Rachel Tecca

Height:
6-1
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Archbishop Hoban HS
Hometown:
Tallmadge, Ohio

as a Redshirt Junior (2012-13): NamedMid-American Conference Player of the Year, the first such honor inprogram history ... Capital One Academic All-America second teamselection ... led the league in scoring for the entire regularseason, finishing the year with 18.5 points per game, while only averaging 25.4 minutes per contest ... named to theAll-MAC first team and All-MAC Tournament team ... unanimous choicefor Academic All-MAC team ... set the school’s single-seasonscoring record with 609 points ... four-time MAC East Player of theWeek (Nov. 19, Feb. 11, Feb. 18, March 4) ... scored in doublefigures in 32 of Akron’s 33 games, including 16 20-plus pointperformances and six double-doubles ... finished the year as theprogram’s single-season record holder in both field goals(221) and free throws (167) made ... surpassed 1,000 career pointsin the second game of the season at Tennessee Tech and is theprogram’s third all-time leading scorer with one season leftto play ... ranked 23rd in the country in field goal percentage(.522) and 43rd in points per game ... posted a career-high 32points with seven rebounds and six steals at home vs. Miami (Ohio)March 3 ... ranked third in the nation in points per 40 minutes(28.9) ... made more free throws than any other player in the MACattempted ... graduated with her bachelor’s degree inmarketing management prior to the Zips’ home game vs.Cincinnati and began working toward her MBA in January of2013.

as a Junior (2011-12): Started the first 10games of the year before her season was cut short due to a kneeinjury ... averaged 17.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game ... namedMAC East Player of the Week on Dec. 5 ... shot 53.8-percent(63-for-118) from the floor and 74.6-percent (44-of-59) from thefree throw line ... recorded two double-doubles ... scored 19points and grabbed 14 rebounds against Loyola Chicago (Nov. 25) ...scored a season-high 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the winover Cleveland State (Nov. 30) ... her Cleveland State game was thefirst of three straight 20-point efforts ... tallied 25 points andeight rebounds on 11-of-14 shooting against Saint Peter’s(Dec. 3) ... poured in 21 points and grabbed nine boards in thehome loss to Florida State (Dec. 10).

as a Sophomore (2010-11): Recorded one of thebest seasons in program history, starting all 30 games for the Zips… named to the All-MAC First Team on March 8, the thirdfirst team All-MAC selection in program history … tallied475 points and 288 rebounds in a team-high 853 minutes ….her 475 points are fifth-most ever in a season and her 288 reboundsrank third on Akron’s all-time list … set new programrecord with 16 double-doubles … averaged a team-best 15.8ppg and 9.6 rpg … led the squad with a .496 shootingpercentage (192-387), 38 steals and 16 blocks … named to theCapital One Academic All-District 4 Third Team presented by CoSIDAon Feb. 3 ... earned Academic All-MAC honors on April 19 ...started first game of the season at IPFW and added 21 points on10-of-17 shooting (Nov. 15) ... scored a career-high 30 points andnotched 12 rebounds against Robert Morris (Nov. 23) ... tallied adouble-double in an overtime win over Georgia Southern with 15points and a season-best 14 boards (Nov. 26) ... made itthree-consecutive double-doubles at SMU with 11 points and 10rebounds (Nov. 27) ... named MAC East Player of the Week on Nov. 29... nabbed a career-high five steals and led Akron with 21 pointsat Temple (Jan. 2) ... matched her career best with 18 rebounds andscored a game-high 19 points against Eastern Michigan for a fourthconsecutive double-double (Jan. 22) ... led Akron with 21 points on10-for-13 shooting, her best performance of the season, and grabbedseven rebounds at Central Michigan (Jan. 29) ... notched her 10thdouble-double of the season with 16 points and 13 boards againstToledo (Feb. 2) ... led team with 19 points and 11 rebounds forfourth-straight double-double and added a career-high four blocksagainst Western Michigan in MAC Tournament first round win (Mar. 5)... added five points and 11 boards against Toledo in the MACTournament Quarterfinals (Mar. 9).

as a Freshman (2009-10): Appeared in everygame, including two starts ... first player in the history of theAkron women’s basketball program to be named MAC Sixth Playerof the Year ... also earned MAC All-Freshman Team honors ... ledthe Zips in scoring eight times ... second on the team with threedouble-doubles ... reached double-digits in scoring 17 times ...earned her first start at Robert Morris (Nov. 19) ... also startedat Ball State (Jan. 27) ... responded with 13 points and 15rebounds, including nine offensive, in a win against the Cardinals... led UA with a personal-best 26 points – on 11-of-15shooting – at Bowling Green (Jan. 6) ... posted her firstcareer double-double with 20 points and 18 rebounds (12th-highestsingle-game total in school history) against Lake Erie College(Dec. 14) ... scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds againstBowling Green (Feb. 20) ... connected on nine of 11 free throwattempts in a 17-point performance at Ohio (Jan. 20) ... led theZips 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-timeleading scorer after amassing 1,135 career points ... two-timeNorth Coast League Player of the Year and All-Ohio Div. IIhonorable mention ... led team to four conference titles, threesectional championships and advanced to the regional tournament asa sophomore and junior ... first-team all-district honoree as ajunior and senior ... averaged 13.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.1blocks during her four-year career while leading the Knights to a76-18 (.809) record.

Personal: Parents are Gib and Kelly Tecca ...father, Gib, played basketball at the College of Wooster ... has ayounger brother, Sam, and a younger sister, Emma ... has threeaunts who played collegiate athletics: Rachel Cowley Tecca, whoplayed basketball at Youngstown State; and Michelle Buric and LisaHumkey, who both played volleyball at Eastern Kentucky.