Abby Walker Season 2022

2024: Named Second Team All-Big 12… Played in 29 matches, covering 106 sets… Recorded a season-high 15 kills against Akron (Sep. 17)... Had double-digit kills in three matches… Averaged a team-best 1.06 blocks per set… Ended the season with 199 kills, 112 blocks, and 48 digs.

2023: Appeared in all 28 matches, covering 108 sets… Made the move to the right side on Sept. 8 versus South Carolina… 15 matches with double-digit kills... Tallied season-high of 17 kills with no attacking errors on 31 attempts (.548) against Oklahoma on Nov. 17… Tied her season-high of 17 kills against West Virginia on Oct. 20… Hit .474 with 11 kills, eight digs and four blocks in win vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 25)... Completed the season with 260 kills, 110 digs, and 78 blocks.

2022: Played in and started all 112 sets across 30 matches… garnered Second Team All-AAC honors… recorded 281 kills and 92 blocks while hitting a team-best .310... named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Aug. 28 after averaging 3.15 kills and 1.23 blocks in three matches… named to the BYU Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 2.92 kills and 0.92 blocks per set over three matches (Sept. 2-3)... tallied career-high 23 kills versus Pittsburgh (Sept. 2)… posted career-high eight blocks twice; vs. Dayton (Aug. 26) and at East Carolina (Oct. 9)… recorded double-digit kills in 12 matches… notched five-or-more blocks six times... named to AAC Preseason All-Conference Team… collected CSC All-District recognition.

2021: In her freshman season, Walker played 113 sets in 28 matches…named Freshman of the Year in the AAC, the second ever Bearcat to win the award (Jordan Thompson)… was also named to the AAC All-Conference Second Team… earned three AAC Volleyball Weekly Honor Roll recognitions… named AAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/4)... she finished second on the team and 17th in the AAC in kills with 286… she started every game and played in every set this season... Recorded career-highs with 17 kills and 18.5 points in only her second game (8/27) as a Bearcat... was named to the Dayton Tournament All-Tournament Team... her season-high 20 kills came in a win over Memphis (10/31)… finished with a hitting percentage of .312 which was good for ninth in the conference… recorded 366.5 points which was second on the team … tallied 62 digs with her season-high of seven coming in a win over Tulsa (10/15).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played on the 2018 and 2019 OVR High Performance Teams and contributed to the bronze medal finish in 2018 at Tulsa and the gold medal finish in 2019 at Ft. Lauderdale... senior year, her team were Sectional Champions in the Muskingum Valley League (MVL)... she recorded 345 kills, 125 blocks, 43 aces, 247 digs, and reached 1,000 career kills her senior season... was First Team MVL, First Team District 12, MVL Player of the Year, District 12 Player of the Year, First Team All-Ohio... was invited to play in the state all-star game and the district all-star game... junior year, her volleyball team was Champions and Sectional Champions... recorded 339 kills, 96 blocks, 61 aces, 143 digs during the championship season... was named First Team MVL, First Team District 12, MVL Player of the Year, District 12 Player of the Year, 2nd team All-Ohio.. was also a 2x Varsity letterman in Indoor and Outdoor track and field... earned the OSHAA scholar athlete award, Presidents award, Don L McKendry Academic gold award, Academic distinction, Distinguished athlete award... was on the National Honors Society and 4.0 all throughout high school.

PERSONAL: Born June 25, 2003 in Zanesville, Ohio... parents are Jason and Sandi... has two brothers Tyler and Nathan and a sister Madison... brother Tyler was on the track and field team for Marietta College... plans to major in physical therapy.