2023 Women's Volleyball Roster

Violet Lewis
Violet Lewis
Eric Grant
Mark Elsner
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney
Bryan McEldowney

7 Abby Kanakry

  • Position Middle Blocker/Opposite
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Grosse Pointe North
  • Hometown Grosse Pointe, Mich.

Biography

2023 (Graduate Student)
  • First Team All-Horizon League
  • Finalist for Horizon League Sportsmanship Award
  • Horizon League Player of the Week - 9/11/23
  • Appeared in all 31 matches with 25 starts, playing in all 121 sets during the season
  • Led team in kills (399) and kills per set (3.30) with a .272 hitting percentage
  • Posted 71 digs and 74 total blocks, 6 solo
  • 3 20+ kill performances, with a career high 24 vs. Green Bay on 10/7/23
  • 23 10+ kill matches

2022 (Senior)
  • All-Horizon League First Team
  • Totaled 300 kills and 2.61 kills per set with a hitting percentage of .216
    • Ranked 13th in the Horizon League in total kills 
    • Ranked 19th in the Horizon League in hitting percentage and 19th in kills per set
  • Was just as productive defensively, ranking fourth on the Norse in total blocks with 82.0 total and was 13th overall in the conference 
  • Posted a career-high in blocks against Green Bay on the road with 8.0 total on Oct. 29, 2022
  • Kanakry saw one of her best matches this season against Cleveland State, totaling 17 kills on 39 swings with a hitting percentage of .359 against the Vikings.

2021 (Junior)
  • Ranked 5th overall in Horizon League in total blocks (100)
  • Ranked tied-8th in the Horizon League in blocks per set (0.95)
  • Appeared in all 28 matches for the Norse, making starts in 21 of them
  • Ranked 3rd on NKU in total kills (216) and in kills per set (2.06)
  • Saw her best match of the season against Wright State during the Horizon League Tournament. Kanakry recorded a season-high 13 kills, along with season-highs of 16.0 points and 6 total blocks
     
2020 (Sophomore) {PLAYED IN SPRING 2021}
  • Horizon League All-Tournament Team
  • Competed in 43 sets and 12 matches on the season, earning eight starts
  • Averaged 2.98 kills (8th-best in Horizon League), 0.91 digs and 0.60 blocks per set
  • Ranked 5th in the Horizon League in hitting percentage (0.293)
  • Posted seven double-digit kill performances
  • Had 18 kills in regular-season finale against Robert Morris
  • Followed with a career-high 20 kills and 20.5 points behind .486 hitting in het Horizon League Tournament semifinals, earning All-Tournament Team status for the second time in her career
2019 (Freshman)
  • Horizon League All-Freshman Team
  • Horizon League All-Tournament Team
  • Named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Sept. 30
  • Played in all 32 matches, making 15 starts
  • Averaged 2.38 kills per set to rank third on the team, hitting .274 from the right pin
  • Also added 0.69 blocks per set
  • Had double-digit kills in 15 matches, with a career-high 17 kills in a sweep of Tulsa on Sept. 21
  • Recorded a career-high five blocks against Ball State and UIC
  • Had a career-best .667 hitting percentage against Youngstown State on Sept. 27, putting away 10 kills on 15 attempts
  • Led NKU with 10 kills against Michigan in the first round of the NCAA Championship
2018 (Redshirt)
  • Redshirted the 2018 season.
     
BEFORE NKU
  • Hit above a .350 clip throughout her high school career with the Norsemen
  • As a senior, terminated 302 kills with a .479 hitting percentage
  • Also a strong blocker and setter

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2018Freshman

    Middle Blocker/Opposite
    6'1"
    7
  • 7

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Middle Blocker/Opposite
    6'1"
    7
  • 7

    2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    Middle Blocker/Opposite
    6'1"
    7
  • 7

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Middle Blocker/Opposite
    6'1"
    7
  • 7

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Middle Blocker/Opposite
    6'1"
    7
  • 7

    2023Graduate Student

    Middle Blocker/Opposite
    6'1"
    7