Abby Cole

Class:
Senior
Position:
MB/OPP
Height:
6-5
Hometown:
Grand Haven, Mich.
High School:
Grand Haven

Senior (2016-17)
• AVCA All-America Second Team
• AVCA All-North Region selection
• All-Big Ten First Team (unanimous)
• NCAA Regional Semifinals (Austin Regional) All-Tournament Team
• Team co-captain
• Preseason All-Big Ten selection (unanimous)
• Michigan Invitational Tournament MVP
• K-State Invitational Tournament MVP
• Michigan/EMU Challenge MVP (unanimous)
• Appeared in all 35 matches, starting all but one
• Finished second in program history in attack percentage at .317
• Finished fifth in program history in career kills at 1,452
• Finished sixth in program history in career attack attempts at 3,236
• Totaled 18 kills at a .341 attack average at No. 2 Minnesota (Nov. 20)
• Led Michigan with 17 kills and six blocks against No. 1 Wisconsin (Oct. 15)
• Earned a season-high .636 attack average with eight kills in a three-set win over American (Sept. 9)
• Tallied a career-high nine digs against Georgia Tech (Sept. 3)
• Totaled a season-high 19 kills in a four-set win over Colgate (Sept. 17)
• Registered 17 kills against six different opponents
• Tallied double-digit kills in 21 contests, leading U-M with a .316 attack average for the year
• Recorded a season-high nine blocks in a victory over Colgate (Sept. 17)

Junior (2015-16)
• AVCA All-America Second Team Selection
• AVCA All-North Region
• All-Big Ten team
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Sept. 14)
• Preseason All-Big Ten (unanimous)
• Named the MVP of the Michigan Challenge and Michigan Invite tournaments
• Named to the Bobcat Invitational All-Tournament team
• Played in all 33 matches for the Maize and Blue, making 31 starts
• Led her team with 3.18 kills per set on a .318 attack average
• Led the Wolverines with 123 total blocks on 1.02 blocks per set
• Rallied a career-high 10 blocks in two matches
• Recorded double-digit kills in 19 matches, including contests against top-ranked Penn State, Ohio State and Illinois
• Registered two block-kill double-doubles against George Washington (Aug. 28) and Indiana (Sept. 26)
• Led her team in kills 13 times and in blocks 10 times
• Tallied a season-high 20 kills in a 3-1 upset victory over No. 18 Illinois (Nov. 27)
• Recorded a season-high .636 attack average with 14 kills against Indiana (Sept. 26)

Sophomore (2014-15)
• AVCA All-America honorable mention
• AVCA All-North Region
• All-Big Ten team
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Oct. 13, Oct. 20)
• Named to the Arkansas Invitational All-Tournament team
• Named to the Michigan Invitational All-Tournament team
• Led the Wolverines with 3.67 kills per set and 103 team blocks
• Recorded a Michigan single-season record with a .359 hitting percentage
• Ranked fourth in the Big Ten in hitting percentage, sixth in kills per set, and fourth in points per set
• Recorded 23 double-digit kill performances
• Had five 20-plus kill matches
• Registered 24 kills two times against Indiana (Sept. 27, Nov. 26)
• Posted 20 kills and four blocks versus No. 4 Wisconsin
• Led the Maize and Blue in blocks in 14 matches
• Posted 19 kills in three sets to go along with a .621 hitting percentage against No.8 Nebraska

Freshman (2013-14)
• Big Ten All-Freshman team
• Big Ten Freshman of the week (Sept. 9)
• Started in 22 of her 31 matches
• Averaged 2.14 kills per set
• Recorded 96 total blocks and 13 double-digit kill performances
• Hit .682 in a win over Oregon State, which is the fifth best by a Michigan player in program history (Sept. 6)
• Had 16 kills at Northwestern (Nov. 10)
• Led the Wolverines with 10 kills and a .471 hitting percentage at Iowa (Nov. 15)
• Registered nine kills and a .533 hitting percentage in her collegiate debut (Sept. 1)
• Recorded five blocks at No. 1 Penn State (Sept. 28)

Prep
• Grand Haven High School (2013)
• Under Armour All-America second team (2013)
• All-Michigan first team (2012)
• All-Michigan second team (2011)
• All-Michigan third team (2010)
• Runner-up for Michigan's Miss Volleyball (2012)
• Named All-Area (2010-12)
• Was ranked the No. 3 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com (2012)
• Was named a top-50 Junior by PrepVolleyball.com (2011)
• Led Grand Haven to a state semifinal berth her senior season
• Was named to the Honor Roll and was also a member of the National Honor Society at Grand Haven

Club/Junior
• Played on the Michigan Volleyball Academy (2011-13)

Personal
• Abigail Brooke Cole
• Daughter of Scott and Dawn Cole
• Born Sept. 15, 1995
• Enrolled in the College of Kinesiology
• Sport Management major
• Her father, Scott, played football at Hope College from 1986-89
• Competed with the USA College National Team in China during the summer of 2015 and 2016