Raychel Ehlers

25 Raychel Ehlers
Raychel Ehlers
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Dagsboro, Del.
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    Graduate
  • High School:
    Indian River High School
  • Previous College:
    Costal Carolina
  • Instagram:
    raychelehlers
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    1.63
  • h %
    .230
  • a/s
    0.43
  • b/s
    0.23
  • sa/s
    0.17
  • d/s
    2.72
Bio

HONORS - Costal Carolina
Coastal Carolina program record-holder for career individual victories (98)
2025 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2025 Sun Belt Beach Volleyball Championship All-Tournament Team
Sun Belt Pair of the Week (4/23/2025)
2024 AVCA Top Flight Award Winner
2023 AVCA Top Flight Award Winner
2023 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2022 C-USA Beach Volleyball All-Freshman Team2025 (Senior-Costal Carolina)

2025 (Senior-Costal Carolina)

  • Named All-Sun Belt second team
  • Posted a 24-10 overall record, going 4-1 on court 3, 15-8 on court 4, and 5-1 on court 5
  • 24 individual victories led the Chants 
  • Became winningest individual player in program history with 94th career win over Jacksonville on April 18
  • Partnered with Ava Novello for a 19-9 overall record
  • Partnered with Kristyna Koblí?ková for a 5-1 overall record
  • Named Sun Belt Pair of the Week with Ava Novello on April 23
  • Named to 2025 Sun Belt Beach Volleyball Championship All-Tournament Team following conference tournament

2024(Junior-Costal Carolina)

  • Recognized as a 2024 Top Flight Award Winner by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)
  • Set program record for career pair wins at No. 5 flight, winning 26 times with Madison Allred
  • Partnered with Allred to go 19-3 at the No. 5 flight
  • Finished season with a 26-10 record with Allred
  • Won 16 consecutive matches with Allred from March 9-April 13, setting a new program record for consecutive wins
  • Also recorded seven wins at the No. 4 flight

2023 (Sophomore-Costal Carolina)

  • Second-team All-Sun Belt selection
  • Tied a program single-season record with 27 wins
  • Recognized as a 2023 Top Flight Award winner by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)
  • Partnered with Madison Allred to go 21-5 at the No. 4 flight, setting a record for single-season wins at No. 4 
  • Owned the team's second-longest winning streak of the season, winning nine-straight matches with Ehlers from March 8-22.
  • Paired with Allred to go 27-10 overall
  • Also recorded five wins at the No. 5 flight

2022 (Freshman-Costal Carolina)

  • Was tied for second on the team with 21 wins on the season
  • Went 21-13 overall on the season, primarily playing at the No. 5 flight
  • Was 3-3 overall on the season at the No. 4 position, going 3-2 with Carli Ginther
  • Posted a record of 18-10 at the No. 5 flight, playing primarily with Ginther (11-6)
  • Went 1-0 at the No. 5 flight alongside Kalin Eske and 6-4 while teaming with Madison Allred
  • Tallied a season-high seven-match winning streak from March 12 to March 20
  • Won each of her first four matches of the season
  • Ended the season on a three-match winning streak, including winning both of her matches at the 2022 C-USA Beach Volleyball Championship Tournament
  • Recorded wins at No. 5 over nationally-ranked foes No. 18 South Carolina (April 15) and No. 13 FIU (April 29)
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2021 fall and 2022 spring semesters

