Pictured left to right: Emily Irwin, Bella Vaillant, and Caely Ressler (photos courtesy of Erik Drost '11)
Caely Ressler (photo courtesy of Jackie Kasai '23)
Caely Ressler (photo courtesy of Jackie Kasai '23)
Caely Ressler (photo courtesy of Jackie Kasai '23)
Caely Ressler (photo courtesy of Jackie Kasai '23)
Caely Ressler

25 Caely Ressler

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Napoleon
  • High School:
    Napoleon
  • Position:
    Guard/Forward
gp 21
pts/g 8.7
fg % 36.7
3pt % 36.4
ft % 90.5
reb/g 6.4
a/g 1.2

2022-23

  • All-Ohio Athletic Conference honorable mention honoree
  • Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 9, 2023
  • Appeared in 21 games and started all 21
  • Third on the team in points, averaging 8.7 per game (183 total)
  • Led the team in blocked shots (16)
  • Led the team and the Ohio Athletic Conference in free throw percentage, shooting 91% 
  • Third on the team in rebounds (135), second in defensive boards
  • Was 57-63 from the charity stripe
  • Third on the team in made threes (24)
  • Second on the team and fifth in the OAC in three point percentage (36%)
  • Second on the team in minutes played per game (23.6)
  • Tallied 26 assists and 20 steals
  • Earned second varsity letter

2021-22

  • Appeared in 27 games and averaged 17:30 minutes per game
  • Totaled 143 points, fifth best on the team
  • Averaged 5.3 points per game
  • Grabbed 110 rebounds, fourth-best on the team, averaging 4.1 rebounds per game
  • Shot 45.2% from the field, making 52 field goals
  • Made 15 three pointers
  • Went 24-30 from the free throw line
  • Added 33 assists, 13 steals, and 11 blocks
  • Earned first varsity letter

Career Bests

  • 23 points at Mount Union on Jan. 4, 2023
  • 12 rebounds (2x) with last at Wilmington on Jan. 21, 2023
  • Three assists (6x)
  • Two blocks (6x)
  • Three steals (3x) with last vs Marietta on Jan. 28, 2023
  • 9-10 free throws vs Hamilton (N.Y.) in BW Invitational on Dec. 30, 2022

High School

  • Four-year letterwinner for basketball
  • 2021 OHSAA DII State Champion
  • 2020 Regional Champion with an undefeated record/season
  • Four-time District Champion
  • Two-time Northern Lakes League (NLL) Champion
  • Hold school records in career assists and single season assists
  • Two-time Team Captain
  • OHSAA DII All-Ohio Special Mention
  • Three-time First Team District 7
  • First Team All-NLL
  • Two-time Second Team All-NLL
  • Ladycat Award Recipient
  • Four-year letterwinner in cross country
  • Two-time Coaches' Award honoree (cross country)
  • Four-year letterwinner in track & field
  • Napolean High School 12-Season Athlete Award
  • Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award recipient
  • OHSBCA DII Academic All-Ohio
  • Napoleon High School Senior Scholar Athlete award winner
  • NLL Senior All-Academic Team
  • Four-year honor roll student
  • Graduated with an honors diploma
  • Class Valedictorian

