University of Rochester Athletics

At UR 2024: Junior setter/defensive specialist made six starts, appearing in all 33 matches and 112 total sets...Totaled 194 digs, 77 assists, 25 service aces and one kill...Per set averages of 0.69 assists and 1.73 digs per set...Earned double-digit digs five times...Dished out a season-high 24 assists and four service aces in UR's first win of the year vs. Albion on Aug. 31...Had a season-high 17 digs in a four-set win at SUNY Geneseo on Oct. 23...Selected to the UAA All-Academic squad.

At UR 2023: Elected one of team captains during sophomore season...Appeared in 25 matches and 78 sets, serving as a setter and defensive specialist...Finished the year with 224 assists, 126 digs, 25 aces and 9 kills...Averaged 2.87 assists per set, 16.2 digs per set and 0.32 aces per set...Had ten matches with double-digit assists, including a career-high 37 in the season-opener against SUNY Cortland on Sep. 1...Recorded a double-double with 17 assists and 11 digs in the UAA tournament consolation round against Carnegie Mellon on Nov. 10...Honored for academic work by being named to the UAA All-Academic Team.

At UR 2022: Appeared in 26 of UR's 27 matches as a first-year, logging 87 total sets played...Contributed mostly as a defensive specialist and in a key serving role, recording 227 digs (2.61 per set) and 36 aces (0.71 per set)...Added 62 assists and four kills on the season...Ranked fourth in the UAA in aces per set and was 11th in total aces in the conference...Had ten total double-digit dig performances, including a season-high 19 in the UAA 7th place match against Brandeis...12 assists against Keuka on Oct. 8...Five aces and 17 digs in UR's win against SUNY Geneseo on Sep. 13...Four aces against Medaille on Sep. 2, helping UR set a new single-match record with 21 aces as a team.

HS: Played volleyball for the Saxons of Langley HS...Named team co-captain as a senior...Earned ACE Award for leadership...Named 1st Team All-District, District DS Specialist of the Year, 2nd Team All-Region...Received Excellence in English 12 honors and Excellence in AP Government distinction.

Personal: Mother, Gretchen Lowe '84, attended Rochester and played volleyball during her time on the River Campus...Father, Ove Westerheim '83, also attended UR.