Abbey Bessler

Class:
Junior
Position:
OH
Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Hebron, Ky.
High School:
St. Henry

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2015 BIG EAST Player of the Year
2014 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
2013, 2016 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
Three-Time (2013, 2015, 2016) AVCA All-Region First Team
2013 AVCA East Region Rookie of the Year
Four-Time (2013-16) All-BIG EAST First Team
2016 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
Four-Time (2013-17) BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Three-Time BIG EAST Player of the Week
19-Time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Selection
Two-Time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week

SENIOR (2016)
Finished her career as the all-time leader at Xavier in attack attempts (5,094) and points (2,010), while ranking second in kills (1,774) and fifth in digs (1,392)... named to the All-BIG EAST First Team... also selected to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team... finished the year ranked third in the BIG EAST in kills (3.75 k/s), fifth in points (4.19 p/s) and 16th in digs (2.35 d/s). She also posted 11 double-doubles and recorded five matches with 20 or more kills... led the team in kills (465 - 10th in Xavier single-season history) and attack attempts (1,262 - 7th in Xavier single-season history), while ranking second in aces (23) and third in digs (291)... finished the year with a team-leading 519 points to rank sixth in Xavier single-season history)... had a season-high 22 kills three times... posted a season-high .571 hitting percentage on Oct. 14 vs Georgetown... recorded 11 double-doubles on the year... had double-figure kills in all but six matches... had 20 or more kills in a match five times.

JUNIOR (2015)
Finished the year ranked fifth in the conference in points (4.19 p/s), fourth in kills (3.72 k/s) and ninth in digs (3.41 d/s)... finished the year ranked 49th nationally in total attacks and 64th in attacks per set... set the school record with 33 kills in a five-set win over St. John's on Sept. 26… the 33 kills ranked seventh nationally in five-set matches... became the 12th member of the XU 1,000 Kills-1,000 Digs Club in the win at Providence on Oct. 31... finished the year with 16 double-doubles on the year… also recorded 20 or more kills in match six times... finished with 1,267 total attacks to rank sixth in single-season Xavier history... finished with 490.5 points to rank eighth in single-season Xavier history.

SOPHOMORE (2014)
Led the team in kills (420), while ranking second in digs (322) and service aces (28)... finished the year ranked sixth in the BIG EAST in total points, while ranking fifth in kills and ninth in service aces... played in 31 matches, totaling 117 sets... had double-figure kills in all but five matches... also recorded a team-high 15 double-doubles... had 20 or more kills in a match six times, including a season-high 25 kills at Dayton on Sept. 16... finished the season with 1,189 attack attempts to rank 10th in single-season school history.

FRESHMAN (2013)
Recorded the second most attack attempts (1,376) in school history... finished the year with five of the school's top-10 single-match marks for attempts... recorded 21 double-doubles... had a season-high 25 kills at Georgetown on Nov. 8... had 20 or more kills in a match six times... led the team in kills (454), while ranking third in digs (380)... finished the year ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in kills per set and third in points per set.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball... earned all-state first-team honors in 2011 and 2012... was named the 2012 DII KGVCA and Region 9 Player of the year... earned all-state honorable mention honors in 2010... led her team to a All-A State Championship as a senior... helped her team to a Region 9 Title in 2012.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Vince and Kathy Bessler... has seven siblings... was a member of National Honor Society and Crusaders for Life... majoring in liberal arts and human occupation.