Honors and Awards
- Third Team NSCAA All-Central Region (2003)
- Second Team All-NCC (2003)
- Second Team CoSida Academic All-District (2003)
- Academic All-NCC (2003)
- Second Team All-NCC (2002)
2003 Junior Season
Played in 19 games with 18 starts as a junior defender as injuries kept her out of four mid-season games...named to the NSCAA all-Central Region third team and the NCC all-conference second team...helped lead the Mavs to 13 shutouts and just a 0.77 goals per game average...her and the rest of the defense kept opponents to just 8.96 shots per game and 4.96 on goal per game...honered as a member of the NCC all-academic team.
2002 Sophomore Season
Played in 22 games, starting in 19 as a sophomore defender...missed the NCAA championship game, 12-8-02 against Christian Brothers, due to an injury suffered in the semifinals...named a second team all-NCC member...selected as North Central Conference defensive player of the week for the week of 10-9-02 through 10-15-02...helped lead the defense to a 0.043 goals against average...combined with her teammates to allow just 3.96 shots on goal per game...tallied three assists for three points...assisted in the game-winner against St. Cloud State on 10-25-02
2001 Freshman Season
Played in 18 games, starting 15 as a freshman defender...recorded her lone assist against Northwest Missouri State on 10-27-01...was a key member to the UNO defense with her agressive and physical play...helped hold opponents to 1.1 goals per game and 5.4 shots-on-goal per game.
Omaha Skutt Catholic High School
A defender at Omaha Skutt Catholic High School playing for Rob Meyers and John Carlson...only Nebraska freshman to make the all-state team, an honor she has earned every year in high school...also the only freshman starter for her team that qualified for the state tournament...her teams have qualified for the state tournament every year and last season she led her squad to a 16-2 record with 14 shutouts as a sweeper....also a three-time all-conference and academic all-conference selection...also lettered in basketball and swimming.
Club Soccer
Played her club soccer with the Toro Kickers and most recently with the West Omaha Gladiator Tempesto for Salah Ben Salah...has started every year for Tempesto, a team that has won seven state championships.
Olympic Development Soccer
Competed for the Nebraska Olympic Development Program for Julio Manchuca.
Personal
Full name is Rachel Anne Tushner...parents are Mike and Connie Tushner...born in Lincoln, Neb., on October 25, 1982...major is exercise science.
