***AVCA Honorable Mention All-American***
***AVCA All-South Central Region First Team***
***Daktronics All-America Second Team***
***Daktronics All-Region First Team***
***All-RMAC First Team***
***RMAC All-Tournament Team***
***RMAC Tournament MVP***
***RMAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 14)***
***I.C. Bhatka All-Tournament Team***
2014: Started all 33 matches...Hit. 371, tops in the RMAC and 19th nationally, with 416 kills, third best in the RMAC...Recorded 102 blocks, 15 solo...Tallied 45 digs...Tallied 10+ kills 27 times...Recorded a season-high 22 kills against Regis in the RMAC Tournament...Hit a season-high .625 against Chadron State.Â
2013: Earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and All-RMAC First Team honors...Hit .348 for the season, third best in the RMAC...Led the team in blocks (93) and finished second in kills with 338...Tallied 10+ kills 18 times, including a game-high 26 vs. Colorado Mines on Oct. 13...Hit a season-high .778 vs. Eastern New Mexico on Sept. 13.
2012: Team reached the RMAC Tournament (L 0-3 vs. #13 Colorado Mines)…Played in 75 sets…Had 143 kills and 51 total blocks as a sophomore…Had a season-high 14 kills in a five-set loss to Western New Mexico…Recorded a season-high 5.0 blocks against Adams State on the road.
2011: Played in 77 sets as a Freshman…Finished her first-year with 125 kills, 83 digs, and 18 total blocks…She had two double-digit kill games in her first season…Had a season-high 13 kills at home against Regis…Had 4.0 blocks and 10 digs at home against CSU-Pueblo on Oct. 8.
High School: Played for Coach Valerie Mckenzie and the Horizon High School Huskies…Team won back-to-back State 5A Championships in 2009 and 2010…Named Region MVP and School MVP…Two-Time All-State First Team in 2010 and 2011…Horizon Athlete of the Year.
Club: Played for Joe Hesse and the East Valley Juniors
Personal: Born August 18, 1993…Majoring in Exercise Science…Daughter of Steve and Mary Hess…Has five brothers Karl, Steven (26), Brett (22), Matthew (16) and Jake (14) and two sisters Jennifer (24) and Nikki (18) who plays volleyball at Santa Clara University…Chose CMU for the team, coaching staff and program as a whole…Enjoys watching movies and listening to music.
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Career Match Highs:Kills: 14, Sept. 22, 2012 vs. Western New Mexico
Digs: 10, Oct. 8, 2011 vs. CSU-Pueblo
Solo Blocks: 3, Sept. 8, 2012 vs. Texas Woman’s
Block Assists: 4, Four Times
Total Blocks: 6.0, Sept. 8, 2012 vs. Texas Woman’s
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| Melissa Hess’s Career Numbers |
| Year | Sets | Kills | Kills/S | Digs | Digs/S | Aces | Aces/S | S. Block | A. Block | Blocks |
| 2013 | 109 | 338 | 3.10 | 52 | 0.48 | 2 | 0.02 | 13 | 80 | 93 |
| 2012 | 75 | 143 | 1.91 | 44 | 0.59 | 6 | 0.08 | 10 | 41 | 51 |
| 2011 | 77 | 125 | 1.62 | 83 | 1.08 | 7 | 0.09 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Totals | 261 | 606 | 2.32 | 179 | 0.69 | 15 | 0.06 | 29 | 133 | 162 |
