| Abbey Szlanfucht |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Mishawaka, Ind.
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| High School:
Mishawaka
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| Height:
5-11
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| Position:
OH
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| Club:
Dunes
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2004: Became just the 11th player in school history to go over the 1,000-kill mark and ranks ninth all-time with 1,057 ... Should become the 15th player to record 1,000 digs at some point this season ... She would be just the seventh player in school history to join the 1,000-1,000 club ... Her 2004 campaign ranks as one of the best in school history, putting her among the single-season top ten in seven categories (see chart below) ... Only player in Conference USA last season to rank among the top ten in points, kills and digs ... No other player on the kills or points lists was also on the digs list ... Eighth in points per game, ninth in kills per game, and tenth in digs per game among C-USA leaders for all matches ... Ninth in kills per game and tenth in points per game in C-USA matches ... One of just four players league-wide to have a 30-kill match ... Personal-best eight aces against Bucknell was third-highest total in league.
2003: Third in C-USA for digs in league play with 4.32 per game ... Ranked eighth for all matches with 3.36 per game ... Limited to playing in just 81 games due to injury ... Led the team in both kills (3.33) and digs (3.36) per game ... Named all-tournament for the SpringHill Suites Invitational with 18.5 kills and 11.5 digs over two matches ... Finished season with 11 double-doubles ... Career-high 23 kills against Southern Illinois.
2002: Second on the team in kills as a freshman with 3.20 per game ... Was third in digs with 2.66 per game ... 11 double-doubles, including six in league action ... 18 matches with at least 10 kills ... Knocked down a career-high 20 kills versus Houston ... Had 22 digs at Saint Louis, then a career-best ... Three solo blocks against TCU ... Career-high three service aces versus Wichita State.
Prep: Named all-state three times ... First-team all-state pick as a senior ... Also first-team All-North Indiana Conference ... Instrumental in her high school team's success, helping Mishawaka finish second in the state in 2001 ... The Cavemen earned sectional, regional and semi-state titles.
Personal: Last name pronounced SHLON-foot ... Daughter of Jane and Doug Szlanfucht ... Has a brother, Joel, and "a supporting extended family full of Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins!"... Featured on mtvU last spring, showing a network VJ how to hit and talking about the 49ers' season ... Mishawaka is located just outside South Bend, in northern Indiana near the border with Michigan ... Majoring in psychology with a minor in sociology ... Born on July 14, 1984.
Niner Nuggets with Abbey:
I have 49er Pride because ... The athletes are all very good at supporting each other's sports. It shows how much spirit and pride that we all have in each other as a 49er family.
Nobody knows how much I like to ... Burp!
Favorite TV Show: Saved By the Bell.
What's blaring on your iPod right now? Country has grown on me... Rascal Flatts is one of my favorite now!
If you had to give up all your possessions but one, what would you keep? Of course, a volleyball!
Favorite Food: bread ... Least Favorite Food: beets
Pre-match rituals: I hit the Charlotte logo on our door.
If you could switch places with one person for a day, who would it be? Misty May
Favorite hobbies: Cutting and dying hair and playing around with my interior design.
What is the funniest thing you've ever seen at a match? Holly Kreyling digging a ball on her knees, crawling under the ref stand to the other side of the net, and returning to fall back to the ground to dig another ball... we won the rally, too!
Who has influenced you the most in your life? Grandma Lu for everything she has been through and accomplished.
Who is the best player you have played against or with? Laura Darnell (played w/her my freshmen year at Charlotte)
Best piece of advice I've ever received ... "Just do it!"
What advice do you have for kids? Live for the moment. It is the present time that matters to you most. The past is over and the future is waiting for you no matter what you do.
What else would you want fans and recruits to know about you, the team, or Charlotte? If you don't like the people, you don't like your job. Charlotte's volleyball team and staff enjoys each other's presence and we are all proof! |
