2022 Women's Volleyball Roster
Rousseau, Alexa
Jersey Number 5
Alexa Rousseau
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bloomfield Hills HS
- Hometown:
- Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
- Major:
- Management
Bio
Awards:
2024: Finished her career ranked fifth in program history in career assists... appeared in all 106 sets across 28 matches… finished season with a team-high 609 assists… tied for second on team in kills with 200… ranked second on team in service aces with 28… recorded 14 double-doubles… the only player in the Big Ten and one of 19 players in the nation with multiple triple-doubles… had 10+ assists in 26 matches… collected a team-leading 81 assists to go along with 14 kills over two matches in the ‘Cats’ opening weekend against UNLV and Pacific (8/30-31)... made it three straight double-doubles with two in back-to-back matches against Long Beach State (9/5-7)... came one kill shy of her first triple-double of the season against Notre Dame, logging 15 digs and 17 assists to go along with her team-high nine kills (9/12)... racked up a career-high 12 kills in the rematch at NIU, combining with 21 assists for her fifth double-double of the season (9/20)... recorded the third triple-double of her career in the Big Ten opener at Maryland, leading the offense with 17 kills alongside 25 assists and 15 digs in the victory over the Terrapins (9/26)... added another double-double against Purdue with 11 kills and 17 assists (10/4)... recorded the 100th double-digit assist game of her career and came one dig away from a double-double on the road at Illinois (10/6)... fell one kill shy of her second triple-double of the season in three sets against Ohio State, logging ten assists and 17 digs (10/10)... put up big numbers in three categories again at No. 9 Wisconsin, contributing a team-high ten kills along with 19 assists and eight digs (10/13)... with 23 assists in the win over Iowa, moved into fifth all-time in career assists at Northwestern (10/16)... recorded her 500th career kill against Iowa, alongside 20 assists (10/20)... fell shy of another triple-double with nine kills, 17 assists and 13 digs in the rematch with Illinois (11/1)... logged her 12th 20+ assist match of the year in four sets against No. 3 Penn State (11/8)... reached double-digit kills for the fifth time in 2024 and posted her 11th double-double of the season with 11 kills and 20 assists in the road win over Iowa (11/10)... tied her season high with three aces against No. 21 USC (11/21)... collected her 12th double-double of the season with 30 assists and a season-high 18 digs against Rutgers (11/23)... became the only Big Ten player to log two triple-doubles during the 2024 regular season with 15 kills, 16 assists and 10 digs at Michigan State (11/27)... recorded a season-high 19 digs at Michigan (11/29).
2023: Started in all 30 matches ... Averaged 9.39 assists per set (1,061 assists), a mark that sixth in the Big Ten ... Ascended to sixth all-time in Wildcat annals with 3,315 career assists ... Had 20+ helpers in 22 matches ... Cracked the 40-assist mark on 10 occasions ... Finished year with 11 double-doubles ... Put up a double-double in season-opening clash with Hawai'i (Aug. 25), finishing with 34 assists and 15 digs against the Rainbow Wahine ... Finished with 36 assists and seven kills in 3-1 upset of No. 13 San Diego (Aug. 27) ... Was credited with 46 assists in clash with Milwaukee (Sept. 4) ... Averaged 10.67 assists per set across weekend in which the 'Cats picked up three-set sweeps over Northern Colorado (Sept. 8), Northeastern (Sept. 9), and Fairfield (Sept. 10) ... Piled up 50 assists and 11 digs in matchup with local rival UIC (Sept. 13) ... Added 45 assists and 14 digs in home tilt against Michigan State (Sept. 29) ... Helped lead Northwestern to a thrilling five-set win on the road at No. 17 Purdue (Oct. 1), tallying 46 assists and 16 digs ... Totaled 25 assists and 15 digs at Michigan (Oct. 6) ... Spurred on the 'Cats to another exciting road victory, posting 50 assists and 14 digs in five-set win at Michigan State (Oct. 7) ... Finished with 42 assists and 13 digs in home win against Maryland (Oct. 13) ... Racked up a career-best 22 digs, in addition to 45 assists and three blocks, in five-set matchup at No. 24 Minnesota (Oct. 15) ... Closed night with 37 assists and 13 digs in five-set triumph over Michigan (Oct. 21) ... Erupted for a season-high 53 assists, two off her career high, in five-set win against Indiana (Oct. 29) ... Had 47 assists in return meeting with Minnesota (Nov. 5) ... Posted final double-double of the year on the road at No. 1 Nebraska, adding 37 assists and 11 digs ... Surpassed the 50-assist mark again at Rutgers (Nov. 17), finishing with 51 assists in a four-set win over the Scarlet Knights.
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.
