Rachel Holden

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Maranatha Christian
Hometown:
Lancaster, TX

Career
· Ranks tied for sixth all-time at North Texas with 38 career goals
· Ranks ninth all-time at North Texas with 84 career points
· Ranks tied for second in career game-winning goals at North Texas with 16
· Tied for 15th in the NCAA with 38 active career goals

2016
· Named NSCAA All-Central Region Third Team
· Named to the All-Conference USA Second Team
· Was a four-time all-conference performer
· Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team for the third straight year
· Named to the preseason All-Conference USA team for third straight year
· Named to TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 Players
· Named to TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Players
· Led the team with 10 goals
· Second on the team with 24 points
· Tied for first in C-USA in goals, tied for fourth in points
· Started 19 of the 21 games
· Scored the season-opening goal against Incarnate Word
· Posted gamewinner against Incarnate Word
· Posted a goal and an assist against Texas A&M Corpus Christi
· Scored seven points, including a hat trick against Texas Southern
· Scored both goals in the come-from-behind win against Rice
· Scored the gamewinner against Rice
· Named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 19)
· Dished out the assist for the first goal vs. WKU
· Dished out the assist for the first goal vs. ODU with a long pass
· Scored off a header in the win against Louisiana Tech
· Scored the game-winning goal in overtime against ODU to advance to the semifinals of the C-USA Championship

2015
· Named Conference USA Co-Offensive Player of the Year
· Named NSCAA All-Central Region First Team
· Named first-team all-conference for the third straight year
· Named offensive MVP of the C-USA Championship
· Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team for the second straight year
· Named to the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 19)
· Ranked nationally in game-winning goals (8th), total goals (34th) and total points (68th)
· Ranked 3rd in the conference in points and tied for second in goals
· Started 23 of 24 games
· Named to the Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team
· Named to the C-USA Preseason All-Conference team
· Led team with 12 goals and 27points
· Second on the team with 52 shots
· Scored first goal of season against Kansas
· Goal against Kansas tied the game, 1-1
· Scored two goals against Houston
· Scored a goal and dished out two assists against Lamar
· Scored the game-winning goal in 1-0 win against FIU
· Scored the game-winning goal in 1-0 win against Charlotte in overtime
· Lifted the Mean Green to the C-USA championship game with the game-winning goal against Middle Tennessee

2014

• Named first-team all-conference for the second straight year
• Named Conference USA All-Academic First Team
• Named 2014 Conference USA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
• Named to TopDrawerSoccer.Com Division I Top 100 National Ranking
• Named to TopDrawerSoccer.Com Top 20 Player Rankings for Conference USA
• Named Conference USA's Offensive Player of the Week on August 25
• Was one of three players to start all 22 games of the season in the defense
• Scored two game-winning goals in the opening two games
• Tallied the first goal in the 3-0 win against Texas Southern
• Scored the decisive goal in the 1-0 win against Oregon State
• Scored her third goal of the season against Southern Miss
• Scored the opening goal against FIU
• Dished out an assist in the win against Charlotte
• Tied for third on the team with four goals

Holden in the 2013 C-USA and National Rankings
• NCAA: 59th in total goals (12), 73rd in goals per game (0.57), 93rd in total points (26).
• C-USA: 3rd in goals, points and goals per game, T5th in shots (56), 4th in points per game and tied for 2nd in game winning goals (4).

2013
• NSCAA First-Team All-Region team selection.
• C-USA Offensive Player of the Year.
• First-Team All-C-USA.
• C-USA Freshman of the Year.
• C-USA All-Freshman First Team.
• C-USA Academic Medal winner, which is given to student-athletes with a 3.75 GPA or better.
• Key reason the NT offense ranked 14th in the NCAA with 2.36 goals per game.
• Scored the game winner against UTEP, which clinched the No. 2 seed for NT.
• Headed in an Allison Guderian cross in the 3-0 win over Charlotte.
• Posted her 1st career assist in the 4-2 win over UTSA.
• Evened the Oklahoma State game with a goal in the 65th minute.
• Earned 2nd C-USA Player of the Week honor on Sept. 16
• Notched her second hat trick in eight career games in the 5-0 win over OU.
• Scored the game-winning blast in the 2-0 victory over TCU.
• Notched her 5th career goal in a 3-0 route of Sam Houston St.
• Named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 26) for her four-goal weekend against Texas Southern and Houston Baptist.
• Scored the game winner against Houston Baptist for her 4th goal in two collegiate games.
• Opened her career with a hat trick in 46 minutes at Texas Southern.
• Became the first NT freshman to open her career with a hat trick since her teammate Kelsey Hodges in 2010, and just the fourth overall.
• Only NT Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Christy Johnson had more goals in her first two collegiate games (10) than Holden (4).

High School/Club
• Rated a four-star player and the No. 31 ranked player in the state by Top Drawer Soccer.
• Played under former Sidekicks star Tatu with Sting 96, finishing second last year in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) title game.
• Earned U17 ECNL All-Event Team honors last summer.
• Helped Sting win the 2011 State Cup and US Soccer Regional III titles.
• Member of the ODP '95 North Texas State team and US Soccer Region III team since 2010.
• National Society of High School Scholars
• Born on Dec., 7 1995 to Joseph and Shalundria Holden.

Career Accolades:
2015
• C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Year
• First-Team All-C-USA
• C-USA All-Academic First Team
• C-USA Preseason All-Conference
• C-USA Offensive Player of the Week
2014
• First-Team All-C-USA
• C-USA All-Academic First Team
• C-USA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
• C-USA Player of the Week
• TopDrawerSoccer.Com Division I Top 100 National Ranking
• TopDrawerSoccer.Com Top 20 Player Rankings for Conference USA
2013
• NSCAA First-Team All-Region (Central)
• C-USA Offensive Player of the Year
• First-Team All-C-USA
• C-USA Freshman of the Year
• C-USA All-Freshman First Team
• C-USA Academic Medal
• C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 26, 2013)
• C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 16, 2013)