Kessler was born in Texas, but was raised in Peachtree City, Georgia, alongside her older brother Zack.
[6] During her sophomore year at Georgia Kessler was named Georgia's Most Valuable player, she was also named to the NSCAA All-South Region second team, the All-SEC First Team, the SEC Academic Honor Roll and was nominated for the MAC Hermann Trophy.
[7][6] After two years at Georgia Kessler opted to transfer to the University of Florida, to join former teammate Savannah Jordan.
[8] Kessler made her Gators debut in 2016, starting all 23 matches while scoring one goal and providing 2 assists.
[10][11] Kessler was also selected to play for the Gators women's basketball team for the 2018 season but was unfortunately unable to do so after picking up an injury.
[20][21] On July 18, Kessler scored her first professional goal against the North Carolina Courage on a free kick.