As a hockey player, McAnally’s stats the last two years with the Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins travel hockey program borders on the unbelievable. In just her senior year, McAnally registered forty-five goals and fifty-eight assists for one hundred, three points – this in just fifty-three games. McAnally is a multi-faceted athlete too; great hockey stats are just part of the story. Another of her athletic passions are the marital arts. She holds two black belts, one in the Shotokan discipline and another in the Chito-Ryu discipline. “She does all this stuff and still finds time to volunteer at Pittsburgh’s Library for the Blind” says Coach Cunningham.

McAnally is no less passionate about her academic pursuits. Graduating with Honors from North Allegheny Senior High, McAnally registered a 3.8 cumulative GPA. She won special distinction in the 2007 Special Engineering contests, which pits top high school students from Ohio and Pennsylvania against one another in a series of engineering related academic tests. McAnally and her team not only won the Rube Goldberg Engineering Award, but they also consistently won the award for Most Creative Design.

 McAnally's freshman and sophomore years at Ohio State continue for her to be challenging but rewarding as she continues her double major in Aerospace Engineering and Russian. In her spare time, Tessa still trains in Chito-Ryu discipline at the University of Cinncinnati and Pittsburgh. She also has experimented with parkour during her sophomore year. 

Personal
McAnally’s parents are Susan and David. She has three older sisters too. Tabitha was equestrian team captain while at the University of Delaware, Tanya played varsity field hockey at Kent State, and sister Tiffany is an actress who specializes in the horror movie genre.

2007-08 Season
McAnally had 5 multiple points game during her rookie season. She scored her scored her first collegiate goal in her second career game, on September 29, 2007 during a win (9-2) over Grand Valley in the Great Lakes Showcase. She finished the game with two goals and an assist.

2008-09 Season
McAnally has been elected to serve as the team's treasurer.

McAnally took on the duties as an alternate captain after Brittany Parker’s season ending injury. She has played in 14 games this season, missing a game early in the season due to a lingering injury. She leads all forwards with bolocked shots (30) and is second only to Damrath with points at 5.

2009-10 Season