2012 Volleyball Returning Players
rachel FAIRBANKS 5-8 || Jr. || L/OH Katy, Texas || Cinco Ranch HS
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2011) A reserve off the UAB bench, she competed in six matches totaling eight sets ... started against Akron, UTEP and Southern Miss ... averaged 1.38 kills and 2.25 digs per set ... rocketed a career-high six kills on 12 attacks with only two errors in just one set of game action on Oct. 28 at SMU ... posted a career-best 12 digs in a 3-0 sweep of UTEP on Nov. 5 ... member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. AS A FRESHMAN (2010) Played in 22 matches with five starts ... tallied 115 digs (2.05 per set) ... also managed 24 kills ... reached double-digit digs four times, including a season-high 11 on Sept. 3 against Toledo ... posted a season-best five kills Aug. 28 at Georgia Tech ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Recognized with third-team all-state honors as a senior in 2009 ... helped Cinco Ranch High School to a regional championship and a third-place finish in the Texas 5A state tournament ... coached by Tammy Laurence ... a two-year letterwinner ... recorded 364 kills and 325 digs as a senior ... earned first-team all-district honors and second-team allregion recognition from the Houston Chronicle ... a member of the National Honor Society ... qualified for the Junior Olympics three times and helped her club team to an 11thplace national finish. PERSONAL Rachel Ann Fairbanks ... born May 4, 1992 in Houston, Texas ... daughter of Mike and Cindy Fairbanks ... has one brother, Andrew ... majoring in philosophy.
Career Highs Kills 6 at SMU (10/28/11) Total Attempts 32 vs. UTEP (11/5/11) Attack Percentage (5 kills) .043 (5-4-23) at Ga. Tech (8/28/10) Assists 2, 2x, last vs. USM (10/31/10) Service Aces 2 vs. Toledo (9/3/10) Total Blocks 1, 2x, last vs. UTEP (11/5/11) Digs 12 vs. UTEP (11/5/11)
CAREER STATISTICS Season SP-MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2010 56-22 24 0.43 23 122 .008 6 0.11 5 0.09 16 115 2.05 11 0 1 1 0.02 1 0 29.5 0.52 2011 8-6 11 1.38 7 57 .070 1 0.12 0 0.00 4 18 2.25 2 0 1 1 0.12 0 0 11.5 1.38 TOTAL 64-28 35 0.55 30 179 .028 7 0.11 5 0.08 20 133 2.08 13 0 2 2 0.03 1 0 41.0 0.64
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