Abby Thelen Named to All-BIG EAST First Team
11/22/2017 10:45:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Seton Hall junior Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) was named to the All-BIG EAST Volleyball First Team on Wednesday.
Thelen was the primary offensive option for the Pirates in 2017, leading the team in kills and kills per set for a second straight year. Her 430 kills this season rank fourth in the BIG EAST Conference and are the most by a Pirate since 2014. Thelen was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll a team-high four times, and she was named to the All-Tournament Team at three early season tournaments, the Oklahoma Nike Invitational, Seton Hall Classic and Redbird Classic.
Thelen recorded the first six double-doubles of her career this season, and tallied at least 15 kills in a match 14 times, by far the most of any Pirate. There were only four matches all season that she didn't reach double-figures in kills, and she had nine kills in three of those matches.
On Sept. 1 against Butler, Thelen erupted to record career-highs of 24 kills and 21 digs against Buffalo. It's the first 20-kill, 20-dig match for a Pirate in over 13 years.
Currently, she ranks 11th in Seton Hall history with 942 kills, and is poised to reach the 1,000-kill milestone early next season.
2017 Volleyball All-BIG EAST and Major Awards
BIG EAST Player of the Year
Allie Barber, Marquette, So., OH
BIG EAST Libero of the Year
Brittany Witt, Creighton, So., L
BIG EAST Co-Freshman of the Year
Hope Werch, Marquette, Fr., OH
BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
Marquette (Head Coach Ryan Theis)
All-BIG EAST First Team
Makayla Ferguson, Butler, Sr., S
Bri Lilly, Butler, Jr., MB
Anna Logan, Butler, Jr., OH *
Lydia Dimke, Creighton, Sr., S
Marysa Wilkinson, Creighton, Sr., MB
Jaali Winters, Creighton, Jr., OH *
Brittany Witt, Creighton, So., L
Symone Speech, Georgetown, Jr., MB
Allie Barber, Marquette, So., OH *
Jenna Rosenthal, Marquette, RS-Jr., MH
Erica DiMaulo, St. John's, So., S
ABBY THELEN, SETON HALL, JR., OH
Allie Loitz, Villanova, Sr., OH
All-BIG EAST Second Team
Taryn Kloth, Creighton, Jr., OH
Brittany Maxwell, DePaul, Jr., RS
Lauren Speckman, Marquette, So., S
Adison Root, Providence, So., OH
Amanda Pedersen-Henry, Villanova, Jr., MB
* - denotes a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team
^ - there is a 13-member All-BIG EAST First Team and five-member All-BIG EAST Second Team due to voting policy
Thelen was the primary offensive option for the Pirates in 2017, leading the team in kills and kills per set for a second straight year. Her 430 kills this season rank fourth in the BIG EAST Conference and are the most by a Pirate since 2014. Thelen was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll a team-high four times, and she was named to the All-Tournament Team at three early season tournaments, the Oklahoma Nike Invitational, Seton Hall Classic and Redbird Classic.
Thelen recorded the first six double-doubles of her career this season, and tallied at least 15 kills in a match 14 times, by far the most of any Pirate. There were only four matches all season that she didn't reach double-figures in kills, and she had nine kills in three of those matches.
On Sept. 1 against Butler, Thelen erupted to record career-highs of 24 kills and 21 digs against Buffalo. It's the first 20-kill, 20-dig match for a Pirate in over 13 years.
Currently, she ranks 11th in Seton Hall history with 942 kills, and is poised to reach the 1,000-kill milestone early next season.
2017 Volleyball All-BIG EAST and Major Awards
BIG EAST Player of the Year
Allie Barber, Marquette, So., OH
BIG EAST Libero of the Year
Brittany Witt, Creighton, So., L
BIG EAST Co-Freshman of the Year
Hope Werch, Marquette, Fr., OH
BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
Marquette (Head Coach Ryan Theis)
All-BIG EAST First Team
Makayla Ferguson, Butler, Sr., S
Bri Lilly, Butler, Jr., MB
Anna Logan, Butler, Jr., OH *
Lydia Dimke, Creighton, Sr., S
Marysa Wilkinson, Creighton, Sr., MB
Jaali Winters, Creighton, Jr., OH *
Brittany Witt, Creighton, So., L
Symone Speech, Georgetown, Jr., MB
Allie Barber, Marquette, So., OH *
Jenna Rosenthal, Marquette, RS-Jr., MH
Erica DiMaulo, St. John's, So., S
ABBY THELEN, SETON HALL, JR., OH
Allie Loitz, Villanova, Sr., OH
All-BIG EAST Second Team
Taryn Kloth, Creighton, Jr., OH
Brittany Maxwell, DePaul, Jr., RS
Lauren Speckman, Marquette, So., S
Adison Root, Providence, So., OH
Amanda Pedersen-Henry, Villanova, Jr., MB
* - denotes a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team
^ - there is a 13-member All-BIG EAST First Team and five-member All-BIG EAST Second Team due to voting policy
Players Mentioned
MB
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