Biography
LAST SEASON: 2009 [RS-Senior] Once again, helped solidify IUPUI's defense, finishing the year with a career-high 408 digs ... Added 140 assists to the Jags' offensive effort as well ... A year after finishing 303rd in the NCAA in digging, vaulted up the list to 162nd after averaging 4.0 assists per set ... Further displayed her versatility with 165 kills, making her one of two Jaguars with over 100 kills, 100 assists and 300 digs on the season (Danielle Goodnight was the other) ... Served as IUPUI's setter in two matches, recording a career-high 42 assists in the Jags' win over Centenary on Oct. 3 ... Had 10 or more digs in 22 of the 28 matches in which she played ... Posted a career-best 30 digs in the Jaguars' match at UMKC on Oct. 17 ... Defensive effort in IUPUI Hampton Inn Invtitational helped her earn Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 14 ... Averaged 17.5 digs per match in the tournament, helping IUPUI go 2-1 ... Sliding into an attacking role on occasion, had 10 or more kills in eight matches ... Set a new career high with 11 kills on Sept. 5 and equaled it on Sept. 18 ... .153 hitting percentage was easily a new career best ... 21 service aces tied her for second on the team ... Finished her career in 10th place on IUPUI's career digs list with 1,080 in her three-season career ... With 3.31 digs per set, she is fifth all-time in school history ... Earned a place on the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for the fall and spring semesters ... Recognized on The Summit League Academic All-Conference Team in the fall ... Graduated from IUPUI with a General Studies degree in May.
2008 [Senior] Helped anchor IUPUI’s stellar back row, appearing in 30 matches for the Jaguars ... Finished third on the team with 364 digs, good for an average of 3.08 digs per set ... Placed 303rd in the NCAA with her digs average ... Had 10 or more digs in 18 of her 30 matches, including a career-best 25-dig effort in IUPUI’s five-set win at Butler on Sept. 16 ... Went above the 20-dig mark on four occasions ... Versatile player filled in as setter for the Jaguars at Centenary, coming up with a career-high 38 assists in the Jags’ five-set victory on Oct. 26 ... In that match in the Gold Dome, tallied her first career double-double with 14 digs to go along with the 38 helpers ... Picked up her first career block at Centenary, too, tallying one block assist ... Four kills versus the Ladies were also a career high ... With 18 service aces, was one of seven Jaguars to record 10 or more aces ... Her 196 career assists ranks 18th in IUPUI volleyball history ... With 672 digs, places 21st on the career ledger ... In 224 sets played, her average of 3.0 digs per set in 8th all-time at IUPUI ... Earned a place on the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for the spring semester.
2007 [Junior] Played her first collegiate season for IUPUI after sitting out the previous two years ... Will play the 2008 season as a redshirt sophomore ... Appeared in 106 games and 29 of 30 matches ... Playing on the back row, turned in 308 digs, third-best on the team ... Turned in 19 kills for the Jags, posting a career high of 2 kills four times during the season ... Had five double-digit assist games, along with three double-doubles on Oct. 26 (27 assists-17 digs), Oct. 27 (19 assists-19 digs) and Nov. 3 (13 assists-14 digs) ... 27 assists on Oct. 26 were a career-high ... Tallied 22 digs on Sept. 22 to post a career high ... Had 15 games with 10 or more digs ... 106 assists were third on the team ... 26 service aces were third for the Jaguars ... Tallied 4 aces in three different contests ... On Nov. 3, Holmes took 14 straight points on her serve in the third game, tying the 15th-best mark in NCAA Division I history.
2006 [Sophomore]: Sat out the entire 2006 season while recovering from season-ending surgery ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for the Spring semester.
2006 [Freshman]: Sat out the entire season as a medical redshirt.
High School: Played numerous positions in her high school career ... Helped school accumulate an 82-30 record during her three years on the squad ... Led Providence to a 30-7 record and a regional championship as a senior ... Registered 234 kills, 36 service aces and 273 digs her final year, while also notching 300 assists and 35 blocks ... Team captain her final two years ... All-Conference choice by East Suburban Catholic Conference as a senior ... Selected to the All-Area Teams by the Joliet Herald News, Daily Southtown and Southlands Community Star News paper her junior and senior years ... Honored as Area Co-MVP by Herald News this past year ... Ranked her as one of the top 10 setters in the area and given Special Mention recognition by Chicago Tribune ... Rated her Special Mention All-State by Champaign News-Gazette ... Totaled 175 kills, 52 service aces and 298 digs, while Providence went 22-15 her junior year ... 14’s and 17’s teams at Club Uno qualified for the AUU National Tournament.
Personal: Full name is Rachel Ann Holmes ... Born August 11, 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri ... Nickname is “Rah” ... Daughter of Matt and Patty Holmes ... Has two older sisters -- Amy and Angie -- and one younger brother Michael ... Hobbies include scrapbooking ... Enrolled in the School of Continuing Studies.
