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Bradley University Athletics

2021 Volleyball Roster

Profile

  • OH
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Glen Carbon, Ill.
    Hometown
  • 5'11
    Height
  • Edwardsville
    High School
Josh Schwam
Josh Schwam
Josh Schwam
Josh Schwam
Duane Zehr
Duane Zehr
Duane Zehr
Duane Zehr
Julie Kestas
Julie Kestas
Rachel Pranger 2021
#21
Rachel Pranger
OH
Position
Senior
Class
Glen Carbon, Ill.
Hometown

Season Stats

Season:
2021
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Career Stats

Career Statistics

Summary

Biography

Honors & Awards
Second-Team All-MVC: 2019
UIC Invitational All-Tournament Team: 2019
CEFCU Classic All-Tournament Team: 2021, 2019 & 2018
MVC Player of the Week: 11-25-19
Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 11-27-19
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2021
MVC Honor Roll: 2021, 2020 & 2019
Bradley AD Honor Roll: Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022

2021 (Senior)
Returned to the lineup after missing the 2020-21 season with an injury … Appeared in 19 contests, starting five matches … Ranked fifth on the team in kills per set at 1.51 … Collected 10 or more kills three times and had three double-doubles … Named to the all-tournament team at the CEFCU Classic after collecting back-to-back double-doubles … Finished her career tied for 40th in career kills at 556 and is one of 25 players in school history to collect 550 career kills and at least 550 digs (51st – 581) … In her first match in nearly two years she collected 11 kills and a season-best 23 digs in the season opener against Central Michigan … Hit .464 with a season-high 15 kills against Northern Colorado and followed it up with 15 kills the next day against Saint Louis. 
 
2020-21 (Junior)
Missed the 2020-21 season due to injury and has two years of eligibility remaining.

2019 (Sophomore)
Second-Team All-MVC selection … Earned all-tournament honors at the UIC Invitational and the CEFCU Classic … Ranked eighth in the MVC in kills per set (3.04) … Third on the team in digs (3.35 per set) and aces (0.21) … Named MVC Player of the Week after the final week of the regular season, where she averaged 4.00 kills and 5.14 digs per set during a pair of home wins that helped Bradley wrap up a fourth-place league finish … Averaged 3.03 kills and 3.62 digs per set in MVC Play … Led the team in kills 14 times … Combined with fellow sophomore Hannah Thompson to give Bradley its first combo in program history with 340 kills and at least 375 digs … Collected 15 double-doubles … Had 18 kills and 30 digs vs. Murray State with her 18 kills the most in a 30-dig performance by a Brave since 1990 … Posted 10 or more kills in 19 matches and reached double figures in digs 22 times … Had two of Bradley’s three performances of 19 or more kills, reaching the mark against South Dakota and again at Drake … Reached 20 digs in five matches … Averaged 3.11 kills and 3.61 digs per set over the final 22 matches of the season.

2018 (Freshman)
Named to the CEFCU Classic all-tournament team … Started eight matches and appeared in 21 contests … Ranked sixth on the team in total kills with 121, but was fourth on the squad in kills per set (1.95) …Reached double figures in kill four times, including a season-best 19 kills in the home win against Omaha … Helped Bradley to an 8-2 record when she had five or more kills and 12-3 mark when she appeared in at least three sets … Notched a season-best 12 digs to go with eight kills in the MVC Tournament against Drake … Averaged 2.56 kills per set in home matches     

High School: Averaged 4.27 kills per set as a senior, helping her team to a 32-6 record and IHSA Class 4A super sectional appearance in 2017 … St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro selection as a senior after leading her team in kills, digs and blocks … Finished her career second in career kills at Edwardsville with just over 1,200 and also ranks third in school history in career digs and fifth in blocks … Only player in Edwardsville High School history with 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs … Owns the school single-season kills record (438) … Two-time all-state performer in volleyball … Four-time Alton Telegraph Player of the Year … Helped the Tigers to three conference championships and a pair of state regional titles … Also lettered in basketball, earning all-state honors three times … Scored over 1,800 points to rank second in school history …  Two-time all-state performer in basketball … Helped her team to a 122-6 overall record in basketball, in addition to a second-place state finish her junior season and fourth-place state showing as a senior along with four consecutive regional and sectional titles. 

Personal: The daughter of Dennis and Christine Pranger, Rachel was born in Maryville, Ill. … Has three older siblings: Dane, John and Megan … Majored in marketing ... Her sister Megan played field hockey at Lindenwood University ... Her brother John played professional volleyball in Austria and Germany after wrapping his collegiate career at Quincy.