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Abigail Stern
  • elementary education and liberal studies
  • Class of 2021
  • Manchester, CT

Eastern Volleyball Player Abigail Stern Wins Third Rookie-of-the-Week Award

2017 Oct 13

Abby Stern '21 is finding herself in rare company at Eastern Connecticut State University. The freshman volleyball player from Manchester has now won three Rookie-of-the-Week awards by the Little East Conference (LEC), her latest for the week of Sept. 24 - Oct. 1. Stern majors in Pre-Elementary Education and Liberal Studies.

Stern was outstanding during the Warriors most recent slate of games. Earlier in the season she stated one of her biggest goals was to finish the season with an attack percentage of .250 or higher. For the week, she managed to achieve that goal in two of three games, raising her overall rate of .234 closer to her target mark.

Over the course of the week the freshman outside hitter led the Warriors in kills per set (4.30), attack percentage (.246) and reception attempts (88). On the season, Stern leads the team in kills (176), kills per set (3.45), attacks (496), reception attempts (205) and reception percentage (.989) while appearing in all 51 of the Warriors sets.