St. John's University Athletics
2022 Women's Volleyball Roster
Rastelli, Rachele
Postgame Press Conference St. John's Volleyball vs Bowling Green 12.13
Saturday, December 14
Postgame Press Conference St. John's Volleyball vs UCONN 12.12
Thursday, December 12
St. John's Volleyball vs Providence Highlights 11.23.24
Saturday, November 23
Volleyball vs DePaul Highlights 11.8.2024
Friday, November 08
Jersey Number 18
Rachele Rastelli
- Position:
- Right Side Hitter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Liceo Linguistico Carlo Porta
- Hometown:
- Parma, Italy
Bio
As a Graduate Student (2022): Played in 125 sets across 33 matches, made 31 starts… Unanimous All-BIG EAST Team selection for the fourth time in her career… AVCA East Coast All-Region Team for the third season in a row… Tabbed to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times… BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26)… Recorded one double-double with 22 kills and 11 digs against UCONN on Sept. 24… Recorded double-digit kills in 27 matches, including a season-high 25 kills against Appalachian State (Aug. 27)… Finished fourth in conference with 3.88 kills per set and 4.40 points per set… Led the team in points with 525 and ranked second in kills with 459…
As a Senior (Fall 2021): Appeared in 107 sets and 28 matches for the Red Storm… named AVCA All-American Honorable Mention … tabbed to AVCA East Coast All-Region Team for the second year in a row … named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Year … a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST Team for the second consecutive year … four-time BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week… tabbed to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times … named to Preseason All- BIG EAST Team … led the conference and ranked 20th in the nation with 4.95 kills per set … No. 21 in the country with 555 points and No. 14 with 5.19 points per set … recorded a team-high 475 kills and a team-high 34 service aces on the season … notched double-digit kills in 25 matches including two games with 30+ kills … tallied a career-high 35 kills at Georgetown (Oct. 29) … recorded her 1,000th kill during a match against Cornell (Sept. 3)
As a Junior (Spring 2021): Appeared in 51 sets and all 14 games for the Red Storm… three-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection… named BIG EAST offensive player of the week on March 23 … Named to All- BIG EAST Team for the second consecutive year … named to AVCA East Coast All- Region Team … named to Preseason All- BIG EAST Team … named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team … recorded a team-high 212 kills … ranked second in the conference with 4.16 kills/set... named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a Sophomore (2019): Appeared in 116 of 118 sets and started 30 matches for the Red Storm ... placed second on the team with 369 kills and 82 blocks ... collected 136 digs and 28 service aces ... named to the Jack Kaiser All-Tournament Team for the second straight year ... selected as the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after putting down 27 kills across St. John's two straight-set victories against Xavier (Nov. 8) and Butler (Nov. 10) ... a unanimous All-BIG EAST Team selection ... notched three double-doubles on the season ... named to the All-BIG EAST Tournament Team after racking up 28 kills across the Red Storm's two wins over then-No. 10 Creighton and then-No. 12 Marquette (Nov. 30) ... recorded 15 or more kills eight times ... ranked fifth in the BIG EAST with 3.97 points per set and sixth with 3.30 kills per set.
As a Freshman (2018): Played in 133 sets .. received the starting nod in 29 of her 35 appearances … racked up 359 kills, 93 blocks and 33 service aces for the Red Storm … named the Big East Freshman of the Week (Aug. 28) following a 23-kill, 14-dig double-double against Central Connecticut (Aug. 24) … recorded a double-double of 17 kills and 11 digs against Eastern Michigan (Aug. 25) … named to the Jack Kaiser Classic All-Tournament Team.
At Liceo Linguistico Carlo Porta: Rastelli, the newest member of the Red Storm from Italy is a 6-foot-4 right side hitter and was a member of Vero Volley Monza. Rastelli, a right side experienced pin hitter with a strong blocking IQ, brings a plethora of experience to Queens after playing Italian club volleyball for most of her life.