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 Becker, Tatyana Hardwick, and Abryanna Cannon… Anticipated major is undecided.
- 2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023, 2024)
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
2024: Finished her career ranked fifth in program history in career assists... appeared in all 106 sets across 28 matches… finished season with a team-high 609 assists… tied for second on team in kills with 200… ranked second on team in service aces with 28… recorded 14 double-doubles… the only player in the Big Ten and one of 19 players in the nation with multiple triple-doubles… had 10+ assists in 26 matches… collected a team-leading 81 assists to go along with 14 kills over two matches in the ‘Cats’ opening weekend against UNLV and Pacific (8/30-31)... made it three straight double-doubles with two in back-to-back matches against Long Beach State (9/5-7)... came one kill shy of her first triple-double of the season against Notre Dame, logging 15 digs and 17 assists to go along with her team-high nine kills (9/12)... racked up a career-high 12 kills in the rematch at NIU, combining with 21 assists for her fifth double-double of the season (9/20)... recorded the third triple-double of her career in the Big Ten opener at Maryland, leading the offense with 17 kills alongside 25 assists and 15 digs in the victory over the Terrapins (9/26)... added another double-double against Purdue with 11 kills and 17 assists (10/4)... recorded the 100th double-digit assist game of her career and came one dig away from a double-double on the road at Illinois (10/6)... fell one kill shy of her second triple-double of the season in three sets against Ohio State, logging ten assists and 17 digs (10/10)... put up big numbers in three categories again at No. 9 Wisconsin, contributing a team-high ten kills along with 19 assists and eight digs (10/13)... with 23 assists in the win over Iowa, moved into fifth all-time in career assists at Northwestern (10/16)... recorded her 500th career kill against Iowa, alongside 20 assists (10/20)... fell shy of another triple-double with nine kills, 17 assists and 13 digs in the rematch with Illinois (11/1)... logged her 12th 20+ assist match of the year in four sets against No. 3 Penn State (11/8)... reached double-digit kills for the fifth time in 2024 and posted her 11th double-double of the season with 11 kills and 20 assists in the road win over Iowa (11/10)... tied her season high with three aces against No. 21 USC (11/21)... collected her 12th double-double of the season with 30 assists and a season-high 18 digs against Rutgers (11/23)... became the only Big Ten player to log two triple-doubles during the 2024 regular season with 15 kills, 16 assists and 10 digs at Michigan State (11/27)... recorded a season-high 19 digs at Michigan (11/29).
2023: Started in all 30 matches ... Averaged 9.39 assists per set (1,061 assists), a mark that sixth in the Big Ten ... Ascended to sixth all-time in Wildcat annals with 3,315 career assists ... Had 20+ helpers in 22 matches ... Cracked the 40-assist mark on 10 occasions ... Finished year with 11 double-doubles ... Put up a double-double in season-opening clash with Hawai'i (Aug. 25), finishing with 34 assists and 15 digs against the Rainbow Wahine ... Finished with 36 assists and seven kills in 3-1 upset of No. 13 San Diego (Aug. 27) ... Was credited with 46 assists in clash with Milwaukee (Sept. 4) ... Averaged 10.67 assists per set across weekend in which the 'Cats picked up three-set sweeps over Northern Colorado (Sept. 8), Northeastern (Sept. 9), and Fairfield (Sept. 10) ... Piled up 50 assists and 11 digs in matchup with local rival UIC (Sept. 13) ... Added 45 assists and 14 digs in home tilt against Michigan State (Sept. 29) ... Helped lead Northwestern to a thrilling five-set win on the road at No. 17 Purdue (Oct. 1), tallying 46 assists and 16 digs ... Totaled 25 assists and 15 digs at Michigan (Oct. 6) ... Spurred on the 'Cats to another exciting road victory, posting 50 assists and 14 digs in five-set win at Michigan State (Oct. 7) ... Finished with 42 assists and 13 digs in home win against Maryland (Oct. 13) ... Racked up a career-best 22 digs, in addition to 45 assists and three blocks, in five-set matchup at No. 24 Minnesota (Oct. 15) ... Closed night with 37 assists and 13 digs in five-set triumph over Michigan (Oct. 21) ... Erupted for a season-high 53 assists, two off her career high, in five-set win against Indiana (Oct. 29) ... Had 47 assists in return meeting with Minnesota (Nov. 5) ... Posted final double-double of the year on the road at No. 1 Nebraska, adding 37 assists and 11 digs ... Surpassed the 50-assist mark again at Rutgers (Nov. 17), finishing with 51 assists in a four-set win over the Scarlet Knights.
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.
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 Becker, Tatyana Hardwick, and Abryanna Cannon… Anticipated major is undecided.
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