High School

  • Tabbed the 2020 Delaware High School Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Named the 2020 Delaware High School Girls' Volleyball State Player of the Year
  • A two-time all-state selection, earning first-team honors in 2020 and second-team accolades in 2018
  • Was a three-time Henlopen Athletic Conference first-team selection (2018, 2019, and 2020)
  • Named a WBOC Mountaire Farms Scholar-Athlete in 2020
  • Was a four-time Academic All-Conference selection (2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020)
  • Finished her career with 1,101 kills, an Indian River High School record
  • Also finished her high school career with 175 aces, 77 blocks, and 589 digs
  • Recorded 307 kills, 73 aces, 13 blocks, and 135 digs in her senior season
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 25 16
Sets 83 55
Kills 135 86
Kills per set 1.63 1.56
Errors 51 35
Total Attacks 365 242
Total Attacks per set 4.40 4.40
Hitting Percentage .230 .211
Assists 36 26
Assists per set 0.43 0.47
Service Total Attempts 271 196
Service Aces 14 8
Service Errors 10 8
Service Aces per set 0.17 0.15
Receptions 393 269
Reception Errors 18 13
Digs 226 141
Digs per set 2.72 2.56
Block Solo 2 2
Block Assist 17 11
Block Total 19 13
Blocks per set 0.23 0.24
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 159.5 101.5
Points per set 1.9 1.8
Matches started 16 10
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 5 vs. Chowan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 5 vs. West Va. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 vs. Bluefield St. W, 3-0 - 1 0 2 2 -1.000 0 0.0
Sep 6 at Glenville St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-1 - 2 4 0 10 .400 1 4.5
Sep 12 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 1 0.0
Sep 13 vs. Mount Olive W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 2.0
Sep 13 vs. North Greenville W, 3-1 - 4 15 4 30 .367 2 15.0
Sep 16 at Lee W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 3 .333 3 2.0
Sep 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 1 3 7 3 18 .222 4 7.0
Sep 23 at Tusculum W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 2 .000 0 1.0
Sep 26 #21 Wingate L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Sep 30 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - 3 6 3 21 .143 0 8.0
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 1 4 12 6 30 .200 0 12.5
Oct 14 Tusculum W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 5 .800 1 5.0
Oct 17 at Coker W, 3-2 1 5 9 5 25 .160 3 12.5
Oct 21 Mars Hill W, 3-0 - 3 6 2 17 .235 0 6.0
Oct 24 Catawba W, 3-2 1 5 9 2 22 .318 1 11.0
Oct 28 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 16 .313 1 7.0
Oct 31 at #19 Wingate L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 10 .000 4 1.5
Nov 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 - 3 7 1 20 .300 0 8.0
Nov 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 7 -.429 2 0.5
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1 - 4 9 3 25 .240 4 9.0
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 23 .261 2 11.5
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 2 1.0
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 17 .529 2 15.0
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0 1 3 7 5 33 .061 0 8.0
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1 1 4 10 3 25 .280 1 11.5
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 5 vs. Chowan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 5 vs. West Va. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 vs. Bluefield St. W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Glenville St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-1 - 2 11 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 12 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. Mount Olive W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. North Greenville W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Lee W, 3-2 1 5 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 at Tusculum W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 #21 Wingate L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - 3 8 2 0 0 2 0
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 1 4 9 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 14 Tusculum W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 at Coker W, 3-2 1 5 12 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 Catawba W, 3-2 1 5 8 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 28 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 at #19 Wingate L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1 - 4 22 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 4 0 4 0
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0 1 3 19 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 1 0 1 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 5 vs. Chowan W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 5 vs. West Va. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 vs. Bluefield St. W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Glenville St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-1 - 2 2 0 0 10 0
Sep 12 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 10 0
Sep 13 vs. Mount Olive W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 0 16 1
Sep 13 vs. North Greenville W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 14 2
Sep 16 at Lee W, 3-2 1 5 13 1 2 26 1
Sep 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 19 3
Sep 23 at Tusculum W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 11 1
Sep 26 #21 Wingate L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 11 0
Sep 30 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 20 0
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 1 4 12 0 1 20 0
Oct 14 Tusculum W, 3-0 1 3 18 1 0 14 0
Oct 17 at Coker W, 3-2 1 5 19 2 1 38 1
Oct 21 Mars Hill W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 1 14 0
Oct 24 Catawba W, 3-2 1 5 13 1 0 8 0
Oct 28 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 16 0 0 8 0
Oct 31 at #19 Wingate L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 8 1
Nov 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 8 1
Nov 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 2 22 1
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1 - 4 18 0 0 20 2
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 20 3 1 29 2
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1 - 4 22 1 2 19 1
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 0 25 0
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0 1 3 10 1 0 5 0
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1 1 4 13 1 0 18 1
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2025-26 25 83 135 1.63 51 365 4.40 .230 36 0.43 159.5 1.9
Total 25 83 135 1.63 51 365 4.40 .230 36 0.43 159.5 1.9
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2025-26 25 83 226 2.72 2 17 19 0.23
Total 25 83 226 2.72 2 17 19 0.23
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2025-26 25 83 271 14 0.17 10 393 18
Total 25 83 271 14 0.17 10 393 18
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 25 83 135 1.63 51 365 4.40 .230 36 0.43 159.5 1.9
Conference 16 55 86 1.56 35 242 4.40 .211 26 0.47 101.5 1.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 30 45 1.50 15 110 3.67 .273 16 0.53 57.0 1.9
Away 10 36 53 1.47 22 154 4.28 .201 16 0.44 61.5 1.7
Neutral 6 17 37 2.18 14 101 5.94 .228 4 0.24 41.0 2.4
Result
Wins 19 64 104 1.63 36 258 4.03 .264 25 0.39 123.5 1.9
Losses 6 19 31 1.63 15 107 5.63 .150 11 0.58 36.0 1.9
Month
September 9 27 29 1.07 10 68 2.52 .279 13 0.48 31.5 1.2
October 8 29 54 1.86 21 146 5.03 .226 10 0.34 63.5 2.2
November 7 23 42 1.83 17 126 5.48 .198 12 0.52 53.0 2.3
December 1 4 10 2.50 3 25 6.25 .280 1 0.25 11.5 2.9
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 25 83 226 2.72 2 17 19 0.23
Conference 16 55 141 2.56 2 11 13 0.24
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 30 66 2.20 0 8 8 0.27
Away 10 36 102 2.83 2 7 9 0.25
Neutral 6 17 58 3.41 0 2 2 0.12
Result
Wins 19 64 170 2.66 0 15 15 0.23
Losses 6 19 56 2.95 2 2 4 0.21
Month
September 9 27 64 2.37 0 1 1 0.04
October 8 29 64 2.21 2 7 9 0.31
November 7 23 90 3.91 0 8 8 0.35
December 1 4 8 2.00 0 1 1 0.25
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 25 83 271 14 0.17 10 393 18
Conference 16 55 196 8 0.15 8 269 13
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 30 117 8 0.27 6 161 7
Away 10 36 112 3 0.08 4 169 7
Neutral 6 17 42 3 0.18 0 63 4
Result
Wins 19 64 221 12 0.19 10 312 13
Losses 6 19 50 2 0.11 0 81 5
Month
September 9 27 48 2 0.07 2 117 8
October 8 29 108 4 0.14 3 130 2
November 7 23 102 7 0.30 5 128 7
December 1 4 13 1 0.25 0 18 1
News mentions
Volleyball’s season ends with NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal loss
Volleyball’s season ends with NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal loss

