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8 Rachel Jennings
Rachel Jennings
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Novi, Mich.
  • High School:
    Novi
  • Position:
    DS
  • Major:
    Psychology
  • Letters Won:
    ***
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    0.21
  • h %
    .238
  • a/s
    1.21
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.41
  • d/s
    4.85
Bio

Overview: Rachel has appeared in 80 matches with 47 starts at libero and 14 starts as a defensive specialist .. Named 2nd Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference in 2021, 2022 and 2023 ... Earned Academic All-OAC and Academic All-District honors in 2022 and 2023 ... Named OAC Defensive Player of the Week seven times in her career ... Has led the team in digs in each of her three seasons as a Polar Bear ... Ranks 10th all-time in ONU history with 1,606 career digs ... Had a career-high 42 digs against Heidelberg on 10/20/21 ... Had a career-high 7 aces against Marietta on 10/29/22. ... Had a career-high 14 assists against Millikin (Ill.) on 9/9/23.

Junior Season (2023): Started all 27 matches at libero ... Named 2nd Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference for the third consecutive season ... Earned Academic All-OAC and Academic All-District honors ... Named OAC Defensive Player of the Week three times ... Led the team and was third in the OAC with 615 digs and was fifth in the league with a team-high 41 service aces ... Her 615 digs ranks third all-time ONU history for a junior ... Ranked third on the team with 137 assists ... Had 26 games with double-digit dig totals, including a season-high 40 against Albion (Mich.) on 9/16/23 ... Had a season-high 5 aces twice ... Was named to the Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational All-Tournament Team.

Sophomore Season (2022): Played in 25 matches with five starts as a defensive specialist and 20 as libero ... Named 2nd Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference for the second consecutive season ... Earned Academic All-OAC and Academic All-District honors ... Named OAC Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks on 9/9/22 and 9/16/22 ... Led the team and was fourth in the OAC with 486 digs and was second on the team with 33 service aces ... Ranked third on the team with 56 assists ... Had 23 games with double-digit dig totals, including a season-high 34 against Transylvania (Ky.) on 9/23/22 ... Had a career-high 7 aces against Marietta on 10/29/22.

Freshman Season (2021): Played in all 28 matches with nine starts as a defensive specialist ... Named to the All-Ohio Athletic Conference Second Team ... Named OAC Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks on 10/25/21 and 11/1/21 ... Led the team with 505 digs and 50 service aces, which ranked fifth and tied for second, respectively, in the OAC ... Her 505 digs and 50 aces ranked fourth in program history among freshmen ... Ranked third on the team with 76 assists ... Had 22 games with double-digit dig totals, including a career-high 42 against Heidelberg on 10/20/21 ... Had a career-high six aces against Monmouth (Ill.) on 9/11/21 ... Had a career-high nine assists against No. 11 Colorado College in the NCAA Tournament on 11/12/21.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 26 at Mount Union W, 3-2
Oct 30 Wilmington W, 3-0
Nov 2 at John Carroll L, 3-1
Nov 8 at Wittenberg L, 3-2
Nov 8 vs. Denison W, 3-2
Nov 12 at John Carroll L, 3-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 28 9
Sets 101 37
Kills 21 12
Kills per set 0.21 0.32
Errors 1 1
Total Attacks 84 41
Total Attacks per set 0.83 1.11
Hitting Percentage .238 .268
Assists 122 40
Assists per set 1.21 1.08
Service Aces 41 14
Service Errors 25 12
Service Aces per set 0.41 0.38
Receptions 475 176
Reception Errors 20 5
Digs 490 201
Digs per set 4.85 5.43
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 62.0 26.0
Points per set 0.6 0.7
Matches started - -
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 30 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Aug 30 vs. Greenville (Ill.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 vs. Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Aug 31 vs. Chatham (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 3.0
Sep 6 at #1 Juniata (Pa.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 1 0.0
Sep 7 vs. Swarthmore (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 7 3.0
Sep 10 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 3 .667 8 2.0
Sep 18 at Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 4 .250 7 2.0
Sep 21 at #24 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Sep 21 vs. Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 2 .500 4 2.0
Sep 24 at Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 4 .500 5 5.0
Sep 27 Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 2 3.0
Sep 27 Wheaton (Ill.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 3 1.0
Sep 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 3 0.0
Sep 28 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 6 3.0
Oct 4 #13 Marietta L, 3-2 - 5 1 1 5 .000 7 1.0
Oct 5 vs. #24 Calvin (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 8 2.0
Oct 5 at Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 8 6.0
Oct 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 4 .500 8 4.0
Oct 12 at Muskingum W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 2 2.0
Oct 16 Heidelberg W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 5 .200 0 4.0
Oct 19 Capital W, 3-1 - 4 3 0 8 .375 2 5.0
Oct 23 at Otterbein L, 3-2 - 5 1 0 5 .200 5 4.0
Oct 26 at Mount Union W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 6 .167 3 2.0
Oct 30 Wilmington W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 7 2.0
Nov 2 at John Carroll L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 2 .500 6 2.0
Nov 8 at Wittenberg L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 7 .000 5 0.0
Nov 8 vs. Denison W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 6 .167 2 1.0
Nov 12 at John Carroll L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 5 .000 6 2.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 30 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Greenville (Ill.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 vs. Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Chatham (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at #1 Juniata (Pa.) L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 vs. Swarthmore (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 at Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 17 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 at #24 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 vs. Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 24 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 at Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 - 4 26 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 22 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 Wheaton (Ill.) W, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 17 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 #13 Marietta L, 3-2 - 5 27 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 vs. #24 Calvin (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 at Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 17 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 at Muskingum W, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 Heidelberg W, 3-1 - 4 24 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Capital W, 3-1 - 4 19 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Otterbein L, 3-2 - 5 29 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Mount Union W, 3-2 - 5 40 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 Wilmington W, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 at John Carroll L, 3-1 - 4 17 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Wittenberg L, 3-2 - 5 24 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 vs. Denison W, 3-2 - 5 31 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 12 at John Carroll L, 3-1 - 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 30 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 2 0
Aug 30 vs. Greenville (Ill.) W, 3-2 - - - - - -
Aug 31 vs. Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 17 1
Aug 31 vs. Chatham (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 3 1 10 1
Sep 6 at #1 Juniata (Pa.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 19 3
Sep 7 vs. Swarthmore (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 14 1
Sep 10 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 13 1
Sep 18 at Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 1 3 15 0
Sep 21 at #24 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 10 0
Sep 21 vs. Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 1 1 16 2
Sep 24 at Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 - 4 3 1 20 1
Sep 27 Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 17 0
Sep 27 Wheaton (Ill.) W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 27 2
Sep 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 13 0
Sep 28 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 3 3 25 0
Oct 4 #13 Marietta L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 18 1
Oct 5 vs. #24 Calvin (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 25 1
Oct 5 at Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 11 0
Oct 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 2 1 13 0
Oct 12 at Muskingum W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 13 0
Oct 16 Heidelberg W, 3-1 - 4 3 2 17 0
Oct 19 Capital W, 3-1 - 4 2 2 29 2
Oct 23 at Otterbein L, 3-2 - 5 3 3 34 1
Oct 26 at Mount Union W, 3-2 - 5 1 1 14 0
Oct 30 Wilmington W, 3-0 - 3 1 2 8 0
Nov 2 at John Carroll L, 3-1 - 4 1 1 30 1
Nov 8 at Wittenberg L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 5 0
Nov 8 vs. Denison W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 20 2
Nov 12 at John Carroll L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 20 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2021-22 28 103 2 0.02 2 29 0.28 .000 76 0.74 52.0 0.5
2022-23 25 96 3 0.03 6 57 0.59 -.053 53 0.55 36.5 0.4
2023-24 27 104 3 0.03 6 92 0.88 -.033 138 1.33 44.5 0.4
2024-25 28 101 21 0.21 1 84 0.83 .238 122 1.21 62.0 0.6
Total 108 404 29 0.07 15 262 0.65 .053 389 0.96 195.0 0.5

