Biography
SIXTH YEAR AT FGCU (2023)
AVCA South Region Honorable Mention honoree ... Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament MVP ... First Team All-ASUN ... Played in every match and all but one set...Set a career-high in assists for a season with 1,134 ... ... Recorded 10 double-doubles on the season...Had back-to-back matches with 50 or more assists (at EKU 10/21; at Stetson 10/24) ... Had 16 digs in five-set wins at Kennesaw State (10/1) and at Stetson (10/24) ... Her fifth and final kill against Kennesaw State in the ASUN semifinals (11/17) won the match and sent the team to the championship round ... Was third on the team in digs with 262, a 2.11 digs/set average ... Her 69 total blocks were third on the team.
REDSHIRT SENIOR AT IOWA (2022)
In 2022 at Iowa, Tessier recorded five matches of 30-or-more assists, tallying a team-leading 725 on the season ... Tessier had six double-double performances, including a 27-assist, 10-dig outing in a five-set victory over Indiana ... She posted a season-high 57 assists in a win against Wright State, and also recorded 40 kills throughout the course of the year as Iowa would face a gauntlet of 11 ranked opponents.
CAREER ACCOLADES AT FSU
2020-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... 11th all-time at FSU in assists per set (7.25) ...14th all-time at FSU in career assists (1711)
REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT FSU (2021)
Continuing to grow, Tessier led the Seminoles with 1019 assists in the 2021 season, averaging 10.09 assists per set ... Totaled 71 kills with a .284 hitting percentage ... Put down a total of 14 aces and 47 blocks along with 260 digs as a consistent offensive and defensive player ... Averaged 8.33 assists per set at the Tiger Classic (33 assists vs. Northern Arizona, 17 vs. Michigan) ... Began the Seminole Volleyball Invitational strong with 26 assists and eight digs vs. Tulane ... Was dominant in recording six kills, 28 assists, and nine digs vs. VCU ... Tallied 51 assists, 13 digs and four blocks in an outstanding performance vs. Georgia (W, 3-2) ... Had 49 assists, 19 digs and three blocks at UCF ... Recorded 30 assists and six digs in a 3-0 sweep over FGCU in Orlando ... Added 42 assists, two kills and six digs vs. Florida ... Stat-stuffing performance at Notre Dame: 48 assists, 12 digs, five kills and five blocks ... Tessier was one to watch vs. NC State while putting up 49 assists, six digs, six kills and four blocks ... Added 30 assists in 3-0 sweep over North Carolina ... Totaled 37 assists, 15 digs and four kills vs. Miami ... Recorded a strong 48 assists, 10 digs and three blocks vs. Duke ... Contributed 32 assists and nine digs in three-set win over Virginia ... Added 40 assists vs. Pittsburgh ... Had 30 assists, four digs and four kills at Virginia Tech in a 3-0 win ... Secured a double-double with 38 assists and 10 digs (also had four kills) in a sweep at Wake Forest ... Career-best 60 assists in a 3-2 win vs. Syracuse ... Strong performance with 52 assists and 12 digs vs. Clemson ... 44 assists, 18 digs and five kills in 4-set win over Syracuse ... Totaled 51 assists, 22 digs, and two aces vs. Miami ... In the NCAA First Round, put up 30 assists and five kills in a 3-0 sweep over Kansas State ... Became the first FSU setter since 2008 to reach 1,000 assists in a single season in match against Nebraska ... Concluded the season with a total of 1,019 assists ... Only the fifth Seminole to average above 10 assists per set.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT FSU (2020)
Averaged 3.79 assists per set as well as 1.06 digs per set in her third season … Played in all 13 matches in the 2020-21 season … Added 12 kills on the season … Season-high 25 assists vs. Troy on Feb. 26 … Added five blocks against Troy as well … Led Florida State with 5.08 assists per set in fall play … Recorded a double-double in FSU’s last match at Miami (Oct. 16) with 10 assists and 10 digs … Had 24 assists in a 3-1 win over the No. 12 Hurricanes on Oct. 15 … Played a big role in FSU hitting .348 in its Top 25 win over Miami as well as helping FSU boast one of the nation's best hitting percentages in 2020, with the Seminoles ranking No. 15 at .275 percent.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT FSU (2019)
Primary setter for the Seminoles in her first season in the Garnet & Gold, playing in all 29 matches with 26 starts … Led the team with 617 assists and added 168 digs, nine blocks, seven kills and 15 service aces … Recorded three double-doubles on the season … Posted 21 assists and five digs against No. 3 Minnesota on Aug. 31 as Florida State defeated the Golden Gophers in straight sets …Aided on 33 kills and had eight digs in a five-set win over FAU on Sept. 6 … Tallied a pair of service aces and added 25 assists and three digs on the road at TCU on Sept. 8 … Had 20 assists and a block in a home win over St. John’s … Recorded 28 assists, one block, and seven digs in the ACC opener at Duke on Sept. 27 … Posted a pair of service aces on the road at Wake Forest (Sept. 29) … Had 34 assists and four digs at home versus Virginia … Tallied 28 assists, six digs, five blocks, and a service ace against No. 4 Pitt on Oct. 6 … Had kills in back-to-back matches against UNC and Boston College, along with a combined 49 assists, 11 digs, and a block … Recorded 11 digs and 26 assists at home against Miami on Oct. 30 … Had two kills, 27 assists, and 11 digs in a five-set win on the road at High Point … Had a season-high 39 assists at home against UNC (Nov. 17) … Had a kill, along with 18 assists and 14 digs in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against UCF.
FRESHMAN AT FSU (2018)
Did not play and earned a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL
Tessier joined the Seminoles from Fort Myers, Fla., where she was a four-year starter at Evangelical Christian High School … In 336 career sets, she recorded 185 aces, 600 digs, 376 kills, and 2,282 assists (6.8 per set) … Tessier was named to the 2014 AAU All-American Team following her freshman season, as well as the 2015 Second Team News-Press All-Area as a sophomore … After tallying 707 assists, 105 aces, and 208 digs as a junior, Tessier was named a finalist for the 2016 New-Press All-Area Volleyball Player of the Year … As a senior, she fought through an ankle injury to lead her team to another regional final appearance, finishing with 111 kills, 22 blocks, and 244 assists in only 52 sets … She earned two Player of the Match honors in her final season, and saw one triple double performance, picking up 18 kills, 27 assists, and 12 digs … Tessier also excelled academically at Evangelical Christian, and was a National Honor Society member.