After a first-set victory for C-N, Flagler’s offense powered through Carson-Newman’s tough serving to wrap up the Eagles’ first trip to the NCAA Tournament in three years.

C-N falls in SAC semis to #15 Wingate
C-N falls in SAC semis to #15 Wingate

Eagles push the Bulldogs in each of the first two sets but fall in three in the second round of the conference tournament.

Cat Collins and Eagles Volleyball earn first trip to Rock Hill since 2022 with SAC Quarterfinal victory
Cat Collins and Eagles Volleyball earn first trip to Rock Hill since 2022 with SAC Quarterfinal victory

The Eagles used every weapon to collect their first SAC tournament victory in three years and travel to the tournament site on Friday against #15 Wingate.

Best regular season since 2022 sends volleyball on five game winning streak into the postseason.
Best regular season since 2022 sends volleyball on five game winning streak into the postseason.

The Eagles grabbed the victory against the Newberry Wolves in four sets and will host UVA Wise in the SAC quarterfinals following a 14-4 conference record.

Senior Day bout set against Newberry to iron out wrinkles in the SAC standings
Senior Day bout set against Newberry to iron out wrinkles in the SAC standings

The final regular season home match for the Eagles carries significant weight for the SAC standings.

All-around effort and spread attack launch Eagles to four-game win streak
All-around effort and spread attack launch Eagles to four-game win streak

Five Eagles collected at least five kills while defense held firm to collect the season sweep of UVA Wise.

Defense shows out for volleyball in four-set win over Mars Hill
Defense shows out for volleyball in four-set win over Mars Hill

The C-N defense held the lines, limiting the Mars Hill attack to 45 kills and a .105 hitting percentage

Big block and sharp shooting sails volleyball past LMU
Big block and sharp shooting sails volleyball past LMU

Cat Collins’ squad picked up their first 20-win season under her guidance, while Dziczkowski and Hurst set new single-match highs in hitting percentage.

