Oral Roberts University

PRIOR TO ORU
Since turning 15, Suze has competed at the Top Division level in the second-highest national league in the Netherlands, playing for the VC Sneek second team...Earned a spot on the Dutch National Youth Team (U16 & U18), where she competed in various international tournaments, including the WEVSA in Germany and the European Championship in Romania and Serbia....In 2025, Suze made her much-anticipated debut for the VC Sneek first team, one of the most well-known programs in Dutch volleyball...Graduated in 2024 with a Gymnasium diploma from Magister Alvinus School (RSG) in Sneek, Netherlands.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Wierd and Carolien Zijlstra along with three younger sisters...Suze's mother played collegiate volleyball at the University of Illinois.