Rachael DeMarcus

The undefeated Cardinals celebrate Regional Championships

The 2021 Volleyball Team Celebrates with the ACC trophy

Louisville's six seniors pose with their bouquets

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Cardinals cheer their seed announcement at the NCAA Pairings Show

The Cardinals bench throw their L’s up for match point during game two against Syracuse.

Position:
Setter
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lexington, Ky.
High School:
Bryan Station

2021: Rachael played in 15 sets in the historic 2021 season with a 16 assists and three digs. She had season-high five assists at Clemson.

2020: DeMarcus stepped in for Tori Dilfer at Boston College and led the Cards to two wins. She had seven kills, 87 assists, an ace, 10 digs and two blocks in the nine sets she played. Her 52 assists against BC was a season-high for the Cards. An outstanding student, DeMarcus was named as a 2020 Red and Black Scholar, a Dean's Scholar (Fall 2020, Spring 2021), made the Dean's List (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021) and the AD Honor Roll (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021).

2018 (Freshman at USA): Appeared in 26 matches with 17 starts ... Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt Conference in assists per set (6.83) ... Also ranked eighth in the league in assists per set (8.10) in conference matches ... Named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Week on Nov. 5, after recording 78 assists for an average of 11.14 assists per set in a pair of matches against Troy ... Finished with 30 or more assists in eight matches ... Recorded five double-doubles on the season, which ranked second on the team ... Finished with a career-high 50 assists against Arkansas State (Nov. 15) in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, and tied her career high in digs (13).

BRYAN STATION HIGH SCHOOL
Named the 2017 Region 11 Player of the Year and earned first-team all-state honors from the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association … Helped BSHS to a 29-8 record in 2017 … Named first-team Lexington all-city by the Lexington Herald Leader in 2016 as a junior at BSHS … Holds the career assists record at BSHS as well as the single-match assists record with 62… Earned Lexington all-city honorable mention as a freshman at Lexington Christian Academy in 2014 … Helped KIVA 17 Red to a runner-up finish at the 2017 AAU Open National Championships.

PERSONAL
Rachael Elizabeth DeMarcus ... Born March 7, 2000, in Lexington, Ky. ... The second of two children to David and Gail DeMarcus ... Has one brother, David ... Father played basketball for four years at Centre College ... Hobbies include cooking, reading and working out ... Favorite movie is “Rocky” ... Favorite book is “Above The Line” by Urban Meyer ... Lists the New England Patriots as her favorite pro sports team ... Favorite athlete is Lindsey Berg ... Favorite musical artist is Drake ... Lists salmon as her favorite food ... Majoring in biomedical sciences.

Career Highs: (At UofL)
Kills: 4 at Boston College 10/2/20
Attacks: 11 vs. Boston College 10/3/20
Assists: 52 vs Boston College 10/3/20
Aces: 1 vs. Boston College 10/2/20
Digs: 8 vs. Boston College 10/3/20