Rachel Krasowski

Photo by: DePaul Athletics

Photo by: DePaul Athletics/Steve Woltmann

Photo by: DePaul Athletics/Steve Woltmann

Photo by: DePaul Athletics/Jackson Cook

Photo by: DePaul Athletics/Jackson Cook

Photo by: DePaul Athletics/Steve Woltmann

Position:
Libero
Height:
5-3
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Orland Park, Ill.
High School:
Carl Sandburg

Career Awards

2024 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
2024 BIG EAST Libero of the Year
2024 All-BIG EAST Team (unanimous)
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
2024 BIG EAST Preseason Team
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023 All-BIG EAST Team
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2024 (Graduate)

2024 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
2024 BIG EAST Libero of the Year, first Blue Demon to earn the honor
2024 All-BIG EAST Team (unanimous)
Only student-athlete to appear in and start all 35 matches for the Blue Demons
Surpassed Susanne Fogarty to become the DePaul all-time digs leader with 18 digs over Tulane (9/6), concluding her career with 2,455 total digs, making her the only Blue Demon with more than 2,000 career digs as of 2024
Led the BIG EAST conference with an average of 4.75 digs per set, one of only two student-athletes reaching above the 4.00 mark
Registered 614 digs in 36 matches for the DePaul single-season record, shattering her own previous tally of 582 digs, which she set in 2022
Saw a season-high of 28 digs twice, against both Southern Indiana (8/30) and Bradley (9/1)
Recorded 155 assists in 2024, her highest single-season total as a Blue Demon, good for third on the team
Tallied 20 service aces, placing her second on the team
Three-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (9/2, 9/30, 10/14)
Two-time BIG EAST Honor Roll selection (9/9, 10/28)
2024 San Diego State Invitational All-Tournament Team

2023 (Senior)

Appeared in 111 sets across 31 matches
Named to the All-BIG EAST Team for the first time in her career
Earned AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention for the first time in her career
Led the BIG EAST in digs (553) and digs per set (4.98). Her average of 4.98 digs per set ranked 22nd nationally at the conclusion of the 2023 season
First on the team in digs, totaling 553 throughout the season
Recorded double-digit digs in 28 matches, including a season-high 35 at Butler (10/21)
Second on the squad in service aces with 17
Ranked third on the team in assists, earning 112 on the season
Named to the WNY Invite All-Tournament Team (9/4) and the Cardinal and Gold Challenge Tournament Team (8/30)
Earned BIG EAST Honor Roll recognition (10/2)

2022 (Junior)

Played in all 30 matches for the Blue Demons
Totaled 582 digs on the season, the most digs ever recorded in a single season in DePaul history
Finished second in the BIG EAST in digs per set, averaging 4.97
Eclipsed 1,000 career digs on Friday, Sept. 30 in a win over Providence
Tallied 147 assists, the third most on the team
Ranked second on the team in service aces with 16
Earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (10/3/22)

2021 (Sophomore)

Saw action in 31 matches throughout the season
Recorded the fifth-most digs in a single season in program history with 534
Set a career-best with 38 digs versus SEMO (8/27)
Fourth on the team in assists, averaging 1.02 per set
Recorded 12 service aces
Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (8/30)

2020-21 (Freshman)

Saw action in 44 sets and 10 starts as the DePaul’s libero
Led the team in digs with 172 to average 3.91 per set
Ranked sixth in the BIG EAST and first among true freshman in digs
Totaled 10 or more digs in all 10 starts
Collected a career-high 24 digs in a 3-2 setback against Xavier (2/19)
Tallied 19 digs and a career-high six assists in the season finale win over Iowa State (3/13)
Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (3/2), Weekly Honor Roll (3/16)

High School

A two-time PrepVolleyball All-American (2018 and 2019) and one-time AVCA Under Armour All-American (2019).
As a senior set the H.S. Single Season record for most digs, while moving into first all time for career digs
Selected to the All-State team by the News Gazette in both 2019 and 2018.
A member of the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Chicago Tribune/Daily Southtown All-Area First Team.
Chosen by SWSC as an All-Conference performer in both 2018 and 2019.
Included by AVCA on their High School All-Region Team, after being included on AVCA’s ‘Phenom List’ in 2018.
At the 2019 Wheaton Classic and the ILPrepVB Crimson Classic selected to the All-Tournament Team
Additional 2017 honors include being honored by PrepVolleyball with their ‘Defensive Dandy’ and ‘Frosh 59 Special Mention’ awards.
In 2016 was selected to both the Daily Southtown All-Area Team and the SWSC All-Conference Team
A three time scholar athlete and four time varsity letter winner.
Played club volleyball for 1st Alliance Volleyball Club from 2015 through 2019.
For 1st Alliance included on the Ultra Ankle JVA Watch List in both 2018 and 2019.
In 2018 selected as the Sports Performance President's Day Challenge Most Valuable Player after her team won the tournament. In 2017, at the same tournament, she was included on the All-Tournament team after her team took first place.
In 2019 helped lead her team to a second-place finish at the USA Girls Winter Volleyball Championships in the 18s age division.
Took eighth place at the AAU Nationals in 2018.