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2010
Kidder was named to the All-Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention team after finishing second on the squad with 3.47 kills per set and 3.90 points per set and fourth with 0.61 blocks per set ... was second on the squad with 20 double-figure kills matches, including four contests with at least 20 kills ... produced double-doubles in back-to-back matches on Oct. 9 and 15 ... registered a career-high 25 kills, 11 digs and 28.5 points to go with four blocks against Stanford on Oct. 9 ... followed that with 18 kills, 11 digs and four roofs at Arizona on Oct. 15 ... posted 15 straight matches with double figures in kills from Oct. 8-Nov. 26 ... notched 24 kills and six digs against Washington (Oct. 29), 23 kills, six digs and two aces versus Oregon State (Oct. 22) and 22 kills in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Texas (Dec. 4) ... had 17 kills, two aces and five digs against California on Oct. 8 ... tallied at least four blocks in nine matches ... tied a career high with six roofs at Cal on Nov. 6 to go with 14 kills ... had five blocks, 12 kills and five digs a night earlier at Stanford ... produced four blocks to go along with 11 kills against Saint Mary's (Sept. 3), 14 versus Arizona State (Nov. 12), 11 kills at Oregon (Nov. 19) and 14 at Oregon State (Nov. 21) ... had 15 kills against Arizona State (Oct. 16) and USC (Nov. 26), 14 versus USC (Sept. 24), Washington State (Oct. 31) and Arizona (Nov. 13), 13 at Hawai'i (Aug. 29), 11 against Pepperdine (Sept. 8) and 10 with seven digs versus Oregon (Oct. 23) ... hit .750 with nine kills and no errors in 12 attacks for a .750 hitting percentage in the season opener against Kansas State on Aug. 27.
2009
Appeared in all 33 matches, making one start against Fordham on Sept. 19 ... averaged 0.45 kills and blocks per set ... posted a season-high eight kills with a .429 hitting percentage (8-2-14) against Virginia on Sept. 11 ... had three straight matches with at least six kills from Sept. 16-19 ... recorded six kills and three blocks at Pepperdine (Sept. 16), six kills and a .556 hitting percentage (6-1-9) at Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 18) and seven kills against Fordham ... also produced season highs with four aces and 14.0 points and tied a season-high with six blocks against Fordham ... added four kills at Stanford on Oct. 31 ... had a six-block match against Oregon (Oct. 23) and a four-block contest against Washington State (Nov. 13).
MOORPARK HIGH SCHOOL
Kidder was a three-sport athlete at Moorpark High School in Moorpark, Calif. ... played four years of volleyball, two years of track and field and one season of basketball ... named All-Ventura County, All-Marmonte League and L.A. Daily News and Ventura County Star All-Area each season ... earned team MVP and Female Athlete of the Year honors as a senior ... was ranked 10th on the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list and named to Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50 ... honored as the ESPN Rise California State Player of the Year as a sophomore and named to the ESPN Rise California All-State and AVCA Under Armour All-American Teams as a senior ... was a team captain each of her last two seasons ... produced 1,139 kills in her four years, including 406 as a senior ... added 586 digs, 228 blocks and 100 aces ... coached in volleyball by Brendan Hanson ... plays club with Sports Shack ... named to the 18 Open Gold Division All-Tournament Team at the USA Volleyball Girls' Junior Olympic Championships ... was a 2007 JO 18U National Division gold medalist with Point West Volleyball Club ... also won a gold medal with the 2008 Women's Junior National A2 Team at the High Performance Championships and was an 18U silver medalist with Sports Shack at the 2008 Volleyball Festival.
PERSONAL
Born Rachael Ann Kidder on Aug. 14, 1991 in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... parents are Sheryll and John Kidder ... father was a four-year offensive lineman on the Bruin football team ... has two sisters, Jessica and Katie ... number one reason for playing volleyball is because it is competitive, exciting and unpredictable ... favorites include the TV shows "Friday Night Lights" and "Dexter", singer Josh Thompson, the movie "Miracle" and the Dallas Cowboys ... states that UCLA has always been her favorite college and that she wanted to go here since she was a little girl ... majoring in political science.
Rachael Kidder's Career Statistics
YR
SP
MP-MS
K
K/S
E
TA
PCT
A
A/S
SA
SA/S
SE
DIG
D/S
BS
BA
TOT
B/S
BE
BH
PTS
P/S
'09
106
33-1
48
0.45
22
126
.206
0
.00
5
0.05
5
14
.13
2
46
48
.45
4
1
78.0
0.74
'10
110
31-23
382
3.47
198
989
.186
7
.06
8
0.07
32
93
.85
11
56
67
.61
10
0
429.0
3.90
TOT
216
64-24
430
1.99
220
1115
.188
7
.03
13
0.06
37
107
.50
13
102
115
.53
14
1
507.0
2.35
Racahel Kidder's Match Highs
KILLS
25, vs. Stanford (10/9/10)
TOTAL ATTACKS
73, vs. Stanford (10/9/10)
HITTING PCT (MIN. 10 KILLS)
.391 (11-2-23), vs. Pepperdine (9/8/10)
SERVICE ACES
4, vs. Fordham (9/19/09)
DIGS
11, vs. Stanford (10/9/10) 11, at Arizona (10/15/10)
BLOCK SOLOS
3, at Arizona (10/15/10)
BLOCK ASSISTS
6, vs. Fordham (9/19/09) 6, vs. Oregon (10/23/09)
TOTAL BLOCKS
6 (0-6), vs. Fordham (9/19/09) 6 (0-6), vs. Oregon (10/23/09) 6 (1-5), at California (11/6/10)