Personal

  • Dean's List student
  • Jacket Scholar
  • Daughter of Jeff and Cara Ressler
This page was last updated on April 25, 2023
Recent Games
Feb 11 Muskingum W, 69-44
Feb 15 at John Carroll L, 89-86
Feb 18 at Capital W, 54-50
Feb 21 John Carroll W, 73-62
Feb 23 at Marietta L, 71-65
Mar 3 vs. Wartburg (Iowa) L, 57-43
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 21 14
Games started 21 14
Minutes 497 337
Minutes per game 23.7 24.1
FG 51-139 35-97
FG Pct 36.7 36.1
3PT 24-66 15-49
3PT Pct 36.4 30.6
FT 57-63 35-37
FT Pct 90.5 94.6
Off rebounds 27 18
Def rebounds 108 67
Total rebounds 135 85
Rebounds per game 6.4 6.1
Personal fouls 31 18
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 26 11
Turnovers 23 15
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 0.7
Steals 20 15
Blocks 16 14
Points 183 120
Points per game 8.7 8.6
Points per 40 min 14.7 14.2
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 #2 Trine (Ind.) W, 75-70 1 34 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 6-8 75.0 12
Nov 14 Case Western Reserve W, 81-58 1 19 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 6
Nov 18 at Wittenberg W, 56-43 1 21 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 19 vs. Hanover (Ind.) W, 71-48 1 22 4-8 50.0 3-4 75.0 4-4 100.0 15
Nov 22 at La Roche (Pa.) W, 68-44 1 22 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Nov 30 Heidelberg W, 54-41 1 23 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 Wilmington W, 67-58 1 22 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 10 at Marietta W, 52-49 1 28 3-9 33.3 2-7 28.6 1-1 100.0 9
Dec 15 Otterbein W, 62-45 1 21 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 9
Dec 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 74-36 1 17 3-6 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 30 Hamilton (N.Y.) W, 72-65 1 25 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 9-10 90.0 9
Jan 4 at Mount Union W, 75-73 1 34 6-10 60.0 4-7 57.1 7-7 100.0 23
Jan 7 at Muskingum W, 65-43 1 20 7-11 63.6 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 17
Jan 11 at #18 Ohio Northern L, 53-51 1 30 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 14 Capital W, 65-50 1 24 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 18 John Carroll W, 81-60 1 19 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 4-5 80.0 9
Jan 21 at Wilmington W, 66-61 1 26 3-7 42.9 0-1 0.0 8-8 100.0 14
Jan 25 at Heidelberg W, 47-37 1 26 3-11 27.3 1-4 25.0 4-4 100.0 11
Jan 28 Marietta L, 59-49 1 25 1-11 9.1 1-5 20.0 2-2 100.0 5
Feb 1 Mount Union W, 66-40 1 25 3-9 33.3 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 7
Feb 4 at Otterbein L, 58-55 1 14 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 7
Feb 8 #10 Ohio Northern W, 66-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 Muskingum W, 69-44 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at John Carroll L, 89-86 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at Capital W, 54-50 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 John Carroll W, 73-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Marietta L, 71-65 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Wartburg (Iowa) L, 57-43 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 11 #2 Trine (Ind.) W, 75-70 1 34 0 4 4 3 0 - 0 0 4 -
Nov 14 Case Western Reserve W, 81-58 1 19 2 7 9 2 1 2.0 2 1 0 -
Nov 18 at Wittenberg W, 56-43 1 21 1 7 8 1 4 0.3 0 0 2 0
Nov 19 vs. Hanover (Ind.) W, 71-48 1 22 2 8 10 2 0 - 0 0 3 0
Nov 22 at La Roche (Pa.) W, 68-44 1 22 2 2 4 2 2 1.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 30 Heidelberg W, 54-41 1 23 1 3 4 0 2 0.0 1 1 2 0
Dec 3 Wilmington W, 67-58 1 22 0 4 4 1 0 - 0 1 1 0
Dec 10 at Marietta W, 52-49 1 28 1 4 5 0 0 - 2 1 2 0
Dec 15 Otterbein W, 62-45 1 21 3 3 6 0 3 0.0 1 0 1 -
Dec 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 74-36 1 17 2 7 9 3 0 - 2 0 0 0
Dec 30 Hamilton (N.Y.) W, 72-65 1 25 0 6 6 2 1 2.0 1 1 3 0
Jan 4 at Mount Union W, 75-73 1 34 0 8 8 1 3 0.3 2 2 0 0
Jan 7 at Muskingum W, 65-43 1 20 4 5 9 2 1 2.0 1 1 0 0
Jan 11 at #18 Ohio Northern L, 53-51 1 30 1 6 7 1 0 - 1 1 0 -
Jan 14 Capital W, 65-50 1 24 0 6 6 1 1 1.0 3 0 3 0
Jan 18 John Carroll W, 81-60 1 19 0 7 7 0 3 0.0 0 2 3 0
Jan 21 at Wilmington W, 66-61 1 26 4 8 12 1 0 - 0 2 0 0
Jan 25 at Heidelberg W, 47-37 1 26 1 4 5 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 28 Marietta L, 59-49 1 25 1 3 4 3 0 - 3 2 3 0
Feb 1 Mount Union W, 66-40 1 25 1 3 4 1 2 0.5 1 1 2 0
Feb 4 at Otterbein L, 58-55 1 14 1 3 4 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 8 #10 Ohio Northern W, 66-62 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 Muskingum W, 69-44 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at John Carroll L, 89-86 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at Capital W, 54-50 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 John Carroll W, 73-62 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Marietta L, 71-65 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Wartburg (Iowa) L, 57-43 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 21 21 23.7 2.4-6.6 36.7 1.1-3.1 36.4 2.7-3.0 90.5 8.7
Conference 14 14 24.1 2.5-6.9 36.1 1.1-3.5 30.6 2.5-2.6 94.6 8.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 11 11 23.1 1.5-5.5 26.7 0.7-2.5 28.6 2.8-3.4 83.8 6.5
Away 9 9 24.6 3.4-7.9 43.7 1.4-3.8 38.2 2.4-2.4 100.0 10.8
Neutral 1 1 22.0 4.0-8.0 50.0 3.0-4.0 75.0 4.0-4.0 100.0 15.0
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Wins 18 18 23.8 2.6-6.7 39.2 1.2-3.2 38.6 2.9-3.3 89.8 9.4
Losses 3 3 23.0 1.3-6.3 21.1 0.7-3.0 22.2 1.3-1.3 100.0 4.7
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November 6 6 23.5 2.2-5.5 39.4 1.3-2.2 61.5 2.2-2.7 81.3 7.8
December 5 5 22.6 1.6-5.8 27.6 0.8-3.2 25.0 3.0-3.4 88.2 7.0
January 8 8 25.5 3.1-7.9 39.7 1.2-3.5 35.7 3.4-3.5 96.4 10.9
February 2 2 19.5 2.5-7.0 35.7 1.0-4.5 22.2 1.0-1.0 100.0 7.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 21 21 497 51-139 36.7 24-66 36.4 57-63 90.5 183
Conference 14 14 337 35-97 36.1 15-49 30.6 35-37 94.6 120
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 11 11 254 16-60 26.7 8-28 28.6 31-37 83.8 71
Away 9 9 221 31-71 43.7 13-34 38.2 22-22 100.0 97
Neutral 1 1 22 4-8 50.0 3-4 75.0 4-4 100.0 15
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Wins 18 18 428 47-120 39.2 22-57 38.6 53-59 89.8 169
Losses 3 3 69 4-19 21.1 2-9 22.2 4-4 100.0 14
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November 6 6 141 13-33 39.4 8-13 61.5 13-16 81.3 47
December 5 5 113 8-29 27.6 4-16 25.0 15-17 88.2 35
January 8 8 204 25-63 39.7 10-28 35.7 27-28 96.4 87
February 2 2 39 5-14 35.7 2-9 22.2 2-2 100.0 14
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 21 21 23.7 4.1-11.2 36.7 1.9-5.3 36.4 4.6-5.1 90.5 14.7
Conference 14 14 24.1 4.2-11.5 36.1 1.8-5.8 30.6 4.2-4.4 94.6 14.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 11 11 23.1 2.5-9.4 26.7 1.3-4.4 28.6 4.9-5.8 83.8 11.2
Away 9 9 24.6 5.6-12.9 43.7 2.4-6.2 38.2 4.0-4.0 100.0 17.6
Neutral 1 1 22.0 7.3-14.5 50.0 5.5-7.3 75.0 7.3-7.3 100.0 27.3
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Wins 18 18 23.8 4.4-11.2 39.2 2.1-5.3 38.6 5.0-5.5 89.8 15.8
Losses 3 3 23.0 2.3-11.0 21.1 1.2-5.2 22.2 2.3-2.3 100.0 8.1
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November 6 6 23.5 3.7-9.4 39.4 2.3-3.7 61.5 3.7-4.5 81.3 13.3
December 5 5 22.6 2.8-10.3 27.6 1.4-5.7 25.0 5.3-6.0 88.2 12.4
January 8 8 25.5 4.9-12.4 39.7 2.0-5.5 35.7 5.3-5.5 96.4 17.1
February 2 2 19.5 5.1-14.4 35.7 2.1-9.2 22.2 2.1-2.1 100.0 14.4
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 21 21 23.7 1.3 5.1 6.4 1.5 0.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8
Conference 14 14 24.1 1.3 4.8 6.1 1.3 0.0 0.8 1.1 0.7 1.1 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 11 23.1 0.9 4.8 5.7 2.0 0.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.8
Away 9 9 24.6 1.7 5.2 6.9 0.7 0.0 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.8
Neutral 1 1 22.0 2.0 8.0 10.0 3.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
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Wins 18 18 23.8 1.3 5.3 6.7 1.6 0.0 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.7
Losses 3 3 23.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 - 1.3 1.0
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November 6 6 23.5 1.3 5.2 6.5 2.0 0.0 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.3
December 5 5 22.6 1.2 4.8 6.0 1.4 0.0 1.2 0.8 1.5 1.2 0.6
January 8 8 25.5 1.4 5.9 7.3 1.3 0.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3
February 2 2 19.5 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 21 21 497 27 108 135 31 0 26 23 1.1 20 16
Conference 14 14 337 18 67 85 18 0 11 15 0.7 15 14
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 11 254 10 53 63 22 0 16 13 1.2 14 9
Away 9 9 221 15 47 62 6 0 8 10 0.8 6 7
Neutral 1 1 22 2 8 10 3 0 2 0 - 0 0
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Wins 18 18 428 24 96 120 28 0 22 23 1.0 16 13
Losses 3 3 69 3 12 15 3 0 4 0 - 4 3
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November 6 6 141 8 31 39 12 0 10 9 1.1 3 2
December 5 5 113 6 24 30 7 0 6 4 1.5 6 3
January 8 8 204 11 47 58 10 0 9 8 1.1 10 10
February 2 2 39 2 6 8 2 0 1 2 0.5 1 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 21 21 23.7 2.2 8.7 10.9 2.5 0.0 2.1 1.9 1.1 1.6 1.3
Conference 14 14 24.1 2.1 8.0 10.1 2.1 0.0 1.3 1.8 0.7 1.8 1.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 11 23.1 1.6 8.3 9.9 3.5 0.0 2.5 2.0 1.2 2.2 1.4
Away 9 9 24.6 2.7 8.5 11.2 1.1 0.0 1.4 1.8 0.8 1.1 1.3
Neutral 1 1 22.0 3.6 14.5 18.2 5.5 0.0 3.6 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
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Wins 18 18 23.8 2.2 9.0 11.2 2.6 0.0 2.1 2.1 1.0 1.5 1.2
Losses 3 3 23.0 1.7 7.0 8.7 1.7 0.0 2.3 0.0 - 2.3 1.7
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November 6 6 23.5 2.3 8.8 11.1 3.4 0.0 2.8 2.6 1.1 0.9 0.6
December 5 5 22.6 2.1 8.5 10.6 2.5 0.0 2.1 1.4 1.5 2.1 1.1
January 8 8 25.5 2.2 9.2 11.4 2.0 0.0 1.8 1.6 1.1 2.0 2.0
February 2 2 19.5 2.1 6.2 8.2 2.1 0.0 1.0 2.1 0.5 1.0 1.0