Home Away from Home for International Eagles

Senior outside hitter Sol Calvete, graduate outside hitter Lynn Braakhuis, freshman outside hitter Alinda Dersjant and freshman outside hitter Xinyu Xao are each from different places around the globe, including Buenos Aires, Argentina, Coesfeld, Germany, The Netherlands and Beijing, China. Despite being oceans away from home, these four international student-athletes have found a family here at Chesnut Hill with the Boston College volleyball team.

Becoming an Eagle

Before coming to college, Calvete knew that she wanted an opportunity to combine academics with athletics at a high level. "In Argentina, it's really difficult to play a sport then be able to be on track with school," Calvete…