Rebound sweep of Catawba hands volleyball tenth SAC win of the year
Rebound sweep of Catawba hands volleyball tenth SAC win of the year

Good serving and resilient defense let Carson-Newman slip by Catawba for the season sweep and get them back in the win column.

No. 19 Wingate uses strong defense and stellar service to sweep Carson-Newman
No. 19 Wingate uses strong defense and stellar service to sweep Carson-Newman

The Eagles struggled to the tune of a season-low hitting percentage and fell inside Cuddy Arena for the ninth straight time.

Sweep of Wasps gives volleyball sixth win in a row
Sweep of Wasps gives volleyball sixth win in a row

Carson-Newman volleyball combined to hit above .300 and grab their 9th win in conference action.

Rowdy crowd propels Carson-Newman volleyball to five-set win over Catawba
Rowdy crowd propels Carson-Newman volleyball to five-set win over Catawba

Down two sets to one, Eagles volleyball leaned into their identity to pull out their third fifth-set win of the season.

Seventh SAC win for Eagles volleyball comes in sweep over Mars Hill on Dig Pink night
Seventh SAC win for Eagles volleyball comes in sweep over Mars Hill on Dig Pink night

Emerson Ahsmuhs and Maddie Hurst dominated the front lines, combining for 31 kills to seal the victory.

Heart-racing five-set win in Hartsville led by career night for Hurst and Cherry
Heart-racing five-set win in Hartsville led by career night for Hurst and Cherry

Volleyball delivered a classic five-set win, taking Coker to extra points in the fifth set while Maddie Hurst and Blair Cherry set all-time records in kills and assists.

Volleyball smashes single-game hitting percentage record in sweep of Tusculum
Volleyball smashes single-game hitting percentage record in sweep of Tusculum

With just four errors on the game, the Eagles hit nearly .200 above the last record while Hurst hits top ten single game hitting percentage mark

Carson-Newman comes out on the winning side of tight sets to beat LMU in four
Carson-Newman comes out on the winning side of tight sets to beat LMU in four

Volleyball pulls out tight three-point victories in sets one and two en route to a four-set victory.

Eagles seek to upend the Railsplitters in their home gymnasium for the first time since 2023.
Eagles seek to upend the Railsplitters in their home gymnasium for the first time since 2023.

Carson-Newman is coming off their third loss of the season to Anderson. All three losses for the Eagles have been against SAC opponents, and will look to tip their SAC record scales above .500 with a midweek matchup against Lincoln-Memorial. 

Anderson stifles Eagles rally to take SAC match in three sets
Anderson stifles Eagles rally to take SAC match in three sets

Carson-Newman had built a lead in sets two and three, but Anderson tightened up to close the door and drop the Eagles to 3-3 in the conference.

In a bounce-back win, volleyball dismantles Tusculum
In a bounce-back win, volleyball dismantles Tusculum

Carson-Newman volleyball dominated the Pioneers to pick up their second SAC win of the season.

Volleyball defies odds in reverse sweep of Lee to stay undefeated
Volleyball defies odds in reverse sweep of Lee to stay undefeated

In the final non-conference match of the regular season, the Eagles rally from two crushing set one and two losses to topple the Lady Flames in their first reverse sweep since 2023.

Volleyball remains one of the few programs undefeated in the country with four game sweep at the USC Aiken Tournament
Volleyball remains one of the few programs undefeated in the country with four game sweep at the USC Aiken Tournament

Carson-Newman volleyball moves to an astounding 9-0 on the season after two wins over Mount Olive and North Greenville at the USC Aiken tournament. Their 9-0 start to the season is the best of any Carson-Newman team since 2007.

Emerson Ahsmuhs’ historic performance propels Eagles to two regional wins at the USC Aiken tournament
Emerson Ahsmuhs’ historic performance propels Eagles to two regional wins at the USC Aiken tournament

39 kills across two games from Emerson Ahsmuhs led the Eagles past both Francis Marion and USC Aiken. Carson-Newman’s 2-0 start at the Aiken tournament keeps them undefeated on the year.

Carson-Newman Volleyball Position Previews: Outside and Right Side Hitters
Carson-Newman Volleyball Position Previews: Outside and Right Side Hitters

As the count down to the return of Carson-Newman volleyball ensues, it’s only fitting to get an inside look at the 2025-2026 Eagles volleyball roster. This marks the second part in a series of position previews for Carson-Newman volleyball. This edition will feature the outside hitters.