ABBY SIMON
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5-10, SENIOR, OH
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C.
(CHRIST CHURCH)

2001: Had another outstanding year for the Lady Paladins, leading the team in kills (426) and kills per game (4.14)... Selected to the Verizon Academic All-District Team and the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll... Played in 28 matches, recording double digit kills 25 times... Recorded a career-high 23 kills twice: Sept. 26 at Wofford and on Nov. 4 versus Chattanooga... Also set a new career-high with 23 digs in Oct. 20 match versus College of Charleston... Managed double figure digs on 14 occasions... Served up three service aces three times and tallied four blocks in Sept. 21 contest with East Tennessee State University... Earned first team Academic All-District III and her second straight All-Southern Conference laurels... Surpassed the 1,000 kills mark in Oct. 31 match against Western Carolina and currently ranks sixth all-time with 1,099... Needs 123 digs to also reach the 1,000 mark in that category... Was ranked fourth in the Southern Conference in kills.

2000: Named All-Southern Conference, All-Southern Conference Tournament, and to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll... Led the team in kills, with 405 and was second in kills per game (3.12)... Ranked third on the squad in assists per game (0.79), and third in blocks per game (0.48)... Set the team season high for kills in a four game match with 21 on Nov. 18 versus College of Charleston... Recorded double digit kills on 22 occasions and double digit digs 14 times... Tallied a season-best 20 digs in Sept. 9 match versus West Virginia... Hit .545 with seven kills on 11 attempts in the Oct. 20 game at The Citadel... Claimed a season-best six block on Oct. 6 at Georgia Southern.

1999: Played in 31 matches and 118 games... Recorded double-digit kills on 14 occasions with a career-high 20 versus Davidson on Nov. 20... Also managed double-digit digs on 11 occasions and had a season-high 22 Oct. 12 versus Wofford... Scored double digit kills and digs on eight occasions with 20 of each in the Southern Conference Tournament match versus Davidson on Nov. 20... Ranked second on the team in total attempts (762) and assists (84), third in kills (268) and block assists (31), and fourth in digs (274)... Managed career-high five blocks in Oct. 1 match versus Chattanooga and had three service aces in the Oct. 9 match against Georgia Southern.

High School: Led Christ Church to the 1A State Championship and to the Hilton Head Invitational Title... Co-Captain and team Most Valuable Player... CCES posted a 30-6 record her senior season... Named 1998-99 South Carolina Gatorade 1A Player of the Year and to the Gatorade Circle of Champions... Two-time all-region and all-state selection... Also named all-region and all-upper state for the discus and shotput... Lettered in basketball and soccer as well... Class Vice President as a freshman and President as a sophomore... Four-year honor roll member and Cum Laude Honor Roll selection.

Personal: Abigail Marie Simon was born August 18, 1981, in Toledo, Ohio... Daughter of Ruston and Marie Simon... Majoring in political science.

CAREER BESTS

KILLS
23, VS. WOFFORD
23, VS. CHATTANOOGA

DIGS
23, VS. COL. OF CHARLESTON

BLOCKS
6, VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN

ACES
3, ON SEVEN OCCASIONS