Rachel Wacholder

Rachel Wacholder Scott (born 15 June 1975) is an American former professional beach volleyball player who won eight beach volleyball championships with three partners. Scott was named Best Defensive Player 2005 and Most Improved Player on the AVP Tour in 2005. By 2009, she had played in 168 beach volleyball events, 121 domestically and 47 internationally, and earned eight victories, 22 runner-up performances, and won over $750,000 in prize money.

Early life Scott was born Rachel Wacholder in Laguna Beach, California and attended Laguna Beach High School ('93). Playing for the high school's indoor volleyball team, she was named the Orange County volleyball player of the year during her Junior year. The following year, Wacholder was named California High School Volleyball Player of the Year for 1993.

She then attended the University of Colorado and graduated with a degree in Communications in 1996. She started four seasons on the volleyball team where she earned second team All-Big Eight honors in both 1994 and '95 and first-team All-Big 12 honors in 1996, the first season of the new league.

In 2005, she had the second-most kills and second-most digs on the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Tour.

In August 2006, Scott and Youngs split before the 2006 Manhattan Beach Open. Scott paired with Jen (Kessy) Boss defeated Youngs and new partner Nicole Branagh in their first meeting at the Coney Island Open. In 2007, she was ninth on the tour in digs (5.49 per game). The duo played in the final four events of the season, finishing third once. In 2010, she reunited with Youngs and the duo finished fifth to open the season at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida AVP event.

Honors In 2006, she was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. In 2024, Scott was inducted into the University of Colorado Boulder Athletic Hall of Fame.