18 Rachel Xu
Rachel Xu
  • Height:
    6'0"
  • Year:
    2025
  • Hometown:
    Beijing, China
  • High School:
    Beijing 101
  • Position:
    RS
  • Major:
    Undeclared
  • Pronunciation:
    RAY-chul SOO
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    0.92
  • h %
    .203
  • a/s
    0.08
  • b/s
    0.44
  • sa/s
    0.02
  • d/s
    0.21

Bio

Collegiate Career Honors:
  • 2023 CSC Academic All-District
  • 2x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2022, 2023)
2023:
  • Competed in all 25 matches as a junior
  • Recorded 88 kills with a team-leading 42 total blocks
  • Registered nine kills and three blocks against Maine Maritime on Sept. 16
  • Had six blocks in a win over Plymouth State on Oct. 26
2022:
  • Appeared in 20 games as a sophomore for the Blue
  • Recorded 122 kills, 25 service aces, 96 digs, and 26 total blocks
  • Had a career high 17 kills in a 3-2 win over Roger Williams on Oct. 15
  • Recorded double-digit kills on four occasions
2021:
  • Saw action in 12 matches in her first year at Wellesley
  • Posted 32 kills and 39 digs
  • Had three kills in her collegiate debut in a 3-0 win over Albertus Magnus
  • Recorded double-digit kills twice
Before Wellesley:
  • Attended Beijing 101 High School, graduated in 2021
  • Six-year volleyball varsity player
  • Named captain of the volleyball team from 2016-2019
  • Guided team in the Beijing Middle School Volleyball Champions Cup to championship in 2017 and 2018
  • Guided team in the Beijing Youth Volleyball Tournament to championship in 2017
  • Guided team in the Beijing Middle School Volleyball Champions Cup to 1st Prize from 2017 to 2019
  • Helped guide team in the 15th Beijing Sports Competition in Female 2nd Group to championship in 2018
  • Helped guide team in the Inter-provincial High School Volleyball Invitational Tournament to second prize in 2019
  • Played in the National Middle School Sand Volleyball Tournament in 2019
  • Didn’t compete in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
Personal:
  • Daughter of Lihua Guo and Shenglin Xu
  • Born in Beijing, China
Why Wellesley?
  • Chose to attend Wellesley because of the incredible academics, competitive volleyball program, and supporting environment

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 21 at Keene St. W, 3-0
Oct 24 at Emerson L, 3-2
Oct 26 Plymouth St. W, 3-2
Oct 31 at WPI L, 3-2
Nov 2 Brandeis W, 3-2
Nov 4 Mount Holyoke W, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 25 11
Sets 96 45
Kills 88 36
Kills per set 0.92 0.80
Errors 38 18
Total Attacks 246 108
Hitting Percentage .203 .167
Assists 8 3
Assists per set 0.08 0.07
Service Aces 2 1
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.02 0.02
Receptions 5 0
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 20 9
Digs per set 0.21 0.20
Block Solo 3 1
Block Assist 39 13
Block Total 42 14
Blocks per set 0.44 0.31
Block Errors 8 3
Ball Handling Errors 2 1
Points 112.5 44.5
Points per set 1.2 1.0
Matches started 17 9
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 - 3 2 3 10 -.100 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 2.5
Sep 2 vs. Regis (Mass.) L, 3-0 - 2 1 1 8 .000 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2.5
Sep 2 vs. Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 - 3 4 5 12 -.083 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 6 Fisher W, 3-0 - 2 3 2 8 .125 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 9 U. of New England W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 9 .444 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 14 at New England Col. W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 14 .214 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Sep 16 at Gordon W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 8 .625 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 7.0
Sep 16 vs. Maine Maritime W, 3-2 - 5 9 3 15 .400 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 10.5
Sep 19 Salve Regina W, 3-2 - 5 8 1 14 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 23 Wheaton W, 3-0 - 3 2 3 10 -.100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 26 at Babson L, 3-2 1 5 5 2 16 .188 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 29 Smith L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 8 .125 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Sep 30 at Eastern Nazarene L, 3-2 1 5 4 2 7 .286 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 5.0
Oct 3 at Coast Guard L, 3-1 1 4 4 2 11 .182 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 5.0
Oct 10 MIT L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 .400 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 12 at Regis (Mass.) L, 3-2 1 5 7 0 13 .538 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 8.5
Oct 14 at Clark L, 3-1 1 4 4 4 11 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Oct 17 Springfield L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 6 .167 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 1 4.0
Oct 21 vs. Southern Me. W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.0
Oct 21 at Keene St. W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 10 .000 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2.5
Oct 24 at Emerson L, 3-2 1 5 3 2 6 .167 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Oct 26 Plymouth St. W, 3-2 1 5 5 1 11 .364 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 6 0 8.0
Oct 31 at WPI L, 3-2 1 5 1 2 10 -.100 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2.0
Nov 2 Brandeis W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 9 .222 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 3.5
Nov 4 Mount Holyoke W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 11 .273 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2021-22 12 41 32 0.78 21 107 .103 2 0.05 4 0.10 20 2 39 0.95 1 6 7 0.17 40.0 1.0
2022-23 20 73 122 1.67 68 365 .148 8 0.11 25 0.34 165 17 96 1.32 2 25 27 0.37 161.5 2.2
2023-24 25 96 88 0.92 38 246 .203 8 0.08 2 0.02 5 1 20 0.21 3 39 42 0.44 112.5 1.2
Total 57 210 242 1.15 127 718 .160 18 0.09 31 0.15 190 20 155 0.74 6 70 76 0.36 314.0 1.5
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 25 96 88 0.92 38 246 .203 8 0.08 2 0.02 5 1 20 0.21 3 39 42 0.44 112.5 1.2
Conference 11 45 36 0.80 18 108 .167 3 0.07 1 0.02 0 0 9 0.20 1 13 14 0.31 44.5 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 40 35 0.88 12 101 .228 2 0.05 0 0.00 1 0 8 0.20 2 13 15 0.38 43.5 1.1
Away 10 43 39 0.91 17 106 .208 5 0.12 1 0.02 2 1 9 0.21 1 20 21 0.49 51.0 1.2
Neutral 4 13 14 1.08 9 39 .128 1 0.08 1 0.08 2 0 3 0.23 0 6 6 0.46 18.0 1.4
Result Wins 13 47 52 1.11 19 135 .244 2 0.04 0 0.00 1 0 7 0.15 1 23 24 0.51 64.5 1.4
Losses 12 49 36 0.73 19 111 .153 6 0.12 2 0.04 4 1 13 0.27 2 16 18 0.37 48.0 1.0
Month September 13 47 53 1.13 24 139 .209 5 0.11 2 0.04 3 1 10 0.21 0 14 14 0.30 62.0 1.3
October 10 41 29 0.71 13 87 .184 3 0.07 0 0.00 2 0 9 0.22 2 22 24 0.59 42.0 1.0
November 2 8 6 0.75 1 20 .250 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 1 0.13 1 3 4 0.50 8.5 1.1