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SENIOR (2015): In her final season at The Citadel, played 115 sets and appeared in 31 matches… Finished her illustrious career ranked third in program history in career assists with 2,876, third in career assists per set with a 7.28 average and 11th in career digs with 835… Also played 395 total sets in her career, which ranks 11th all-time at The Citadel… Had her best statistical season yet as a senior, becoming the fourth Bulldog in school history to record more than 1,000 assists in a single season as she finished with 1,010 in 2015… Her 8.78 assists per set clip as a senior was the fifth-best average by any Bulldog since the program’s inception in 1998… Is currently the only Bulldog to tally at least 50 assists in a single match more than five times in her career… Posted three consecutive double-doubles to open the season, including a 46-assist, 11-dig outing in a 3-1 win over Siena… Had a .400 attack percentage vs. USC-Upstate and notched a season-high five kills… Led the Bulldogs with 35 assists and added 17 digs in a five-set battle with Gardner-Webb… Collected 55 assists vs. SEMO, the second-highest output of her career… Recorded a team-high 41 digs in an exciting 3-2 victory over Charleston Southern… Boasted an .810 set percentage and guided the Dogs to a sweep of Savannah State with a double-double behind 34 assists and 13 digs… Launched the SoCon season in style, emerging with 37 assists and 12 digs against ETSU… Picked up her ninth of 15 double-doubles during the season in a home clash with rival Furman, finishing with 32 assists and 11 digs… Piled up an eye-popping 52 assists vs. Western Carolina, her best performance during SoCon play… Led the Dogs with 39 assists and 11 digs in a four-set road loss to Chattanooga… Finished her career on a high note, racking up 51 assists and 18 digs in a SoCon tournament match against Western Carolina.

JUNIOR (2014): Climbed to third on the program’s career assist list (1,866) as she posted the seventh-most assists (862) and assists per set (7.84) in a single season in Citadel history … Keefer stands as the fourth-best setter in program history, averaging 6.66 assists per set … also responsible for the second-most digs (284) of any Bulldog, trailing only Amanda Rudnik as she moved into 15th in program history with 560 digs … notched her first of six double-doubles on the season when she came through with 40 assists, 20 digs, five kills and three total blocks (two solo) in the four-set win over Providence at Navy in the Kristen Dickmann Invitational … handed out the 12th-most single-match set assists in school history (53, vs. N.C. A&T, Sept. 4, 2014), four off her career-high in a win over the Aggies at The Citadel Invitational … her second double-double came in a four-set win against Savannah State (32 assists, 11 digs) … responsible for 44 assists, six digs and two assisted blocks in the five-set thriller against South Carolina State (Sept. 16) … recorded her first double-double in Southern Conference action against Western Carolina (36 assists, 10 digs) as she also contributed four assisted blocks … emerged with three double-doubles over the final seven matches of the regular season, including outings against Mercer (17 assists, 12 digs), East Tennessee State (27 assists, 12 digs) … came through with 22 assists and 18 digs against Wofford in the league tournament as she posted the fourth-best single-season attack percentage (.297) in program history. 

SOPHOMORE (2013): Only player to appear in all 108 sets for The Citadel in 2013 … assumed the role of full-time setter for the Bulldogs where she came through with the 10th-most single-season assists (758) in program history … averaged 7.02 assists per set over the course of the campaign … climbed to sixth on the career assists list (1,004) and fifth in assists per set (5.91) for her career … dished out 23 assists and added six digs against Austin Peay State, instrumental in earning South Florida All-Tournament honors … had a trio of 30-assist matches against Morgan State (37), Charleston Southern (38) and South Carolina State (32) at The Citadel Invitational … handed out 40 assists along with three digs and three service aces in the four-set win over Gardner-Webb … responsible for 32 assists and nine digs in the Dogs’ sweep of Bethune-Cookman at the Winthrop Tournament … posted consecutive 30-assist matches against UNCG (31) and Elon (37) to open the 2013 Southern Conference slate … registered 30 assists and four digs at Furman … had at least 20 assists in her final four matches of the season against Davidson (20), Winthrop (20), Appalachian State (21) and Western Carolina (27).
 
FRESHMAN (2012): Completed her first season in a Bulldog uniform after appearing in 62 sets … dished out 246 assists, second-most on the team, surpassing the double-digit mark on 10 occasions … had 13 assists and eight digs against Radford … responsible for a team-high 16 assists against Upstate rival Furman … topped double figure assists against SoCon foes Chattanooga (10), Western Carolina (13) and Appalachian State (11) … made her presence felt with a 58-assist, 10-dig outing against Davidson that places her in a tie for fifth all-time, alongside Emily Hill, for most assists in a single-match … finished the season with a trio of double-digit assist matches against Wofford (10), College of Charleston (19) and Elon (15).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned St. Johns Rivers all-conference honors in 2009, 2010 and 2011 … 2011 Co-MVP and player of the year … 2011 Wendy’s High School Heisman recipient … 2011 FACA All-Star member … named all-state on three occasions (2009, 2010, 2011) … helped her 2011 club team capture their regional and participate in the National Tournament in Atlanta … integral in her 2012 Jacksonville Junior Academy club team placing third overall in the Big South Qualifier.
 
PERSONAL: Rachel Ashley Keefer ... daughter of Kenny and Yvonne Keefer ... chose to attend The Citadel over Florida State College, Jacksonville University and Mountain State University ... major is business with an accounting concentration.