16 Rachel Pohlod
Rachel Pohlod
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School:
    Oakland Catholic
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    31
  • k/s
    0.76
  • h %
    .236
  • a/s
    10.40
  • b/s
    0.24
  • sa/s
    0.27
  • d/s
    3.03

Bio

2015: GLIAC Honorable Mention selection … Named team’s Most Improved Player … Named to GLIAC Academic All-Excellence Team … Appeared in all 31 matches and 105 sets … Led the team with 1,145 assists, ranking her third in the GLIAC … Was second in the league with 10.9 assists per set … Led the Huskies with 34 services aces (10th in the GLIAC) … Second on the team with 342 digs, averaging 3.26 per set … Also had 104 kills while hitting .257 and 20 total blocks … Had 20 matches with double digit assists and digs … Had eight matches with more than 40 assists … Tallied 57 assists and 20 digs at Northwood (Nov. 13) … Recorded 52 assists and 10 digs at Ohio Dominican (Oct. 24) … Had 37 assists, 14 digs, and eight kills vs. Malone (Oct. 10). 2014: Took over setting responsibilities during her sophomore campaign ... Named to the GLIAC Academic All-Excellence Team and won Tech's Academic Excellence Award with back-to-back 4.0 semesters ... Led the team in assists with 585 and assists per set with 8.13 ... Saw action in 20 matches and 72 sets after returning from injury at the start of the season ... Recorded 19 service aces on the year ... Was fourth on the team in digs with 200, averaging 2.78 per set ... Recorded 10 or more digs 11 times on the year ... Had a season-high 17 digs at Lake Erie (Sept. 20). 2013:  Appeared in all 30 matches and 115 sets … Ranked 12th in the GLIAC in overall service aces with 37 … Second on the team with 341 digs and averaged 2.97 per set … Added 49 kills, 30 assists and 11 total blocks … Tallied double digit digs in 20 matches, including a season-high 20 at Hillsdale (Nov. 9) … Served seven aces vs. Illinois-Springfield (Oct. 26) … Recorded nine kills, 12 digs and two blocks at Ohio Dominican (Oct. 19).

