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Jacksonville University

2024 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster

9 Rachel Hess

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Allentown Central Catholic
  • Hometown Breinigsville, Pa.

Biography

BEFORE JU 
  • Played indoor Freshman year at LaSalle University, and then from Sophomore-Senior year at Towson University 
  • LaSalle University (2019) earned Atlantic 10 All-Rookie honors and was the A10 Rookie of the Week twice 
  • Towson University (2020-2022) Made 3 indoor NCAA Volleyball Tournament appearances from 2020-2022 
  • CAA champion in 2020, 2021, and 2022 
  • Fall 2021- Towson Invitational Most Outstanding Player & All-Tournament Team and CAA Defensive Player of the Week on 2 occasions 
  • Played outside hitter and defensive specialist at Allentown Central Catholic for head coach Laurie Corcoran 
  • Scored 298 kills her Senior HS season with a .335 hitting percentage, added 491 kills as a HS junior, with a .324 hitting percentage alongside 287 digs 
  • 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 
  • Earned academic honor roll 
PERSONAL 
  • Birthday is May 5 
  • Earned a Bachelors degree in Exercise Science, with a Minor in Health Science 
  • Studying at JU for a masters in Exercise Science 
  • Daughter of Wendy and Michael Hess 
  • Has a younger sister Madison 
  • Enjoys going to the beach 
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