Russ Rose Then (2016): “Abby came to Penn State from a successful program at Florida. She was a highly recruited individual out of Ohio and has great enthusiasm. I know the players really enjoy the energy that she brings to practice and competition. I look forward to the contributions that she can make to our team at the setting position this year.”
2016 Season (Junior)Highlights and Awards: Two-time Big Ten Setter of the Week (10/10, 11/29) … Penn State Invitational All-Tournament team
Season Recap: played in 33 matches, starting in 29 with 109 sets played … logged a team-high 1082 assists, 95 kills, 194 digs, 42 blocks and 39 total service aces … set the team to a .479 hitting clip against West Virginia (8/26), tallying 29 assists and 5 digs … dished out 23 assists in 1 1/2 sets against No. 19 North Carolina (8/27) … tallied 35 assists against No. 9 Stanford (9/4), adding 5 kills and 9 digs … tallied a career-high 4 aces while adding 34 assists, 4 kills, 6 digs and 2 blocks at Rutgers (9/21) … matched a season-high mark with 11 digs and tallied 4 kills on 7 errorless swings against No. 22 Michigan (10/1) … logged a career-high 61 assists and tallied 10 digs against No. 1 Minnesota (10/5) … registered 3 service aces and 34 assists vs. No. 19 Ohio State (10/19) … had 59 assists, 10 digs and 6 kills against No. 16 Michigan (10/22) … Served up 3 aces to go along with 8 digs, 3 blocks and 3 kills vs. No. 4 Wisconsin (10/28) … posted 26 assists, 3 kills and 2 digs against No. 3 Minnesota (10/29) … dished out 24 assists, 4 digs and 2 blocks vs. No. 1 Nebraska (11/4) … tallied 55 assists and a trio of aces at Ohio State (11/12) … recorded 41 assists, 3 kills and 2 digs against Purdue (11/19) …passed out 57 assists, 7 digs, and 4 kills against Illinois (11/26).
NCAA Tournament: Registered 28 assists and 10 digs, marking her 6th double-double of the season, in the NCAA First Round match vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/2) … in the NCAA Second Round posted 42 assists to go along with 5 kills and 4 blocks against Pitt (12/3) … in the NCAA Regional Semifinal posted 40 assists and 10 digs in 5 sets against Nebraska (12/9).
Before Penn State:2015 (Sophomore Season at Florida): Saw action in 29 matches, playing in 89 sets during her sophomore season at Florida … closed out the year averaging 0.65 assists per set … dished out a career-high 30 assists to go along with 3 kills at Arkansas (10/4) … logged 3 aces in back-to-back NCAA Tournament matches against New Hampshire (12/3) and Florida State (12/4).
2014 (Freshman Season at Florida): played in 7 matches during her freshman year, seeing time at setter in 10 sets … played all three sets in Florida’s sweep against Mississippi State, where she had a career-high 8 assists and 2 digs in the conference matchup.
High School: A 4-year letterwinner at Lake Catholic, she set the team to the Division II regional semifinal … as a freshman at Lake Catholic in 2010, helped lead the Cougars to the Ohio Division II State Championship game, picking up MVP honors … earned 2-14 Ohio High School Female Athlete of the Year honors … selected as the 2013-14 Ohio Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year … played club with Academy Volleyball Cleveland, helping the team to runner-up finishes at both the AAU and USAV club national championships in her senior year … ranked No. 52 by PrepVolleyball.com on the site’s Senior Aces list … a three-time Ohio State All-State selection from 2011-13 … earned AAU All-America honors from 2011-13, while also earning a spot on the USA Nationals All-Tournament team in 2012-13.
