2019 Volleyball Roster
Ritchie, Rachel
Jersey Number 7
Rachel Ritchie
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- San Juan Hills HS
- Hometown:
- Orange County, Calif.
Bio
2020: Recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Volleyball Scholarship.
2019: Appeared in all but one match and made 25 starts… Recorded 324 kills with a 3.03 kills per set mark… Put up 67 digs and 30 total blocks… Recorded 1,000th-career kill in match versus LSU (10/13), becoming the 18th member of the 1,000-Kill Club at Georgia… Concluded the season with a pair of 20-kill matches against Kennesaw State (8/31) and Alabama (10/6)… Had 11 kills with three digs and three blocks against Cal Poly (12/6) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament… 23 kills against Alabama was the second-most in a three set match in the SEC in 2019… Recorded 18 double-digit kill matches… Had a season-best seven digs in match against Wofford (8/31)… Set career best five blocks against LSU (10/13)… Had 13 kills in win at #12 Kentucky… Earned Big Orange Bash All-Tournament Team honors… Recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Volleyball Scholarship.
2018: Played in all but one set in 29 matches as a sophomore… Led the team in points with 425.5 total on the season (3.73 points/set)… Capped her sophomore season with 3.35 kills per set, ranking ninth in the SEC… Laid down a team-high 33 service aces… In rally scoring records, she ranks third in total attempts/five set match with 67 which she recorded against Auburn (10/3)… Recorded a career-best 15 digs at Alabama (11/2)… Earned three double-doubles and two 20+ kill matches… Led the team in kills eight times… Named to the Benson Hospitality Invitational All-Tournament Team…Also named to the UCI/Adidas Invitational All-Tournament Team… Traveled to Colorado Springs for the USA Women’s National Team open tryout in March… Named a member of the 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll… Recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Volleyball Scholarship.
Internationally: Played for Bring It Promotions (BIP) in summer 2018 in the Binh Dien Tournament in Vietnam-- the USA finished second.
2017: Finished rookie campaign second on the team in kills (421), kills per set (3.73) and double-digit kill matches (24)… Her kills per set (3.73) ranks fourth among the conference… Led the team in kills in 11 matches this season… Also led the team in service aces in five matches, with 25 total on the year… Named SEC Freshman of the Week following a pair of double-digit kill performances in the Georgia wins over Arkansas and Missouri… Her career-high 27 kills against Davidson stand second among the conference for kills in a four-set match and set the Bulldog mark for kills in a four-set match, topping Valentina Gonzales’s 21 in 2010… Opened the season with a season-high .526 hitting percentage against Presbyterian… Posted a pair of double-doubles against High Point (14 kills, 14 digs) and Texas Tech (21 kills, 11 digs)… Named to the Benson Hospitality Invitational, Bobcat Invitational, and Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Teams… Named a member of the 2017-18 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll… Recipient of the Mack H. Guest III Volleyball Scholarship.
High School/Club: Ranked as one of the top four outside hitters by many organizations… High Performance Southern California Regional team silver medalist… Listed on Top 100 Senior Aces list… Garnered All-CIF Southern Section and Mater Dei Offensive Player of the Year after guiding her squad to the CIF Division 1AA Championship as a junior and finishing the year with 322 kills… Began her high school career at San Juan Hills where she was listed on the AVCA Phenom List in each of her two seasons before attending Mater Dei… Went back to San Juan Hills as a senior and played for the A4 Volleyball club… A USAV Junior National Open All-Tournament 17s selection, she helped her team to a fifth-place finish in the U.S. Junior National Championships Open Division and gold at the Southern California Junior National Qualifier… Her team earned gold-medal finishes at the Golden State Qualifier and the Southern California National Qualifier as well as silver at the NIT Triple Crown.
Personal: Daughter of Debra and David Ritchie… Has a sister, Chrissy, and two brothers, Kyle and Shaughn… Born on October 26… Majoring in English at Georgia.
2019: Appeared in all but one match and made 25 starts… Recorded 324 kills with a 3.03 kills per set mark… Put up 67 digs and 30 total blocks… Recorded 1,000th-career kill in match versus LSU (10/13), becoming the 18th member of the 1,000-Kill Club at Georgia… Concluded the season with a pair of 20-kill matches against Kennesaw State (8/31) and Alabama (10/6)… Had 11 kills with three digs and three blocks against Cal Poly (12/6) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament… 23 kills against Alabama was the second-most in a three set match in the SEC in 2019… Recorded 18 double-digit kill matches… Had a season-best seven digs in match against Wofford (8/31)… Set career best five blocks against LSU (10/13)… Had 13 kills in win at #12 Kentucky… Earned Big Orange Bash All-Tournament Team honors… Recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Volleyball Scholarship.
2018: Played in all but one set in 29 matches as a sophomore… Led the team in points with 425.5 total on the season (3.73 points/set)… Capped her sophomore season with 3.35 kills per set, ranking ninth in the SEC… Laid down a team-high 33 service aces… In rally scoring records, she ranks third in total attempts/five set match with 67 which she recorded against Auburn (10/3)… Recorded a career-best 15 digs at Alabama (11/2)… Earned three double-doubles and two 20+ kill matches… Led the team in kills eight times… Named to the Benson Hospitality Invitational All-Tournament Team…Also named to the UCI/Adidas Invitational All-Tournament Team… Traveled to Colorado Springs for the USA Women’s National Team open tryout in March… Named a member of the 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll… Recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Volleyball Scholarship.
Internationally: Played for Bring It Promotions (BIP) in summer 2018 in the Binh Dien Tournament in Vietnam-- the USA finished second.
2017: Finished rookie campaign second on the team in kills (421), kills per set (3.73) and double-digit kill matches (24)… Her kills per set (3.73) ranks fourth among the conference… Led the team in kills in 11 matches this season… Also led the team in service aces in five matches, with 25 total on the year… Named SEC Freshman of the Week following a pair of double-digit kill performances in the Georgia wins over Arkansas and Missouri… Her career-high 27 kills against Davidson stand second among the conference for kills in a four-set match and set the Bulldog mark for kills in a four-set match, topping Valentina Gonzales’s 21 in 2010… Opened the season with a season-high .526 hitting percentage against Presbyterian… Posted a pair of double-doubles against High Point (14 kills, 14 digs) and Texas Tech (21 kills, 11 digs)… Named to the Benson Hospitality Invitational, Bobcat Invitational, and Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Teams… Named a member of the 2017-18 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll… Recipient of the Mack H. Guest III Volleyball Scholarship.
High School/Club: Ranked as one of the top four outside hitters by many organizations… High Performance Southern California Regional team silver medalist… Listed on Top 100 Senior Aces list… Garnered All-CIF Southern Section and Mater Dei Offensive Player of the Year after guiding her squad to the CIF Division 1AA Championship as a junior and finishing the year with 322 kills… Began her high school career at San Juan Hills where she was listed on the AVCA Phenom List in each of her two seasons before attending Mater Dei… Went back to San Juan Hills as a senior and played for the A4 Volleyball club… A USAV Junior National Open All-Tournament 17s selection, she helped her team to a fifth-place finish in the U.S. Junior National Championships Open Division and gold at the Southern California Junior National Qualifier… Her team earned gold-medal finishes at the Golden State Qualifier and the Southern California National Qualifier as well as silver at the NIT Triple Crown.
Personal: Daughter of Debra and David Ritchie… Has a sister, Chrissy, and two brothers, Kyle and Shaughn… Born on October 26… Majoring in English at Georgia.
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