Rachel Urbelis

Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Geneva HS
Hometown:
Geneva, Ill.

2009: Led the Bears with 2.54 kills per set… Totaled 221 kills, 281 digs and 28 total blocks …Named the Atlantic Sun Player of the Week after smashing 30 killsand posting 20 digs against Campbell (10/24) … Notched ninedouble-double performances … Had 19 kills and 15 digs atFurman (9/4) … Collected 13 kills on just 26 swings atStetson (11/6) … Finished the year with four-straightmatches of 10+ kills.

2008: Posted her first career double-doublewith 12 kills and 11 digs in Mercer’s win over Auburn (8/30)… Piled up 12 kills, three digs, and a block-solo againstUNF (9/13) … Had nine kills, four digs and a block-assistagainst FGCU (11/1) … Finished the season with 80 kills and70 digs in 42 sets played.

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Was thefirst freshman starter in program history ... Named to first-teamall-conference, and all-area teams in junior and senior seasons ...Earned all-conference honors in each her four years ... Captainedthe Geneva High School squad in final two seasons ... Played clubvolleyball for blank and was member of JDVA (Indianapolis) 2008Open and NEQ (Pittsburgh) 2007 first-place teams.

Personal: Full name is Rachel Heidi Urbelis ... Born onMarch 23, 1989 in Toronto, Canada ... Daughter of John and HeidiUrbelis ... Has two sisters, Sasha (29) and Jillian (21) ...Majoring in marketing.