Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Female Beach Volleyball - Rachel Wacholder, American beach volleyball player

Rachel (Wacholder) Scott (born June 15, 1975 in Laguna Beach, California) is a model and beach volleyball player. She has eight beach volleyball championships with three partners, most recently with Tyra Turner in San Diego on the AVP Tour on August 3, 2008.

In 2006, she was the No. 2 seed on the AVP tour along with her partner, beach volleyball veteran Elaine Youngs. During the 2005 AVP tour, Scott and Youngs dealt top-seeded Kerri Walsh and Misty May a surprise defeat at the Huntington Beach Open, halting the two-time Olympic Gold Medal winning team's 50 match win streak. The duo would go on to win five events together, all on the AVP Tour with three coming in 2005 and two in 2006.

Her exposure as a star player increased dramatically as a result and is considered one of only a handful of players capable of dealing the Kerri Walsh-Misty May combination a defeat. However, in August 2006, Scott and Youngs split just before the biggest American tournament of the year, the 2006 Manhattan Beach Open. No official reason for the split has been given. Scott paired with Jen (Kessy) Boss defeated Youngs and new partner Nicole Branagh in their first meeting at the Coney Island Open. Scott has an increasing support base from AVP fans.

At the end of the 2005 season, she was voted the AVP's best defensive player and most improved player of the year. She also won the most improved player in 2000 on the BVA Tour.

Scott won two FIVB Grand Slam events in 2004, her first two career victories, alongside Olympic gold medal winner Walsh, filling in for an injured May-Treanor.


 




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