Abby Thelen

Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Ft. Mitchell, Ky.
High School:
Notre Dame Academy

** 2018 ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM **
** 2017 ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM **

2018: Named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, becoming the first Pirate non-libero to be named in back-to-back years since 1994... Named Seton Hall's Senior Female Athlete of the Year... Senior CLASS Award Candidate... Academic Merit Award recipient... Led Seton Hall in kills (391), kills per set (3.72) and total points (417.0)... Ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in kills per set and fourth in points per set (3.97)... Led the Pirates with at least 15 kills in a single-match, 11 times... Finishes her career at Seton Hall ranked sixth all-time with 1,333 kills and fifth with 3,551 attacks... Finished her career with a monster match at DePaul - a match-high 23 kills, with only one attack error, and a .647 attack percentage in only three sets... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 6... Had a team-high 13 kills to go with six digs vs. Creighton... Erupted for a match-high 20 kills, with only three attack errors, and a season-high five blocks vs. Providence... Notched a team-high 18 kills to go with three blocks at Butler... Had a team-best 16 kills and four blocks at Xavier... Had a team-best 10 kills to go with four digs vs. Marquette... Had nine kills and only one attack error vs. DePaul... Recorded a career-high 25 kills to go with three blocks at Providence... Had eight kills and two blocks at Creighton... Recorded a match-high 14 kills in only three sets at Georgetown... Had 19 kills, only one attack error and a team-beset .529 attack percentage vs. Xavier... Recorded a season-high 20 kills with only two attack errors at Villanova... Tallied a team-high 16 kills to go with five digs at Hofstra... Had a team-high 16 kills and only three attack errors against Dartmouth... Had a team-high 14 kills and three blocks vs. Princeton... Notched 13 kills and three digs at UCSB... Tied for a match-high 12 kills with only three attack errors vs. Texas Tech... Named to the Seton Hall Classic All-Tournament Team... Had a team-high nine kills vs. Oklahoma... Tied for the team lead with 10 kills vs. Pittsburgh... Had a match-high 18 kills to go with five digs vs. VCU... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Aug. 28... Named to the Blue & White Classic All-Tournament Team... Tallied a match-high 14 kills, with only one attack error, a .565 attack percentage and nine digs vs. Niagara... Notched a team-best 14 kills to go with four digs and three blocks at Buffalo... Had a match-high 18 kills to go with seven digs and two blocks vs. North Dakota State... Named to 2018 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2017: Named to the All-BIG EAST First Team... Played in all 119 sets over 31 matches... Led Seton Hall in kills (430) and kills per set (3.61)... Ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in kills per set and seventh in points per set... Had six double-doubles... Led the Pirates with 15 kills in a single-match, 14 times... Had a double-double with 16 kills, 11 digs and three blocks vs. Xavier... Had 11 kills vs. Butler... Had 11 kills and four digs at St. John’s... Collected a team-high 17 kills to go with three blocks at Georgetown... Had a team-best 12 kills and only three attack errors at Villanova... Had 20 kills and only four attack errors vs. Marquette... Tallied 11 kills and five digs vs. DePaul... Collected 10 kills at Providence... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 17... Notched a match-high 15 kills and a .444 attack percentage vs. St. John’s... Recorded 16 kills with only two attack errors and a .359 attack percentage vs. Villanova... Had 11 kills at Butler... Tallied 11 kills, five digs and four blocks at Xavier... Recorded a match-high 18 kills with only one attack error and a .500 attack percentage vs. Georgetown... Had 10 kills vs. Providence... Led the team with 11 kills at Marquette... Notched a double-double with a match-high 21 kills to go with 17 digs vs. Bowling Green... Tallied a match-high 17 kills to go with five digs at VCU... Had a team-high 11 kills vs. Northwestern... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 12... Named to the Redbird Classic All-Tournament Team... Had 12 kills and three digs vs. Hofstra... Had 11 kills vs. Dayton... Recorded a double-double with a match-high 22 kills to go with 10 digs and four blocks at Illinois State... Notched a team-high 16 kills to go with five digs vs. Cincinnati... Had a double-double with 15 kills and 11 digs at Princeton... