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2024 UMBC Volleyball Roster

Ellie Lawton
Ellie Lawton
Dave Wegiel

11 Abby Erickson

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Olentangy Liberty / Toledo
  • Hometown Powell, Ohio

Biography

AT UMBC
2024:
  • Earned Academic All-District Team
  • Played in 24 matches and 92 setsĀ 
  • Recorded 129 kills, 24 digs, 85 blocks, and 176 points
  • Had a season high 11 kills and 13 points against Lehigh on Sept. 14
  • Had eight blocks against New Hampshire on Oct. 20

AT UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
2023

Received CSC Academic All-District & Academic All-MAC honors...Started all 31 matches...Posted .278 ATK% and 1.89 kills/set...Ranked second on team with 0.85 blocks/set...Registered double-digit kills in seven contests…Tallied at least five blocks in seven matches, including career-high eight vs. Oakland (Sept. 12) and Buffalo (Oct. 13)...Registered career-high 12 kills vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 1) & at Central Michigan (Sept. 30)

2022
Appeared in 13 matches, starting two…Started first two matches of the season, vs. Northern Iowa and CSU Bakersfield (Aug. 26)…Season-high seven kills and two blocks vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 30)….Also had two blocks vs. Northern Illinois (Oct. 22) and Miami (Oct. 28)…Tallied six kills against the RedHawks.

2021
Academic All-MAC…Appeared in 22 matches, starting 16…Averaged 1.52 kills/set and 0.95 blocks/set…12 solo blocks were second-most on the team…11 matches with at least three blocks…Season-high 10 kills against Valparaiso (Sept. 11)…Six kills and five blocks against Western Michigan (Oct. 15)…Six blocks in the match against Bowling Green (Oct. 30)…Season-high seven blocks against Central Michigan (Nov. 12)…At least six kills in six straight appearances from Nov. 5-Nov. 21.

2020-21
Academic All-MAC…Played in 10 matches, starting two…Averaged 1.33 kills/set and 0.81 blocks/set…Season-high five blocks against Central Michigan (March 12)…Four blocks on two other occasions: Jan. 22 vs. Western Michigan and Feb. 5 vs. Ball State…Season-high eight kills at Northern Illinois (Jan. 28).

2019
Did not play, retaining freshman eligibility.

Background: Previously attended the University of Toledo…October 13-14, 2023 vs. University at Buffalo, had 20 kills (0.472 attack%) and 12 blocks…Dean's List Fall 2019 - May 2024…President’s List Fall 2019 - Spring 2021 and Fall 2023…3x Academic All-Mac…CSC Academic Award (2023).

Personal: Daughter of Brian and Jen Erickson…Has a brother, Andrew (21)...Pursuing a master’s in Engineering Management with a career ambition as a Process Engineer…Lists favorite food as Popeyes spicy chicken sandwich…Lists favorite musical artist as either Caamp or Noah Kahan…Started playing volleyball at nine years old.

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Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.