32 - Rachel Tecca
Rachel Tecca
Height: 6-1
Year: So.
Hometown: Tallmadge, Ohio
High School: Archbishop Hoban HS
Position: F
Experience: 1 Letter

All-MAC First Team (2011) 

Capital One Academic All-District (2011)

MAC Sixth Player of the Year (2010)

MAC All-Freshman Team (2010)

As a Sophomore (2010-11)Recorded one of the best seasons in program history, starting all 30 games for the Zips … Tallied 475 points and 288 rebounds in a team-high 853 minutes …. Her 475 points are fifth-most ever in a season and her 288 rebounds rank third on Akron’s all-time list … Set new program record with 16 double-doubles … Averaged a team-best 15.8 ppg and 9.6 rpg … Led the squad with a .496 shooting percentage (192-387), 38 steals and 16 blocks … Also notched 37 assists … Started first game of the season at IPFW and added 21 points on 10-of-17 shooting ... Scored 16 points and grabbed nine boards at IUPUI ... Added 20 points against Niagara ... Recorded first double-double of the season and fourth of career vs. Robert Morris, scoring a career-high 30 points and notching 12 rebounds on 11/23/10 ... Tallied another double-double in an overtime win over Georgia Southern with 15 points and a season-best 14 boards ... Made it three-consecutive double-doubles at SMU with 11 points and 10 rebounds ... Named MAC East Player of the Week on 11/29/10 ... Chipped in 19 points against Wright State ... Had back-to-back double-doubles in wins over Cleveland State and Youngstown State ... Added 14 points against Ursuline College on 12/19/10 ... Nabbed a career-high five steals and led Akron with 21 points at Temple on 1/2/11 ... Pulled down six rebounds and tallied four points on 1/5/11 against Buffalo ... Led all players with 19 points and notched six boards on 1/8/11 against Ohio ... Notched her sixth double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds at Bowling Green on 1/12/11 ... Added another double-double with 15 points and 14 boards against Miami on 1/15/11 ... Recorded third-straight double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds at Kent State on 1/19/11 ... Equaled her career best with 18 rebounds and scored a game-high 19 points against Eastern Michigan for a fourth consecutive double-double on 1/22/11 ... Scored 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting and pulled down four rebounds at WMU (1/26/11) ... Led Akron with 21 points on 10-for-13 shooting, her best performance of the season, and grabbed seven rebounds at Central Michigan (1/29/11) ... Notched her 10th double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 boards against Toledo (2/2/11) ... Named to the Capital One Academic All-District 4 Third Team presented by CoSIDA on 2/3/11 ... Recorded second consecutive double-double and led all players with 18 points and 13 rebounds at NIU (2/5/11) ... Notched 12 points, six rebounds, three steals, and three assists against Ball State on 2/12/11 ... Scored 13 points and grabbed 12 boards for her 12th double-double of the season at Buffalo (2/16/11) ... Tied for a team-high 11 points and six rebounds at Ohio (2/19/11) ... Recorded another double-double with a team-high 14 points and 13 rebounds against Bowling Green (2/22/11) ... Notched second straight double-double and led Akron with 13 points, 13 rebounds, and four steals at Miami (2/26/11) ... Recorded third consecutive double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds against Kent State (3/2/11) ... Led team with 19 points and 11 rebounds for fourth-straight double-double and added a career-high four blocks against Western Michigan in MAC Tournament first round win (3/5/11) ... Added five points and 11 boards against Toledo in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals (3/9/11) … Named to the All-MAC First Team on March 8, the third first team All-MAC selection in program history … Earned Academic All-MAC honors on April 19.

As a Freshman (2009-10): Appeared in every game, including two starts ... first player in the history of the Akron women's basketball program to be named MAC Sixth Player of the Year ... also earned MAC All-Freshman Team honors ... led the Zips in scoring eight times ... second on the team with three double-doubles ... reached double-digits in scoring 17 times ... earned her first start at Robert Morris (Nov. 19) ... also started at Ball State (Jan. 27) ... responded with 13 points and 15 rebounds, including nine offensive, in a win against the Cardinals ... led UA with a personal-best 26 points – on 11-of-15 shooting – at Bowling Green (Jan. 6) ... posted her first career double-double with 20 points and 18 rebounds (12th-highest single-game total in school history) against Lake Erie College (Dec. 14) ... notched another double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds at Niagara (Dec. 20) ... scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds against Bowling Green (Feb. 20) ... connected on nine of 11 free throw attempts in a 17-point performance at Ohio (Jan. 20) ... led the Zips in scoring (22), rebounding (9) and assists (1) vs. Temple (Dec. 28) ... personal-high four steals at Miami (Ohio) (Jan. 16).

At Archbishop Hoban High School: All-time leading scorer after amassing 1,135 career points ... two-time North Coast League Player of the Year and All-Ohio Div. II honorable mention ... led team to four conference titles, three sectional championships and advanced to the regional tournament as a sophomore and junior ... first-team all-district honoree as a junior and senior ... averaged 13.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks during her four-year career while leading the Knights to a 76-18 (.809) record.

Personal: Parents are Gib and Kelly Tecca ... father, Gib, played basketball at the College of Wooster ... has a younger brother, Sam (15), and a younger sister, Emma (9) ... has three aunts who played collegiate athletics: Rachel Cowley Tecca, who played basketball at Youngstown State; and Michelle Buric and Lisa Humkey, who both played volleyball at Eastern Kentucky ... enjoys painting and drawing.