12 - Rachel Urbelis
Rachel Urbelis
Height: 6-1
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Geneva, Ill.
High School: Geneva HS
Position: OH

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 kills and posting 20 digs against Campbell (10/24) … Notched nine double-double performances … Had 19 kills and 15 digs at Furman (9/4) … Collected 13 kills on just 26 swings at Stetson (11/6) … Finished the year with four-straight matches of 10+ kills.

 

2008: Posted her first career double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs in Mercer’s win over Auburn (8/30) … Piled up 12 kills, three digs, and a block-solo against UNF (9/13) … Had nine kills, four digs and a block-assist against FGCU (11/1) … Finished the season with 80 kills and 70 digs in 42 sets played.

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

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

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