2020 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Abbey Wilson
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Tenn.
2021 Beach (R-Jr.): Finished with school-record 39 career wins, including a 21-16 record on No. 1, all with Kylie Grandy ... Between those career and singles records, the duo earned Top-Flight honors from the AVCA as well as CCSA All-Tournament accolades ... Each award also marked the first individual honors in program history ... Earned ranked wins over Georgia State (twice), South Carolina (twice) and FIU ... Picked up 21-13, 22-20 and 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 wins over UAB and ULM, respectively, at CCSA Tournament for team's first-ever ones on that stage ... Rallied from 13-10 deficit to UNO to win 17-15 in final home contest ... Helped Southern Miss to its most wins in program history, despite by far its toughest schedule to date.
2020 Beach (R-So.): Appeared in seven matches… Posted a 5-2 mark at the No. 1 pairing with Kylie Grandy… Rattled off five consecutive wins after starting the season 0-2… Secured the Golden Eagles’ first CCSA win in program history after defeating Gabby Love and Kayla Gallant of ULM by a 21-16, 22-20 score… Followed with wins over Spring Hill, SELA, Texas A&M – Kingsville, and ULM… Went 2-0 in CCSA play.
2019 Beach (R-Fr.): Transferred to Southern Miss from Carson-Newman... Appeared in all 32 matches... Posted a 13-19 record between the first and second pairing... Spent time with Cyan Blackdeer, Piper Matsumoto, and Kylie Grandy... Won Southern Miss' first individual game on Feb.22 against Coastal Carolina... Posted a season-best four-game win streak in early March... Her 21-16, 21-16 win with Grandy against No. 11 South Carolina at the CCSA Championships was the first by a Southern Miss pair in program history.
2017 Indoor (Fr./Carson-Newman): Played in 19 matches including each of the final 13 to end the season…Her season-high output for kills was five on three occasions…Posted three kills, a season-high three block assists and 6.5 points at USC Aiken on Oct. 14.
HIGH SCHOOL:Â During her high school career, Wilson piled up 1,274 kills, 190 blocks, 315 aces, 1,229 digs, and 1,807 assists. The Columbia, Tenn. native was named the district's most valuable player as a junior and a senior. The four-time first-team all-district performer helped her team to district titles in her final two years. She was a first-team district tournament team selection three times and won the MVP honor as a junior when the right side picked up a nod on the all-region tournament club. In the classroom, Wilson is a member of the National Honor Society as well as the English and Science National Honor Society.
Personal: Born July 17, 1999... Daughter of Derek Wilson and Kim Galloway... Native of Columbia, Tenn... Majoring in International Studies.
