2016 Iowa Ice Roster

Laurel Abrahamson

Height: College/Universty:

6'4" University of San Diego

Position: Hometown:

MH Bloomington, MN

Player Biography

SENIOR (2007): Played and started in all 29 matches...was named first-team All-WCC for the second consecutive season...helped lead the team to a share of the WCC championship...was second on the team in kills with 410 and hit for a team-best .369 clip...led the team with 123 blocks...eclipsed the 1,000 career kills mark this season...recorded double-digit kills in all but four matches this season...recorded a career-high 25 kills two times, once in a win against Gonzaga (10/20/07) and the other in a win against Oklahoma (9/8/07)...recorded a career-high .810 attack percentage in a win against Fairfield (8/28/07)...recorded 18 kills against San Francisco (10/27/07).

JUNIOR (2006): Played and started in all 32 matches...earned a first-team All-WCC selection...was named the WCC Player of the Week once...was named to the All-Tournament team at the New Mexico State Tournament...helped the team win the WCC championship...led the team in attacking percentage at .326...led the team in total blocks with 89...averaged 3.13 kills per game for the third highest total on the team... recorded double-digit kills in 22 matches...recorded a season-high 19 kills in a win against Saint Mary's (10/26/06)...posted a .556 attacking percentage in a win against Gonzaga (10/14/06)...racked up 19 kills on 27 attempts while committing no attacking errors to post a career-high hitting percentage of .704...recorded 16 kills on three occasions, once against Gonzaga (11/9/066), another against San Francisco (10/28/06) and the final time against Iowa State (9/2/06).

SOPHOMORE (2005)
Appeared in all 29 matches for the Toreros...posted a team-high 84 blocks on the season...had an individual season high seven blocks against UCLA (9-3)...put up double figures in kills eight times including 17 at Cal State Fullerton (11-23)...finished the season with 240 kills for an average of 2.12 kills per game and a .277 attack percentage.

FRESHMAN (2004)
Played in 12 matches and a total of 18 games, helping San Diego win the WCC Championship as a true freshman... Totaled 11 blocks... Had five kills in her second collegiate game, vs. Eastern Washington (9-5)... Matched her season-high with five kills and added season-high numbers in blocks (3) and digs (4) against city rival's San Diego State (10-5)... Part of a Torero team that went 14-0 within conference play (24-5 overall), won 18 consecutive matches and qualified for the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
6-foot-4 middle hitter that committed to USD following an outstanding prep career at Thomas Jefferson High School in Bloomington, Minnesota... Led her M1 Mizuno Club team an appearance in the Junior Olympics... Played for the U.S. Youth National Team in 2001... Honored as Jefferson High School's team MVP and was named a First Team All-District selection as a prep standout... Volleyball Monthly listed Abrahamson as a FAB-50 prep recruit and Prep Volleyball tabbed her as one of the nation's top 100.