Rachel Picha

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Rachel Picha
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Hometown:
    Franklin, TN
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Independence
  • m
    22
  • k/s
    0.01
  • h %
    .000
  • a/s
    0.78
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.43
  • d/s
    4.08
Bio

2022: Named All-Tournament at Iona Gaels Volleyball Tournament...Played in 22 matches…Ranked fourth in the Northeast Conference with 4.08 digs/set…Ranked 46th nationally with 0.43 aces/set…Had 16 matches of 10+ digs, including five with 20+…Ranked 2nd in the NEC in service aces…Had a season-high 32 digs with seven assists vs. Providence (8/26)…Had 28 digs, eight assists, and five service aces in five-set win over St. Francis Brooklyn (9/23)

2021: Played in 22 matches...Totaled 16 kills, 74 digs and three blocks...Had five kills against Rutgers (9/3)...Had 18 digs against Lafayette (9/4) and at St. Francis Brooklyn (10/30)...Had 12 digs, four kills and two blocks against St. Francis Brooklyn (10/16).

2020-21: Played in six matches…Totaled three kills and hit .250…Had three digs and one ace on the season…Had two kills in win over Merrimack (3/9)…Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Before CCSU: Played for Grant Harford at Independence High School…Earned the District 12 All-District Award…Named co-Most Valuable Player…Played for Dan Dierking and Shawn Robinson at Tennessee Performance Volleyball Club.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 22 12
Sets 76 44
Kills 1 1
Kills per set 0.01 0.02
Errors 1 0
Total Attacks 19 15
Total Attacks per set 0.25 0.34
Hitting Percentage .000 .067
Assists 59 37
Assists per set 0.78 0.84
Service Total Attempts 286 155
Service Aces 33 14
Service Errors 16 6
Service Aces per set 0.43 0.32
Receptions 299 196
Reception Errors 20 13
Digs 310 173
Digs per set 4.08 3.93
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 34.0 15.0
Points per set 0.4 0.3
Matches started - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 28 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 3-0
Oct 29 at LIU L, 3-0
Nov 4 at Stonehill W, 3-0
Nov 5 at Merrimack W, 3-0
Nov 11 Saint Francis U. L, 3-0
Nov 12 FDU L, 3-2
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 26 vs. Providence L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 2 -.500 7 2.0
Aug 26 vs. Holy Cross W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 2.0
Aug 27 at Iona L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Sep 2 Binghamton L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Sep 3 Saint Peter's W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 3 Columbia W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 4.0
Sep 7 Manhattan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 4.0
Sep 13 Hartford W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 3.0
Sep 16 at Seton Hall L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Sep 17 vs. NJIT W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Dartmouth L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 8 5.0
Sep 24 LIU L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Sep 30 Sacred Heart W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 3 .000 4 1.0
Oct 7 at Saint Francis U. L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Oct 8 at FDU L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 6 2.0
Oct 14 Stonehill W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 1 1.0
Oct 15 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Oct 18 Bryant L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 6 1.0
Oct 21 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0.0
Oct 28 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 .000 1 1.0
Oct 29 at LIU L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Nov 4 at Stonehill W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Merrimack W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Saint Francis U. L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 3 0.0
Nov 12 FDU L, 3-2 - 5 1 0 5 .200 1 3.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 26 vs. Providence L, 3-1 - 4 32 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 26 vs. Holy Cross W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 27 at Iona L, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 Binghamton L, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 Saint Peter's W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 Columbia W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Manhattan W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Hartford W, 3-0 - 3 19 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Seton Hall L, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 vs. NJIT W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Dartmouth L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-2 - 5 28 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 LIU L, 3-2 - 5 23 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 Sacred Heart W, 3-2 - 5 20 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Saint Francis U. L, 3-2 - 5 22 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 at FDU L, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 Stonehill W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 Bryant L, 3-2 - 5 19 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 3-0 - 2 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 at LIU L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Stonehill W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Merrimack W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Saint Francis U. L, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 12 FDU L, 3-2 - 5 17 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 26 vs. Providence L, 3-1 - 4 17 2 1 20 2