Prior to Michigan TechLed Oakland Catholic High School to its best season in school history with a perfect 12-0 record in league play and the first birth in the AAA Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Tournament in program history ... A four-year starter and three-time captain for Oakland Catholic ... Played club volleyball for Renaissance VBC and Pittsburgh Elite where she was coached by Matt Jennings ... Qualified for the 2012 Pennsylvania State Track and Field Meet in the 4x800 relay and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal:  Born on March 28, 1995 … Daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Pohlod … Has three older siblings, Emily, Andrew and Mary, and three younger siblings, Michael, David and Audrey … Enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing beach volleyball, and playing tennis and badminton … Older bother Andrew played volleyball at Thiel College (Penn.) ... Majoring in mechanical engineering and carries an overall GPA of 3.98.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 1 Northern Michigan W, 3-0
Nov 4 Northwood W, 3-0
Nov 5 Hillsdale W, 3-1
Nov 11 Saginaw Valley State L, 3-1
Nov 12 Lake Superior State W, 3-0
Nov 16 at Saginaw Valley State L, 3-2
  Overall Conf
Matches 31 17
Sets 119 65
Kills 90 49
Kills per set 0.76 0.75
Errors 23 10
Total Attacks 284 165
Hitting Percentage .236 .236
Assists 1238 719
Assists per set 10.40 11.06
Service Aces 32 22
Service Errors 24 14
Service Aces per set 0.27 0.34
Receptions 3 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 361 205
Digs per set 3.03 3.15
Block Solo 2 1
Block Assist 27 19
Block Total 29 20
Blocks per set 0.24 0.31
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 15 5
Points 137.5 81.5
Points per set 1.2 1.3
Matches started 27 17
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 at Lewis L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 8 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 2 vs. Southwest Minn. St. L, 3-1 - 4 3 1 8 .250 28 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Sep 2 vs. Central Washington W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 8 .125 31 1 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 3 vs. Augustana (S.D.) L, 3-2 1 5 4 1 15 .200 40 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 9 vs. MSU-Moorhead W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 6 .333 50 0 1 0 0 9 0 1 0 1 1 2.5
Sep 9 vs. Upper Iowa W, 3-2 1 5 7 1 17 .353 55 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 10 vs. St. Cloud State L, 3-1 1 4 3 1 8 .250 36 1 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 4.0
Sep 10 vs. Minnesota Duluth L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 5 .000 23 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2.0
Sep 16 at Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 10 .200 35 4 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Sep 17 at Saginaw Valley State W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 9 -.111 40 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 23 at Ashland L, 3-2 1 5 2 0 7 .286 47 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Sep 24 at Tiffin W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 8 .000 46 1 0 - 0 14 1 2 0 3 0 3.0
Sep 27 at Northern Michigan L, 3-2 1 5 6 1 8 .625 57 1 2 0 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Sep 30 Findlay L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 11 -.091 42 1 1 0 0 10 0 3 0 3 2 2.5
Oct 1 Wayne State L, 3-1 1 4 5 1 14 .286 26 0 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 7 at Walsh W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 7 .143 48 1 3 - 0 15 0 3 0 3 1 3.5
Oct 8 vs. Fairmont State W, 3-1 - 3 4 0 5 .800 25 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 8 at Wheeling Jesuit L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 7 .000 31 1 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 1 1 2.5
Oct 14 vs. Cedarville L, 3-1 1 4 6 2 9 .444 36 0 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 2 6.0
Oct 15 vs. Quincy W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 6 .500 58 2 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 3 5.0
Oct 15 vs. Rockhurst L, 3-0 - 3 1 3 5 -.400 30 0 0 0 0 14 1 2 0 3 2 3.0
Oct 21 Lake Erie W, 3-2 1 5 4 0 18 .222 64 4 0 1 0 23 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Oct 22 Ohio Dominican W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 6 .000 40 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 28 at Ferris State L, 3-1 1 4 5 0 9 .556 48 0 1 - 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 29 at Grand Valley State W, 3-1 1 4 3 2 10 .100 38 0 1 0 0 15 0 2 0 2 1 4.0
Nov 1 Northern Michigan W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 9 .556 28 0 0 - 0 11 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Nov 4 Northwood W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 6 .333 27 1 1 0 0 11 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Nov 5 Hillsdale W, 3-1 1 4 4 1 11 .273 49 2 1 - 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Nov 11 Saginaw Valley State L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 13 .231 47 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 12 Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 9 .444 37 3 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Nov 16 at Saginaw Valley State L, 3-2 1 5 4 2 17 .118 68 1 1 0 0 27 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2013-14 29 109 44 0.40 35 213 .042 139 1.28 33 0.30 19 4 320 2.94 1 10 11 0.10 83.0 0.8
2014-15 20 72 69 0.96 13 207 .271 585 8.13 19 0.26 0 0 200 2.78 2 12 14 0.19 96.0 1.3
2015-16 31 105 104 0.99 24 311 .257 1145 10.90 34 0.32 8 3 342 3.26 1 19 20 0.19 148.5 1.4
2016-17 31 119 90 0.76 23 284 .236 1238 10.40 32 0.27 3 0 361 3.03 2 27 29 0.24 137.5 1.2
Total 111 405 307 0.76 95 1015 .209 3107 7.67 118 0.29 30 7 1223 3.02 6 68 74 0.18 465.0 1.1
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 31 119 90 0.76 23 284 .236 1238 10.40 32 0.27 3 0 361 3.03 2 27 29 0.24 137.5 1.2
Conference 17 65 49 0.75 10 165 .236 719 11.06 22 0.34 1 0 205 3.15 1 19 20 0.31 81.5 1.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 34 28 0.82 4 97 .247 360 10.59 13 0.38 1 0 109 3.21 0 8 8 0.24 45.0 1.3
Away 11 42 27 0.64 9 95 .189 466 11.10 12 0.29 0 0 141 3.36 1 13 14 0.33 46.5 1.1
Neutral 11 43 35 0.81 10 92 .272 412 9.58 7 0.16 2 0 111 2.58 1 6 7 0.16 46.0 1.1
Result Wins 16 58 45 0.78 8 145 .255 671 11.57 25 0.43 1 0 188 3.24 1 15 16 0.28 78.5 1.4
Losses 15 61 45 0.74 15 139 .216 567 9.30 7 0.11 2 0 173 2.84 1 12 13 0.21 59.0 1.0
Month September 14 55 34 0.62 10 123 .195 538 9.78 14 0.25 2 0 126 2.29 1 13 14 0.25 55.5 1.0
October 11 42 33 0.79 9 96 .250 444 10.57 11 0.26 1 0 157 3.74 1 9 10 0.24 49.5 1.2
November 6 22 23 1.05 4 65 .292 256 11.64 7 0.32 0 0 78 3.55 0 5 5 0.23 32.5 1.5