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Jersey Number 19
Abby Bottomley
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- High School:
- Princess Anne
Bio
2021: Senior at Creighton
• Creighton Volleyball’s only First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American in program history.
• Named an Honorable Mention All-American by VolleyballMag.com.
• All-BIG EAST Conference selection, the fifth time she’s been named an All-Conference pick in her career.
• BIG EAST ranks: 2nd in digs/set; 4th in aces/set.
• League play only ranks: 4th in digs/set; 4th in aces/set.
• NCAA ranks: 21st in digs; 28th in service aces, 35th in digs/set and 48th in aces/set.
• Finished career ranked seventh in NCAA history with 2,711 career digs.
• Creighton Volleyball’s first graduate transfer arrives on the Hilltop after a standout career at High Point University, where she was AVCA Honorable Mention All-American in 2020 and a Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
• Named Big South Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, Co-Woman of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year as well as earning a spot on Big South’s All-Decade Team.
• Led the Big South Conference in digs four times and aces her final two seasons, becoming second Big South player to be First Team All-Conference pick four times.
• Named to Bluegrass Battle All-Tournament Team after holding foes to .183 hitting.
• Named to Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 6.67 digs and 0.67 aces per set while holding foes to .085 hitting as she won a second straight BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honor (9/20).
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 13 after averaging 6.00 digs per set in four matches from Sept. 8-11.
• Won third straight BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (9/27).
• Owned 28 digs in 3-1 win vs. Illinois (9/11).
• Produced season-high 31 digs and three aces at Butler (9/24).
• Had first double-double as a Bluejay with 19 digs and 11 assists vs. Marquette (10/10).
• Tied career-high with five aces vs. Georgetown (10/22).
• Became 17th woman in NCAA history to surpass 2,500 career digs when she did it in third set at UConn (10/16).
• Had 15 digs and three aces in 3-1 victory at Marquette (10/29).
• Had 26 digs, five assists and two aces in 3-1 win vs. Butler (11/7).
• Collected 19 digs and served two aces at Georgetown (11/12).
• Had 15 digs, eight assists and two aces in NCAA Tourney win vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 2).
• Closed career with 17 digs, seven assists and three aces vs. Kansas (Dec. 3).
• Had 10+ digs in first 16 matches as a Bluejay to stretch double-digit streak to 29 in a row before it ended.
2020: Senior at High Point
• Big South Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, Big South Co-Woman of the Year and Big South Female Athlete of the Year.
• Averaged 5.38 digs per set and topped Big South Conference in aces (28) for a second consecutive year.
• Became first player to lead Big South in digs in four straight seasons.
• Became second volleyball player in league history to be First Team All-Big South Conference in four straight seasons.
• AVCA All-American Honorable Mention and AVCA Southeast All-Region Team, as well as a VolleyballMag.com Fourth Team All-American.
• Second Team CoSIDA Academic
All-American and repeated as a First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 choice.
• Ranked 23rd nationally in digs per set.
• Herr 6.75 digs per set in NCAA Tourney play ranked second-most in the field.
• Her 5.35 career digs per set are a Big South Conference record while her 2,158 digs ranked sixth-most in league history.
• Had a season-high 36 digs in NCAA Tournament victory vs. UCF (April 14).
• Became the sixth player in Big South history to surpass 2,000 career digs on March 19 vs. Charleston Southern in her 109th career match.
• Recorded a career-high five aces during win over Radford (Feb. 25).
• Had 36 digs in 3-2 win vs. UCF to help Panthers become first team in Big South history to win an NCAA Tourney match.
• Team started 17-0 under former Creighton assistant Ryan Meek before loss in Second Round of NCAA Tournament to Purdue.
• Three-time Big South Libero of the Week.
• Finished her season 27th in NCAA history (min. 1,500 digs) with 5.35 digs per set and just 634 shy of second-most digs in NCAA career history.
• High Point went 83-32 with three conference titles and three NCAA Tournament trips over the previous four seasons, with Bottomley collecting double-figure digs in 111-of-115 contests.
• Named a Millis Scholar Athlete for the fourth straight year as well as taking home the Tobias Scholar-Athlete Award.
• Won the Panther Cup as Team MVP.
2019: Junior at High Point
• Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year and First Team All-Big South.
• Led the conference in aces (43), digs (673) and digs per set (5.52).
