2 Rachel Townsend
2 - Rachel Townsend
Height: 5-10
Hometown: Oxford, Mich.
Position: OH
Year: R-Fr.
High School: Oxford HS
m 15
k/s 1.65
h % .039
a/s 0.35
b/s 0.50
sa/s 0.19
d/s 3.00

2024 (Redshirt-Freshman)

Appeared in 15 matches and played 26 sets during her first active season. Tallied 43 kills for an average of 1.65 kills per set. Also contributed nine assists, 78 digs, 13 total blocks, and five service aces, showcasing her all-around play.

2023 (Freshman)

Did not see varsity action.

High School

Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Oxford High School in 2023. Made the Dean’s List all four years. Named team captain as a junior and senior. Earned team MVP honors both seasons and was awarded the Most Outstanding Female Senior Athlete in 2023. Garnered All-Conference, All-League, and All-State Honorable Mention accolades.

Personal

Majoring in Psychology with a minor in Health Science and Communications. Born on August 9, 2005, in Pontiac, Michigan. She is the daughter of Nicole Leigh and Skip Townsend. Rachel comes from a family of collegiate athletes — her brother Trey played basketball at Oakland, her brother Zach played soccer at Oakland, and both of her parents, Skip and Nicole, played basketball at Oakland University.

Recent Games
Oct 31 Lake Superior State W, 3-0
Nov 1 at Roosevelt W, 3-0
Nov 8 at #12 Grand Valley State L, 3-0
Nov 9 at Wayne State L, 3-0
Nov 15 Michigan Tech L, 3-1
Nov 16 Northern Michigan L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 15 10
Sets 26 18
Kills 43 33
Kills per set 1.65 1.83
Errors 35 21
Total Attacks 204 133
Total Attacks per set 7.85 7.39
Hitting Percentage .039 .090
Assists 9 7
Assists per set 0.35 0.39
Service Aces 5 3
Service Errors 9 4
Service Aces per set 0.19 0.17
Receptions 150 100
Reception Errors 10 5
Digs 78 53
Digs per set 3.00 2.94
Block Solo 2 2
Block Assist 11 7
Block Total 13 9
Blocks per set 0.50 0.50
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 55.5 41.5
Points per set 2.1 2.3
Matches started 4 3
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 6 vs. Central State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Cedarville L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 vs. Lock Haven W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 13 vs. Missouri Western State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 vs. Tiffin L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 vs. Bemidji St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 vs. Northwood L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Lake Superior State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Roosevelt W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Northwood L, 3-0 - 2 4 2 17 .118 0 0 2 17 3 7 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Sep 27 Wayne State L, 3-1 - 1 2 4 11 -.182 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 28 #16 Grand Valley State L, 3-0 - 1 2 0 5 .400 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 4 at Northern Michigan L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 5 at Michigan Tech L, 3-2 1 5 14 7 53 .132 4 2 1 42 1 25 1 5 0 6 0 19.5
Oct 11 at #4 Ferris State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Davenport L, 3-0 - 1 1 2 7 -.143 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 18 vs. Upper Iowa L, 3-0 - 2 2 3 16 -.063 1 1 0 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 18 vs. William Jewell L, 3-0 - 2 2 5 27 -.111 0 0 0 14 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Oct 19 vs. Ky. Wesleyan W, 3-1 1 1 2 4 11 -.182 0 1 0 5 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Oct 25 Purdue Northwest L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Parkside L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
Oct 31 Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 24 .292 2 1 1 13 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Nov 1 at Roosevelt W, 3-0 1 2 4 4 19 .000 1 0 1 7 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 5.0
Nov 8 at #12 Grand Valley State L, 3-0 - 1 1 2 9 -.111 0 0 0 9 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Nov 9 at Wayne State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Michigan Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Northern Michigan L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 15 26 43 1.65 35 204 .039 9 0.35 5 0.19 150 10 78 3.00 2 11 13 0.50 55.5 2.1
2025-26 4 11 30 2.73 15 94 .160 1 0.09 3 0.27 62 5 35 3.18 0 3 3 0.27 34.5 3.1
Total 19 37 73 1.97 50 298 .077 10 0.27 8 0.22 212 15 113 3.05 2 14 16 0.43 90.0 2.4
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 15 26 43 1.65 35 204 .039 9 0.35 5 0.19 150 10 78 3.00 2 11 13 0.50 55.5 2.1
Conference 10 18 33 1.83 21 133 .090 7 0.39 3 0.17 100 5 53 2.94 2 7 9 0.50 41.5 2.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 5 8 13 1.63 6 43 .163 2 0.25 1 0.13 34 2 16 2.00 0 1 1 0.13 14.5 1.8
Away 6 12 24 2.00 17 107 .065 5 0.42 2 0.17 83 6 44 3.67 2 8 10 0.83 32.0 2.7
Neutral 4 6 6 1.00 12 54 -.111 2 0.33 2 0.33 33 2 18 3.00 0 2 2 0.33 9.0 1.5
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Wins 4 7 15 2.14 10 54 .093 4 0.57 2 0.29 27 2 19 2.71 1 1 2 0.29 18.5 2.6
Losses 11 19 28 1.47 25 150 .020 5 0.26 3 0.16 123 8 59 3.11 1 10 11 0.58 37.0 1.9
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September 4 5 8 1.60 6 33 .061 1 0.20 0 0.00 33 3 14 2.80 0 2 2 0.40 9.0 1.8
October 8 16 30 1.88 23 143 .049 7 0.44 5 0.31 95 5 53 3.31 1 8 9 0.56 40.0 2.5
November 3 5 5 1.00 6 28 -.036 1 0.20 0 0.00 22 2 11 2.20 1 1 2 0.40 6.5 1.3