Rachel Jones

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Forward/Midfielder
Height:
5-2
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lawrenceville, Ga.
High School:
Collins Hill

Senior Year (2021): Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-America • ACC Academic Honor Roll • All-ACC Academic Team • Academic All-District Honoree • played in all 18 games and made 11 starts • Finished the season with two goals, five assists and nine points • Tallied 882 minutes of match time • Ranked third on the team in assists • Scored goals at Northwestern and Florida • Tallied three points against the Gators with a goal an assist • Assisted Avery Patterson on her game-winning goal at Ohio State in the 16th minute • Recorded assists in additional games against Washington, Virginia Tech and Miami • Played a season-high 79 minutes in the double overtime tie against Virginia Tech • Saw 45 or more minutes of action in nine additional matches, including five matches with 59 or more minutes played • Registered 39 shots during the season with three or more shots in six matches • Recorded a season-best six shots against Virginia Tech, including four on goal • Put five shots on net against Duke.

Junior Year (2020-21): Third Team All-America • First Team All-ACC Selection • ACC Academic Honor Roll • All-ACC Academic Team • Academic All-District Honoree • UNC Top 10 Scholar-Athlete • Started all 20 games of the season • scored six goals on 50 shots • earned her first brace of her career against Wake Forest in the season-opener on Sept. 17 • scored against Clemson and Louisville, as well as in the ACC Championship against Florida State • recorded four assists, ranking ninth in the ACC and 23rd nationally to end the fall season • assisted on a goal in the season-opener against Wake Forest • recorded assists against Syracuse, Boston College, and Virginia • finished the season 3-3 on penalty kick attempts • awarded Top Drawer Player of the Week on September 22 • scored only goal of the spring season against Columbus State • recorded an assist against Tennessee and on the Tar Heels’ lone goal of the NCAA College Cup against Santa Clara • took six shots against Denver, her season-high.

Sophomore Year (2019): Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Accelerate Program • member of Student-Athlete Advisory Council • started virtually the entire season, earlier in the campaign at forward and in more recent weeks in the midfield • played in all 27 games, starting 25 and has four goals and one assist while playing 1363 minutes • started first two games of the season at left wing • played 49 minutes against Indiana, recording two shots on goal • also played 37 minutes against Duke • started and played 52 minutes in win over Washington and came off bench against Portland, playing 38 minutes versus the Pilots • she scored on a header less than a minute after entering the game against Portland • that goal at 27:57 was the game-winner in 4-0 UNC victory • started at left wing against LSU, playing 64 minutes and assisting on Brianna Pinto’s game-winning goal at 70:20 • after injury to Taylor Otto against the Tigers she started in her place in the midfield against UNLV, playing 37 minutes • started in the midfield in each of the first three ACC games of the season and 15 of the past 16 games overall • notched her second goal of the season at Boston College, tallying at the 79:05 mark in a 3-0 victory • scored the opening goal of the game in UNC’s 3-2 victory at Miami on October 31 • her goal at 74:52 against NC State in the ACC Tournament semifinals provided separation in eventual 3-0 Tar Heel victory • member of Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

Freshman Year (2018): Came off the bench in first eight games before starting at forward in the first nine ACC regular-season games • missed two games due to an injury but returned to lineup as a reserve in time for the ACC Tournament semifinals • played the left wing on the forward line but was also equally capable on right wing • named to Freshman All-ACC team • earned All-ACC Academic Women’s Soccer Team honors • also qualified for the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll • ranked as the #48 freshman player in the country by Top Drawer Soccer on its Top 100 list • tied for fourth on UNC team with five assists • recorded assists in three successive games in ACC Tournament semifinals and finals and NCAA first round • assisted on Rachael Dorwart’s game-winning goal against Clemson in ACC Tournament semifinals and on game-tying goal by Ru Mucherera in ACC Tournament championship game • scored her first goal of season in 29th minute to lift Tar Heels to 1-0 win at #2 Florida State • named ACC Offensive Player of the Week on September 18, 2018 • tapped for Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week after victory over FSU • she also scored the game-winning goal against Clemson on September 23, converting an unassisted tally in the 25th minute after stealing the ball from a Tiger defender • assisted on goal by Alessia Russo just 22 seconds into the match at Notre Dame • assisted on Dorian Bailey’s insurance goal versus Virginia Tech in the regular season game • she earned a foul which set up the game-winning goal by Brianna Pinto on a free kick against Ohio State • played 1010 minutes in 25 games • played a season high 71 minutes in win at Florida State • started 10 games • tapped for Dean’s List in both semesters of 2018-19 school year.

High School: Attended Collins Hill High School in Suwannee, Ga. • was a talented soccer player there all through high school • 2017 Georgia Gatorade player of the year • 2017 Atlanta Journal Constitution player of the year • 2017 USAA All-America for high school soccer • named to All-County Team from 2015-17 • 2017 NSCAA high school state player of the year • 2017 Top Drawer Soccer national player of the year honoree • broke the Collins Hill single season scoring record with 41 goals in her junior year • graduated in top three percent of her high school class • in her junior year she scored 41 goals and had 11 assists, pushing her career goal total to 62 goals • played for Region 6A champions and Georgia 6A quarterfinalists that year • named Gwinett Daily Post Player of the Year • selected a first-team All-Region 6A forward • selected for Gwinnett All-County goal club • tapped for Gwinnett Daily Post super six award • as a sophomore she had nine goals and five assists and played for Region 7A co-championship squad • played for GHSA 7A semifinalist team that year • selected as a first-team All-Region 7A forward and to Gwinnett All-County goal club • was Gwinnett Daily Post first-team All-County selection • scored 12 goals and had four assists in freshman campaign • played for GHSA 6A quarterfinalists • selected for Gwinnett All-County goal club • also tapped for Gwinnett Daily Post All-County third team.

National Team/Club: Member of U18 women’s national team • has been on U.S. youth national teams for four years • member of U18 player pool her junior year in high school and U17 player pool as freshman and sophomore.

Personal: Full name is Rachel Hannah-Danielle Jones • stands 5-2 tall • is the daughter of Elizabeth and Stephen Jones • was born in January 2000 in Lawrenceville, Ga. • public policy major • has two siblings – Zach, age 22, and Alexa, age 28 • her sister played soccer at Furman • her brother played for U17 Jamaican National Team in 2013 • her family is from Jamaica and many relatives still live there.