Biography
2017: Rachel Alles earned second team All-SAC honors during her sophomore season, while earning All-Region accolades from the AVCA…Finished third int eh SAC with 10.55 assists per set, while running a Wingate offense that led the league in hitting percentage, kills per set and assists per set…Wingate ranked fifth nationally in assists per set, sixth in kills per set and 11th in hitting percentage…Alles also saw sometime as a right-side hitter, collecting 96 kills while averaging 1.01 kills per set…Finished second on the team with 2.97 digs per set, adding 51 blocks and 16 aces…Led Wingate with 15 double-doubles…Handed out 50 assists to go along with 11 digs and four kills against Augusta…Had 28 assists, 12 digs and seven kills against Shorter, while piling up 46 assists and 15 digs against North Greenville…Compiled 23 assists and 20 digs against Newberry, followed by a 39-assists, 13-dig effort against Anderson…Piled up 51 assists, 11 digs and eight blocks in the five-set win at Tusculum…Had 38 assists and 10 digs at Mars Hill, while registering 50 assists, 12 digs and five kills at Anderson…Had 45 assists in the sweep against Tusculum, followed by a 38-assist, 17-dig, seven-kill performance against Mars Hill…Had 45 assists and 17 digs at Carson-Newman, while handing out a career-high 61 assists against Carson-Newman in the NCAA Tournament opener to go along with 19 digs…Had 42 assists and 14 digs in the regional semifinal win against Georgia College.
2016: Alles earned honorable mention All-SAC honors during her first year at Wingate, while also earning a spot on the All-SAC Freshman Team…Was named the SAC Specialist of the Week twice during the season…Ran a Wingate offense that led the league in kills per set and hitting percentage…Registered 9.57 assists per set, adding 2.70 digs per set to go along with 115 kills, 42 blocks and 31 aces…Finished sixth in the conference in assists per set while ranking second on the team in digs and third in aces…Collected 47 assists, six digs and five blocks in the win over eventual regional champion USC Aiken…Followed a 38-assists, nine-dig effort against Armstrong with 35 assists and 10 digs vs. King…Collected 43 assists, 11 digs and three kills in the win at Flagler…Piled up 37 assists in the LMU sweep, while registering 41 assists and 12 digs in the Anderson sweep…Collected 41 assists, eight kills and seven digs against defending national champion Wheeling Jesuit…Handed out 51 assists at Mars Hill, adding 14 digs and eight kills while compiling 46 assists and 16 digs at Tusculum the next day…Had 40 assists, 13 digs and seven kills at Catawba, followed by a 37-assist, 13-dig, five-kill effort at LMU…Handed out 44 assists against Tusculum in the SAC Tourney quarterfinals, while collecting 47 assists and 14 digs in the semis against Queens…Had 37 assists, six digs and four kills in the SAC title match against LMU.
Previous: Alles led her Providence Catholic team to a successful 2015 season...Played as both a hitter and as a setter in her senior high school season, leading the team in assists and in addition to being a force as a blocker...Was an all-conference selection and made several all-tournament teams throughout her final season...Was a setter for the highly regarded Michio Volleyball Club in Chicago...National Honor student and will pursue a Biology major.
Personal:
Full name is Rachel Nicole Alles...Born April 24 1998 in Tinley Park, Illinois...Daughter of Jill and Mark Alles...Majoring in Exercise Science...Favorite class at Wingate: Psychology...Favorite athlete: Patrick Sharp...Favorite Sports team: Chicago Blackhawks...Favorite movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off...Favorite TV show: Friday Night Lights...Rachel can’t imagine a week without her phone...Favorite Food: Pizza...Most memorable sports moment: Chicago Cubs winning the World Series... Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Softball...People Rachel most admires are her two sisters Leah and Grace...How Rachel gets ready for a game: Listens to music with the team...Something people don’t know about me: I have a fear of most dogs... Nickname: Al...Rachel thinks the fastest person on the team is Hannah Givens, the strongest is Rachael Cecka, and the funniest is Rachel Lods...Favorite quote: "Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
Why Rachel chose Wingate:
"I wanted to be a part of a successful volleyball program with coaches and teammates who are passionate for the game as much as I am. Also, because I will be far from home, I wanted teammates who have a close family bond. I love that Wingate has so much to offer academically as well and I am excited about this opportunity."
Coach Collier:
"Rachel was a talented setter when she arrived as a freshman a couple years ago, but has worked really hard to develop as a leader, as a more influential player and as a higher level setter, and it shows. We will rely on her as an experienced, veteran setter running our team this season. She also has the unique ability as one of our team's most effective attackers, so we plan to have her hit in our 6-2 offensive system at times as well."
