2003 Women's Volleyball Roster
Rachel Denton
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-3
- Hometown:
- Burnet, Texas
- Position:
- MB
- Previous School:
- Burnet HS
The tallest player on the Liberty roster …coming off the best season of her collegiate career … one of two seniors on this year's team … can control other teams' offenses with her blocking ability … will be counted on offensively.
2005 (Jr.): Started 29 of Lady Flames' 31 matches at middle blocker … was second on Liberty roster in block assists (66) and total blocks (74) and tied for second in block solos (8) … earned recognition on Big South Presidential Honor Roll … 10 kills on just 14 total attempts in Big South opener against Radford (9/23) … recorded nine total blocks in 3-1 victory over Birmingham-Southern (10/15), the most by any Lady Flame player during the season … posted a Liberty season-best .526 attack percentage (12 K, 2 E, 19 TA) in conference win versus Charleston Southern (10/21), while notching her third-straight match with at least 10 kills … matched her career high with a dozen kills a week later at High Point (10/28) … contributed 11 kills and six blocks at Charlotte (11/1) … 11 kills and seven blocks versus UNC Greensboro (11/8) … tallied at least 10 kills and five blocks in the same match four different times.
2004 (So.): Appeared in 12 matches and 20 total games … notched career-high totals in digs (8), assists (2) and service aces (1) versus Louisiana Tech (9/10) … totaled two kills against both Texas (9/11) and UNC Asheville (10/5).
2003 (Fr.): Played in nine matches during her freshman season … contributed a pair of digs at Radford (9/27) … Provided a kill and a dig against High Point (10/10).
Prep: A four-year letterwinner at Burnet High School … had 131 kills, 54 digs, six assists and 18 service aces as a junior … named team offensive MVP after junior season … notched 128 kills, 54 digs, four assists and 22 service aces as a senior … first-team all-district as a senior … team MVP in 2002 … four-time academic all-district honoree … named academic all-state as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of Tim and Darlene Denton … major is education … aspires to be a speech pathologist … birthday is on July 3.
