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Jefferson University

2020 Women's Volleyball

15 Abigail Kress

  • Year Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Lansdale, Pa.
  • High School Gwynedd Mercy Academy
  • Major Health Sciences

Biography

Career
92 matches
751 kills (2.42 per set)
.207 hitting percentage
367 digs, 137 blocks, 35 service aces, 31 assists

2020
Team did not compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2019 – Junior 
Appeared in 27 matches and 101 sets as a junior… Finished the season with 261 kills, 133 digs, 42 blocks, eight assists, nine service aces, a .214 hitting percentage and 296.0 points… Totaled a season-best .395 hitting percentage (18 kills, 3 errors, 38 attempts) vs. Goldey-Beacom (Sep 18), 18 kills against Goldey-Beacom (Sep 18, Nov 7), 19 digs against Wilmington (Del.) (Oct 2) and Caldwell (Oct 5).

2018 
Appeared in 32 matches and 102 sets as a sophomore…Twice named to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 10 and Oct. 8…Finished the season with 259 kills, a .203 hitting percentage, 114 digs, 38 blocks, five assists, one service ace and 281.0 points…Turned in an individual team match-high 19 kills vs. Post on Oct. 6…Turned in an individual team match-high (for a 3-set match) 16 kills at Wilmington on Sept. 11…Totaled a season-best .636 hitting percentage (seven kills, no errors, 11 attempts) vs. USciences (Sept. 6), 19 kills vs. Post (Oct. 6), 50 total attempts at Holy Family (Sept. 14), 10 digs at Chestnut Hill (Oct. 23), five blocks at USciences (Oct. 17) and one service ace at East Stroudsburg (Aug. 31).

2017
Appeared in all 33 matches and 107 sets as a freshman…One of five Rams to appear in all 33 matches…Twice named to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 19 and Oct. 3… Appeared in her first collegiate match and made her first start at NYIT in the season opener on Sept. 1…Had 231 kills on the year, third on the team, for 2.16 kills/set…Recorded 120 digs…Her 25 services aces were good for fifth on the squad…Finished with one solo block and 54 block assists for 55 total blocks, fourth on the Rams.

Background
Was a four-year varsity letterwinner at Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, graduating in the spring of 2017....Named an AACA All-Star as a sophomore, junior and senior...Named All-District 1 AA Honorable Mention as a sophomore and All-District 1 AAA First Team as a junior and senior...Awarded AAA All-State Team and earned All-Intelligencer Second Team in both her final two seasons...Captain of her junior and senior year teams...Helped lead her senior team to their first ever district title along with advancing to states...Ended her final season with a .280 hitting percentage, 175 digs and led her team in kills…Member of Health Club, Ministry and Service and Respect Life Club.

Personal
Daughter of Michael and Elizabeth…Her grandfather, Herk Kress, played baseball for Duquesne University and later for the St. Louis Cardinals…Her uncle, Kevin Kress, played soccer at Penn State University…Her brother, Matthew, played baseball for Chestnut Hill College.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Junior

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  • 15

    2020Senior

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