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2021-22 28 103 505 4.90 0 0 0 0.00
2022-23 25 96 486 5.06 0 1 1 0.01
2023-24 27 104 615 5.91 0 1 1 0.01
2024-25 28 101 490 4.85 0 0 0 0.00
Total 108 404 2096 5.19 0 2 2 0.00

Career Stats: Defense

  m s sa sa/s r re
2021-22 28 103 50 0.49 476 17
2022-23 25 96 33 0.34 436 18
2023-24 27 104 41 0.39 518 30
2024-25 28 101 41 0.41 475 20
Total 108 404 165 0.41 1905 85

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 28 101 21 0.21 1 84 0.83 .238 122 1.21 62.0 0.6
Conference 9 37 12 0.32 1 41 1.11 .268 40 1.08 26.0 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 9 33 9 0.27 1 30 0.91 .267 38 1.15 21.0 0.6
Away 12 46 9 0.20 0 43 0.93 .209 60 1.30 29.0 0.6
Neutral 7 22 3 0.14 0 11 0.50 .273 24 1.09 12.0 0.5
Result                        
Wins 19 67 16 0.24 0 54 0.81 .296 80 1.19 49.0 0.7
Losses 9 34 5 0.15 1 30 0.88 .133 42 1.24 13.0 0.4
Month                        
August 3 7 0 0.00 0 1 0.14 .000 3 0.43 4.0 0.6
September 11 37 7 0.19 0 22 0.59 .318 50 1.35 21.0 0.6
October 10 39 12 0.31 1 41 1.05 .268 50 1.28 32.0 0.8
November 4 18 2 0.11 0 20 1.11 .100 19 1.06 5.0 0.3

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 28 101 490 4.85 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 9 37 201 5.43 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 33 161 4.88 0 0 0 0.00
Away 12 46 232 5.04 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 7 22 97 4.41 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 19 67 338 5.04 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 9 34 152 4.47 0 0 0 0.00
Month                
August 3 7 15 2.14 0 0 0 0.00
September 11 37 181 4.89 0 0 0 0.00
October 10 39 207 5.31 0 0 0 0.00
November 4 18 87 4.83 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 28 101 41 0.41 475 20
Conference 9 37 14 0.38 176 5
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 9 33 12 0.36 167 6
Away 12 46 20 0.43 204 6
Neutral 7 22 9 0.41 104 8
Result            
Wins 19 67 33 0.49 324 14
Losses 9 34 8 0.24 151 6
Month            
August 3 7 4 0.57 29 2
September 11 37 14 0.38 189 10
October 10 39 20 0.51 182 5
November 4 18 3 0.17 75 3

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive