San Francisco State University

Hess played collegiately at Santa Clara, where she etched her name into the Bronco record books and graduated in 2017 with a degree in communication. The All-American was a three-time First Team All-West Coast Conference honoree for the Broncos and is the rally-scoring era career kills leader with 1,518.

As a junior, Hess was named an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, a First Team AVCA All-Pacific North Region honoree, and to the First Team All-WCC after recording 450 kills (4.02/set) and 13 double-doubles. The Scottsdale, Arizona native led the Broncos in kills all four years, and helped lead the team to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 2014 and 2015 with a combined record of 42-19 in those two seasons.

Hess also served as a volunteer assistant at Santa Clara in Spring 2019, and an assistant coach with the 12 Gold and 18 Gold teams at Vision Volleyball Club in Los Gatos, California. From 2017-18, she competed professionally for Switzerland-based Genève Volley while coaching 15- to 18-year-olds at Volleyball Club Étoile-Genève.