Rachel Alvey

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Morgan Hill, CA
	High School: Valley Christian

	Height: 5-8
	Position: Setter
	Experience: 1V

12/03/2011

Volleyball's Season Ends with 3-1 Loss to No. 4 UCLA

USD finishes the season with a program record 28-5 overall record.

12/02/2011

USD Advances to Second Round of NCAA Tournament with 3-1 Win Over LBSU

Chloe Ferrari had 18 kills, while Carrie Baird had 14 kills and 14 digs to lead USD to victory.

11/29/2011

Toreros Prep for NCAA Tournament

USD will play Long Beach State Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the first round at UCLA.

11/27/2011

Volleyball to Play Long Beach State in First Round of NCAA Tournament

USD travels to UCLA to play LBSU on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

11/21/2011

Volleyball Holds Steady at No. 20 in the Latest Rankings

USD remains at No. 20 in the latest AVCA top-25 poll.

10/04/2011

USD vs. Northeastern 2011

Photo Gallery of USD's 3-0 win over Northeasterm

FRESHMAN (2010): Appeared in nine matches for the Toreros as a true freshman, mixing in at setter... helped lead the team to the 2010 WCC Championship...recorded 49 assists during the regular season, with a season-high of 18 against Virginia (9/9/10)...recorded 29 digs, including two 10-dig performances (vs. Virginia; 9/9/10 and Gonzaga; 10/30/10)...posted her first career double-double against Virginia with 18 assists and 10 digs.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Played volleyball at Valley Christian High School all four years...as a senior led team in kills (369), assists (533), and aces (96) en route to a first-team All-State, first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League and a first-team All-San Jose Mercery News selection...as a senior she was selected by PrepVolleyball as a Senior Ace (No. 39) and named second-team Academic All-American by PrepVolleyball...as a junior she was identified as a top-50 junior recruit by PrepVolleyball...as a junior and sophomore she was named first-team All-WCAL, and as a freshman she was a All-WCAL honorable mention recipetient...played club volleyball for the Vision 18-Gold team, where she helped the team to two Bronze medals in 18-Open Division at Junior National Championships (in 2009 and 2010)...in 2010, she helped lead her club team to a 70-4 record... named to the All-Tournament Team in 18-Open Division (in 2010)...won national qualifiers at Colorado Crossroads (2010), Lone Star (2009) and Far Westerns (2009).

PERSONAL: Rachel Kailani Alvey was born on March 15, 1992 in San Jose, Calif....she is the daughter of Randy and Theresa Alvey...was also recruited by Florida, Rice, Texas Christian, UC Davis, and Saint Mary's...chose to attend USD because of the strong academic opportunities, outstanding volleyball program, and the beautiful campus and location... notes that she studied piano seriously for eight years, and if she didn't play volleyball, she would have been a tennis player.

Alvey's Career Stats