HONORS & AWARDS
MVC Good Neighbor Award: 2018
Pepsi Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team: 2016
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2019 & 2018
MVC Honor Roll: 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (8): Spring '19, Fall '18, Spring '18, Fall '17, Spring '17, Fall '16, Spring '16 & Fall '15
2018 (SENIOR)
Received MVC Good Neighbor Award ... One of four players to appear in all 33 matches ... Used as a defensive specialist, she ranked third on the team in digs per set at 2.74 … Improved that average to 3.01 digs per set in MVC play … Had 10 or more digs in 20 outings, with 13 of those coming against conference opponents … Boasted the best serve receive percentage (96.8 percent) among Bradley’s primary passers … Second on the team with 27 aces and tied for the team lead with 16 aces in MVC play … Finished her career eighth in Bradley history with 1,201 career digs … Collected a season-best 21 digs in a four-set match at Drake … Tied a career-high with three aces in the home sweep of Milwaukee
2017 (JUNIOR)
After holding down the libero spot as a sophomore in 2016, transitioned to a new role as a defensive specialist in 2017 … Started all but two matches and was one of five players in to play in all 32 contests … Owned the top serve receive percentage among the team’s regular back row players at 95.8 percent … Was fourth on the team in digs per set at 2.67 and was third with 17 aces … Averaged 2.99 digs per set in Valley play to rank third on the squad and 11 of her 17 aces came in league action … Collected 10 or more digs in 17 contests, including a season-best 21 digs in a five-set match at Missouri State
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Took over the starting spot at libero after serving as a defensive specialist as a freshman … Played in all but one set … Ranked eighth in the MVC in digs per set at 4.15 and her 4.39 digs per set in MVC play were seventh … Also led the team in aces to become first Brave to pace the squad in both digs and aces since 2001 … All-Tournament team at the Pepsi Panther Invitational … Led team in digs 24 times and reached double figures in digs in 24 of 29 outings … Three outings with 20 or more digs, including a career-best 27 digs at Indiana State in MVC opener … Helped Bradley to team’s highest digs-per-set average since 2013 … Her 4.15 digs per set average ranked eighth among Bradley season marks.
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Started 10 of the 24 matches she appeared in … Ranked third on the team in digs at 2.08 per set and was sixth on the squad with seven aces … Led the team in digs three times and had five outings with 10 or more digs … Had three consecutive outings with double digit digs against DePaul and the first two conference matches of the season … Notched a season-best 14 digs against Southeast Missouri State … Averaged 2.54 digs per in home matches … Collected two kills at Indiana State.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-tournament honors at the Minnesota High School AAA State Championship as a senior … Helped team to back-to-back conference titles her final two seasons … Two-year team captain … Team finished third in the state as a senior … Two-time all-conference selection … Named to the Star Tribune All-Metro team … Two-time all-tournament selection at state tournament.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Angela and Joseph Ihrke, Abby was born in Chandler, Ariz. ... Has three older siblings: Aaron, Alysa and Alex ... Majored in finance & Spanish.
