2017 Women's Volleyball Roster

Paul H. McCarthy

Rachel Nichols #1 S

  • Position:
    Setter
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Riverton, Utah

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests:
Kills: 5 (2x, Most Recent: Sept. 17, 2016 vs. SMU)
Assists: 65 (Sept. 15, 2016 vs. SPU)
Digs: 19 (Sept. 7, 2017 vs. HHU)
Blocks: 2 (11x, Most Recent: Oct. 28, 2017 vs. CWU)
Aces: 5 (Nov. 12, 2016 vs. NNU)

2017 | Senior
One of six players on the Nooks to appear in all 29 matches, including 109 sets and 18 starts ... Led the Nanooks in assists, totaling 709 throughout the season and averaging 6.50 per set ... Posted a season-best 51 assists on Oct. 28 vs. Central Washington ... Collected double-digit assists on 25 occasions, including 10 matches wih 30-or-more assists ... Also led Alaska in service aces with 31, averaging 0.28 per set ... Collected 10 double-doubles ... Averaged 2.36 digs per set after tallying 257 throughout the season ... Registered 10 matches with double-digit digs ... Garnered 24 kills for the Nooks, averaging 0.22 kills per set ... Eight blocks ... Two-time Ravn Alaska Nanook of the Week (Oct. 9 & 30) ... Alaska Volleyball's Most Valuable Player ... GNAC All-Academic Team. 

2016 | Junior
Co-Captain ... One of four players on the Nanooks to appear and start in all 27 matches and all 100 sets ... Led the Nanooks in assists, totaling 948 throughout the season and averaging 9.48 per set ... Posted a career- and season-best 65 assists in one game on Sept. 15 vs. Seattle Pacific ... Recorded 16 games with 30-or-more assists and six matches with 50-or-more assists ... Three double-doubles ... Collected 167 digs on the seaosn, including a season-best 11 digs on two occasions ... Registered 22 service aces on the year, including five on Nov. 12 vs. Northwest Nazarene ... Posted 57 kills ... Career-best five kills on two occasions. 

Prior to Alaska

Salt Lake Community College
Spent two seasons with the Salt Lake Community College Bruins in Salt Lake, Utah ... First Team All-Region (2015) ... Ranked 16th in the nation in assists (1,061) for all junior college players last season ... In 2015 alone, appeared in 33 matches, averaging 9.56 assists per set, while simultaneously leading the Bruins in service aces ... Named the team's MVP in 2014) ,,, All-Region Second Team (2014) ... Recipient of "Best Server Award" in 2014 ... Region 18 Honorable Mention (2014) ... SLCC Single-Season Assists Record Holder (1,119) in 2014. 

Personal
Daughter of Wayne and Kathy Davis ... Mother Kathy ran track at BYU ... Married to Jeff Nichols ... Three siblings:Maryn, Ty and Justin ... Majoring in Criminal Justice.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Junior

    Setter
    5'9"
    1
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    2017Senior

    Setter
    5'9"
    1