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2015 Women's Volleyball

15 Rachael Cisto

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Sacred Heart Academy
  • Hometown Oxford, Conn.

Biography

  • Four-year letter-winner who has appeared in 121 career matches
  • Ends her career ranked sixth in two categories - total blocks (311), block-assists (199) - and seventh in solo blocks (112).

Senior Year (2015)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Played in all 37 matches on the year for the Royals, logging playing time in 124 sets
  • Led the team in blocks with 102 total for the year. Also led team in block-assists with 77 and solo blocks with 25
  • Also had 198 kills, which was the fourth highest mark on the team for the year
  • Served as a team captain for the season
  • Hit .300 or higher in 11 times throughout the course of the year, including a perfect 1.000 performance at Summitt on Sept. 15 (4-for-4)
  • Had season best seven total blocks (three of which were solos) against Misericordia on Sept. 9
  • Posted 60 digs on the year, as well. Posted seven in a match twice, first against Pitt-Bradford on Sept. 5, the again vs. Catholic on Sept. 26
  • Had 23 service aces

Junior Year (2014)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Led Royals in block solos (45) and was second on the team in block assists (55) and total blocks (98)
  • Finished third in the Landmark Conference in blocks per set average (0.88)
  • Hit .202, with nine service aces and 47 digs
  • Recorded two-or-more total blocks in 23 matches, including career-high eight in a 3-1 victory over LaRoche College on Sept. 20 at the Carnegie Mellon tournament on Sept. Sept. 20.
  • Hit .300-or-higher in a match 10 times, including a season-high .516 in a 3-2 win over Haverford College on Sept. 13 at the Neumann Invitational
  • Recorded 10-or-more kills in a match three times, including a career-high 17 against Haverford

Sophomore Year (2013) 

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Moved into the starting lineup and led Royals in sets played (129) and finished second in block solos (37), block assists (56) and total blocks (91)
  • Also hit .160, with 174 kills, 23 service aces, and 48 digs
  • Played all 36 matches
  • Recorded two-or-more total blocks in 27 matches, including a season-high of seven in the Royals'3-1 victory over Moravian College in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference tournament on Nov. 5 at the Long Center
  • Had a season-high 11 kills and three total blocks in a 3-2 loss to Penn State-Altoona on Sept. 21 in a match played at Baptist Bible College in nearby Clarks Summit
  • Recorded five-or-more kills in 20 matches
  • Finished sixth in the Landmark Conference in blocking average (0.73 per set)

Freshman Year (2012)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Played in 17 matches and finished with 20 kills, 10 service aces, 12 digs, and 17 total blocks
  • Recorded an attack percentage of .182
  • Had a season-high five kills and six service aces in a 3-1 win over Chatham on September 22 at Carnegie-Mellon Invitational in Pittsburgh
  • Played in all three sets and finished with two kills and three digs in a 3-0 loss to Susquehanna University in the quarterfinals of the Landmark Conference tournament in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, on November 1.

Awards & Honors

  • 2015 Landmark Conference Senior Scholar Athlete for Volleyball
  • 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team Selection
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Oct. 6, 2014)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2014, 2015)

Personal

  • Earned three varsity letters and served as team captain of the volleyball team in high school
  • Also participated in basketball and softball for one year
  • Led the volleyball team in blocks for three seasons and once in kills
  • Named second team all-state Class M and New Haven Register all-Area team (2011)
  • Three-time Southern Connecticut all-Academic team selection (2009, 2010, 2011)
  • Southern Connecticut Academic All-Star selection (2011)
  • Southern Connecticut Scholar-Athlete of the Month (November 2011)
  • Daughter of Rich & Laurie Cisto
  • Her mother is a graduate of Regis College and her father is a graduate of the University of New Haven
  • Has two siblings:  Katie and Matthew, each of whom is a graduate of Boston College.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2012Freshman

    MH/RS
    5'11"
    15
  • 15

    2013Sophomore

    MH/RS
    5'11"
    15
  • 15

    2014Junior

    MH/RS
    5'11"
    15
  • 15

    2015Senior

    MH/RS
    5'11"
    15
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