Villanova University

Rachel Bachtel Position: Assistant Coach Experience: First Season Alma Mater: Vanderbilt '11

Rachel Bachtel joins the Villanova coaching staff in 2011 for her first season with the team. She will assist in all areas of the program and specifically will work with the team's goalkeepers. Bachtel is a former standout goalkeeper at Vanderbilt who was a four-year starter for the Commodores while in college.

In addition to her collegiate playing career Bachtel also worked at the Vanderbilt Soccer Camp during the past two summers. As a camp instructor she coached and led youth campers in learning technical and tactical soccer skills. The camp covered points ranging from increasing campers understanding of the game to advancing their playing abilities in all areas of the game.

Bachtel started every team game in goal during her four-year career for the Commodores and ranks among the top goalkeepers in the history of the program. She is the Vanderbilt all-time leader with 320 career saves and also ranks third with 23 career shutouts and seventh with a 1.36 goals-against average. As a senior during the 2010 season she matched a career high with seven shutouts and also made 86 saves, tied for eighth most in a single-season in school history. During her first three seasons on the team Bachtel posted a season goals-against average that ranked in the top 10 for a single season all three years.

Outside of soccer Bachtel has a background in leadership and organizational effectiveness as part of a double major she completed at Vanderbilt. She majored in Human and Organizational Development as well as Studio Art and her artwork was featured numerous times in campus buildings, galleries and art shows. Academically, Bachtel was a Dean's List student who was also named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll three straight years.

Bachtel also brings to a community-oriented Villanova program a great deal of experience in service activities completed with the Commodores soccer team. Her community service involvement includes work with Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life and volunteer experience at a children's hospital.