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2016 Women's Volleyball

16 Rachel Pohlod

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa./Oakland Catholic
  • Position S

Biography

2015: GLIAC Honorable Mention selection … Named team’s Most Improved Player … Named to GLIAC Academic All-Excellence Team … Appeared in all 31 matches and 105 sets … Led the team with 1,145 assists, ranking her third in the GLIAC … Was second in the league with 10.9 assists per set … Led the Huskies with 34 services aces (10th in the GLIAC) … Second on the team with 342 digs, averaging 3.26 per set … Also had 104 kills while hitting .257 and 20 total blocks … Had 20 matches with double digit assists and digs … Had eight matches with more than 40 assists … Tallied 57 assists and 20 digs at Northwood (Nov. 13) … Recorded 52 assists and 10 digs at Ohio Dominican (Oct. 24) … Had 37 assists, 14 digs, and eight kills vs. Malone (Oct. 10). 2014: Took over setting responsibilities during her sophomore campaign ... Named to the GLIAC Academic All-Excellence Team and won Tech's Academic Excellence Award with back-to-back 4.0 semesters ... Led the team in assists with 585 and assists per set with 8.13 ... Saw action in 20 matches and 72 sets after returning from injury at the start of the season ... Recorded 19 service aces on the year ... Was fourth on the team in digs with 200, averaging 2.78 per set ... Recorded 10 or more digs 11 times on the year ... Had a season-high 17 digs at Lake Erie (Sept. 20). 2013:  Appeared in all 30 matches and 115 sets … Ranked 12th in the GLIAC in overall service aces with 37 … Second on the team with 341 digs and averaged 2.97 per set … Added 49 kills, 30 assists and 11 total blocks … Tallied double digit digs in 20 matches, including a season-high 20 at Hillsdale (Nov. 9) … Served seven aces vs. Illinois-Springfield (Oct. 26) … Recorded nine kills, 12 digs and two blocks at Ohio Dominican (Oct. 19).

Prior to Michigan TechLed Oakland Catholic High School to its best season in school history with a perfect 12-0 record in league play and the first birth in the AAA Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Tournament in program history ... A four-year starter and three-time captain for Oakland Catholic ... Played club volleyball for Renaissance VBC and Pittsburgh Elite where she was coached by Matt Jennings ... Qualified for the 2012 Pennsylvania State Track and Field Meet in the 4x800 relay and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal:  Born on March 28, 1995 … Daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Pohlod … Has three older siblings, Emily, Andrew and Mary, and three younger siblings, Michael, David and Audrey … Enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing beach volleyball, and playing tennis and badminton … Older bother Andrew played volleyball at Thiel College (Penn.) ... Majoring in mechanical engineering and carries an overall GPA of 3.98.

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Freshman

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    2014Sophomore

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  • 16

    2015Junior

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    16
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    2016Senior

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    5'7"
    16
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