Bradley University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
DePaul Invitational All-Tournament Team: (2014)
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (3): (2016, 2015 & 2014)
MVC Honor Roll (3): (2016, 2015 & 2014)
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (8): Fall '12, Spring '13, Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16

2015 (REDSHIRT)
Redshirted the 2015 season after missing the entire year due to injury … Will have one season of eligibility remaining … Is the team’s active career leader in kills with 442. 

2014 (JUNIOR)
Missed the bulk of the 2014 season due to injury, appearing in just 10 matches … Owned a team-best 2.77 kills-per-set average … Opened the season with a career-best 21 kills against Hampton and hit .326 against the Pirates … Averaged 3.79 kills per set at the DePaul Invitational, where she earned a spot on the all-tournament team … Missed 11 consecutive matches between Sept. 6 and Oct. 3 … Played in just six of the final 14 matches. 

2013 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in all but one set … Ranked third on the team with 249 kills … Reached double figures in kills 11 times … Started 12 matches … Notched a season-best 17 kills against Miami (Ohio) … Finished one kill short of a double-double in the season opener against Western Illinois (9 kills & 14 digs).

2012 (FRESHMAN)
Was tops among the Bradley freshmen with 96 kills, averaging 1.41 kills and 1.15 digs per set ... Played in 23 matches, making nine starts ... Broke into the starting lineup after collecting a season-high 16 kills with just one attack error at South Dakota State ... Averaged 1.33 digs per set in MVC play ... Finished one kill short of her first career double-double at Southern Illinois, tallying nine kills and 10 digs.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named to the Under Armour High School All-American watch list prior to her senior year ... Led the Trojans in kills, blacks and aces her senior year in addition to ranking on the squad in digs and assists ... Two-year team captain ... Led Downers Grove North to regional titles in her senior (2011) and sophomore (2009) seasons ... Received all-state special mention from the News-Gazette in addition to being selection as one of the top 50 players by the Chicago Sun-Times ... Earned all-tournament honors at the Downers Grove North and Waubonsi Valley Invitationals ... Was honorable mention all-state from the Chicago Tribune.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Paul and Anne Tulacka, Jessie was born in Hinsdale, Ill. ... Has a twin brother: JP (21) ... Majoring in dietetics.