7 Rachel Harper
7 Rachel Harper
Height: 5-11
Year: Junior
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
High School: Boyd Buchanan HS
Position: OH
m 28
k/s 3.59
h % .244
a/s 0.20
b/s 0.41
sa/s 0.34
d/s 2.95

2013 (Junior): Garnered second-team All-SAC honors.. Finished third in the SAC in points (441), fourth in kills per set (3.59), fourth in kills (381) and fourth in service aces (36)... The junior compiled 18 double-doubles including a double-double in eight of the final nine contests... The Chattanooga, Tenn. native had double-digit kills in 24 of 28 games including 20+ kills in four matches and double-digit digs in 20 of 28 contests including 15+ digs in seven matches... Harper became the first Eagle to be honored since current assistant coach Nikki James was on the second team in 2011... Tallied a season-high 23 kills on 71 attacks (.197 percentage) and a season-high 18 digs in a five-set loss to Tusculum on September 10... Dished out five service aces to start the season against Converse on September 6... Tallied two, four block contests (October 25 v. Newberry and November 15 v. Lenoir-Rhyne)

2012 (Sophomore): Started 23 of the Eagles 26 matches as a sophomore outside hitter.  Led the Eagles with 280 kills (2.83 kills/set) and touted a .178 attack percentage.  Harper was second on the team with 20 aces.  She had a .962 service reception percentage.  She was fourth on the team with 1.98 digs/set (196).  Also contributed 36 blocks, six of which were solo.  Had a five-ace match in a 3-1 loss to Lenoir-Rhyne (9/29), the second most acecs in a single game for the Eagles all season.  Had 13 double-digit kills games and two with more than 20.  Blasted a career high 24 kills on 51 swings with eight attack errors in a five-set loss to Catawba (10/12) and followed it up two matches later with a 22-kill night against Newberry (10/19) at home in a five-set loss.  Had a season high .521 attack percentage on a 15 kill afternoon against King (10/6).  In that match against Catawba, had a season high and career high five block assists.  Had seven matches with double-digit digs, including a career high 25 against Newberry (10/19).  Posted five double-doubles (second on the team behind setter Kristen Pickett), all with kills and digs.  Top efforts came on her 24-kill, 11-dig outing against the Indians and her 22-kill, 25-dig effort agaisnt the Wolves.  Closed the season with back-to-back double-doubles against LMU (11/6) with 19 kills and 10 digs and Catawba with 12 kills and 11 digs.    

2011 (Freshman) Played in all 31 matches as a freshman splitting time between a right mside and outside hitter for the Eagles…ranked fourth on the squad with  201 kills and 630 attempts for the season posting a .183 hitting percentage as a freshman…notched double-digit kills on seven occasions including a career high 19 kills, 50 attempts and 15 digs in a thrilling 3-2 win over conference foe Lenoir-Rhyne (11/4)…had a career high .600 hitting percentage with 7 kills and 1 error vs. Shepherd (10/8)…had an errorless attack attempt match vs. Mars Hill (9/27) with 24 attempts and 8 kills…notched double-digit digs in eight matches with her second best of 13 digs delivered in the conference tournament vs. Wingate (11/11)…fourth on the team in service aces with 22 on the season…had three double-doubles for the year one of which vs. Tusculum (10/25) with 12 kills and 16 digs.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Boyd Buchanan High School in Chattanooga, Tenn. ...As a senior, helped lead the Buccaneers to a 41-22 record, including a district title, a second place finish in the region tournament, a sectional championship and a runner-up finish in the TSSAA Class A state tournament...Earned District MVP, All-Region and first team All-City honors...Received All-State, All-District and first team Best of Preps accolades for guiding Boyd Buchanan to district, region, sectional and state titles...Also played for the Choo Choo City volleyball club.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jim and Karen Harper...Born Aug. 16, 1993.

