SUNY Cortland Athletics

2025: Played in 100 sets across 31 matches for Cortland...Finished with 542 assists, 184 digs, 48 service aces, and 15 kills for the season...Posted 10 or more assists in 28-of-31 games played, including 20 or more assists 12 times...Finished with 28 assists and 10 digs in a five-set home victory over Bowdoin...Had a season-high 30 assists in a four-set home win over Muhlenberg...Tallied 22 assists and 12 digs against Salisbury...Recorded 19 assists, 12 digs, five aces, and two kills against Ithaca...Registered a season-high eight aces in a three-set sweep over Cobleskill...Posted 16 assists and 11 digs at William Smith...Provided 19 assists, six digs, and three aces in a three-set home sweep over Buffalo State in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Finished with 22 assists and five digs in a three-set sweep over Oswego in the SUNYAC Finals...Posted 18 assists and seven digs against Christopher Newport in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs.

2024: Melissa appeared in 35 sets across 14 matches for the Red Dragons...Finished with 50 digs, 19 assists, and 11 service aces...Recorded a season-high 11 digs and added two aces in a win over Texas Lutheran...Totaled eight digs, three assists, and a season-high four aces against Saint Benedict...Chipped in seven digs and two assists in a win over John Carroll...Tallied five digs in a home win over Kean...Chipped in five digs and two aces in a win over Brandeis.

High School: 2024 graduate of Hauppauge...Four-year member of the volleyball team...Suffolk Country Player of the Year...Received All-Long Island and all-state recognition in her senior year...Team MVP, broke three school records, and named Senior Athlete of the Year...Playoff MVP in 2024...All-county, all-tournament team, and team MVP as a junior...All-league as a sophomore...Rookie of the Year in 2021...Also played flag football as a wide receiver and defensive back...Two-time all-county and All-Long Island honoree...Three-year starter for basketball team as a point guard.