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2022 Volleyball Roster

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14 Bridget Bessler

  • Hometown Hebron, Ky.
  • Position Setter
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • High School St. Henry HS

Biography

AS A SENIOR (FALL 2022)
First Team All-OVC ... Third player in program history to be named First Team All-OVC four years in a row ... Five time Setter of the Week in the OVC, setting a program record for career in-season conference honors with 15 ... Started all 30 matches, appearing in all 107 sets ... Led the Eagles in assists with 1,087 ... Season high 53 assists on 9/9 vs. Robert Morris ... Season and care high 21 digs vs. Tennessee State on 10/6 ... 14 matches with 40+ assists, including five 50+ assist performances.

AS A SOPHOMORE  (FALL 2021)
First Team All-OVC ... Three time Setter of the Week for the OVC ... Appeared in 98 sets this season ... Led the Eagles in  assists this season with 1,058 ... Season high of 67 assists against Cleveland State ... Season high of 15 digs against Tennessee State ... 11 matches with 40+ Assists.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
(Conference-Only Schedule; Season moved to spring 2021) … Named AVCA Honorable Mention All-Midwest Region ... Named First Team All-OVC … Named OVC Setter of the Week on 2/24, 3/17, 3/23, and 3/30 … Appeared in all 19 matches and played in all 66 sets on the season … Ranked 10th in the NCAA in assists per set (11.32) … Led the OVC with 747 assists … Led Morehead State to rank 37th in the NCAA in team hitting efficiency (.251) …  Recorded 149 digs, 49 kills, 18 total blocks, and 17 service aces … Passed out a season-best 56 assists versus Jacksonville State on 3/28/21 … Recorded a career-high 16 digs versus Tennessee Tech on 3/7/21 … Tallied a season-high six kills versus Tennessee Tech on 3/7/21 and versus Tennessee Tech on 3/8/21 … Recorded 30+ assists in all 18 of 19 matches on the season, surpassing 40 or more assists in seven matches … Recorded five double-doubles on the season … Registered double-figure digs in five matches ... Ended the 2020-21 season ranked 12th in program history in career assists with 1,923 assists.

AS A FRESHMAN (2019)
Named Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by VolleyballMag.com … Named OVC Freshman of the Year … Named First Team All-OVC … Named OVC Setter of the Week on 9/23, 11/4, and 11/18 … Named OVC Newcomer of the Week on 9/23, 9/30, and 11/4 … Appeared in 32 matches and 103 sets on the season … Became the 14th member of Morehead State’s 1,000 Assist Club with a 36-assist performance versus Murray State on 11/16/19 … Became just the fifth freshman setter and first since 2001 to reach 1,000 assists in a season … Finished the season with 1,176 assists (11.42 per set), ranking third and first in the OVC, respectively … Ranked 12th in the NCAA with 11.42 assists per set … One of only two freshman in the NCAA in 2019 to have 1,100 or more assists and 11.0+ assists per set on the season … Recorded 228 digs, 50 kills, 17 block assists, and 15 service aces on the year … Passed out a career-high 69 assists versus Marshall on 10/19/19 … Registered a season-high 14 digs versus Eastern Kentucky on 11/13/19 … Collected a career-best eight kills versus Jacksonville State on 10/6/19 … Recorded 10 double-doubles on the season … Recorded double-digit digs in 10 matches …Recorded 25 or more assists in 25 matches, accumulating 40 or more assists in 14 matches … Made her Morehead State debut versus Winthrop on 8/30/19 ... Was named to the 2019-20 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

PRIOR TO MSU
Attended St. Henry High School (Erlanger, Ky.) … Competed for head coach Maureen Kaiser … Helped St. Henry to a pair of KHSAA All-“A” State Championships, three times being named to the All-Tournament team … Helped St. Henry to a pair of KHSAA Region 9 titles, advancing to the KHSAA State Volleyball Tournament Elite Eight as a junior and the Final Four as a senior … Named KHSAA Region 9 Most Valuable Player as a senior … Dished out 2,517 assists while also collecting 744 digs, 248 kills, and 143 service aces during her four-year high school career … Teamed with fellow Morehead State Signee Abby Hulsman for the Tri-State Elite Volleyball Program.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2019Freshman

    Setter
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2020Sophomore

    Setter
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2021Sophomore

    Setter
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2022Senior

    Setter
    5'10"
    14