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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Rylee Bess
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pickerington, Ohio
- High School:
- Pickerington Central
• Horizon League All-Freshman Team (2025-26)
• Horizon League Freshman of the Week (11/17/2025, 1/26/2026)
Get To Know
2025-26: Played in all 35 games with 17 starts ... Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team ....Shot 39.1 percent from the floor and 37.9 percent from 3-point range ... Burst onto the college scene with the game-winning 3-pointer over Purdue (Nov. 12) ... Earned Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Nov. 17 for her performance against the Boilermakers ... Reached double-digits for the first time with 17 points against Nebraska (Nov. 24) ... Followed up that performance with back-to-back double-digit efforts of 10 against Northwestern State (Nov. 25) and 11 at Bowling Green (Nov. 30) ... Had a stretch of six games in which she scored 10 or more that earned her a spot in the starting five ... Scored 11 against IU Indy (Jan. 5) then 14 at Robert Morris (Jan. 8) ... Scored 20 at Youngstown State (Jan. 10) ... Tallied 10 points at Green Bay (Jan. 14) in her first start ... Was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week after 13 points against Cleveland State (Jan. 21) and 27 in an overtime win at Northern Kentucky (Jan. 24) ... Tabbed 17 points against Detroit Mercy (Feb. 1) and had 15 in the rematch against the Titans (Feb. 14) ... Added two more double-digit performances against Robert Morris (March 4) and IU Indy (March 8) in the Horizon League Championship.
High School: Averaged 13.4 points per game ... Named First Team All-OCC Capital Division and First Team District 11 ... Selected as an All-Central District Second Team honoree and All-State Special Mention ... Led her team to two conference, sectional and regional titles ... Team ranked high as No. 16 in the country by ESPN in 2023-24 ... Played club ball for All-Ohio 17U Black and Sports City Angels EYBL.
Personal: Daughter of Ron and Monica Bess ... Has one sister, Malea ... Majoring in actuarial science.
• Horizon League Freshman of the Week (11/17/2025, 1/26/2026)
Get To Know
2025-26: Played in all 35 games with 17 starts ... Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team ....Shot 39.1 percent from the floor and 37.9 percent from 3-point range ... Burst onto the college scene with the game-winning 3-pointer over Purdue (Nov. 12) ... Earned Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Nov. 17 for her performance against the Boilermakers ... Reached double-digits for the first time with 17 points against Nebraska (Nov. 24) ... Followed up that performance with back-to-back double-digit efforts of 10 against Northwestern State (Nov. 25) and 11 at Bowling Green (Nov. 30) ... Had a stretch of six games in which she scored 10 or more that earned her a spot in the starting five ... Scored 11 against IU Indy (Jan. 5) then 14 at Robert Morris (Jan. 8) ... Scored 20 at Youngstown State (Jan. 10) ... Tallied 10 points at Green Bay (Jan. 14) in her first start ... Was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week after 13 points against Cleveland State (Jan. 21) and 27 in an overtime win at Northern Kentucky (Jan. 24) ... Tabbed 17 points against Detroit Mercy (Feb. 1) and had 15 in the rematch against the Titans (Feb. 14) ... Added two more double-digit performances against Robert Morris (March 4) and IU Indy (March 8) in the Horizon League Championship.
High School: Averaged 13.4 points per game ... Named First Team All-OCC Capital Division and First Team District 11 ... Selected as an All-Central District Second Team honoree and All-State Special Mention ... Led her team to two conference, sectional and regional titles ... Team ranked high as No. 16 in the country by ESPN in 2023-24 ... Played club ball for All-Ohio 17U Black and Sports City Angels EYBL.
Personal: Daughter of Ron and Monica Bess ... Has one sister, Malea ... Majoring in actuarial science.
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