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Rachel Tam Season 2019

PositionL/DS
Height5-4
ClassFreshman
HometownBasking Ridge, N.J.
High SchoolRidge

2020: Did not see action.

2019:
Played in 11 matches … Tallied two digs against UVA (9/27) … Posted a career-high two digs versus UC Irvine (9/13) … Collected her first career dig at Liberty (9/7) … First match at the college level came against Northwestern (8/31).

High School: Four-year letterwinner … Coached by Joanne Milot at Ridge …. Played club for AVVC and CJVA … Courier News 2017 New Jersey Player of the Year … NJ Star Ledger 2017 first-team all-state … Two-time NJ Star Ledger Group 4 First Team … Two-time NJ Skyland first-team all-conference … Led Ridge to a state championship in 2017 with a 26-0 record … Became the first player in school history to rack up more than 1,000 digs, finishing with 1,171 … In the classroom, was the president of the National Honor Society … Student Council VP … Project Adventure Peer Leader and Board Member …  Habitat for Humanity Class Representative … Honor Roll … Also considered Georgetown and Wake Forest.

Personal: Rachel Lee Tam … Born June 19, 2001 … Daughter of Tony and Juanita Tam … Sister of Jonathan and Kelsey … Her mother, Juanita, played college volleyball at Amherst College … Her brother, Jonathan, played baseball at Villanova and made the All-BIG EAST Academic Team and led the league with the best ERA … Her sister, Kelsey, played volleyball for Wesleyan University and was named to the All-NESCAC Academic Team … Majoring in business with the hopes of becoming a CEO or entrepreneur.