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2018 Volleyball Roster

11 Abby Knight

  • Position Middle Hitter
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Smith-Cotton
  • Hometown Sedalia, Mo.
  • Major Geology and Environmental Geography

Biography

2018 (SENIOR): Competed in 102 sets during her senior season..collected 118 kills for a 1.16 kills-per-set average..finished second on the team in blocks with 72 on the season..she collected 68 block assists with four solo blocks in 2018..earned a season-high 16 kills against SEMO on September, 28th..also earned a season-high six blocks on September, 19th against SIUE... OVC Medal of Honor...

2017 (JUNIOR): Competed in 18 matches for the Panthers in the 2017 season....collected 70 kills throughout the season with a .250 hitting percentage...earned her season-high in kills claiming 12 against Jacksonville State...finished the season grabbing 48 blocks... 2018 OVC Medal of Honor winner...

2016 (SOPHOMORE): Memphis Tigers Invitational All-Tournament Team... Appeared in 30 matches, while making 29 starts during her sophomore campaign... totaled a team-high 113 blocks while recording 1.01 blocks per set... finished with 5+ total blocks on 11 different occasions with a career-high of 10 at Murray State... added 140 kills to her season totals... finished with a career-high of 10 kills at UT Martin... hit above .450 on two different occasions, with a season best mare of .588 at UT Martin... earned a season-high of 15 total points at UT Martin... OVC Top 10: Ranked 7th in blocks per set average overall at 1.01 and 8th in conference-only matches at 1.05... EIU Top 10: Finished tied for 5th all-time for blocks in a season with 113... ranks 5th all-time in  tied for the 7th most blocks in a match with 10 at Murray State... OVC Medal of Honor Winner... 

2015 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 20 matches, while making 10 starts as a true freshman... totaled 57 kills on the season... had a season-high seven kills against Jacksonville State and at SIU Edwardsville... helped the Panthers in their win against Murray State as she totaled a season-high seven blocks in the match... earned 44 total blocks on the year... OVC Academic Medal of Honor recipient...

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-sport athlete in volleyball (four-time letterwinner) and basketball (three letters) for coaches Darcia Koetting and Kristen Miller at Smith-Cotton HS in Sedalia, Missouri... in volleyball she earned First Team All-West Central Conference honors all four years... also two-time First Team All-Region and All-District... nabbed Second Team All-State kudos by the MSHVCA, plus Sedalia Democrat 'Athlete of the Week' honors... the four-year team MVP was elected the team captain twice... set numerous school marks during her prep career, including records for most kills (1032) and blocks (260+) in her career, and best hitting % (.567) and most blocks (88) during the 2014 season... while a member of her high school basketball squad, as a two-time team captain, she was twice named First Team All-Conference and All-Tourney... and set school records for most blocks in a season (67) and career (137)...  her volleyball squad earned three consecutive Higginsville Spikefest titles and placed second in the 2014 Districts... academically, she has earned numerous honors, including Academic All-State accolades and the Academy Citizen Award and Academy Leadership Award, respectively, as a freshman and sophomore... also a member of the Principal's Honor Roll, a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, a Math Club board member, and a United Foreign Language Club officer, while also elected vice president of her high school's National Honor Society.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2015Freshman

    Middle Hitter
    6'1"
    15
  • 11

    2016Sophomore

    Middle Hitter
    6'1"
    11
  • 11

    2017Junior

    Middle Hitter
    6'1"
    11
  • 11

    2018Senior

    Middle Hitter
    6'1"
    11
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