Rachel Muisenga

She/Her

Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wheaton, Ill.
High School:
Benet Academy

PRONUNCIATION: MY-zing-uh

JUNIOR (2023): Academic All-B1G ... Played in 57 sets across 17 matches in her second season as a Spartan ... Ran 6-2 system with Julia Bishop and Cam Berger ... Tallied 216 assists on 4.15 assists/set to rank third on the team in each stat ... Posted season-high 23 assists at Iowa on Oct. 14 ... Had first career double-double with 18 assists and 10 digs against Penn State on Oct. 28 in an upset victory over the Nittany Lions.

SOPHOMORE (2022): Played in two sets and appeared in two matches for the Spartans as a sophomore ... Recorded five assists and four digs in two sets of play.

FRESHMAN (PENN STATE, 2021): Did not appear for the Nittany Lions.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 30 on the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace List ... Was the Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year in Illinois ... Led Benet Academy to a 41-1 record and a state title while earning first-team All-America honors in 2019 ... Helped the team finish third in the state in 2018 ... Named the Illinois Player of the Year by the Naperville Sun and the News Gazette in 2020-21 ... Was the 2020-21 East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) Player of the Year ... Earned four All-ESCC honors ... Named all-state by the News Gazette three times ... Played club volleyball for Adversity (2018-21), Lions Jrs. (2015-17) and Sports Performance (2010-14).

PERSONAL: Parents are Julie and David Muisenga ... Has two older sisters, Sarah and Allie, and one younger sister, Holly ... Both Sarah and Allie played volleyball at the University of Chicago.