The LMU sand volleyball program has been busy over the last few weeks, posting its first undefeated day by beating #5 Hawai'i and Grand Canyon on March 23.
BRIEFLY
Rachelle Suaava is in her first season with LMU volleyball...
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2012 graduate of Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes, Calif... earned All-Moore League first team honors as a junior and senior at Long Beach Poly High School in Long Beach, Calif... All-Tournament selection at the prestigious Redondo Power Classic in 2010 and 2011... helped Long Beach Poly to a No. 1 ranking in the state of California and a No. 11 national mark during the 2010 season... guided her team to the CIF playoffs as a junior and senior, including helping her team to a runner-up finish at the CIF Division I Championship in 2010... garnered CIF All-Tournament honors for her efforts in helping Long Beach Poly to the final match... before transferring to Long Beach Poly, named an Oahu Interscholastic Association All-Star as a sophomore at Kapolei High School in Hawai'i...
PERSONAL
Rachelle Malia Suaava was born July 18, 1994, in Honolulu, Hawai'i... daughter of Maina Suaava... has three brothers, Siona, Mase and Israel, and two sisters, Martina and Macy... also considered University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Boston College and University of Hawai'i, but chose LMU because it was a great fit and she loved the campus... is undecided on a major.