NDSU

2019, 2018, 2017 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2019 All-Summit League First Team
2018 All-Summit League Second Team
2017 Summit League Player of the Week
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 NFCA Scholar Athlete
2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District™ 6 First Team
2019, 2018, 2017 Summit League All-Academic Team
2019, 2018, 2017 Summit League Commissioner's List
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 Summit League Honor Roll
2016 Summit League Distinguished Scholar

2019 SEASON (SENIOR): Started in all 58 games played, all coming at first base ... Started in 168 of 183 games played during career...Hit .290 with 11 home runs and 42 runs batted in ... Had career best 14-game hitting streak ... Tied for team lead with 17 2-out RBI ... Had 10 doubles, 31 runs scored, 24 walks and eight sacrifice hits ... Finished with .568 slugging percentage and .392 on-base percentage ... Fielded .995 with only two errors in 426 fielding chances ... Career-high 13 putouts and fielding chances at Purdue Fort Wayne (3-23-19) and at Texas State (2-11-19) ... Named to Summit League first team after hitting .431 with seven home runs, four doubles, 18 runs scored and 23 RBI in 18 league games ... Landed spot on Summit League all-tournament team after hitting .313 with one home run, five RBI and three runs scored ... CoSIDA Academic All-District 6 first team ... NFCA Scholar Athlete ... Named to league's all-academic team ... Summit League Commissioner's List and Honor Roll ... Finished career ranked tied for No. 4 with 33 home runs, No. 6 with 85 walks and No. 9 with 819 putouts.

2018 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started 52 games played, all coming at first base ... Has started in 110 of 125 games played during career ... Hit .269 with eight home runs and 31 runs batted in ... Had 12 doubles, 26 runs scored and a triple ... Finished with .531 slugging percentage and .376 on-base percentage ... Fielded .984 with four errors in 256 fielding chances ... Claimed eight multi-hit games ... Reached base safely in 16 straight games during one stretch ... Led team with 26 walks and eight multi-RBI games, and tied with team-high 12 two-out RBI ... Another NCAA tournament home run, along with her first career triple in Bison 5-4 win over Mississippi State (5-18-18) at Tucson Regional ... Earned Summit League all-tournament honors after hitting .500 (3x6) with four runs, four RBI, four walks, a pair of doubles and home run ... Landed spot on all-league second team ... Tied the school single-game record for third time with two home runs vs. South Dakota State (4-12-18), which included career-high five RBI ... NFCA Scholar Athlete ... Named to league's all-academic team ... Summit League Commissioner's List and Honor Roll.

2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): "The Punisher" started in 58 of 60 games played including 31 assignments at first base and 19 at designated player ... Hit .268 with 14 home runs and 43 runs batted in ... Finished with .567 slugging percentage and .384 on-base percentage ... Led team in hitting, slugging, along with 39 runs scored and 30 walks ... Launched two-run home run in the top of the first inning in the Bison 3-2 nine-inning win over eventual national champion Oklahoma (5-19-17) at NCAA Norman Regional ... Both hits were home runs in NCAA tournament ... Named to Summit League all-tournament team after hitting .429 with three home runs and 10 RBI ... Scored six runs, and added a pair of walks and double  ... Summit League Player of the Week on April 3 ... Twice tied the school single-game record with two home runs in successive week at Fort Wayne (4-2-17) and against IUPUI (4-8-17) ... Season-high three hits and four RBI in game at Fort Wayne (4-2-17) ... Ranks No. 10 all-time at NDSU in slugging percentage (.542) ... NFCA Scholar Athlete ... Named to league's all-academic team ... Summit League Commissioner's List and Honor Roll.

2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Hit .111 appearing in 13 games ... Had RBI single in win at Stanford (2-19-16) ... Issued five walks ... Earned NFCA Scholar Athlete honors ... Recognized as Distinguished Scholar on Summit League Winter/Spring Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:  A three-time all-state performer, earning first team honors in 2013 and 2015, and second team in 2014, for Byron High School and head coach Gary Prantner … Six-time all-conference and all-section selection, playing third base, shortstop and pitcher … Hit over .440 over her last four seasons including .607 in 2015 with 16 home runs, 44 runs scored and 38 RBI ... Hit .448 with eight home runs and 23 RBI in 2014 ... Hit .582 with 15 home runs and 34 RBI in 2013 … Finished prep career with 48 home runs and 133 RBI … Holds four career and three single-season Minnesota State High School League records … Four-year letter winner and two-time all-conference basketball player for Byron.

SUMMER LEAGUE: Played for The Danes coached by Tim Husted from 2012-14 and Rochester Royals coached by Steve Lewison from 2008-14 … Member of three state championship teams … Member of team that won the USSSA (United States Specialty Sports Association) 16B World Series … Hit .481 with 18 home runs and 33 RBI in 2014 … Batted .418 with 20 home runs and 79 RBI in 2013 … Hammered 34 home runs with 157 over previous three summers.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Chad and Brandee Anderson … Has one brother, Vance … College major is exercise science … Interested in career in the health sciences / kinesiology.

THE ANDERSON FILE
Favorite Movie: The Love Guru
Favorite Food: Mint Ice Cream
Favorite Group: Panic! At The Disco
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Actor: Adam Sandler
Favorite TV Show: Shameless
Favorite Song: Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time - Panic! At The Disco
Favorite Book: Chasing Excellence - Ben Bergeron
Favorite Athlete: Derek Jeter

VANESSA'S CAREER BESTS
Offense
At-Bats: 5 vs. 4 teams, last at Texas State, 2-11-19
Runs: 3 vs. 3 teams, last at Purdue Fort Wayne, 3-23-19
Hits: 3 vs. 4 teams, last Columbia, 3-11-18
RBI: 5 vs. South Dakota State, 4-12-18
2B: 2 vs. South Dakota State, 4-14-19; vs. Omaha, 5-10-18
HR: 2 vs. 3 teams, last vs. South Dakota State, 4-12-18
BB: 3 at Georgia Tech, 3-25-17
HBP: 1 vs. 3 teams, last at Seattle 4-5-19
SH: 2 vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 3-17-19
SF: 1 vs. 4 teams, last vs. Fort Wayne, 4-28-18
SB: 1 vs. 5 teams, last at UNLV, 2-9-18

Fielding
Fielding Chances: 13 at Purdue Fort Wayne, 3-23-19; at Texas State, 2-11-19
Putouts: 13 at Purdue Fort Wayne, 3-23-19; at Texas State, 2-11-19
Assists: 4 at Georgia Tech, 3-25-17

Multi-Hit: 23 games (8, 2019 / 8, 2018 / 7, 2017)
Multi-Run: 21 games (7, 2019 / 4, 2018 / 10, 2017)
Multi-RBI: 31 games (10, 2019 / 8, 2018 / 13, 2017)

Longest Hitting Streak: 14 games, 2019