Abby Rae
4 Abby Rae
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Walpole, Mass.
  • High School:
    Walpole
  • Position:
    L/DS

Bio

2021 (Junior): Played in all 32 matches and 114 sets as the primary libero for the Bulldogs... Set career highs in digs, service aces, and assists... Led Bryant with 465 digs (4.08 per set) and was 5th in the NEC in that category... Was also 10th in the NEC with 32 aces and 0.28 per set... Posted career high 33 digs in NEC Championship game vs. Sacred Heart on 11/20... Twice set career high with four service aces (8/27 vs. Holy Cross, 9/18 vs. NJIT)... Had at least 20 digs five times.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 11 matches and 43 sets for the Bulldogs in 2021 … Posted a career-best of 15 digs at Fairleigh Dickinson … Recorded double-digit digs on four occasions … Set a season-high two service aces against Merrimack.

2019 (Freshman): Earned NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction ... Appeared in 28 matches and 79 sets … Averaged 1.19 digs per set while adding 23 assists and 21 aces … Played in 14 of 16 NEC matches … Season-best 10 digs at Rhode Island … Three aces against Binghamton, Albany and Merrimack.

Before Bryant
Played her high school volleyball at Walpole (Mass.) High School … Three-time Bay State Conference champions … Four-time first-team Bay State Conference All-Star … 2018 Boston Globe All-Scholastic honoree … Named all-state as a senior in 2018 ... Division 1 State All-Star as a junior in 2017 … Division 1 South sectional finalists in 2016 … Also played one year of softball … Plays her club volleyball for SMASH Volleyball Club.

Personal
Daughter of Julie and Steven Rae ... Has one sister, Mckenzie ... Intends to major in actuarial science.

Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 1, 7x, last vs. Saint Francis, 11/6/21
Assists: 9, at LIU, 10/2/21
Aces: 4, 2x, last vs. NJIT, 9/18/21
Digs: 33, at vs Sacred Heart, 11/20/21
Blocks: --

Player Profile

News Mentions

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Bryant Volleyball Season in Review

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women?s volleyball team enjoyed another successful campaign in the fall of 2021, culminating in the first Northeast...

December 17, 2021

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Bryant Falls to SHU in NEC Finals

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team fell 3-1 to Sacred Heart in the NEC championship game on Saturday in the Chace Center. ...

November 20, 2021

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Volleyball's Win Streak Snapped by SHU

FAIRFIELD, CT- The Bryant women’s volleyball team lost for the first time in over a month with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Sacred Heart...

November 12, 2021

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Volleyball Hosts SFC and LIU In Final Home Weekend

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team will host St. Francis Brooklyn and Long Island in their final two home matches of the...

November 4, 2021

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Volleyball Sweeps SFU, Extends Conference Lead

LORETTO, PA- The Bryant women’s volleyball team won their seventh straight game and extended their lead in the NEC with a 3-0 sweep of Saint...

October 30, 2021

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Volleyball Sweeps FDU For Sixth Straight Win

TEANECK, N.J.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team improved to 8-1 in NEC play with a 3-0 sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson. It was the Bulldogs&r...

October 29, 2021

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Bryant Sweeps Merrimack, Improves to 4-1 in NEC

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team improved to 4-1 in NEC play with a 3-0 win over Merrimack. It was their seventh win in...

October 8, 2021

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Volleyball Beats CCSU, Goes 2-0 in NEC

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team improved to 2-0 in NEC play with a 3-2 win over Central Connecticut State. Match...

September 25, 2021

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Volleyball Begins Conference Play at Home

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team opens conference play this weekend as they host Sacred Heart and Central Connecticut...

September 24, 2021

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Volleyball Defeats Hartford, 3-1

WEST HARTFORD, CT- The Bryant women’s volleyball team defeated Hartford on Tuesday by a score of 3-1, in their final tuneup before NEC play....

September 21, 2021

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Volleyball Splits Day 2 of UConn Tournament

STORRS, CT- The Bryant women’s volleyball team split their matches on the second day of the UConn Dog Pound Invitational. They fell to Yale,...

September 18, 2021

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Volleyball Drops 3-1 Match with Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT- The Bryant women’s volleyball team fell to Fairfield, 3-1, in a non-conference match Tuesday. Match Information ...

September 14, 2021

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Volleyball Travels for Rematch with Brown

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team will travel to Providence tonight for their second meeting with Brown. The Bulldogs...

September 7, 2021

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Volleyball Splits Day 2 of Tournament

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team split their two matches on Saturday at the Bryant Invitational. They defeated Holy...

September 4, 2021

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Volleyball Set to Host Bryant Invitational

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant women’s volleyball team will host three schools for the Bryant Invitational tournament this weekend. Brown,...

September 2, 2021

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Three Bulldogs Garner NEC Weekly Honors

SOMERSET, N.J.- Bryant women’s volleyball juniors Alysa Wright and Abby Rae and freshman Carolina Camacho earned weekly awards from the NEC...

August 31, 2021

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Bulldogs sweep Art Carmichael Invitational

Match 1 Bryant 3, Quinnipiac 0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-18) Records: Bryant (2-0) | Quinnipiac (1-2) Location: Keaney Gymnasium (Kingston, R.I) ...

August 28, 2021

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2021 Women's Volleyball Season Preview

The Bryant University women’s volleyball team opens their season this weekend at the Rhode Island Tournament on URI’s campus in...

August 25, 2021

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