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RACHEL BRAZELL NAMED TECH'S FEMALE ATHLETE
OF THE WEEK
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas –
Arkansas Tech has named Golden Suns senior guard
Rachel Brazell (Mansfield, Texas) as this
week's 13th Female
Student-Athlete of the Week for the 2008-09 school year.
Brazell,
who is the second Golden Sun Basketball player to be
honored this season, earns this week's honor
after helping the 21st-ranked Golden Suns start Gulf
South Conference play with a 3-0 record following last
Saturday's 69-59 home win over Harding. The win over
Harding was Tech's sixth consecutive victory of the
season and its 13th overall on the year. For the week,
Brazell, who transferred to Tech from American
University before the beginning of last season, scored
10 points and pulled down eight rebounds, including
scoring six points in the win over Harding. In addition,
she shot 40 percent from the 3-point line and 80 percent
from the free throw line in Tech's two wins last week.
On the season, Brazell, is one of the team's four
seniors, is averaging 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per
game and is shooting 35 percent from the field, 33
percent from the 3-point line and 79 percent at the foul
line. She started the first 10 games of the season for
the Golden Suns, but has since become Tech's go-to
player off the bench. She has scored 34 points off the
bench in the last six games, including scoring 17 points
in three GSC contests.
In her career at Tech, Brazell, who injured her knee in
the sixth game last season and sat out as a redshirt in
2007-08, has scored 152 points (6.9 ppg) and has pulled
down 51 rebounds and dished out 32 assists in 26 career
games. She is a career 39 percent shooter from the field
and has made 51 career three-pointers and is a career 82
percent free throw shooter. She has reached double
figures six times in her career, including three times
this season.
The following is a question and answer segment to help
get to know this successful Tech student-athlete:
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Why did you
ultimately choose to come to Tech?
Rachel Brazell: They had a good team
returning and I wanted to go some place
where they won a lot of games.
Outside of athletics, what is your favorite
thing about college life?
RB: I like partying!!
What is your favorite type of music/group?
RB: I like hip-hop and alternative.
What do you consider your hobby?
RB: I love to write.
What sport other than basketball do you like
to watch or would you like to play the most?
RB: I have always liked football.
 What
is your most memorable moment as a Tech
athlete?
RB: Sadly, tearing my ACL last season, but
hopefully soon a conference championship
this season.
What would you do on your dream vacation?
RB: I would like to go somewhere
beautiful with people I love and do
absolutely nothing all day but relax.
What is your major at Tech?
RB: I'm majoring in public relations.
How many times a day do you find yourself
checking Facebook?
RB: I check about 1 to 3 times a day.
What's been the most rewarding class you
have had while being at
Tech?
RB: All of the classes I've head with Dr.
Norton.
What are your goals for this season?
RB: I would like to win a conference
championship and advance far in the NCAA
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Tech
Female Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
(2008-09)
December 9
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senior
guard Nikki Earles (basketball)
December 4
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freshman libero Brennae Benda
(volleyball)
November 5 -
senior
Kayla Waldrup (cross country)
October 30 - senior Brianna Greene (cross
country)
October 23 - sophomore middle blocker Sarah
Von Lienen (volleyball)
October 15 - freshman outside hitter Laura
Farney (volleyball)
October 8 - senior outside hitter Racheal
Urquhart (volleyball)
September 30 - senior setter Kayla Allison
(volleyball)
September 23 - sophomore Lauren Karnitz
(cross country)
September 16 - junior Melissa Pollreis
(cross country)
September 3 - senior middle blocker Dana Florian
(volleyball)
August 24 -
freshman defensive specialist Marcela Mascarenhas
(volleyball)
Previous Tech Female Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
(2007-08)
May 5 -
freshman
Tiphani Moon
(Softball)
April 23 -
junior
Kristen Brown
(Tennis)
April 14 - redshirt freshman Ashlynn Hamrick
(Volleyball)
April 8 - senior Molly Schweigert
(Softball)
April 3 - junior Anna Carson (Tennis)
March 24 -
junior Sarah Pratt (Softball)
March 19 - freshman Ana Morales (Golf)
March 4 - senior Whitney Simmons (Tennis)
Feb. 25 - sophomore pitcher Casey Hammons
(Softball)
Feb. 20
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junior forward Amanda Grappe (Women's Basketball)
Feb. 12 - senior pitcher Dana Aldrich
(Softball)
Feb. 5
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senior forward Krishna Baker (Women's Basketball)
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