Women's Volleyball Team · Northwestern · Evanston, IL
Northwestern A is the #103 ranked women's college club volleyball team for the 2025-2026 season, with an Elo rating of 1604 and a 7-2 record (78% win rate) across 9 matches. The team competes as part of Northwestern (Evanston, IL).
| Date | Event | Opponent | Score | W/L | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | Cornell U A-W | 2-0 | W | 18-25, 25-27 | |
| 2026-04-04 | U Akron A-W | 2-0 | W | 23-25, 16-25 | |
| 2026-04-04 | UC-Riverside-W | 2-0 | W | 19-25, 17-25 | |
| 2026-04-03 | SUNY-Stony Brook A-W | 0-2 | L | 25-27, 19-25 | |
| 2026-04-03 | Cleveland St U-W | 2-0 | W | 25-23, 25-17 | |
| 2026-04-02 | UC Santa Cruz-W | 2-0 | W | 25-21, 25-16 | |
| 2026-04-02 | George Wash U-W | 1-2 | L | 26-24, 22-25, 9-15 | |
| 2026-04-02 | Augustana C-W | 2-0 | W | 25-15, 25-18 | |
| 2026-01-31 | DePaul U-W | 2-0 | W | 25-19,25-17 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | W/L | Division | Opp Elo | Elo Before | Elo After | Change | K | SoS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | Cornell U A-W | 2-0 | W | D3 | 1598 | 1589 | 1604 | +15 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-04 | UC-Riverside-W | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1580 | 1566 | 1589 | +23 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-04 | U Akron A-W | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1605 | 1540 | 1566 | +26 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-03 | Cleveland St U-W | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1432 | 1525 | 1540 | +15 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-03 | SUNY-Stony Brook A-W | 0-2 | L | D1 | 1606 | 1535 | 1525 | -10 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-02 | George Wash U-W | 1-2 | L | D1 | 1599 | 1546 | 1535 | -11 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-02 | Augustana C-W | 2-0 | W | D2 | 1240 | 1543 | 1546 | +3 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-02 | UC Santa Cruz-W | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1544 | 1520 | 1543 | +23 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 2026-01-31 | DePaul U-W | 2-0 | W | D1 | 1500 | 1500 | 1520 | +20 | 32 | 1.00 |
| # | Name | Position | Grad Year | Height | Commitment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rachana Aluri | Outside | 5' 6 | ||
| 6 | Ava Bartkus | Outside | 5' 7 | ||
| 11 | Gray Borgula | Setter | 5' 8 | ||
| 8 | Gabriela Butler | Outside | 5' 10 | ||
| 3 | Caroline Butter | Setter | 5' 8 | ||
| 16 | Helena Cesarz | Middle | 6' 0 | ||
| 10 | Melissa Dai | Outside | 5' 9 | ||
| 1 | Taylor Hoang | Libero | 5' 6 | ||
| 15 | Maya Jones | Opposite | 5' 9 | ||
| 5 | Lily O’Shaughnessy | Middle | 5' 11 | ||
| 12 | Kate Perez | Libero | 5' 6 | ||
| 4 | April Shi | Middle | 5' 10 | ||
| 7 | Olivia Wright | Outside | 5' 6 | ||
| 2 | Angela Xu | Setter | 5' 6 | ||
| 13 | Caroline Zheng | Libero | 5' 3 |
Northwestern A is the #103 ranked women's college club volleyball team in the country for the 2025-2026 season, with an Elo rating of 1604 based on 9 matches. Rankings update daily after match results.
7 wins, 2 losses (78% win rate) across 9 matches in the 2025-2026 season. Every match played against any opponent in the country counts toward this record.
Northwestern A is part of Northwestern, based in Evanston, IL. View the full Northwestern club page to see every team in the program and the club's overall ranking.
Northwestern A carries a roster of 15 players including Rachana Aluri, Ava Bartkus, Gray Borgula. The full roster below lists each player's position, class year, height, and college commitment when available.
VolleyLens uses an Elo rating system tuned for volleyball: every team starts at 1500, ratings update after every match using K-factor 32 with margin-of-victory adjustment, and a strength-of-schedule multiplier accounts for opponent difficulty. Read the full methodology at /insights/volleylens-volleyball-ranking-methodology.