Wildcats Athletics
Northview High School
Girls Varsity Volleyball
Staff Bios.
Rachel Phalen
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Girls Varsity Volleyball
Year Started at Northview: 2023
A native to Sylvania and a 2018 graduate and Norhtview Volleyball alum, Rachel Phalen is entering her first year of coaching volleyball at Sylvania Northview High School.
As an outstanding outside hitter during her playing days, Phalen played for Northview during the 2014 through 2017 seasons and played varsity all 4 years. She was apart of the 2015 team that won the NLL conference, and was also named an AAU All-American in the spring of 2016. She played travel at the Premier Academy where, unfortunately, she sustained an ACL injury going into my senior year and I did not get to play for Northview in the fall of 2017. She was able to play her last year of club volleyball, where she signed with the University of Charleston in West Virginia, a division 2 school that competes in the Mountain East Conference (MEC).
Collegiately, Phalen played at University of Charleston for 3 years where she sustained another knee injury to her meniscus early in her freshman year. She has played volleyball for 14 years and learned so much about the game especially being injured and taking a more learning/coaching role during that time.
Currently, Phalen, 23 resides in Sylvania, Ohio.
