Tessa Sestito
2 Tessa Sestito
  • Height:
    5'7
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Corona, CA
  • High School:
    Valencia
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    26
  • k/s
    0.60
  • h %
    .065
  • a/s
    8.18
  • b/s
    0.09
  • sa/s
    0.40
  • d/s
    3.03

Bio

Named to the Dean's List and is a member of the MASCAC All-Academic Team, Chi Alpha Sigma, Alph Chi National College Honor Society and Sigma Tau Delta. 

2018- Appeared in all 26 matches as a junior and had 397 assists. 

2017- Appeared in 15 matches as a sophomore. Had career-bests of 19 assists vs. Salem State and 12 digs (twice) at Framingham State and vs. Elms.

2016- Appeared in 23 matches her freshman year for MCLA. Had 10+ assists in 6 matches. Had a season-high of 17 assists for the match against St. Joseph. 

High School- Was an All-League first-team selection out of Valencia High School in Corona, CA.  Also earned the Outstanding Athletic Achievement award three consecutive years.

Is the daughter of Lara and Bill Sestito.

Tessa is an English major with a concentration in writing, journalism and public relations and corporate communications, with a minor in business administration.  

 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 26 at Castleton W, 3-0
Oct 26 at Plymouth St. L, 3-0
Oct 29 SUNY Cobleskill W, 3-1
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-0
Nov 5 Worcester St. W, 3-1
Nov 7 at Westfield St. L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 26 6
Sets 87 20
Kills 52 12
Kills per set 0.60 0.60
Errors 33 4
Total Attacks 291 44
Total Attacks per set 3.34 2.20
Hitting Percentage .065 .182
Assists 712 175
Assists per set 8.18 8.75
Service Aces 35 8
Service Errors 17 1
Service Aces per set 0.40 0.40
Receptions 7 4
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 264 52
Digs per set 3.03 2.60
Block Solo 1 0
Block Assist 7 1
Block Total 8 1
Blocks per set 0.09 0.05
Block Errors 2 0
Ball Handling Errors 32 10
Points 91.5 20.5
Points per set 1.1 1.0
Matches started 21 5
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 at Gordon L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 .400 20 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Aug 31 at Potsdam L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 8 -.250 22 2 2 - 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Aug 31 vs. MIT L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 4 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 3 Mount Holyoke W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 7 .143 29 3 0 0 0 13 0 1 0 1 2 4.5
Sep 7 at Norwich W, 3-0 1 3 4 4 10 .000 25 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 4.0
Sep 7 vs. Dean W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 6 .167 27 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Sep 12 Bay Path W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Becker W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Westfield St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 vs. Farmingdale State W, 3-1 1 4 4 1 13 .231 31 3 0 - 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 7.0
Sep 22 at SUNY Delhi W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 10 -.300 30 1 0 0 0 10 1 1 0 2 1 2.5
Sep 24 at New England Col. W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 33 .091 23 4 4 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 2 7.0
Sep 27 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 8 .500 25 6 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Sep 28 at Amherst L, 3-1 - 3 0 3 10 -.300 17 1 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Oct 2 at Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 22 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 5 at King's (Pa.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 23 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Oct 5 at Utica W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 6 -.167 36 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 8 Sage W, 3-0 1 3 2 2 10 .000 36 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 3.0
Oct 12 vs. Eastern Conn. St. W, 3-2 - 5 6 5 34 .029 37 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Oct 12 at Keene St. L, 3-0 - 3 4 2 14 .143 21 1 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 15 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 1 2 10 -.100 37 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 6 1.0
Oct 19 Salem St. W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 7 .571 37 1 0 1 0 9 0 1 0 1 3 5.5
Oct 19 St. Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 11 .273 32 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 5.0
Oct 23 at Worcester St. W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 9 .111 31 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Oct 26 at Castleton W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Plymouth St. L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 13 -.077 23 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 29 SUNY Cobleskill W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 18 .222 44 1 0 0 0 17 0 1 0 1 4 5.5
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 8 .000 23 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 5 Worcester St. W, 3-1 1 4 1 2 20 -.050 44 0 3 0 0 23 0 2 0 2 4 2.0
Nov 7 at Westfield St. L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 14 .000 13 0 0 1 0 11 0 1 1 1 3 1.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2016-17 23 51 12 0.24 5 62 .113 154 3.02 16 0.31 1 0 70 1.37 0 0 0 0.00 28.0 0.5
2017-18 15 46 12 0.26 3 37 .243 121 2.63 19 0.41 1 0 70 1.52 0 0 0 0.00 31.0 0.7
2018-19 26 86 33 0.38 31 235 .009 397 4.62 39 0.45 6 2 258 3.00 1 4 5 0.06 75.0 0.9
2019-20 26 87 52 0.60 33 291 .065 712 8.18 35 0.40 7 1 264 3.03 1 7 8 0.09 91.5 1.1
Total 90 270 109 0.40 72 625 .059 1384 5.13 109 0.40 15 3 662 2.45 2 11 13 0.05 225.5 0.8
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 26 87 52 0.60 33 291 .065 712 8.18 35 0.40 7 1 264 3.03 1 7 8 0.09 91.5 1.1
Conference 6 20 12 0.60 4 44 .182 175 8.75 8 0.40 4 0 52 2.60 0 1 1 0.05 20.5 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 28 21 0.75 7 91 .154 284 10.14 13 0.46 1 0 97 3.46 0 5 5 0.18 36.5 1.3
Away 14 44 18 0.41 19 145 -.007 329 7.48 12 0.27 5 0 124 2.82 1 2 3 0.07 32.0 0.7
Neutral 4 15 13 0.87 7 55 .109 99 6.60 10 0.67 1 1 43 2.87 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 1.5
Result Wins 16 55 40 0.73 20 204 .098 509 9.25 27 0.49 4 1 183 3.33 1 6 7 0.13 71.0 1.3
Losses 10 32 12 0.38 13 87 -.011 203 6.34 8 0.25 3 0 81 2.53 0 1 1 0.03 20.5 0.6
Month August 3 9 3 0.33 2 15 .067 46 5.11 6 0.67 0 0 20 2.22 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 1.0
September 8 27 18 0.67 12 97 .062 207 7.67 23 0.85 2 1 73 2.70 1 2 3 0.11 43.0 1.6
October 12 41 27 0.66 14 137 .095 379 9.24 6 0.15 2 0 129 3.15 0 2 2 0.05 34.0 0.8
November 3 10 4 0.40 5 42 -.024 80 8.00 0 0.00 3 0 42 4.20 0 3 3 0.30 5.5 0.6

