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Height: 5' 8"
Hometown: Upper St. Clair, Pa.
High School: Upper St. Clair High School
Year: Junior
Club Team: Renaissance Volleyball Club
Experience: 2L
Biography: Video Bio Page
2012 (Sophomore)
• Played in eight matches during her sophomore season as a Flyer.
• Recorded her third career service ace against Fordham on Oct. 12.
• Got under three digs at La Salle on Sept. 28.
• Saw action in two of the Flyers' three games played at the Western Kentucky Invitational Sept. 7-8, taking two swings against Tennessee Tech.
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and to the UD Dean's List following both the Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters.
2011 (Freshman)
• Started in four matches and played in 48 sets as a true freshman ... all four starts were consecutive.
• Totaled 41 digs (0.85 per set) in 24 matches played.
• Started all three matches at the Illini Classic, in which Dayton was the runner-up … In first career start, recorded seven digs with zero reception errors against Houston (9/2) … Season-high eight digs against Illinois (9/3).
• Also started in Dayton’s home opener against Pepperdine (9/9) at UD Arena during the Flyer Classic … Played in four of the five sets against the Waves with two digs.
• Finished with two service aces on the season … Her first collegiate ace was recorded at Buffalo (9/17) … Second ace was against Temple (9/24) during conference play.
• Lone kill of the season was on an overpass against La Salle (9/23) … Also posted six digs against the Explorers in the three-set match.
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll following the Spring 2012 semester.
High School
• Four-year starter at Upper St. Clair High School … Helped guide the Panthers to four consecutive Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Section 2 titles and a combined 51-8 record in four seasons.
• AVCA/Under Armour All-America Watch List (2010).
• PrepVolleyball Senior Aces "150" list (2011).
• First Team All-Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Class AAA (2010).
• First Team All-Section 2 AAA (2010).
• ‘Terrific 21’ Class AAA All-Star selection (2009, 2010).
• Considered to be one of the best athletes to go through Renaissance Volleyball Club, the same club program, which also produced former UD standout Becky Novacek.
• Member of the National Honor Society at Upper St. Clair.
Personal
Full name: Rachel Nicole Jones
Birthdate: Nov.1 1992
Parents: Daniel and Debra Jones
Siblings: Stephanie and Jeremy
Major: Exercise science
Statistics
| Year |
SP-MP |
Kills |
Errors |
TA |
Pct. |
Assists |
Aces |
Digs |
Blk-Solo |
Blk-Assist |
Blocks |
Pts |
| 2011 |
48-24 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
.333 |
4 |
2 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
| 2012 |
8-8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
| Total |
56-32
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
.333
|
4
|
3
|
46
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4.0
|
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CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 1, La Salle, 09-23-11
Attacks: 1, Three Times; last La Salle, 09-23-11
Assists: 2, at Illinois, 09-03-11
Serve aces: 1, Three Times; last Fordham 10-12-12
Digs: 8, at Illinois, 09-03-11
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