Off the Court: Born in Parma, Italy… Daughter of Cristiana Torricella and Franco Rastelli… Has three older siblings, Rebecca (23), Andrea (21), and Frederico (20)… expected to major in public relations and business communication… lists reading books, listening to music, reading aphorism, and drawing as her hobbies… lists her coaches, teammates, and her mother as the most influential people on her athletic career… chose St. John’s to improve her volleyball techniques and because of academics and New York City… took two years of classical dance in elementary school and chose to do an English camp and also a sport camp for children back in Italy… favorite book is The Knight of Dragons… favorite food is lasagna… favorite movie is “Collateral Beauty”… favorite song is “This is Me”
As a Senior (Fall 2021): Appeared in 107 sets and 28 matches for the Red Storm… named AVCA All-American Honorable Mention … tabbed to AVCA East Coast All-Region Team for the second year in a row … named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Year … a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST Team for the second consecutive year … four-time BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week… tabbed to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times … named to Preseason All- BIG EAST Team … led the conference and ranked 20th in the nation with 4.95 kills per set … No. 21 in the country with 555 points and No. 14 with 5.19 points per set … recorded a team-high 475 kills and a team-high 34 service aces on the season … notched double-digit kills in 25 matches including two games with 30+ kills … tallied a career-high 35 kills at Georgetown (Oct. 29) … recorded her 1,000th kill during a match against Cornell (Sept. 3)
As a Junior (Spring 2021): Appeared in 51 sets and all 14 games for the Red Storm… three-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection… named BIG EAST offensive player of the week on March 23 … Named to All- BIG EAST Team for the second consecutive year … named to AVCA East Coast All- Region Team … named to Preseason All- BIG EAST Team … named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team … recorded a team-high 212 kills … ranked second in the conference with 4.16 kills/set... named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a Sophomore (2019): Appeared in 116 of 118 sets and started 30 matches for the Red Storm ... placed second on the team with 369 kills and 82 blocks ... collected 136 digs and 28 service aces ... named to the Jack Kaiser All-Tournament Team for the second straight year ... selected as the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after putting down 27 kills across St. John's two straight-set victories against Xavier (Nov. 8) and Butler (Nov. 10) ... a unanimous All-BIG EAST Team selection ... notched three double-doubles on the season ... named to the All-BIG EAST Tournament Team after racking up 28 kills across the Red Storm's two wins over then-No. 10 Creighton and then-No. 12 Marquette (Nov. 30) ... recorded 15 or more kills eight times ... ranked fifth in the BIG EAST with 3.97 points per set and sixth with 3.30 kills per set.
As a Freshman (2018): Played in 133 sets .. received the starting nod in 29 of her 35 appearances … racked up 359 kills, 93 blocks and 33 service aces for the Red Storm … named the Big East Freshman of the Week (Aug. 28) following a 23-kill, 14-dig double-double against Central Connecticut (Aug. 24) … recorded a double-double of 17 kills and 11 digs against Eastern Michigan (Aug. 25) … named to the Jack Kaiser Classic All-Tournament Team.
At Liceo Linguistico Carlo Porta: Rastelli, the newest member of the Red Storm from Italy is a 6-foot-4 right side hitter and was a member of Vero Volley Monza. Rastelli, a right side experienced pin hitter with a strong blocking IQ, brings a plethora of experience to Queens after playing Italian club volleyball for most of her life.
Off the Court: Born in Parma, Italy… Daughter of Cristiana Torricella and Franco Rastelli… Has three older siblings, Rebecca (23), Andrea (21), and Frederico (20)… expected to major in public relations and business communication… lists reading books, listening to music, reading aphorism, and drawing as her hobbies… lists her coaches, teammates, and her mother as the most influential people on her athletic career… chose St. John’s to improve her volleyball techniques and because of academics and New York City… took two years of classical dance in elementary school and chose to do an English camp and also a sport camp for children back in Italy… favorite book is The Knight of Dragons… favorite food is lasagna… favorite movie is “Collateral Beauty”… favorite song is “This is Me”