2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

15 Rachel Vespucci

  • Class Year '19
  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Macedon, NY
  • Secondary School Our Lady of Mercy

Biography

Awards & Records
2016-17 Empire 8 All-Conference Honorable Mention
Empire 8 Player of the Week (12/5/16)
EC Athlete of the Week (11/28/16, 2/20/17, 11/20/17, 2/11/19)
Empire 8 President's List (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)
Graduated second in program history (790) and fifth in rebounds per game (8.0).

2018-19 Season
Was one of two players to start in all 25 games...Averaged 10.1 points per game and paced EC with 8.0 rebounds per game...Ranked fifth in the Empire 8 in rebounds per game...Posted four double-doubles and reached double-digit rebounds in eight contests...Registered a 20-point, 13-rebound double-double in a 79-63 win over D'Youville (11/12)...Tallied 11 points, nine rebounds, and one steal against SUNY Cortland (11/20)...Added 15 points and 11 rebounds in a 58-45 win against Wells (11/30)...Registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds to go along with two assists and two steals in a 69-58 triumph over Penn College (12/8)...Posted 17 points, eight rebounds, and three steals in a 64-61 win against E8 foe Alfred (2/2)...Added 17 points while shooting 50% from the floor and grabbed 11 boards in a 70-60 victory over Utica (2/8).

2017-18 Season
One of four Soaring Eagles to start in all 25 contests...Ended her junior campaign ranked fourth in the Empire 8 with 8.6 rebounds per game...Finished fourth on the team with 9.4 points in 28.7 minutes of action per game...Tallied three double-doubles in points and rebounds...Scored in double figures in 10 contests and hit double digits in rebounding in eight..Posted back-to-back double-doubles to start the season in a 70-67 win against Hilbert (14 pts., 10 reb) on November 15 and a 63-32 blowout of Keystone (15 pts., 12 reb.) on November 17...Added nine points and 12 rebounds in the 82-77 victory over Cortland (11/30)...Recorded her third double-double in the win over Ohio Wesleyan (12/21) with a season-high 17 points and 12 rebounds...Poured in 12 points and pulled down six boards in the triumph against Alfred (1/16).

2016-17 Season
Was one of just four Soaring Eagles to start all 25 games...Averaged 12.4 points and 10.9 rebounds in 32.8 minutes per game during her sophomore season...Paced the Empire 8 Conference in rebounds (273), the fourth-most in Elmira single-season history...Was the only player in the E8 to average a double-double...Ranked second on Elmira in points per game (12.4)...Recorded a team-high 13 double-doubles on the year, which included a season-high four-game double-double streak…Tallied 15 points and 15 rebounds in a thrilling 70-68 triumph over SUNY Cortland (12/1)...Grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds twice in games against Stevens (1/07) and Houghton (1/17)...Also chipped in 15 points in the 65-62 victory over Houghton(1/17)...Posted a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds in a 69-50 win over Wells (1/26)...Went 13-of-14 (92.9-percent) from the charity stripe on her way to a career-high 25 points in a 68-59 win over Alfred (2/14).

2015-16 Season
Played in 24 games and made nine starts in her debut season… Completed her freshman season averaging 4.3 points per game, fifth-best on the eam, while ranking third with 4.3 rebounds...Scored 13 points with a 7-of-9 shooting performance from the free-throw line in an 82-47 victory over Pennsylvania College of Technology (12/3)…Broke out with three consecutive games with double-digit points in early January...Made a season-high 10 free throws en route to a 12-point outing versus St. John Fisher College (1/8), followed by 10 points the next day against Nazareth College (1/9)...Concluded her mid-season spurt with a season highs in points (16) and made field goals (seven) while tying her single-game best with eight rebounds against Ithaca College (1/12).

Before Elmira
Was a two-sport athlete at Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women in Rochester, New York, competing in basketball and volleyball...Helped Mercy advance to the Section V Championship game in her junior and senior seasons...Named a Scholar Athlete and earned her school's Heart of a Lion Award.

Personal
Rachel is a Childhood and Special Education major with a concentration in Mathematics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2015-16Freshman

    Forward-Guard
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2016-17Sophomore

    Forward
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2017-18Junior

    Forward
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2018-19Senior

    Forward
    5'9"
    15