Russ Rose in 1989: “Bessie is one of the most experienced players we’ve ever had here. I could not ask any more of Bessie than she has already given us. She’s a competitive and smart player. If she has a great year, we’ll have a great team.”
1987 Season (Sophomore) Highlights and Awards: Second Team Atlantic 10 All-Conference … Most Valuable Player of the Penn State Open … named to the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team … MVP of the Puerto Rican Superior League Tournament in August.
Season Recap: Sat out the first month of the 1987 season after contracting mononucleosis … competed in 27 matches and posted season totals of 185 kills, 122 digs and 27 blocks.
Before Penn State: Ramirez participated in the 1987 Olympic Sports Festival. .. meber of Puerto Rico’s national team … 1987 Player-of-the-Year in the Puerto Rican Superior League … was listed as a “freshman to watch” by Volleyball Monthly upon entering Penn State … majoring in general arts and sciences.