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2019 Women's Volleyball

17 Rachel Gaston

  • Height 5-11
  • Bats/Throws Richmond VC
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Mechanicsville, Va.
  • High School Lee-Davis
  • Position OH

Biography

2019: AVCA Honorable Mention All-American... ODAC Player of the Year...ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year...AVCA All-South Region First Team... Maroon Classic All-Tournament Team... Led the team with 389 kills... Second on the team in digs with 394... Named ODAC Player of the Week... Finished second in the ODAC in kills per set (3.93) and second in total kills... Only player in the conference in the top ten of all hitting and passing statistcal categories... Contributed 32 blocks and 24 service aces... Set a new career high of 25 kills against Catholic on August 31. 

2018: AVCA Honorable Mention All-American... ODAC Player of the Year...ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year...AVCA All-South Region First Team... VaSID Player of the Year... Route 42 Classic All-Tournament team...Led team with 416 kills and 4.16 kills per set...Second in conference in both kills and kills per set...Ranked as high as 11th nationally in kills per set...Added 407 digs...Sixth in conference in digs...Contributed 32 blocks and 28 service aces...Posted her career high in season opening win against Marymount with 24 kills and 28 digs...Matched kill number the following day against Salem...named ODAC Player of the Week three times (9/4, 10/15, 10/29)... Student-Athlete Advisory Committee... Dean's list. 

2017: Second team All-ODAC selection...Fifth in ODAC in kills per set (2.94).... Team leader in kills (235)...Tallied 19 total blocks...Added 53 digs...Posted a season-high 17 kills in a win against Guilford...ODAC All-Academic.

2016: Saw action in 15 matches...Recorded 106 kills and 59 digs...Posted a season-high 12 kills at conference rival Roanoke...Notched a double-double with 11 kills and 13 digs against Catholic.

High School: Two-time first team All-Conference...First team All-Region...Honorable mention All-State...Second team All-Metro...RVC "Love of the Game" award...Three-time All-Academic...Two-time student-athlete of the month and student-athlete of the week.

Personal: Daughter of Bob and Sharon Gaston...Has one sibling, Sara...Born Oct. 14, 1997.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2016Freshman

    OH
    6'0"
    17
  • 17

    2017Sophomore

    OH
    5'11"
    17
  • 17

    2018Junior

    OH
    5'11"
    17
  • 17

    2019Senior

    OH
    5'11"
    17