• Ranked ninth nationally with 5.52 digs per set.
• Named to Big South Conference All-Decade Team in June of 2020.
• First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District 3.
• Named Big South Defensive Player of the Week six times, the most times any player has ever won the award in a single season.
• Had 30+ digs on four occasions, including a career-high 44 digs vs. Radford (Sept. 28).
• Served four service aces vs. both Wofford (Sept. 20) and Hampton (Oct. 4).
• Had 43 digs and a career-high 12 assists against Florida State (Nov. 2), her second career double-double.
• Owned double-digit digs in 33-of-34 contests.
2018: Sophomore at High Point
• Averaged 5.31 digs per set and added 23 aces.
• First Team All-Big South and four-time Big South Defensive Player of the Week.
• Ranked 27th nationally in digs per set.
• Recorded 42 digs at East Tennessee State (Oct. 9).
• Had 17 digs against Marquette in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 30).
• Collected 10+ digs in all 31 matches.
• Team won the Big South title with a 14-2 league mark under former Creighton assistant Tom Mendoza.
2017: Freshman at High Point
• Led the team and the Big South with 5.21 digs per set, and her 594 digs were a High Point freshman record.
• Became the fifth Panther to be named Big South Freshman of the Year and the first to be named First Team All-Big South in her first collegiate season.
• Two-time Big South Freshman of the Week in addition to being a four-time Big South Defensive Player of the Week.
• Ranked 28th nationally in digs per set.
• Dug a season-high 35 balls in four sets vs. Liberty (Sept. 19).
• Team went 16-0 to win the Big South regular-season title.
• Recorded 17 digs and an ace in the NCAA Tournament First Round match against Purdue (Nov. 30).
• Owned 10+ digs in 31-of-32 matches, including her first
24 contests.
Princess Anne High School
• Named Gatorade Player of the Year in Virginia as a senior.
• Played four seasons of varsity volleyball for head coach Craig Dooren, leading the team to a state championship in 2016 and winning three straight regional titles from 2014-16.
• Three-time All-Virginia selection, four-time all-conference team member and two-time conference Player of the Year.
• Racked up over 200 aces and 800 kills in her high school career.
• Two-time team captain helped Princess Anne be ranked in the top 20 nationally during her senior campaign.
Awards & Honors
2017 Big South All-Freshman Team
2017 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 9/25
2017 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/16
2017 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/23
2017 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 11/6
2017 Big South Freshman of the Week, 8/28
2017 Big South Freshman of the Week, 9/11
2017 Big South Freshman of the Year
2017 First Team All-Big South Conference
2017 Millis Scholar-Athlete Award
2017 NCCSIA All-State Second Team
2018 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 9/4
2018 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 9/10
2018 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/15
2018 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/29
2018 First Team All-Big South Conference
2018 Millis Scholar-Athlete Award
2018 Preseason All-Big South Conference
2019 Big South Conference All-Academic Team
2019 Big South Conference All-Decade Team
2019 Big South Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 9/23
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 9/30
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/7
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/14
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/28
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 11/4
2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3
2019 First Team All-Big South Conference
2019 Millis Scholar-Athlete Award
2019 Preseason All-Big South Conference
2020 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2020 AVCA All-Southeast Region
2020 Big South Conference All-Academic Team
2020 Big South Conference Libero of the Week, 2/8
2020 Big South Conference Libero of the Week, 3/16
2020 Big South Conference Libero of the Week, 3/30
2020 Big South Conference Player of the Year
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team
2020 First Team All-Big South Conference
2020 Millis Scholar-Athlete Award
2020 Preseason All-Big South Conference
2020 VolleyballMag.com Fourth Team All-American
2020-21 Big South Conference Co-Woman of the Year
2020-21 Big South Conference Female Athlete of the Year
2020-21 Panther Cup Winner (Team MVP)
2020-21 Tobias Scholar-Athlete Award
2021 All-BIG EAST Conference
2021 AVCA All-East Region Honorable Mention
2021 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/13
2021 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/20
2021 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/27
2021 Bluegrass Battle All-Tournament Team
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team
2021 Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
2021 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
Personal
• Daughter of Glenn and Mary Bottomley.
• Has one older sister, Christy.
• Business analytics major.
• Best sports memory is beating UCF in the NCAA Tournament last year.
• Dream vacation destination is Thailand.
