Coach D’Ambrosio: “Rachael is a midfielder who brings experience and technical ability to the team; she will challenge for playing time."
Other: Has played club with Shoreline out of Old Lyme and Southeast out of Waterford...
PERSONAL: Born Rachael E. Skinner November 4, 1992…Parents: Dawn and Steve…Sibling: Paige... Major: Business... Residence: Uncasville...
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | GP | GS | Min.- | Avg. | G | A | TP | Shots | GWG |
| 2014 | 18 | 8 | 509 | 28.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 17 | 6 | 510 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 9 | 705 | 47.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 2 | 397 | 33.1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 62 | 25 | 2121 | 34.2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
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RACHAEL... REVEALED
Favorite activity other than sports: Guitar
Best place for pizza: Oakdale
Favorite actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
Most difficult aspect of college: 3 hour classes
Something that you may never live to see: End of the world
Something that you tried once but would never do again: Coconut Water
Most important thing in your life: The family
When you were young, favorite game to pass time on a car trip: 21 Questions
Most difficult aspect of your sport: Playing in 10 degrees
Best athlete of all time: Pele
Sport requiring the most strength: Swimming
Favorite pro team: Boston B's
One thing you would like to do before you die: See the top of Everest
Your favorite moment of all time: Beating W-Conn in double OT at home
Most embarrassing moment: Not knowing what T90 means
Favorite smell: Pine needles
Biggest crisis facing the world: War
Closest brush with greatness: Living with Whitney Mantel
Your greatest thrill in sports: Scoring
Most important invention or discovery in your lifetime: Panera Bread
What would you like to get paid to do for a living? Singing
Most influential person in the world: Gandhi
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Sitting at a desk all day
Automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: Yellow Camaro
Favorite amusement park ride: Batman
Favorite amusement park game: Any game in which I win
Favorite amusement park food: Fried Dough
Scariest nightmare: Anything involving spiders
A class you’ve taken that you’ll never need to use: Philosophy
Favorite city ever visited: Boston
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Super Pipe
Greatest fear: Spiders
World’s most recognizable person: Bob Marley
Funniest comedian: Dom Mazzetti
Scariest insect: Spider
Pet Peeve: People using their phones during conversation
Red Sox or Yankees: Red Sox
Biggest waste of money: I’m a thrifty shopper
Longest you’ve ever gone without sleep: 23 hours
Best vacation of all time: Steamboat Colorado
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High School: Four year member of soccer and track programs... four-year varsity starter in soccer… helped soccer team to conference title as a junior… senior captain in both sports… received Will-to-Win Award in soccer and received the conference Sportsmanship Award… member of three-year conference champion in track… voted indoor track MVP and Best in Track…
RACHAEL...REVEALED
Favorite aspect of Eastern: Shelly the Shield
One thing I would change about Eastern: Parking
Favorite aspect of my sport: Everything but being sore
Personal goal for the season: Do work
Pre-game ritual: Jump around up up up and get down
Favorite sport other than my own: Snowboarding
My favorite moment playing sports: Beating Western in double overtime
My most disappointed moment playing sports: Any loss ever
My most overused phrase: I Can’t Even
Biggest rival: Keene/Western
Most visited website: magicseaweed/surfreports
Dream job: Songwriter/performer
If I were a superhero my superpower would be: telekinesis
Favorite professional or amateur team: Bruins
Last movie I’ve seen: Anchorman
Favorite movie quote: You gotta shake it before you bake it
Favorite athlete: Taylor Shannon
Pet peeve: People who think it’s okay to play music out of their phone speakers, it never will sound good
Words to live by: Go big or go home
If I could describe myself in one word, it would be: Cray
In 10 years, I could see myself: Laying on a beach in the Caribbean
In 10 years, I hope that I am not working for the man in a cubical
Hardest thing I’ve ever done: The 100 yard fitness test
If you won lotto, what would you do with the money? Buy Eastern
Biggest waste of money: Bottled Water
Favorite subject in school: History
Favorite smell: Rosemary
If my life could be made into a movie, the title would be: Has anyone seen my phone?
If I could go out on a date with a celebrity, the celebrity would be: Jason Seagal
If I could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: Australia
One thing or person I would bring if I was stranded on a deserted island: Bear Grills
This is impossible: Not laughing during any Will Ferrel movie
Biggest adjustment to college life: Loud noises and sirens
What I will take away from my college experience: Swagger
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: Too have more cowbell
