2023 Volleyball Roster

Jeff Helsel
Nate Kurtz
Jeff Helsel
Nate Kurtz
Jeff Helsel
Jeff Helsel
Nate Kurtz
Jeff Helsel

20 Rachel Simon

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-10
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Wheeling, W.Va.
  • High School Wheeling Park

Biography

AWARDS/HONORS
• CSC Academic All-District Team – 2023
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award – 2022, 2023
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2021, 2022, 2023
• AD Honor Roll – Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

2023 | JUNIOR
Named to CSC Academic All-District Team … appeared in 83 sets in 21 matches with 17 starts … averaged 7.61 assists and 2.05 digs per set … ranked 10th in PSAC in both assists per set and service aces per set (0.42) … led team with 632 assists and 35 aces … tallied at least 35 assists in 10 matches … registered eight assist/dig double-doubles … collected at least three service aces five times … recorded 41 assists in five sets against West Virginia Wesleyan … finished with 40 assists and 10 digs in five sets versus Ohio Dominican … set a career high with seven service aces and added 38 assists, nine digs and three blocks in five sets against Bloomsburg … totaled 29 assists and three aces in three sets versus Davis & Elkins … collected 26 assists and 12 digs in three sets at Daemen … established a career high with 47 assists and added two aces, seven digs and four blocks in five sets against Ohio Dominican … registered 39 assists, 11 digs, four aces and two blocks in five sets at Frostburg State … tallied 43 assists, 14 digs, two aces and two blocks in four sets versus Edinboro … finished with 41 assists, 12 digs and three blocks in five sets against Gannon … collected 26 assists, 10 digs and three aces in four sets versus Slippery Rock … recorded 38 assists, nine digs and two blocks in three sets against Mercyhurst … totaled 35 assists and 11 digs in four sets at Gannon … recorded 46 assists, eight digs and three aces in five sets at Slippery Rock … posted 24 assists, 16 digs and two blocks in three sets versus Pitt-Johnstown … received D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2023-24) … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2023-24) … member of AD Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)

2022 | SOPHOMORE
Appeared in 38 sets in 15 matches with five starts … averaged 5.11 assists and 1.61 digs per set … tallied at least 25 assists four times … collected 26 assists, six digs and two blocks in four sets while making start against Frostburg State … set a season high with 10 digs in three sets versus Slippery Rock … registered 30 assists, seven digs and three blocks in three sets while earning start against Clarion … finished with 29 assists, five digs and three blocks in three sets while making start versus IUP … established season high with 33 assists and added eight digs in four sets while earning start at Edinboro … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2022-23) … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2022-23) … member of AD Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)

2021 I FRESHMAN
Appeared in 22 sets in 10 matches with one start … posted four kills and two digs in two sets against Bloomsburg … collected eight digs in three sets at Pitt-Johnstown … registered six digs and three service aces in four sets at IUP … set a season high with nine digs in three sets versus Gannon … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors (2021-22) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Wheeling Park under head coach Samantha Gentle … named Class 5A second-team all-state, first-team all-conference and all-valley as a senior … totaled 307 kills, 97 blocks and 23 aces in 2020 … received all-state honorable mention as a junior … earned all-conference status as a junior and sophomore … member of conference championship team in 2019 … also member of swimming, tennis and track & field teams … finished as conference runner-up in singles in 2021 … placed third in high jump at conference championships in 2018 … received all-conference academic award … featured on High Honor Roll … received math and science honors … involved in National Honor Society, Key Club, Varsity Board

PERSONAL
Daughter of James and Lisa Simon … has one brother and one sister … played club volleyball for Club Gold South Volleyball … majoring in health sciences

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2021Freshman

    Middle Hitter/Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    20
  • 20

    2022Sophomore

    Setter/Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    20
  • 20

    2023Junior

    Setter
    5'10"
    20