As a Redshirt Senior (2013): Finished career ranked second in career matches played (141) and hitting percentage (.367)...Ranks first at WKU for single-season hitting percentage with .458 mark...Hitting percentage ranked fourth in the nation individually, as she helped WKU rank third in the nation with .313 hitting percentage...Named First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference and earned SBC Offensive Player of the Week honors...Ranked first in the conference in hitting percentage and second with a conference-only mark of .446 behind teammate Heather Boyan...Named Flyer Classic MVP...Preseason All-SBC selection...Hit over .400 in 22 matches, including .600 or higher in nine contests...Had double-digit kills in 15 matches...Had zero attack errors in six different matches...Posted 13 kills and .478 hitting make in five-set win at No. 16 Purdue...Had 15 kills in tough match against Ohio State...Tabbed five blocks in victory over Cincinnati...Notched a career-high 21 kills in win at Dayton...Had 16 kills and nine digs at Louisiana-Lafayette...Hit .846 against Georgia State to help WKU clinch SBC Regular-Season title...Hit a career-best .857 against Troy in SBC Tournament.
As a Redshirt Junior (2012): Named First-Team All-Conference and Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team...Earned Player of the Week honors as well as WKU Tournament and Holiday Inn Jefferson Cup All-Tournament selections...Ranked in the top 25 nationally with a .376 hitting percentage as the team ranked sixth in the nation...Second in the league in overall hitting percentage and conference hitting percentage behind teammate Heather Boyan with a .376 mark and .410 clip, respectively...Season hitting percentage tied for the seventh-best hitting percentage in a season in WKU season records...Currently ranked fifth in career hitting percentage with .336 mark...Third on the team with 307 kills and fourth with 57 blocks...Second on the team with 126 kills during league play...Hit .400 or higher in 20 matches...Opened the season with 13 kills at Louisville...Had 12 kills and hit .429 in win over No. 10 Dayton...Posted 12 kills, four digs and three blocks in win at No. 22 Michigan...Collected 15 digs while hitting at a .464 clip against Eastern Michigan...Started conference play with six-straight games hitting .500 or higher, including .667 versus South Alabama and .632 at North Texas, while having no errors in four of those games...Set a career-high 17 kills against Arkansas State while hitting .682 on 22 attempts with two errors...Tabbed 11 kills in a win at Troy and in the SBC Tournament Championship match against North Texas...Put up three blocks in program[apos]s first NCAA Tournament win against Loyola Marymount...Added seven kills in second round of NCAA Tournament against No. 2 Stanford.
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2011): Continued to make a strong impact on WKU from the outside hitter position in her second season on the court, finishing third on the team with 269 kills (2.28 per set) and a .302 hitting percentage...Her hitting percentage also ranked among the top 10 in the Sun Belt...Saw action in 118 of 119 sets and started all 35 matches...Also finished fifth on the team with 118 digs and 48 blocks...Tallied double-digit kills in 12 matches and had 15 matches with a hitting percentage over .300....Eleven of those matches came against conference opponents...Her hitting percentage increased from .302 to .317 in league matches...Had at least two blocks in 15 matches, eight of which came against SBC teams...Named to the WKU All-Tournament after recording 2.55 kills per set, good for second on the team, and a .339 hitting percentage...Recorded 10 kills and a .300 hitting mark in the SBC Tournament Championship match against Middle Tennessee...Collected 10 kills and four blocks in the NCAA Tournament vs. Marquette.
As Redshirt Freshman (2010): Made a strong impact on the Lady Toppers in her first season on the court, finishing fourth on the team with a .326 hitting percentage, which also ranked top 10 in the SBC...Finished fifth on the team with 214 kills and 49 blocks...Tallied at least five kills in 26 of 36 matches, including double-digit kills in three...Recorded a season-high 11 kills against Marshall...Posted seven matches with a hitting percentage of .500 or better...Had at least two blocks in 16 matches, nine of which came against conference opponents...Named to the SBC All-Tournament team after posting 21 kills, a .444 hitting percentage and adding five blocks...In SBC title game vs. MTSU, she tallied eight kills and a .538 hitting percentage...Collected six kills in NCAA Tournament match vs. Cincinnati.
As a Freshman (2009): Sat out as a redshirt in first season on The Hill.
High School: Led Mercy Academy to the 2008 Kentucky State Tournament title...Named to the All-State Tournament team in 2006 and 2008...Selected to the All-State First Team twice...Played club volleyball with the MAVA club...Was a four-time AAU All-America selection...Was also named to the Junior Olympic All-Tournament Team twice...Honored by Prepvolleyball.com by being named a Highest Mention All-American in 2008.
Personal: Born November 25, 1990... Parents are Robert and Marilyn Wessel...Majoring in exercise science...High school and club teammate of WKU Graduate Assistant Casey Garvey.
