2008 (Senior): Started all but one match and played in 103 games...recorded a season total of 167 kills and 93 blocks...also added 19 digs and 29 assists...had a season-high 14 kills vs UCLA (8/31)...also tallied 10 kills vs Idaho (9/19)...had a season-high 11 blocks vs. Cal Poly (11/26).
2007 (Junior): Missed the entire season due to an injury.
2006 (Sophomore): Played in five matches, starting three as a middle hitter…hit .350 with 2.45 kills, 0.64 blocks and 0.45 aces per game…hit .545 with six kills and a block vs. Fairfield (Sept. 7)…posted 12 kills, two blocks and five aces while hitting .417 vs. Northwestern (Sept. 8)…had three kills on four swings in one game vs. Cal Poly (Sept. 14)…sidelined after the Sept. 14 match vs. Cal Poly.
2005 (Freshman): Played in 15 matches as a middle or right-side hitter…averaged 0.89 kills and 0.78 blocks per game with a .308 hitting percentage…hit .750 with three kills and three blocks in one game vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 8)…had three kills on three swings with three blocks vs. Cal State Northridge (Sept. 9)…posted three kills and four blocks in one game vs. Fresno State (Oct. 7)…had four kills on four swings at San Jose State (Nov. 12).
2004: Redshirted.
Prep: A 2004 graduate of Westwood High School in Austin, Texas…played three years of volleyball and two years of track and field as a high jumper…named all-Texas in volleyball…named to the Volleyball magazine Fab-50 list…during senior season, led high school team to first-ever perfect season in district play.
Personal: Born Rachel Nicole Thomas in Carrollton, Texas…has two brothers and one sister…parents are Annette and Kelly Thomas of Austin, Texas.
