Senior Allison Zastrow committed to play volleyball at Washington University in part because of the program’s prestigious history. Four years later, the setter from Lincoln, Neb., has clinched a prominent spot in the program’s all-time ranks.

As the pass from the back row floated near the net, senior Allison Zastrow stutter-stepped and bounced lightly toward it, surveying the court around her.

Volleyball began shaping senior Allison Zastrow’s life even before she was born. That’s what came from having two parents with season tickets to the University of Nebraska’s top-tier program—that, and a name inspired by Nebraska star Allison Weston, who was in the process of making her way to the top of her school’s record book when Zastrow was born.

Through eight matches of the 2014 season and another four sets against No. 5 Wittenberg University, the Washington University volleyball team had struggled to maintain consistency on offense. But in the fifth set against Wittenberg, the No. 12 Bears hit a blistering .846 attack percentage to upset the Tigers.