3 Rachael Bowlin
3 Rachael Bowlin
Height: 5-8
Year: Senior
Hometown: Morristown, Tenn.
High School: Morristown West HS
Position: OH/DS

2011 (Junior) Shifted positions during her junior season from Outside Hitter to Libero...Saw action in 28 matches with 14 of those as libero…Sat out 3 matches due to injury... led team in total digs with 342, averaging 3.29 digs per set..tallied double-digit digs on 20 occasions…tallied 17 digs as an outside hitter in her first match of the season vs. Erskine (9/3)…as a libero had a career high 20 digs in a thrilling 3-2 win over Lenoir-Rhyne (9/30) and 20 digs vs. Tusculum (10/25)…made zero reception errors in 7 out of her 28 matches…season high 42 reception attempts with only 2 reception errors vs. Davis and Elkins (10/7).

2010 (Sophomore): Saw action in 27 matches, including 19 starts, and 99 games…Finished fourth on the team in kills with 136, averaging 1.37 kills per set…Third on the team in digs with 269, averaging 2.72 digs per set…Recorded 32 blocks, 18 assists and 13 service aces…Tallied 15 digs and a career-high 11 kills in a win at Mars Hill (9/28)…Had a career-high 19 digs and four kills against Limestone (10/23)…Finished with 12 digs and six kills with a season-high hitting percentage of .500 in a win over Brenau (9/4).

2009 (Freshman): Saw time in 25 matches, including six starts, and 58 games…Delivered 36 kills and 64 digs…Also had 11 assists and nine blocks…Had a hitting percentage higher than .400 in five matches…Recorded career-highs in digs (nine) and kills (five) in 3-1 victory over Newberry (9/19).

HIGH SCHOOL: Standout at Morristown West High School in Morristown, Tenn. ...Led her team to a regional semifinal appearance as a senior...Earned All-District Tournament, All-IMAC, second team All-Northeast Tennessee and All Tri-State honors...Named team's Best Offensive Player, Most Kills, and Team Captain as a sophomore, junior, and senior...Earned All-District honors and first team All-Northeast Tennessee honors as a sophomore and junior... Also played for Smokey Mountain Volleyball Club.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Rodney and Patty Bowling...Born Oct. 12, 1990.