News Mentions

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Moczulski named MASCAC Rookie of the Year

Kelly Moczulski has been named the MASCAC Rookie of the Year after her stellar first season on campus

November 13, 2019

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Four Trailblazers named All MASCAC in Volleyball

MCLA had a trio of players named to the All MASCAC Second Team this afternoon

November 13, 2019

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Volleyball set for MASCAC Semi's with top seeded Westfield State looming Thursday

The MCLA Volleyball team has advanced into Thursday's semifinal round of the MASCAC playoffs

November 6, 2019

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Volleyball knocks off Worcester State in MASCAC Quarterfinals 3-1, will face top seeded Westfield Thursday night

Madison Jayne had a season best 15 kills in tonight's win

November 5, 2019

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Volleyball earns fourth seed in MASCAC playoffs, will host Worcester State Tuesday at 6pm

The MCLA Volleyball program has earned the fourth seed in this week's MASCAC tournament

November 4, 2019

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Volleyball drops regular season finale to Bears 3-0

The MCLA Volleyball team fell to Bridgewater 3-0 this afternoon

November 2, 2019

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MCLA serves its way past Cobleskill 3-1

Reagan Scattergood collected 12 kills in tonight's win.

October 29, 2019

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Volleyball splits pair at Plymouth

Madison Jayne had 10 kills in MCLA's straight set victory over Castleton this afternoon.

October 26, 2019

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Volleyball grabs a pair of W's on Senior Day

Tessa Sestito was honored this afternoon as part of Senior Day

October 19, 2019

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Volleyball drops heart breaker in five sets to Rams 3-2

Reagan Scattergood had a season high 13 kills in tonight's match

October 15, 2019

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Volleyball rallies for 3-2 win over EConn, drops nightcap to host Keene State

Natasha Stewart recorded a career best 43 digs in MCLA's win over Eastern Connecticut this afternoon

October 12, 2019

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Moczulski, Sestito lead Volleyball past Sage 3-0

Tessa Sestito tied her career high with 36 assists in tonight's win over Sage

October 8, 2019

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Sestito collects 1,000th career assist as MCLA splits Tri-Match

MCLA senior Tessa Sestito collected her 1,000th career assist in a tri-match this afternoon

October 5, 2019

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Sestito collects double double in Volleyball win over Fitchburg State

Tessa Sestito had a double double this evening at Fitchburg State

October 2, 2019

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Volleyball sees streak come to an end as they fall to Amherst 3-1

The MCLA Volleyball program fell to Amherst today 3-1

September 28, 2019

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Trailblazer volleyball pushes win streak to four after 3-0 win over Maritime

Ahna Schlaefer notched 8 kills in the win over MMA this evening

September 27, 2019

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Volleyball wins five set thriller at New England College

Tessa Sestito recorded a double double for MCLA in their win over NEC

September 24, 2019

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Volleyball sweeps Farmingdale State, Delhi in non conference action

Tessa Sestito collected 31 assists and 11 digs in a win over Farmingdale State

September 22, 2019

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Volleyball sweeps Norwich and Dean by 3-0 scores

Reagan Scattergood notched a career best 10 kills in MCLA's win over Norwich

September 7, 2019

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Volleyball earns first win as they blank Lyons 3-0 at Home

Kelly Moczulski collected 10 kills and 10 digs to lead the Trailblazers.

September 3, 2019

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Volleyball wraps up play at Gordon Invite with pair of 3-0 setbacks

The MCLA Volleyball team dropped a pair of 3-0 decisions this afternoon at the Gordon Inviational

August 31, 2019

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Volleyball falls in opening match to Gordon 3-0

Ahna Schlaefer collected 5 kills in the season opener against Gordon

August 30, 2019

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Volleyball opens Friday night, seeks return to MASCAC postseason play

The MCLA Volleyball program will begin their quest to return to the MASCAC playoffs on Friday when they open their 2019 season at Gordon

August 27, 2019