University of South Alabama Athletics

SOUTH ALABAMA
2021 (Junior):  Appeared in all 32 matches ... Ranked third in the SBC in digs (524), and fourth in digs per set (4.52) ... Her 4.52 digs-per-set average is the best in a single season by a Jaguar in the program’s history ... Ranked third in the league in service aces (20) in league contests, fifth in digs per set (4.45), tied for fifth in service aces per set (0.36) and sixth in total digs (249) ... Also recorded four kills, 90 assists and 31 total service aces ... Owns the program career record for digs per set with 4.47 following the 2021 season ... Posted a career-high 33 digs in five sets against Valparaiso (Sept. 4) ... Recorded double-digit dig totals in 31 of 32 matches ... Finished with a .950 reception percentage on the season.

2020 (COVID Junior):  Appeared in all 22 matches ... Ranked seventh in the Sun Belt Conference in digs per set (4.43) ... Ranked 10th in the league in digs per set (4.18) in conference contests ... Led the team with 361 digs, and also added five kills, 77 assists and 13 service aces ... Recorded 258 digs for an average of 4.16 digs per set, along with 59 assists and 10 service aces in 16 Sun Belt Conference matches ... Tallied 16 or more digs in her first nine matches as a Jaguar ... Recorded a career-high three kills against Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 26), while also adding 17 assists ... Finished with 26 assists and four digs in the series finale at Appalachian State (Oct. 10) ... Totaled a career-high nine assists in the series opener against Georgia Southern (Oct. 22) ... Posted a career-high 27 digs in the series finale at Georgia State (Nov. 6). 

IUPUI
2018:  Appeared in 30 matches with five starts ... Finished with an average of 3.44 digs per set, which ranked second on the team ... Also added 62 assists, and ranked second on the squad with 16 service aces ... Recorded double-digit dig totals in 22 matches ... Posted a career-high 25 digs against Northern Arizona, which tied for the third-most in a three-set match in program history ... Named the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 1, 2019.

High School:  Lettered at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Ind. ... Ranked  19th in the state of Indiana according to MaxPreps ... Averaged 4.2 digs per set through her first three seasons, with a total of 1,263 digs ... Named to the Indiana North Junior All-Star Team as a junior, along with all-conference academic team.

Personal:  Full name is Rachel Ashlyn Hickey ... Born July 3, 2000 ... Daughter of Louis and Michelle Hickey.