2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

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10 Abby Harrell

  • Class Junior
  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-10
  • Highschool Ellensburg
  • Hometown Ellensburg, Wash.

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
All-BIG EAST Team 2023, 2024
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year 2023
ECAC Rookie of the Year 2023
All-BIG EAST Freshman Team 2023
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week 2023: 10.2, 10.16, 10.23, 10.30, 11.20
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll 2023: 9.4, 9.18
2024: 9.9, 10.7
All-Tournament 2023: Catholic Challenge
PhillySIDA Academic All-Area 2024
CSC Academic All-District 2024
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2023-24, 2024-25
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

Career: Back-to-back All-BIG EAST selection who is critical to Villanova's success as a six-rotation outside hitter … Team leader in kills during both seasons on the Main Line … Accumulated 743 kills (3.23 per set, ninth in school history), 500 digs, 73 aces and 87 total blocks in just two collegiate seasons … Picked up Villanova's third ever BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and an All-BIG EAST Team accolade in her debut campaign … Accomplished student-athlete with AD's Honor Roll and BIG EAST All-Academic Team each time eligible, earning PhillySIDA Academic All-Area and CSC Academic All-District in her sophomore season.

2024: Picked up second straight All-BIG EAST nod after another dominant campaign … Paced the team in kills with 354 and aces at 34, adding 244 digs and 47 total blocks … Started in all 31 matches and appeared in all but one set on the season … Led the team in kills 21 times, aces five, digs six, once in blocks … Contributed a team-high eight double-doubles on the year with 19 double-digit kill performances, tops on the Villanova roster … Match-high 19 kills and 15 digs vs. Binghamton (double-double) … Team-high nine kills, 13 digs, four aces, four blocks vs. Loyola MD … Career and match-high 22 kills on .576 hitting against Princeton … Double-double on match-high 17 kills and 13 digs against Seton Hall … Third double-double (12 kills and 11 digs) at DePaul … Ended the regular season with six straight double-digit kill outings, then added an 11-kill, 17-dig double double to beat UConn in the BIG EAST Tournament.

2023: Put forth one of the top freshman seasons for a Wildcat ever … Became the third Wildcat ever and first since 1996 to win BIG EAST Freshman of the Year … Named to All-BIG EAST and BIG EAST Freshman Team after ranking seventh in the league for kills and points … Earned five Freshman of the Week awards plus a pair of weekly honor roll selections … Led the team in kills with 389, second in service aces (39), third in digs (256) and fourth in blocks (40) … Played in all 118 sets for the 'Cats as a six-rotation player and primary passer … Maintains the ninth-highest kills per set mark (3.30) in Villanova history … Tallied 24 double-digit kill matches, including 10 straight from 9/23 through 10/25, with 13 instances as the squad's leading scorer … Put up seven double-doubles (second on team), the first being an 18-kill, 15-dig performance against Milwaukee in the opening weekend … Totaled a team season-best 19 kills in a four-set match against Santa Clara on Sept. 3 to earn All-Tournament honors … Contributed five service aces at Georgetown for the team's best mark on the year.

Ellensburg High School: Earned four varsity letters in volleyball as an outside hitter … Chosen as Class 2A Player of the Year in 2022 … Named Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior, also earning the team's varsity varsity MVP award … Selected as 1st Team All-League in three straight years while earning two all-state honors … Mentioned on AVCA Phenom Watch List and Ultra Ankle JVA Watch List in 2020 … Served as team captain for three seasons … Named to Principal's List all four years … Member of National Honor Society and served as NHS treasurer … Recorded a 4.0 GPA in scholastic years.

Personal: Born 3/23/05 in Yakima, Washington … Youngest of two children of Troy and Heather Harrell … Younger sister of Colton … Enjoys farming, animal showing, working with children at a local childcare facility and leading Fellowship of Christian Athlete huddles … Plans to major in business … Chose to attend Villanova because of "the people, exceptional academics, competitive athletics and beautiful campus" … Looks forward to engaging with Villanova's Augustinian community and meeting like-minded Christian individuals.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2023Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2024Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2025Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    10