2023 Women's Volleyball Roster

Alexa Rousseau
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Alexa Rousseau
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Alexa Rousseau
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Alexa Rousseau
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Alexa Rousseau
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Alexa Rousseau
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Northwestern v DePaul game 1 womenâ??s volleyball at the Flames Athletic Center on 09/16/2022 in Chicago. Northwestern Athletics Photo by John Konstantaras | http://JohnKonPhoto.com
Photo by: John Konstantaras
Northwestern v DePaul game 3 womenâ??s volleyball  at the Flames Athletic Center on 09/16/2022 in Chicago. Northwestern Athletics Photo by John Konstantaras | http://JohnKonPhoto.com
Photo by: John Konstantaras
Northwestern vs UIC women's volleyball during the first round of the Chicago Cup at Welsh Ryan Arena on 09/17/2021 in Evanston, Ill. Northwestern Athletics Photo by John Konstantaras | http://JohnKonPhoto.com
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Alexa Rousseau at Maryland
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Alexa Rousseau
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Alexa Rousseau

  • Position:
    S
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Bloomfield Hills HS
  • Hometown:
    Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
2022: Led the team with 813 assists in 23 matches ... Led the team with 0.30 service aces per set (24 total) ... Had 40+ assists in nine matches ... Tallied a season-high 52 assists against Minnesota (9/28).

2021: Began the season with her first career triple-double, and the first by a Big Ten player this season, with 10 kills, 15 digs and 43 assists against Northern Colorado (8/27)...Her four aces were a team high against New Mexico State (9/3)...Posted 51 assists against Arizona (9/4)...Registered a whopping 126 assists across the three games of the Chicago Cup (9/17-8)... Grabbed 32 assists against Nebraska (9/22) ... Recorded three straight double-doubles in the first week of October ... Notched  27 assists 10 digs and five kills against Rutgers (10/01) ... Assisted the Wildcats 44 times in addition to six kills and 16 digs in five sets vs Minnesota (10/02)... Recorded a career-high 18 digs and and matched a previous career-high four service aces to go along with 44 assists and seven kills vs Maryland (10/08)... Contributed 45 assists in four sets against Penn State (10/09)... Added six kills and 34 assists in victory ove Iowa (10/23)... Grabbed 40 assists and 12 digs against Indiana (11/7).

2020: Appeared and had a block in her first match against Rutgers (1/22) ... Had two attempts and two assists in a win over Rutgers as well (12/24) ... Had a season-high eight assists, three attempts, and a dig at Purdue (2/20) ... Had a strong offensive performance vs. the Hawkeyes with six kills, 55 assists, and an ace (2/26) ... Broke nearly all of her season-high records in a win over Iowa notching eight kills, a .500 hitting percentage, three aces (one of which was the match winning point), four blocks, and seven digs. She also had 39 assists (2/27) ... Assisted the Wildcats 22 times and also had five kills vs. Minnesota (3/26) ... Had 42 assists, a block, seven digs, and three kills vs. Minnesota (3/27) ... Logged 44 assists, a career-high 11 digs, 16 attempts, and 8 kills at Maryland (4/2) ... Helped lead the Wildcats to victory in their final match of the season at Maryland with 45 assists, two aces, and three blocks (4/3) ... Ended the season with a team-high total of 260 assists, followed by 32 kills, 36 digs, and seven aces. 

2023 Season Highs:
Kills....................................................................... 8, vs. Indiana (10/29/23)
Attempts................................................................18, vs. Hawai’i (8/25/23)
Hitting Percentage...................................... .667, vs. Northeastern (9/9/23)
Service Aces...........................................................4, vs. Fairfield (9/10/23)
Assists .................................................................53, vs. Indiana (10/29/23)
Total Blocks.............................................5 (2x), last vs. Michigan (10/6/23)
Digs.................................................................22, vs. Minnesota (10/15/23)

2022 Season Highs:
Kills……………...............…....................…... 11, vs. DePaul (9/16/22)
Attempts……..……...................................... 20, vs. Ohio St. (10/9/22)
Hitting Percentage…..….............. .700, vs. Western Carolina (9/2/22)
Service Aces……….................…......…….. 4, vs. Minnesota (9/28/22)
Assists.…………...............................….... 52, vs. Minnesota (9/28/22)
Total Blocks.….............................  3 (5x), last vs. Minnesota (9/28/22)
Digs ………....…....................……..… 13 (2x), vs. Minnesota (9/28/22)

Career Highs:
Kills.............................................................................. 11, vs. DePaul (9/16/22)
Attempts................................................................. 20, vs. Ohio State (10/9/22)
Hitting Percentage.................................................... .778, vs. DePaul (9/18/21)
Service Aces.................................................... 4 (4x), last vs. Fairfield (9/10/23)
Assists ..............................................................................55, vs. Iowa (2/26/21)
Total Blocks.....................................................5 (3x), last vs. Michigan (10/6/23)
Digs.........................................................................22, vs. Minnesota (10/15/23)


High School: 2019 Michigan Miss Volleyball Finalist… #35 PrepVolleyball Senior Ace… 2019 Third Team Under Armour All American ... 2018 Max Preps Junior Player of the Year Finalist...  2016 MaxPreps Underclassmen All-American … Competed with USA Volleyball's High Performance Program…... 2x varsity captain… All-State Team… 2019 USAV All-American… PrepVolleyball Frosh 59…2019-20 MaxPreps/AVCA - Player Of The Week … Plays for Legacy Volleyball …
 
Personal: Parents are Steven and Mary Ellen… National Honor Society Member… Member of the Global Leaders Inclusion group…. Father, Steven, played basketball for Ferris State University… Chose Northwestern over Stanford, UCLA, Michigan, Florida and USC… Played at the same club as current Wildcats Desiree BeckerTatyana Hardwick, and Abryanna Cannon… Anticipated major is undecided.