Abby Stratford

Photo by: Tristen Bronaugh

Photo by: Josh Gales

Position:
Middle Blocker/Opposite
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bishop Watterson
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
Prev School:
Miami (OH)

• 2024 Skyhawk Invitational All-Tournament
• 2024 Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational All-Tournament
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2024)

2024: Played in all 32 matches during her fifth season, appearing in 121 total sets … Selected to the 2024 Skyhawk Invitational All-Tournament Team and the 2024 Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational All-Tournament Team … Finished the season with 233 kills with a season-high 19 kills against Holy Cross (Aug. 31) … Totaled five assists … Finished the season with 61 digs … Had a season-high five digs against Northern Kentucky (Oct. 26) … Totaled 74 blocks with six against Robert Morris (Nov. 2).

2023: Played in 27 matches for a total of 101 sets during her senior year … Ended with 97 kills and 68 total blocks, 11 of which were solo … Finished the season with 43 digs and eight assists … Had two solo blocks against Saint Francis (PA) (Sept. 2) … Had a season-high six blocks against Green Bay (Sept. 22) … Had a season-high 10 kills and six digs against IUPUI (Oct. 28), along with two solo blocks.

2022 (at Miami (OH)): Played in 25 matches ... Averaged a career-best 2.03 kills per set with a season-high 17 against Marshall (Sept. 2).

2021 (at Miami (OH)): Played in 23 matches, making 18 starts ... Recorded a career high 18 kills against College of Charleston (Sept. 3), hitting .600 ... In double figures for kills three times; also posted 10 kills against Ohio (Nov. 5) and at Kent State (Nov. 12) ... Ranked second on the team in blocks; posted six solo and 38 assist blocks ... Amassed seven blocks (1 solo; 6 assist) against Ohio (Nov. 6) ... Recorded three or more blocks in eight matches, including Miami’s last five matches ... Notched career-highs of two aces three times.

2020 (at Miami (OH)): Played in 11 matches, making four starts ... Amassed seven blocks at Akron (Jan. 28) ... Had five blocks versus Toledo (Mar. 9) ... Recorded three or more blocks in three matches ... Led Miami in blocks per set (0.78) ... Tallied a season-high six kills against Buffalo (Jan. 22), hitting .500.

High School: Played for Bishop Watterson High School after moving to the state of Ohio in 2019 .. Played volleyball for Bishop Moore Catholic in Orlando, Florida prior to that ... Led Bishop Moore to the Florida State Championship match as a sophomore ... Set a school record at Bishop Watterson for blocks with 143 in 2019 ... Played club volleyball for Top Select Volleyball and Elite Volleyball.

Personal: Daughter of Justin and Kerri Stratford ... Has one brother, Domanik, and one sister, Victoria ... Brother, Domanik played volleyball at CSUN ... Majoring in general studies.