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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

13 Abby Ausmus

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Major Interactive Media Arts (Tisch School of the Arts)
  • Hometown San Diego, CA
  • High School La Jolla Country Day School

Biography

2021
  • AVCA First Team All-American
  • UAA MVP and First Team All-UAA
  • All-ECAC
  • Two-time UAA Athlete of the Week (10/25, 11/8)
  • UAA Fall Sport All-Academic
  • Played in all 30 matches, making 26 starts
  • Led UAA in hitting percentage which was 10th in the nation
  • Topped Association in blocks per set, ranking eighth in Division III
  • Third on team in kills
  • Led Violets in total blocks
  • Had 14 outings with double-digit points
  • Two streaks of at least four-straight matches with 10-plus points
  • 12 matches of at least five blocks
  • Season-high 18.5 points (11 kills, nine total blocks) in UAA semis vs. Carnegie Mellon (11/5)
  • Graduated as program’s all-time leader in blocks per set (1.12) and ranked second all-time in total blocks (371)
 
2020
  • NYU did not compete due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
  • UAA Fall Sport All-Academic
 
2019
  • AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
  • Honorable Mention All-UAA
  • AVCA All-New York Region
  • ECAC Championship All-Tournament Team (11/16-17)
  • UAA Fall Sport All-Academic
  • Appeared in 35 matches, starting 31
  • Led the Violets in hitting percentage, was second in blocks and kills
  • Finished second in the UAA and 13th in the nation in blocks per set
  • Recorded a season-high 16 kills at RIT (11/1) and a season-best nine blocks on three occasions 
 
2018
  • Second Team All-UAA
  • ECAC Championship All-Tournament Team
  • ECAC Championship Most Valuable Player
  • ECAC Metro Rookie of the Month (October)
  • IAAC Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 38 matches, starting 37
  • Led the team in kills and blocks, placed second in service aces
  • Recorded a career-high 17 kills at Montclair State (10/18)
  • Tallied a career-high nine blocks twice
  • Had a career-high five service aces vs. Buffalo State (10/27)

Personal
  • Four-year team member at La Jolla Country Day School
  • Decided to attend NYU because “it felt like home when I came to visit. There are so many opportunities and fun places, how could you say no?”

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2018Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    13
  • 13

    2019Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    13
  • 13
    C

    2021Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    13
    C