Her coach compares her to a unicorn. A teammate said August Raskie is "like a wizard out there."
Out of this world analogies, to be sure. But how else to describe a player of such varied talents?
A senior on the Oregon volleyball team, Raskie is explosively athletic, with enough vertical leap to dunk a basketball. Her talents as a hitter have her in the mix to play on the right side for the Ducks, who play their home opener against Portland State in Matthew Knight Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
But that's only if UO coach Matt Ulmer can afford to move her from her most natural position, setter, where Raskie was an all-tournament selection playing this summer for the U.