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2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

4 Rachel Nagel

4 Rachel Nagel

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Major:
    Psychology
  • Hometown:
    La Palma, Calif.
  • High School:
    Whitney HS '14

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
• 2016, 2017 Big West Conference All-Academic Team
• 2017 All-Big West Conference Second Team
• Big West Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 27, 2017)

2017-18: Started all 35 games for the Aggies... Averaged 10.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, and 2.1 apg... Shot .451 from the floor, .419 from three-point range, and .792 from the line... Ranked fourth in the Big West in three-point percentage, sixth in three-pointers per game (1.9), second in three-pointers overall (65), and 12th in minutes per game (29.2)... Became the 20th player in the history of the program to reach 1,000 career points on Feb. 15 against Long Beach State... Her .419 three-point percentage ranks sixth on the all-time single-season list, while her 65 three-pointers are tied for seventh... Played the most minutes of any Aggie (1,022)... Reached double figures 18 times, including a season-high 23 points on 8-of-11 from the field at Seattle on Nov. 26... Also scored 20 points in wins over Portland State (Nov. 17) and at Cal Poly (Jan. 20)... Finished in double figures in all four of the Aggies' games in the WNIT, averaging 12.5 ppg... Ranked tied for fourth in the WNIT with 11 three-pointers made, averaging 2.8 per game... Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds at Southern Utah (Nov. 24)... Tied a season high with five assists at Fordham (Dec. 29)... Tied a career high with four steals three times against UC Riverside (Jan. 11), CSUN (Feb. 10), and the Highlanders again (March 9)... Ended her career ranked ninth in the program's Division I history in scoring average (9.1 ppg), seventh in field goals made (379), sixth in field goal percentage (.435), and third in three-pointers made (172).

2016-17: Appeared in 32 of the team's 33 games, making 29 starts... Averaged a career-high 9.9 ppg and 4.3 rpg while shooting nearly 45 percent from the floor and 39 percent from beyond the arc... Ranked fifth in the Big West Conference in three-point percentage and stood among the top 15 in field goal percentage and three-pointers per game... Reached double figures 15 times, including a career-high 21 points as part of her first career double-double (career-high 11 rebounds) against Montana State on Nov. 23... Finished the season with double figures in all four of the Aggies' postseason games beginning with the Big West Tournament semifinals, averaging 17.8 ppg while shooting 55 percent overall (26-for-47) and 59 percent (13-for-22) from beyond the arc in that stretch... Her 43 three-pointers were third on the team while her 32 steals tied for second... Set career highs with five assists and four steals in a win at Cal State Fullerton on Jan. 28, while playing in a career-high 39 minutes against UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Tournament semifinals.

2015-16: Appeared in 22 games, making four starts... Averaged 8.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, shooting 38 percent from the field and 78 percent from the line... Averaged just under 22 minutes per game, missing 10 games due to injury... Opened the season with an 18-point performance against nationally ranked Stanford in the Aggies' opener and reached double figures six times... Set a season high with 20 points against Cal State Fullerton at home on Feb. 13, the second half of a back-to-back that saw her score 19 points and grab six rebounds against Cal Poly on Feb. 10... Set her season high with six rebounds in the second game of the year against Pacific on Nov. 16... Finished with seven made baskets three times against Portland State (Nov. 27), Cal Poly (Feb. 10), and Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 13)... Sank a season-high six three-pointers against the Titans at home.

2014-15: Appeared in 30 of the team's 31 games in her first season with the Aggies, making four starts... Finished fourth on the team in scoring at 6.6 points per game to go along with 2.8 rebounds per game... Shot .452 from the floor and .384 from three-point range in 17.5 minutes per game... Ranked third in the Big West Conference in three-point percentage... Reached double figures in scoring seven times, including a career-high 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting (including four three-pointers) to help the Aggies to a win over UC Irvine in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament... Continued her torrid tournament scoring run by scoring 14 points to go with three rebounds and three assists in a quarterfinal win over Long Beach State... Grabbed a career-high six rebounds against UC Irvine on Feb. 7 to go with 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor... Made her first career start at UC Irvine on March 7, and started all three games for UC Davis in the Big West Conference Tournament.

WHITNEY HS '14: Four-year varsity letter winner for the Wildcats... Four-time All-CIF Southern Section honoree, including first-team honors her sophomore-senior seasons... Four-time Academy League MVP, helping the Wildcats to four consecutive league titles... Named to the Press-Telegram's "Dream Team" three times during her prep career, including first-team honors as a senior... CalHi Sports Division IV All-State selection as a senior... Averaged better than 20 points per game in all four of her prep seasons, including 22.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 4.5 steals per game, as a senior... Her sophomore year saw her average a double-double of 23.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game to go along with 3.6 assists and 3.3 steals per game... Scored a career-best 26.2 points per game to go with 8.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 6.5 steals per game... Opened her prep career by averaging 24.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.6 steals per game... Helped the Wildcats to a CIF Southern Section quarterfinal berth in each of her final three prep seasons and a trip to the round of 16 as a freshman. 

PERSONAL: Born in Torrance, Calif... Parents are Richard and Sandy... Has a younger brother, Jared... Majoring in biological sciences... Played travel ball with California Storm Team Taurasi.
 

CAREER STATISTICS:

Year GP-GS Min MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% Reb RPG Ast Blk Stl Pts PPG
'14-15 30-4 526 17.5 75 166 .452 33 86 .384 16 25 .640 85 2.8 37 4 16 199 6.6
'15-16 22-4 481 21.9 66 175 .377 31 96 .323 28 36 .778 67 3.0 27 1 13 191 8.7
'16-17 32-29 833 26.0 114 255 .447 43 111 .387 46 59 .780 138 4.3 48 7 32 317 9.9
'17-18 35-35 1022 29.2 124 275 .451 65 155 .419 57 72 .792 127 3.6 74 14 47 370 10.6
Totals 119-72 2862 24.1 379 871 .435 172 448 .384 147 192 .766 417 3.5 186 26 108 1077 9.1

Single-Game Highs
Points: 23, at Seattle -- 11/26/17
Rebounds: 11, vs. Montana State -- 11/23/16
Assists: 5, vs. Cal State Fullerton -- 1/28/17; at Fordham -- 12/29/17
Steals: 4, 4 times (Last: vs. UC Riverside -- 3/9/18)
Blocks: 2, at Long Beach State -- 2/1/18; 2, at Kansas State -- 3/23/18
FG made: 8, vs UC Irvine -- 03/10/15; at Seattle -- 11/26/17
FG attempts: 17, at Portland State -- 11/27/15
3FG made: 6, vs. Cal State Fullerton -- 2/13/16; vs. Portland State -- 11/17/17
3FG attempts: 12, vs. Cal State Fullerton -- 2/13/16; vs. CSUN -- 3/10/18
FT made: 9, vs. Montana State -- 11/23/16
FT attempts: 10, vs. Montana State -- 11/23/16
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Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Freshman

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    2015-16Sophomore

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    4
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    2016-17Junior

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    5'10"
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    2017-18Senior

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