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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 0
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- Hometown:
- Jackson Center, Ohio
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- Position:
- MH/OH
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- Year:
- Grad.
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- High School:
- University of Missouri - St. Louis
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- m
- 30
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- k/s
- 3.64
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- h %
- .286
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- a/s
- 0.28
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- b/s
- 1.03
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- sa/s
- 0.21
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- d/s
- 2.97
Bio
(2022-2023):
- Kessler played in all 33 games for Union. She participated in 130 of 131 sets.
- She was selected First-Team All-AAC.
- Kessler tallied 350 kills on the season, which ranked second on the team as 352 was the leading total.
- She recorded double-digit kills in 19 matchups with a season-high of 22 coming in a 3-2 win over Point on Oct. 15.
- Kessler recorded 28 service aces, which ranked second on the team.
- She led the team in total blocks with 113.
- Kessler ranked third on the team in digs with 257.
- She led the team in points per set with an average of 3.5.
Updated: 9-20-2023
Player Profile
| Overall | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | |
| Sets | 109 | |
| Kills | 397 | |
| Kills per set | 3.64 | |
| Errors | 131 | |
| Total Attacks | 929 | |
| Total Attacks per set | 8.52 | |
| Hitting Percentage | .286 | |
| Assists | 30 | |
| Assists per set | 0.28 | |
| Service Total Attempts | 396 | |
| Service Aces | 23 | |
| Service Errors | 16 | |
| Service Aces per set | 0.21 | |
| Receptions | 432 | |
| Reception Errors | 31 | |
| Digs | 324 | |
| Digs per set | 2.97 | |
| Block Solo | 37 | |
| Block Assist | 75 | |
| Block Total | 112 | |
| Blocks per set | 1.03 | |
| Block Errors | 3 | |
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | |
| Points | 494.5 | |
| Points per set | 4.5 | |
| Matches started | 30 | |
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Rio Grande | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 33 | .121 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Aug 23 | vs. Cumberlands (KY) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 27 | .259 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Aug 24 | vs. Shawnee State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 27 | .556 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Aug 24 | vs. Point | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 36 | .306 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Keiser | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 30 | .267 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. William Carey (MS) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 24 | .042 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Northwestern Ohio | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 34 | .324 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19.0 |
| Aug 31 | at Cumberlands (KY) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 27 | .407 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Sep 6 | Asbury | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 12 | at Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 41 | .098 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Sep 14 | Milligan (TN) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 31 | .032 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Sep 17 | at Kentucky Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Sep 20 | CIU (SC) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 24 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sep 21 | Columbia (SC) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 23 | .565 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Sep 21 | Cumberlands (KY) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 34 | .382 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21.5 |
| Sep 24 | Johnson (TN) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 45 | .311 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24.5 |
| Sep 28 | Pikeville ( KY) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 26 | .462 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Oct 2 | Bluefield (VA) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 40 | .275 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Oct 5 | at St. Andrews (NC) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 23 | .565 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Oct 8 | Bryan (TN) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 24 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 11 | at Milligan (TN) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 28 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 12 | at Pikeville ( KY) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 56 | .161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26.0 |
| Oct 15 | at Bluefield (VA) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 36 | .250 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Oct 18 | at Reinhardt (GA) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | .267 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 19 | at Truett-McConnell | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 52 | .308 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Oct 22 | Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 52 | .442 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33.0 |
| Oct 26 | Kentucky Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 23 | .261 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Oct 29 | at Bryan (TN) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 38 | .395 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21.5 |
| Nov 1 | Brenau (GA) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 18 | .444 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Nov 2 | Montreat (NC) | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Johnson (TN) | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 15 | at Milligan (TN) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 30 | 109 | 397 | 3.64 | 131 | 929 | .286 | 30 | 0.28 | 23 | 0.21 | 432 | 31 | 324 | 2.97 | 37 | 75 | 112 | 1.03 | 494.5 | 4.5 |
| Conference | 19 | 68 | 269 | 3.96 | 90 | 616 | .291 | 18 | 0.26 | 17 | 0.25 | 219 | 10 | 225 | 3.31 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 1.07 | 334.5 | 4.9 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 12 | 45 | 164 | 3.64 | 51 | 359 | .315 | 12 | 0.27 | 10 | 0.22 | 139 | 9 | 122 | 2.71 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 1.16 | 209.0 | 4.6 |
| Away | 11 | 38 | 146 | 3.84 | 50 | 359 | .267 | 8 | 0.21 | 9 | 0.24 | 154 | 10 | 138 | 3.63 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 1.05 | 182.0 | 4.8 | |
| Neutral | 7 | 26 | 87 | 3.35 | 30 | 211 | .270 | 10 | 0.38 | 4 | 0.15 | 139 | 12 | 64 | 2.46 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.77 | 103.5 | 4.0 | |
| Result | Wins | 13 | 47 | 189 | 4.02 | 44 | 403 | .360 | 11 | 0.23 | 14 | 0.30 | 160 | 12 | 136 | 2.89 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 1.04 | 236.0 | 5.0 |
| Losses | 17 | 62 | 208 | 3.35 | 87 | 526 | .230 | 19 | 0.31 | 9 | 0.15 | 272 | 19 | 188 | 3.03 | 20 | 43 | 63 | 1.02 | 258.5 | 4.2 | |
| Month | August | 8 | 29 | 100 | 3.45 | 32 | 238 | .286 | 11 | 0.38 | 5 | 0.17 | 161 | 14 | 73 | 2.52 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0.79 | 120.0 | 4.1 |
| September | 9 | 33 | 110 | 3.33 | 38 | 264 | .273 | 7 | 0.21 | 8 | 0.24 | 127 | 10 | 106 | 3.21 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 1.09 | 143.0 | 4.3 | |
| October | 11 | 41 | 169 | 4.12 | 55 | 387 | .295 | 11 | 0.27 | 7 | 0.17 | 125 | 6 | 136 | 3.32 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 1.07 | 205.0 | 5.0 | |
| November | 2 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 6 | 40 | .300 | 1 | 0.17 | 3 | 0.50 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 1.50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.50 | 26.5 | 4.4 |
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October 29, 2024
Union wins in three sets over KCU
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October 26, 2024
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