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 5... Named to the Seton Hall Classic All-Tournament Team... Led the Pirates with 15 kills to go with eight digs and three blocks vs. Rutgers... Notched career-highs of 24 kills and 21 digs vs. Buffalo - the first 20-kill, 20-dig match for a Pirate in over 13 years... Named to the Oklahoma Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team... Had a match-high nine kills to go with eight digs against Northwestern State... Recorded her first career double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs vs. Colorado... Had a match-high 18 kills to go with nine digs and three blocks at Oklahoma... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2016: Played in 104 sets over 29 matches... Led the Pirates in kills per set (3.03) and ranked 11th in the BIG EAST... Ranked fourth on the team in digs (126)... Ranked fourth on the team in blocks per set (0.46)... Tallied nine kills vs. Creighton in the BIG EAST Championship semifinals.... Had nine kills and three blocks vs. St. John’s... Notched 16 kills and a .364 attack percentage at DePaul... Had 11 kills vs. Georgetown... Recorded a match-high 16 kills vs. Providence... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Oct. 24... Recorded a career-high 21 kills in only three sets at Butler... Matched a career-high of 20 kills to go with eight digs and three blocks at Xavier... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 17... Recorded a career-high 20 kills with only two attack errors for a .529 attack percentage and five digs at Providence... Tallied a match-high 16 kills to go with seven digs vs. DePaul... Recorded a team-high 15 kills to go with six digs and two blocks at St. John’s... Notched a match-high 17 kills to go with seven digs vs. Xavier... Had a season-high five blocks to go with 12 kills and a .476 attack percentage at Rutgers... Tallied 11 kills vs. Seattle... Recorded 12 kills and four digs at Hofstra... Named to the BIG EAST Volleyball Weekly Honor Roll... Tallied a career-high 18 kills to go with seven digs and three blocks vs. Illinois State... Finished a kill shy of a double-double, finishing with nine kills and 10 digs vs. Cleveland State... Recorded eight kills and a team-high 12 digs vs. Western Michigan... Notched nine kills and a career-high 16 digs at Notre Dame... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2015: Played in all 113 sets over all 30 matches... Finished second on the team in total blocks (83) and blocks per set (0.73)... Finished fourth on the team in kills (197) and fifth in kills per set (1.74)... Finished second on the team with a .232 attack percentage.... Had nine kills and only two attack errors vs. Providence... Had eight kills vs. St. John’s... Recorded a career-high 13 kills to go with four blocks at St. John’s... Had 11 kills and just two attack errors vs. Xavier... Tallied 11 kills with no attack errors for a .579 attack percentage at Providence... Recorded 12 kills to go with a .455 attack percentage vs. Marquette... Tallied eight kills and six blocks at Georgetown... Recorded a career-high eight blocks to go with six kills vs. Binghamton... Had eight kills vs. Cornell... Broke out with career-highs of 10 kills and seven blocks vs. Temple... Had eight kills and four blocks vs. Notre Dame... Had six kills and an impressive .455 attack percentage vs. Central Arkansas... Made collegiate debut with seven kills vs. Neb.-Omaha.

High School / Personal: Attended the Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills, Kentucky... Played middle blocker for three years... Named Second Team All-State by the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association in 2014... Named 2014 Northern Kentucky Girls Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Year... Member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Championship All-Tournament Team... Member of the Region 9 All-Tournament Team... Member of the District 35 All-Tournament Team... Member of the 2014 Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association Players to Watch List... 2014 Prep Volleyball "Senior Aces" Runner-Up... Named a "Soph 79" Honorable Mention in 2012... Helped lead Notre Dame to three straight Region 9 and District 35 championships... Guided her team to two straight state runner-ups... Recorded 22 kills in the 2014 Kentucky State Championship game... Ranked 10th in the nation with a .375 hitting percentage in 2014... Three-time Academic All-State Honorable Mention... Named First Team Academic All-State in 2011... Earned second honors four times... Four-year member of NKYVC... Member of the Spanish, Outreach, Drug Free and Life Club in high school... Member of the Spirit Committee... Member of the Girl's Athletic Association... Born August 14, 1997.