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5 Rachel Harding

  • Class Senior
  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Kalamazoo, Mich.
  • High School Hackett Catholic Prep

Biography

CAREER HONORS:
2019 Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

AS A SENIOR IN 2020: 

  • Played in 34 sets over nine matches, recording 80 kills and 118 digs. 
  • Recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 17 digs at Colgate (3/5). 
  • Posted a season-high 25 digs against Army (3/12). 
  • Tallied a double-double with a season-high 16 kills and 13 digs against Lehigh (3/27). 
  • Recorded a double-double of 10 kills and 17 digs in the Patriot League Semifinals vs. Army (4/2). 
  • Shortened season played during Spring 2021 due to COVID-19.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2019:
  • Appeared in 107 sets, recording a team-leading 232 kills, 305 digs and team-high 25 aces. 
  • Had a double-double of 12 digs and 11 kills vs. Hofstra (8/31). 
  • Recorded a season-high 21 digs against Seattle U (9/7). 
  • Posted a double-double of 15 digs and 15 kills against Brown (9/7). 
  • Had 19 digs and 10 kills for double-double against Valparaiso (9/13).
  • Had 14 kills and 13 digs against DePaul (9/14).
  • Recorded season-high 17 kills and 11 digs at Lafayette (10/11).
  • Posted a double-double of 18 digs and 11 kills vs. Colgate (11/3).
  • Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018:

  • Appeared in 83 sets over 26 matches, recording 144 kills, 168 digs and 16 blocks.
  • Had double-digit kills on four occasions and reached double figures in digs six times.
  • Posted back-to-back double doubles against LIU Brooklyn (14 kills, 11 digs) and George Washington (11 kills, 12 digs) at Blackbird Invitational (9/7).
  • Had a season-best 15 kills to go with 14 digs against Lehigh (9/29).
  • Recorded season-best 16 digs in contest at Lafayette (10/12).
  • Had a season-best four blocks in victory over Lafayette (11/10).
  • Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017:

  • Played in 22 matches with 17 starts, appearing in 66 sets.
  • Totaled 10 blocks on the season.
  • Recorded 86 kills, 53 assists, 128 digs and served 17 aces.
  • Had a season's best 13 kills and 11 digs against Bucknell (10/14).
  • Notched two double-doubles on the season.
  • Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

BEFORE HOLY CROSS:

  • Spent four years on the Hackett Catholic Prep varsity team under head coach Lauren Cholometes.
  • Served as team captain her junior and senior years.
  • Named Academic All-State her senior year.
  • Earned second team All-State honors her junior and senior years, as well as All-Conference honorable mentions as a freshman and a sophomore.
  • Competed with USA Michigan Volleyball Club under coaches Erin Onken and Robert Buck, where she served as team captain as a junior and a senior.
  • Also played three years of varsity softball at Hackett Catholic Prep, where she served as team captain as a sophomore and was an All-Conference honorable mention as a freshman.
  • Graduated seventh in her class with a GPA of 3.96.

PERSONAL:

  • Daughter of Tim and Sarah Harding.
  • Mother competed in diving at Illinois, graduating in 1990.
  • Has one brother (Robert) and two sisters (Catherine and Molly).
  • Catherine currently plays volleyball at Providence.
  • Majoring in psychology. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2017Freshman

    Setter
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2018Sophomore

    Setter
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2019Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2020Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    5
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