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2023 Volleyball Roster

2 Rachel McBride

  • Position Libero/Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Decatur, Ind.
  • High School Bellmont HS
  • Club Team Empowered Volleyball Club

Biography

Junior (2022): Played in all 31 matches, one of two Bruins to appear in all 118 sets ... Finished with 451 digs, the most in a season by a Bruin since Jamie Lundstrom in 2013 ... Selected a team captain ... Was ninth in the MVC in total digs (451) and digs per set (3.82) ... Recorded double-digit digs in 25 of 31 matches ... Finished with 37 digs in five-set loss at Valparaiso (10/8), the second-most digs in a match in program history and tied for the second-most in the MVC in 2022 ... Had a stretch of 12 straight matches with at least ten digs from September 2 to September 30 ... Recorded 1,000th career dig in home match against Valparaiso (11/4), becoming first Bruin since Ellie Ivancich in 2017 to reach the milestone ... Featured on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays on September 3 for her diving effort into the team bench against Washington State at the Cougar Challenge ... Finished third on the team in assists with 101 ... Picked up 21 digs in five-set upset win over Evansville at home (9/30) ... Recorded 23 digs at home against Valparaiso (11/4) ... Tallied 15 or more digs on 14 occasions ... Finished sixth on the team in service aces with 19 ... Had five matches with multiple service aces ... Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team ... Selected to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team 

Sophomore (2021): Played in 28 of Belmont's 29 matches and 100 of the Bruins' 104 sets, the second-most on the team ... Finished fifth in the OVC in digs with 4.04 per set ... Five-time Bruin nominee for OVC Defensive Player of the Week ... After missing season-opener, recorded double-digit digs in Belmont's next 13 matches ... Notched season-high 26 digs in tight loss to Indiana State (9/4) ... Eclipsed 15 digs on 12 occasions, and finished with at least 20 digs in four different matches ... Matched career-high with three service aces on the road at Tennessee State in five-set win (10/12) ... Finished third on the team in assists with 42 ... Ended season with only 50 reception errors in 679 total chances ... Over five-match stretch during OVC play in October, averaged 18.2 digs per match including a 25-dig performance against Eastern Illinois (10/16)

Freshman (2020-21): One of only two players to make appearances in all 16 matches ... Led the Bruins in sets played woth a total of 53 ... Also led Belmont in service aces with 12 ... Tallied three or more assists on eight occasions ... Posted 15 or more digs seven times ... In collegiate debut against SIUE (2/7), she logged 18 digs ... Drilled a season-high three service aces versus Southeast Missouri State (2/22) ... Finished with a season-high eight assists in game two at Eastern Kentucky (3/1) ... Also notched a season-high 30 digs in the same match ... Matched season-high output of three service aces in both matches versus Tennessee State (3/21, 3/22).

Prior to Belmont: Prepped at Bellmont High ... Concluded her career at BHS with 1,580 digs, 202 assists and 159 service aces ... Earned IHSVCA 3A First Team and Second Team All-State honors ... Tabbed 3A All-District Northeast ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Three-time NE8 First Team All-Conference selection ... Bellmont High career digs leader after recording a total of 1,580 ... Owns the 3A championship match dig record with a total of 26 ... Awarded the 3A Mental Attitude Award and IHSAA Sportsmanship title in 2019 ... Helped BHS to four consecutive Sectional Championships and a 3A State Runner-Up Finish in 2019 ... Tabbed AAU Academic All-American ... Earned Bellmont Academic Honors all four years ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Served as a member of the Student Athlete Leadership Team.

Personal: Majoring in Elementary Education

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2020Freshman

    L/DS
    5'7"
    2
  • 2

    2021Sophomore

    L/DS
    5'7"
    2
  • 2

    2022Junior

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    2
  • 2

    2023Senior

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    2