | 0.53 | 3 | 0.20 | - | 3 | 30 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.13 | 25.0 | 1.7 |
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| Wins | 24 | 81 | 196 | 2.42 | 45 | 649 | .233 | 16 | 0.20 | 22 | 0.27 | 13 | 7 | 240 | 2.96 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 0.25 | 228.5 | 2.8 |
| Losses | 6 | 23 | 43 | 1.87 | 12 | 217 | .143 | 6 | 0.26 | 4 | 0.17 | - | 5 | 84 | 3.65 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.26 | 50.0 | 2.2 |
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| September | 14 | 49 | 100 | 2.04 | 20 | 383 | .209 | 8 | 0.16 | 13 | 0.27 | 0 | 7 | 154 | 3.14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0.29 | 120.0 | 2.4 |
| October | 9 | 29 | 65 | 2.24 | 18 | 237 | .198 | 6 | 0.21 | 9 | 0.31 | 13 | 2 | 97 | 3.34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.21 | 77.5 | 2.7 |
| November | 7 | 26 | 74 | 2.85 | 19 | 246 | .224 | 8 | 0.31 | 4 | 0.15 | - | 3 | 73 | 2.81 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.23 | 81.0 | 3.1 |