Strong blocker with good footwork . . . will definitely add to the team's middle blocking core as she becomes more comfortable with the speed of the college game.

High School: Prepped at Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills, Ky. . . . finished the 2006 regular season with 136 kills in 72 games, averaging 1.8 kills per game . . . played on the Notre Dame Academy varsity volleyball team which won the regional championship in 2003 and 2004 . . . also helped lead the team to a regional runner-up spot in 2006 . . . also played on the NKYVC club volleyball team all four years of high school which has competed for a national title in each of the past three years . . . coached a local fourth grade volleyball team during her junior year and served as the fifth grade coach during her senior year . . . served as a Big Sister in the Newport branch of the Cincinnati Boys and Girls Club during her senior year . . . volunteered at the Redwood Rehabilitation Center during her freshman and junior years . . . was a member of the Life Club all four years of high school and participated in the March for life in Washington, D.C., as a senior . . . was a member of the Ski Club.

Personal: Born April 25, 1989...daughter of Steve Gadberry and Lorie Nurre...major is undecided...played the violin in the Cincinnati Youth Orchestra.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH RACHEL GADBERRY
Most prized possession: my lucky t-shirt
Favorite place to eat: Tropicana
Favorite movie: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Favorite singer/group: Tom Petty
Favorite TV show: Family Guy