• Favorite food is Mongolian BBQ.
• Creighton Volleyball’s only First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American in program history.
• Named an Honorable Mention All-American by VolleyballMag.com.
• All-BIG EAST Conference selection, the fifth time she’s been named an All-Conference pick in her career.
• BIG EAST ranks: 2nd in digs/set; 4th in aces/set.
• League play only ranks: 4th in digs/set; 4th in aces/set.
• NCAA ranks: 21st in digs; 28th in service aces, 35th in digs/set and 48th in aces/set.
• Finished career ranked seventh in NCAA history with 2,711 career digs.
• Creighton Volleyball’s first graduate transfer arrives on the Hilltop after a standout career at High Point University, where she was AVCA Honorable Mention All-American in 2020 and a Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
• Named Big South Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, Co-Woman of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year as well as earning a spot on Big South’s All-Decade Team.
• Led the Big South Conference in digs four times and aces her final two seasons, becoming second Big South player to be First Team All-Conference pick four times.
• Named to Bluegrass Battle All-Tournament Team after holding foes to .183 hitting.
• Named to Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 6.67 digs and 0.67 aces per set while holding foes to .085 hitting as she won a second straight BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honor (9/20).
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 13 after averaging 6.00 digs per set in four matches from Sept. 8-11.
• Won third straight BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (9/27).
• Owned 28 digs in 3-1 win vs. Illinois (9/11).
• Produced season-high 31 digs and three aces at Butler (9/24).
• Had first double-double as a Bluejay with 19 digs and 11 assists vs. Marquette (10/10).
• Tied career-high with five aces vs. Georgetown (10/22).
• Became 17th woman in NCAA history to surpass 2,500 career digs when she did it in third set at UConn (10/16).
• Had 15 digs and three aces in 3-1 victory at Marquette (10/29).
• Had 26 digs, five assists and two aces in 3-1 win vs. Butler (11/7).
• Collected 19 digs and served two aces at Georgetown (11/12).
• Had 15 digs, eight assists and two aces in NCAA Tourney win vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 2).
• Closed career with 17 digs, seven assists and three aces vs. Kansas (Dec. 3).
• Had 10+ digs in first 16 matches as a Bluejay to stretch double-digit streak to 29 in a row before it ended.
2020: Senior at High Point
• Big South Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, Big South Co-Woman of the Year and Big South Female Athlete of the Year.
• Averaged 5.38 digs per set and topped Big South Conference in aces (28) for a second consecutive year.
• Became first player to lead Big South in digs in four straight seasons.
• Became second volleyball player in league history to be First Team All-Big South Conference in four straight seasons.
• AVCA All-American Honorable Mention and AVCA Southeast All-Region Team, as well as a VolleyballMag.com Fourth Team All-American.
• Second Team CoSIDA Academic
All-American and repeated as a First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 choice.
• Ranked 23rd nationally in digs per set.
• Herr 6.75 digs per set in NCAA Tourney play ranked second-most in the field.
• Her 5.35 career digs per set are a Big South Conference record while her 2,158 digs ranked sixth-most in league history.
• Had a season-high 36 digs in NCAA Tournament victory vs. UCF (April 14).
• Became the sixth player in Big South history to surpass 2,000 career digs on March 19 vs. Charleston Southern in her 109th career match.
• Recorded a career-high five aces during win over Radford (Feb. 25).
• Had 36 digs in 3-2 win vs. UCF to help Panthers become first team in Big South history to win an NCAA Tourney match.
• Team started 17-0 under former Creighton assistant Ryan Meek before loss in Second Round of NCAA Tournament to Purdue.
• Three-time Big South Libero of the Week.
• Finished her season 27th in NCAA history (min. 1,500 digs) with 5.35 digs per set and just 634 shy of second-most digs in NCAA career history.
• High Point went 83-32 with three conference titles and three NCAA Tournament trips over the previous four seasons, with Bottomley collecting double-figure digs in 111-of-115 contests.
• Named a Millis Scholar Athlete for the fourth straight year as well as taking home the Tobias Scholar-Athlete Award.
• Won the Panther Cup as Team MVP.
2019: Junior at High Point
• Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year and First Team All-Big South.
• Led the conference in aces (43), digs (673) and digs per set (5.52).
• Ranked ninth nationally with 5.52 digs per set.
• Named to Big South Conference All-Decade Team in June of 2020.
