Oakland University Athletics

Match-By-Match stats | Career Stats

2016
- All-Horizon League Honorable Mention
- One of two players in program history to surpasses 1,000 career kills and digs
- Finished the season ranked second in the NCAA in services aces (74) and fourth in aces per set (0.47)
- Broke the school's all-time career service ace record with 200 and service aces per set with 0.59
- Broke her own single-season service ace record (74)
- Broke the school's all-time career sets played record with 476
- Appeared in a school record 125 sets
- Finished her career ranking second all-time in kills (1,244), fourth in kills per set (2.61), third in attempts (3,745), fifth in digs (1,286) and seventh in digs per set (2.70)
- Recorded 20 kills twice against UIC on Oct. 7 and 22
- Led the team in kills (365) and kills per set with 2.92
- Led the Horizon League in service ace and aces per set
- Named to the all-tournament teams at the Iowa Tournament, Hampton Inn Invitational, Bucknell Invite

2015
- Named to All-Horizon League team for first time
- One of three players to play in every set
- Led all players during Horizon League play in aces and was top-10 in kills and points
- Second on the team in both kills (374) and digs per set (373)
- Collected 37 aces, including 24 in league play
- Tallied 14 matches with double-digit kills and double-digit digs
- Recorded career-best 24 kills with 12 digs vs. Cleveland State
- Tallied career-high 26 digs vs. Stony Brook
- Finished with 19 kills and 17 digs against Northern Kentucky
- Ranks 7th in school history in kills and 6th in digs
- Became only the 2nd player in program history to rank in the top-10 in both career digs and kills
- Tied for most service aces in school history at 126

2014
- Is currently fourth in program Division I history in service aces (89)
- Ranked second in the league in aces (0.31 aps) and seventh in kills (2.9 kps) in 2014
- Had five aces against Wright State Oct. 31 to match league season-best
- Matched career-high with 20 kills against St. Francis Aug. 30
- Oakland All-Tournament team

2013
- Was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team
- Earned Oakland Student-Athlete of the Week honors on Nov. 4
- Recorded a double-double in the Horizon League quarterfinal match (Nov. 22) with 15 kills and 12 digs
- Set the Oakland record for service aces in a single season with 52 in 2013
- Competed in all 109 sets in all 29 matches
- Contributed 146 kills, 29 assists and 236 digs
- Earned double-doubles on four occasions including 20 kills and 11 digs against Valpo (Nov. 16)
- Had a career-best, team-best and league-best seven service aces against Green Bay (Oct. 25)
- Ranked first in the league in aces per set (.48)

High School
- Four-year letterwinner for Patty Iverson
- Three-time regional champion in 2009, 2010 and 2011
- Sectional and super sectional champions in 2010
- Named All-Area in 2010 and 2011
- All-Tournament Team for the Benet Invitational in 2012
- York High School Athlete of the Month for October 2012
- Team captain for one season

Academic Achievements
- Academic All-District 2009, 2010 and 2011
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude
- National Honor Society
- Four-year honor roll member

Personal
Full Name: Melissa Marie Deatsch
Parents: Dale and Martha Deatsch
Siblings: Kelly and Alison

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland
1. Competitive volleyball program
2. Journalism and broadcast opportunities near a major city
3. Location