2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Rachel Diaz
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- King City, CA
- High School:
- King City HS
CSUN - 2016 (Junior)
Rachel Diaz appeared in 16 matches and 52 sets during her junior season ... started 13 matches ... posted a season career-high 80 kills while averaging a career-best 1.54 kills per set ... hit a season career-high .251 on 203 attacks which was tops among Matador hitters ... also finished the season with 27 blocks (0.52 bps) which ranked seventh on the team ... connected for a career-high 14 kills on a career-high 22 attacks to hit a CSUN season-high .455 against Samford (Sept. 10) ... hit a season-high .600 with six kills on 10 errorless swings in CSUN's 3-2 win over Rhode Island (Aug. 26) ... served a career-high four aces in the Matadors' five-set win at Utah Valley (Sept. 17).
CSUN - 2015 (Sophomore)
Diaz appeared in 21 matches and 77 sets as a sophomore ... made a career-high 14 starts at middle blocker ... pounded a season-high 78 kills while averaging 1.01 kills per set ... hit a career-high .247 on 194 attacks ... ranked fourth on the squad with 30 blocks (0.39 bps) ... served a career-high four aces ... put down a career-high 11 kills, hitting .625 on 16 swings at UC Davis (Oct. 29) ... added eight kills on .545 hitting in CSUN's 3-2 win over UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 24) ... put up a career-best six blocks to go with six kills in the Matadors' 3-1 victory over UC Davis (Sept. 26).
CSUN - 2014 (Redshirt Freshman)
Diaz appeared in six matches and 16 sets in her redshirt freshman season ... finished the season with eight kills (0.50) on 31 swings ... also posted 12 total blocks in 16 sets for a 0.75 blocks per set average which ranked fourth on the Matadors ... also notched three assists and one dig on the season ... put down her first collegiate kill against Alabama State (Sept. 5) ... had a season-high four kills on 10 attacks with four blocks at Hawai'i (Nov. 8) and posted three kills on a season-high 13 swings to go with a season-best five blocks against Long Beach State (Nov. 1) ... also recorded a pair of block assists in CSUN's 3-0 win over Eastern Washington (Sept. 18).
CSUN - 2013 (Freshman)
Diaz redshirted the 2013 season for the Matadors.
KING CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Diaz lettered her junior and senior seasons at King City High School in King City, Calif. ... was named Best Offensive Hitter in 2009 ... played her final two seasons at middle blocker for coach Wendy Davis ... graduated in 2013 with a 3.3 grade point average.
PERSONAL
Born December 27, 1994 in Salinas, CA ... parents are Heike Johnson and Ramon Diaz ... stepfather is Tommy Johnson ... has one younger brother, Christian ... says the toughest thing about being an athlete is "managing time for school and rest" ... major is Child and Adolescent Development.
| Kills | 14 | vs. Samford | 9/10/16 |
| Attempts | 22 | vs. Samford | 9/10/16 |
| Hitting Pct. | .667 | vs. Idaho State | 8/29/15 |
| Blocks | 6 | vs. UC Davis | 9/26/15 |
| Assists | 2 | vs. Eastern Washington | 9/9/16 |
| Aces | 4 | at Utah Valley | 9/17/16 |
| Digs | 5 | at UC Riverside | 11/3/15 |