Recent Games
Nov 2 Coker W, 3-1
Nov 8 at Catawba W, 3-1
Nov 9 at Queens (N.C.) L, 3-0
Nov 12 Lincoln Memorial L, 3-2
Nov 15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-1
Nov 16 Brevard W, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 28 22
Sets 106 83
Kills 381 298
Kills per set 3.59 3.59
Errors 138 106
Total Attacks 997 768
Hitting Percentage .244 .250
Assists 21 16
Assists per set 0.20 0.19
Service Aces 36 26
Service Errors 35 22
Service Aces per set 0.34 0.31
Receptions 535 452
Reception Errors 36 31
Digs 313 242
Digs per set 2.95 2.92
Block Solo 5 5
Block Assist 38 29
Block Total 43 34
Blocks per set 0.41 0.41
Block Errors 7 5
Ball Handling Errors 3 1
Points 441.0 343.5
Points per set 4.2 4.1
Matches started 26 20
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 6 Converse W, 3-1 1 4 17 6 31 .355 2 5 5 19 1 12 0 1 0 1 0 22.5
Sep 6 UNC Pembroke W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 25 .440 0 2 1 10 0 11 0 1 1 1 1 13.5
Sep 7 Palm Beach Atl. L, 3-0 1 3 9 7 33 .061 0 0 1 20 1 14 0 3 0 3 0 10.5
Sep 10 Tusculum L, 3-2 1 5 23 9 71 .197 0 1 1 20 1 18 0 2 0 2 0 25.0
Sep 13 vs. Trevecca Nazarene W, 3-2 1 5 18 10 53 .151 1 1 2 17 1 15 0 2 0 2 0 20.0
Sep 13 at King (Tenn.) L, 3-1 1 4 13 5 52 .154 2 1 1 17 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 14.0
Sep 14 vs. North Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 15 4 35 .314 0 1 3 - 0 7 0 2 1 2 1 17.0
Sep 14 vs. Lees-McRae W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Mars Hill W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 28 .286 1 4 4 21 1 12 0 2 0 2 0 16.0
Sep 20 at Newberry L, 3-2 1 5 21 6 55 .273 1 3 2 21 0 16 0 1 1 1 0 24.5
Sep 21 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 1 3 10 3 31 .226 0 2 0 - 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Sep 27 at Wingate L, 3-0 1 3 11 4 30 .233 2 2 0 28 1 12 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Sep 28 at Coker W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 15 .267 0 2 2 9 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Oct 4 Catawba W, 3-1 1 4 21 5 37 .432 0 1 2 12 0 7 0 2 1 2 0 23.0
Oct 5 Queens (N.C.) L, 3-2 1 5 21 6 50 .300 0 2 2 29 4 11 1 1 0 2 0 24.5
Oct 8 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-0 1 3 13 7 41 .146 3 1 0 14 0 9 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Oct 11 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-1 1 4 11 8 39 .077 1 1 0 36 2 6 1 1 1 2 1 13.5
Oct 12 at Brevard W, 3-0 - 3 14 1 21 .619 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Oct 15 at Mars Hill L, 3-0 1 3 11 8 33 .091 3 1 0 23 3 7 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Oct 22 at Tusculum L, 3-0 1 3 9 2 20 .350 0 0 0 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Oct 25 Newberry L, 3-2 - 5 11 11 42 .000 2 0 0 23 1 15 0 4 0 4 0 13.0
Oct 26 Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-1 1 4 10 6 36 .111 0 0 0 36 4 12 1 0 0 1 0 11.0
Nov 1 Wingate L, 3-1 1 4 15 2 30 .433 0 1 1 32 1 15 0 0 1 0 0 16.0
Nov 2 Coker W, 3-1 1 4 11 4 30 .233 0 1 2 13 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Nov 8 at Catawba W, 3-1 1 4 16 4 32 .375 1 3 2 23 0 16 1 1 0 2 0 20.5
Nov 9 at Queens (N.C.) L, 3-0 1 3 9 4 22 .227 1 0 1 24 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Nov 12 Lincoln Memorial L, 3-2 1 5 16 6 48 .208 0 1 1 39 3 10 0 1 1 1 0 17.5
Nov 15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-1 1 4 11 4 30 .233 1 0 0 19 1 11 1 3 0 4 0 13.5
Nov 16 Brevard W, 3-0 1 3 17 1 27 .593 0 0 1 16 3 14 0 1 0 1 0 17.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2013-14 28 106 381 3.59 138 997 .244 21 0.20 36 0.34 535 36 313 2.95 5 38 43 0.41 441.0 4.2
2014-15 31 112 410 3.66 140 1158 .233 30 0.27 58 0.52 694 34 393 3.51 9 47 56 0.50 500.5 4.5
Total 59 218 791 3.63 278 2155 .238 51 0.23 94 0.43 1229 70 706 3.24 14 85 99 0.45 941.5 4.3
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 28 106 381 3.59 138 997 .244 21 0.20 36 0.34 535 36 313 2.95 5 38 43 0.41 441.0 4.2
Conference 22 83 298 3.59 106 768 .250 16 0.19 26 0.31 452 31 242 2.92 5 29 34 0.41 343.5 4.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 56 204 3.64 70 518 .259 6 0.11 18 0.32 309 21 177 3.16 3 22 25 0.45 236.0 4.2
Away 12 41 144 3.51 54 391 .230 14 0.34 16 0.39 209 14 114 2.78 2 12 14 0.34 168.0 4.1
Neutral 2 9 33 3.67 14 88 .216 1 0.11 2 0.22 17 1 22 2.44 0 4 4 0.44 37.0 4.1
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Wins 11 40 157 3.92 40 334 .350 5 0.13 20 0.50 140 7 123 3.08 1 16 17 0.42 186.0 4.7
Losses 17 66 224 3.39 98 663 .190 16 0.24 16 0.24 395 29 190 2.88 4 22 26 0.39 255.0 3.9
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September 12 45 165 3.67 59 459 .231 9 0.20 24 0.53 182 9 138 3.07 0 17 17 0.38 197.5 4.4
October 9 34 121 3.56 54 319 .210 9 0.26 6 0.18 187 16 81 2.38 3 14 17 0.50 137.0 4.0
November 7 27 95 3.52 25 219 .320 3 0.11 6 0.22 166 11 94 3.48 2 7 9 0.33 106.5 3.9