Rachel Holloway Season 2007

Honors & Awards
• 2006 Third-team AVCA All-American     
• 2006 First-team AVCA All-Central Region     
• 2006 First-Team All-Big 12
• 2006 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
• 2006 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2006 Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2006 Big 12 Player of the Week (Oct. 16)
• 2006 Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team
• 2006 Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team
• 2006 U.S. Junior National Team Member
• 2006 Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
• 2005 U.S. Youth National Team Co-Captain
• 2005 Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll Member

Career
Rachel Holloway was a two-time AVCA All-American who helped NU to a 63-3 record as a starter. She finished her career with 2,861 assists, while her 13.50 assists per set marked the highest total in school history. She earned second-team AVCA All-America honors in 2007 by averaging 13.58 assists per set and helping NU rank third in team hitting percentage (.327). In 2006, she was a third-team AVCA All-American, becoming only the second freshman setter to guide a team to a national title. Holloway guided an offense that led the nation in assists (16.20) and kills (17.40) per set and ranked second in hitting percentage (.295).

2006: Freshman
Holloway was the first Husker freshman to start at setter in a 5-1 offense in the NCAA era, piloting an offense that led the nation in assists (16.20/gm) and kills (17.40/gm) and ranked second in hitting percentage (.295) • Earned third-team AVCA All-America honors after averaging 13.43 assists, 2.49 digs and 1.11 kills per game • Finished third in the Big 12 and 11th nationally in assists • Totaled 13 double-doubles and totaled 50-or-more assists in 11 matches • Selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament team, totaling 110 assists in wins over No. 4 UCLA and No. 2 Stanford • Became the second freshman in NCAA history to guide a team to an NCAA title, recording 58 assists, eight digs and a career-high five blocks in NU’s national title win over No. 2 Stanford on Dec. 16 • Recorded a double-double against No. 4 UCLA on Dec. 14, with 52 assists, 11 digs and five kills on nine swings • Named to the Gainesville Regional All-Tournament team, as she helped NU hit .385 in the semifinal against No. 14 San Diego before tallying a career-high 65 assists in the comeback win over No. 9 Minnesota • Totaled 39 assists and five kills, as NU hit .434 in a win over Northern Iowa on Dec. 2 • Enjoyed one of her best all-around games in a sweep against No. 8 Texas on Nov. 25, totaling 42 assists, 13 digs, four blocks and four kills on .571 hitting • Tallied 45 assists, four kills and six digs, as Nebraska hit .476 in a sweep at Kansas on Nov. 22 • Was exceptional against Baylor on Nov. 18, totaling 37 assists, 10 digs and two solo blocks while helping the Huskers hit .450 as a team • Recorded 50 assists and four kills, as Nebraska hit .436 as a team in a sweep of Texas A&M on Nov. 15 • Matched her then-career high with 57 assists while chipping in 11 digs and four blocks at Iowa State on Nov. 8 • Picked up her seventh double-double of the year against No. 16 Missouri on Oct. 25, finishing with 48 assists and 12 digs, while guiding the Huskers to .425 hitting • Played a solid match in NU’s win at No. 9 Texas nearly recording a triple-double with 55 digs, a career-high eight kills and seven digs • Named Big 12 Player of the Week after averaging 16.00 assists, 2.00 digs and 0.83 blocks per game in sweeps of No. 15 Missouri and Colorado • Nearly recorded a triple-double at Baylor on Sept. 30 with 54 assists, seven kills on .636 hitting and 15 digs • Helped Nebraska hit .488 against Saint Mary’s on Sept. 1, its best single-match total since 2002.

2005: Redshirt
Enrolled at Nebraska in time for the start of the 2005 season, but redshirted • Selected as the captain for the U.S. Junior National Team that won the 2006 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship in Monterrey, Mexico • Named the Best Server, as Team USA went 5-0 and defeated the Dominican Republic for the gold medal.

High School
Holloway originally committed to NU for the 2006 campaign, but graduated from high school in the spring of 2005 • Was a standout performer in the USA Volleyball program, serving as the starting setter of the Youth National Team in 2004 and 2005 • Captained the U.S. Youth National Team to a fourth-place finish at the 2005 Under-18 World Championships - equaling the USA’s best finish in the tournament • Was named Best Setter at the 2004 NORCECA Continental Championships in San Juan, P.R., leading the U.S. Youth National team to a gold medal • Participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance program for three years (2001-03) • Played club volleyball for Coach Jim Miret and the Front Range Volleyball Club • Earned Mizuno and Prepvolleyball.com All-America honors and was named the Colorado Player of the Year by three publications • Was a three-year starter and two-time first-team all-state selection for Coach Steve Huntingdale at Smoky Hill High School • Led her team to a state title and two third-place Class 5-A state finishes • Averaged 3.83 kills, 4.83 assists, 1.15 aces and 2.79 digs per game, leading Smoky Hill to a third-place finish at the 2004 state tournament • Selected as the 2004 Gatorade Player of the Year, as well as the Sportswoman of the Year in the state for her athletic and academic accomplishments • Chose Nebraska after also looking at Florida and Texas, where her older sister, Sarah, was a starter for the Longhorns as a freshman in 2004 • Comes from a rich athletic background, as her older brother (Tillman) was a four-year letterwinner and All-American offensive lineman at Texas while her grandfather (Bud McFadin) was a two-time All-American at Texas and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.