• First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District 3.
• Named Big South Defensive Player of the Week six times, the most times any player has ever won the award in a single season.
• Had 30+ digs on four occasions, including a career-high 44 digs vs. Radford (Sept. 28).
• Served four service aces vs. both Wofford (Sept. 20) and Hampton (Oct. 4).
• Had 43 digs and a career-high 12 assists against Florida State (Nov. 2), her second career double-double.
• Owned double-digit digs in 33-of-34 contests.
2018: Sophomore at High Point
• Averaged 5.31 digs per set and added 23 aces.
• First Team All-Big South and four-time Big South Defensive Player of the Week.
• Ranked 27th nationally in digs per set.
• Recorded 42 digs at East Tennessee State (Oct. 9).
• Had 17 digs against Marquette in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 30).
• Collected 10+ digs in all 31 matches.
• Team won the Big South title with a 14-2 league mark under former Creighton assistant Tom Mendoza.
2017: Freshman at High Point
• Led the team and the Big South with 5.21 digs per set, and her 594 digs were a High Point freshman record.
• Became the fifth Panther to be named Big South Freshman of the Year and the first to be named First Team All-Big South in her first collegiate season.
• Two-time Big South Freshman of the Week in addition to being a four-time Big South Defensive Player of the Week.
• Ranked 28th nationally in digs per set.
• Dug a season-high 35 balls in four sets vs. Liberty (Sept. 19).
• Team went 16-0 to win the Big South regular-season title.
• Recorded 17 digs and an ace in the NCAA Tournament First Round match against Purdue (Nov. 30).
• Owned 10+ digs in 31-of-32 matches, including her first
24 contests.
Princess Anne High School
• Named Gatorade Player of the Year in Virginia as a senior.
• Played four seasons of varsity volleyball for head coach Craig Dooren, leading the team to a state championship in 2016 and winning three straight regional titles from 2014-16.
• Three-time All-Virginia selection, four-time all-conference team member and two-time conference Player of the Year.
• Racked up over 200 aces and 800 kills in her high school career.
• Two-time team captain helped Princess Anne be ranked in the top 20 nationally during her senior campaign.
Awards & Honors
2017 Big South All-Freshman Team
2017 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 9/25
2017 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/16
2017 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/23
2017 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 11/6
2017 Big South Freshman of the Week, 8/28
2017 Big South Freshman of the Week, 9/11
2017 Big South Freshman of the Year
2017 First Team All-Big South Conference
2017 Millis Scholar-Athlete Award
2017 NCCSIA All-State Second Team
2018 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 9/4
2018 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 9/10
2018 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/15
2018 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/29
2018 First Team All-Big South Conference
2018 Millis Scholar-Athlete Award
2018 Preseason All-Big South Conference
2019 Big South Conference All-Academic Team
2019 Big South Conference All-Decade Team
2019 Big South Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 9/23
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 9/30
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/7
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/14
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 10/28
2019 Big South Defensive Player of the Week, 11/4
2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3
2019 First Team All-Big South Conference
2019 Millis Scholar-Athlete Award
2019 Preseason All-Big South Conference
2020 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2020 AVCA All-Southeast Region
2020 Big South Conference All-Academic Team
2020 Big South Conference Libero of the Week, 2/8
2020 Big South Conference Libero of the Week, 3/16
2020 Big South Conference Libero of the Week, 3/30
2020 Big South Conference Player of the Year
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team
2020 First Team All-Big South Conference
2020 Millis Scholar-Athlete Award
2020 Preseason All-Big South Conference
2020 VolleyballMag.com Fourth Team All-American
2020-21 Big South Conference Co-Woman of the Year
2020-21 Big South Conference Female Athlete of the Year
2020-21 Panther Cup Winner (Team MVP)
2020-21 Tobias Scholar-Athlete Award
2021 All-BIG EAST Conference
2021 AVCA All-East Region Honorable Mention
2021 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/13
2021 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/20
2021 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 9/27
2021 Bluegrass Battle All-Tournament Team
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team
2021 Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
2021 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
Personal
• Daughter of Glenn and Mary Bottomley.
• Has one older sister, Christy.
• Business analytics major.
• Best sports memory is beating UCF in the NCAA Tournament last year.
• Dream vacation destination is Thailand.
• Favorite food is Mongolian BBQ.
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