Aug 26 vs. Holy Cross W, 3-0 - 3 17 2 1 7 1
Aug 27 at Iona L, 3-0 - 3 11 0 1 10 0
Sep 2 Binghamton L, 3-0 - 3 15 2 2 9 0
Sep 3 Saint Peter's W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 2 8 2
Sep 3 Columbia W, 3-0 - 3 14 4 2 20 0
Sep 7 Manhattan W, 3-0 - 3 17 4 0 3 0
Sep 13 Hartford W, 3-0 - 3 11 3 0 9 1
Sep 16 at Seton Hall L, 3-0 - 2 3 1 0 8 0
Sep 17 vs. NJIT W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Dartmouth L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-2 - 5 25 5 2 22 1
Sep 24 LIU L, 3-2 - 5 12 0 1 26 0
Sep 30 Sacred Heart W, 3-2 - 5 18 1 0 19 1
Oct 7 at Saint Francis U. L, 3-2 - 5 15 1 1 17 1
Oct 8 at FDU L, 3-0 - 3 14 2 0 18 2
Oct 14 Stonehill W, 3-0 - 3 17 1 1 8 0
Oct 15 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 3 12 1 1 8 0
Oct 18 Bryant L, 3-2 - 5 14 1 1 9 1
Oct 21 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 27 3
Oct 28 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 3-0 - 2 5 1 0 16 3
Oct 29 at LIU L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 5 0
Nov 4 at Stonehill W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Merrimack W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Saint Francis U. L, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 16 1
Nov 12 FDU L, 3-2 - 5 18 2 0 14 1
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2020-21 6 9 3 0.33 1 8 0.89 .250 0 0.00 3.0 0.3
2021-22 22 62 16 0.26 21 107 1.73 -.047 9 0.15 31.0 0.5
2022-23 22 76 1 0.01 1 19 0.25 .000 59 0.78 34.0 0.4
Total 50 147 20 0.14 23 134 0.91 -.022 68 0.46 68.0 0.5
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2020-21 6 9 3 0.33 0 0 0 0.00
2021-22 22 62 74 1.19 1 2 3 0.05
2022-23 22 76 310 4.08 0 0 0 0.00
Total 50 147 387 2.63 1 2 3 0.02
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2020-21 6 9 4 0 0.00 1 13 3
2021-22 22 62 147 13 0.21 12 168 9
2022-23 22 76 286 33 0.43 16 299 20
Total 50 147 437 46 0.31 29 480 32
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 22 76 1 0.01 1 19 0.25 .000 59 0.78 34.0 0.4
Conference 12 44 1 0.02 0 15 0.34 .067 37 0.84 15.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 49 1 0.02 0 16 0.33 .063 32 0.65 25.0 0.5
Away 7 20 0 0.00 0 1 0.05 .000 17 0.85 5.0 0.3
Neutral 2 7 0 0.00 1 2 0.29 -.500 10 1.43 4.0 0.6
Result
Wins 9 31 0 0.00 0 8 0.26 .000 20 0.65 21.0 0.7
Losses 13 45 1 0.02 1 11 0.24 .000 39 0.87 13.0 0.3
Month
August 3 10 0 0.00 1 2 0.20 -.500 12 1.20 4.0 0.4
September 9 32 0 0.00 0 5 0.16 .000 21 0.66 20.0 0.6
October 8 26 0 0.00 0 5 0.19 .000 22 0.85 7.0 0.3
November 2 8 1 0.13 0 7 0.88 .143 4 0.50 3.0 0.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 22 76 310 4.08 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 12 44 173 3.93 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 49 189 3.86 0 0 0 0.00
Away 7 20 77 3.85 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 2 7 44 6.29 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 9 31 123 3.97 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 13 45 187 4.16 0 0 0 0.00
Month
August 3 10 58 5.80 0 0 0 0.00
September 9 32 131 4.09 0 0 0 0.00
October 8 26 95 3.65 0 0 0 0.00
November 2 8 26 3.25 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 22 76 286 33 0.43 16 299 20
Conference 12 44 155 14 0.32 6 196 13
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 49 195 24 0.49 12 171 8
Away 7 20 57 5 0.25 2 101 9
Neutral 2 7 34 4 0.57 2 27 3
Result
Wins 9 31 143 21 0.68 9 104 6
Losses 13 45 143 12 0.27 7 195 14
Month
August 3 10 45 4 0.40 3 37 3
September 9 32 127 20 0.63 9 124 5
October 8 26 86 7 0.27 4 108 10
November 2 8 28 2 0.25 0 30 2
News mentions
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  • Article
  • November 12, 2022
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  • November 12, 2022
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  • October 15, 2022
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  • October 14, 2022
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  • October 07, 2022
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  • September 23, 2022
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  • September 13, 2022
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  • September 07, 2022
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  • September 07, 2022
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  • September 03, 2022
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  • September 02, 2022
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  • August 27, 2022
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