Biography
Honors: MVC Freshman of the Year (2016)...First-team all-MVC (2016)...Second-team all-MVC (2017)...MVC Freshman of the Week (9/12/16, 10/10/16, 10/17/16, 10/24/16, 10/31/16, 11/7/16, 11/14/16)...Athletics Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018)...MVC Academic Honor Roll (2016-17, 2017-18).
Sophomore (2017)
• Appeared in every set during the season, starting 24 matches and earning second-team all-MVC honors
• Dished out 1,078 assists, ending the year ranked 10th on MSU’s career list with 2,411 helpers
• Added 402 digs, hit .320 with 45 kills, served 27 aces and recorded 19 blocks
• Lifted 29 digs at Drake (10/13), a Missouri State record for a setter
• Added 52 assists in the Drake match for the 19th 50/20 match in school history
• Had three additional matches with 20-plus digs, including 25 against Illinois (9/16)
• Helped set the Bears to a .247 team hitting percentage, second-best in school history
• Posted 20 double-doubles on the year
• Committed only five attack errors in 125 attempts
• Dished out 50 or more assists in five matches, with a high of 55 at Bradley (9/23)
• Served multiple aces in six contests, including four against Wyoming (9/8)
Freshman (2016)
• MVC Freshman of the Year and first-team all-MVC selection
• Won MVC Freshman of the Week honors an unprecedented seven times
• Her 1,333 total assists ranked 15th nationally and third among freshmen
• Assist total ranked 10th overall in MSU history for a single season and second among freshmen
• Appeared in all 35 matches for the Bears, with MSU compiling a 23-6 record in her 29 starts
• Had 54 assists and 20 digs at Drake (10/1), the 17th 50/20 match in MSU history and first since 2013
• Dished out 40 or more assists 18 times, with nine matches of 50 or more helpers
• Guided MSU to a .237 team hitting efficiency, with eight matches above .300 in her 29 starts
• Served six aces against Illinois State on Nov. 12, the most for an MSU player since 2009
• Had 17 assist-dig double-doubles
• Finished the season with 49 kills, 338 digs, 22 aces and 26 blocks
Background
• Guided St. Francis High to four consecutive state championships, including the Class 4A title in 2015 after winning in 3A the previous three seasons, all while spending time in the top 10 of the national high school rankings
• Owns school record for most starts at setter, leading the Spartans to a combined 109-10 record over her final three seasons
• Finalist for the Andi Collins Award as a senior, given annually to the nation’s top setter
• First-team all-state selection after finishing with 911 assists, 97 kills and 195 digs
• Set Class 3A state tournament records for assists in a semifinal match (39) and championship match (28) in 2014
• First-team all-state pick as a junior according to the News-Gazette, and was a second-team all-area pick by the Kane County Chronicle
Personal
• Born March 31, 1998, in Elk Grove Village, Ill.
• Daughter of Carlo and Michele Messa
• Psychology major
