8 Abby Downs
Abby Downs
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Billerica, Mass.
  • Position:
    DS/L
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Billerica
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • Club:
    Mill City
  • Sport(s):
    Women's Volleyball
  • Status:
    Emerging Leader
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    0.02
  • h %
    .000
  • a/s
    0.68
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.43
  • d/s
    3.94
Bio

Awards 

Academic

  • 2024 Fall Academic All-Conference
  • High Honor Roll (HS)
  • Pride Award for Leadership (HS)
  • Wellness Award (HS)

Athletic 

  • CNE Libero of the Week (10/27/25, 11/3/25)
  • 2x MVC First Team All-Conference (HS)
  • Most Valuable Player (HS)
  • Boston Globe Player of the Week (HS)

Professional Aspirations

Completed an internship with Athletic Evolution as a strength coach and also interned with Pro Motion Physical Therapy as a PT Aide.

Clubs and Organizations 

Member of the Exercise Science Club at Endicott.

Community Service 

Volunteered with Best Buddies Club in high school for two years as an event coordinator and also volunteered with Community Caregivers.

 

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 25 9
Sets 94 32
Kills 2 2
Kills per set 0.02 0.06
Errors 2 0
Total Attacks 11 4
Total Attacks per set 0.12 0.13
Hitting Percentage .000 .500
Assists 64 20
Assists per set 0.68 0.63
Service Aces 40 19
Service Errors 30 9
Service Aces per set 0.43 0.59
Receptions 528 176
Reception Errors 43 12
Digs 370 139
Digs per set 3.94 4.34
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 42.0 21.0
Points per set 0.4 0.7
Matches started - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 22 Gordon W, 3-1
Oct 25 Suffolk W, 3-0
Oct 30 No. 15 MIT L, 3-1
Oct 31 at Western New Eng. W, 3-0
Nov 5 U. of New England W, 3-0
Nov 8 at Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 3-1
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 30 vs. Simmons W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 2.0
Aug 30 at Emerson W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 1.0
Sep 3 at Bowdoin W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 2 -.500 7 1.0
Sep 6 vs. Wis.-Stout L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 2 -.500 1 1.0
Sep 6 at No. 19 Colby L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 2 0.0
Sep 13 Clarkson W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 3.0
Sep 13 Salve Regina W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 2.0
Sep 16 Springfield L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 20 at Brandeis L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 2.0
Sep 20 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 1.0
Sep 24 at Regis (Mass.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 3 2.0
Sep 27 vs. No. 6 Johns Hopkins L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 7 0.0
Sep 27 at No. 22 Wesleyan (Conn.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Sep 30 at Wentworth W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 5 2.0
Oct 3 at Roger Williams L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Oct 4 Curry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Nichols W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 4.0
Oct 10 Babson L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Oct 15 No. 23 Tufts L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Oct 18 at Hartford W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 4 3.0
Oct 22 Gordon W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 3 3.0
Oct 25 Suffolk W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 3 4.0
Oct 30 No. 15 MIT L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 4.0
Oct 31 at Western New Eng. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 2.0
Nov 5 U. of New England W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Nov 8 at Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Nov 11 U. of New England - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at CNE Semifinals - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at CNE Championship - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 30 vs. Simmons W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 at Emerson W, 3-1 - 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 at Bowdoin W, 3-2 - 5 28 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Wis.-Stout L, 3-1 - 4 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at No. 19 Colby L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Clarkson W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Salve Regina W, 3-1 - 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 Springfield L, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Brandeis L, 3-1 - 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 - 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 at Regis (Mass.) W, 3-1 - 4 20 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 vs. No. 6 Johns Hopkins L, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at No. 22 Wesleyan (Conn.) L, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Wentworth W, 3-2 - 5 22 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 at Roger Williams L, 3-1 - 4 22 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Curry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Nichols W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 Babson L, 3-1 - 4 19 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 No. 23 Tufts L, 3-2 - 5 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Hartford W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 Gordon W, 3-1 - 4 23 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 Suffolk W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 No. 15 MIT L, 3-1 - 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 at Western New Eng. W, 3-0 - 3 18 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 U. of New England W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 3-1 - 4 17 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 U. of New England - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at CNE Semifinals - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at CNE Championship - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 30 vs. Simmons W, 3-1 - 4 22 2 0 15 0
Aug 30 at Emerson W, 3-1 - 4 16 1 2 17 5
Sep 3 at Bowdoin W, 3-2 - 5 23 1 1 20 1
Sep 6 vs. Wis.-Stout L, 3-1 - 4 16 1 0 26 2
Sep 6 at No. 19 Colby L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 25 2
Sep 13 Clarkson W, 3-0 - 3 11 3 1 11 0
Sep 13 Salve Regina W, 3-1 - 4 16 2 4 21 0
Sep 16 Springfield L, 3-0 - 3 12 1 2 15 2
Sep 20 at Brandeis L, 3-1 - 4 16 2 2 34 4
Sep 20 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 - 4 15 1 1 22 2
Sep 24 at Regis (Mass.) W, 3-1 - 4 18 2 3 20 2
Sep 27 vs. No. 6 Johns Hopkins L, 3-1 - 4 19 0 0 22 2
Sep 27 at No. 22 Wesleyan (Conn.) L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 1 18 2
Sep 30 at Wentworth W, 3-2 - 5 23 2 1 17 2
Oct 3 at Roger Williams L, 3-1 - 4 16 1 1 27 0
Oct 4 Curry W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Nichols W, 3-0 - 3 14 4 3 15 0
Oct 10 Babson L, 3-1 - 4 21 1 1 48 5
Oct 15 No. 23 Tufts L, 3-2 - 5 15 0 1 22 2
Oct 18 at Hartford W, 3-0 - 3 17 2 0 23 3
Oct 22 Gordon W, 3-1 - 4 24 3 0 42 4
Oct 25 Suffolk W, 3-0 - 3 13 3 1 6 2
Oct 30 No. 15 MIT L, 3-1 - 4 20 4 2 16 0
Oct 31 at Western New Eng. W, 3-0 - 3 11 2 0 21 0
Nov 5 U. of New England W, 3-0 - 3 9 1 1 7 0
Nov 8 at Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 3-1 - 4 17 1 2 18 1
Nov 11 U. of New England - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at CNE Semifinals - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at CNE Championship - - - - - - -
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 11 19 0 0.00 0 1 0.05 .000 1 0.05 1.0 0.1
2024-25 27 76 6 0.08 1 13 0.17 .385 3 0.04 37.0 0.5
2025-26 25 94 2 0.02 2 11 0.12 .000 64 0.68 42.0 0.4
Total 63 189 8 0.04 3 25 0.13 .200 68 0.36 80.0 0.4

Career Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 11 19 6 0.32 0 0 0 0.00
2024-25 27 76 45 0.59 0 0 0 0.00
2025-26 25 94 370 3.94 0 0 0 0.00
Total 63 189 421 2.23 0 0 0 0.00

Career Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 11 19 32 1 0.05 2 13 0
2024-25 27 76 289 31 0.41 12 41 3
2025-26 25 94 399 40 0.43 30 528 43
Total 63 189 720 72 0.38 44 582 46

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 25 94 2 0.02 2 11 0.12 .000 64 0.68 42.0 0.4
Conference 9 32 2 0.06 0 4 0.13 .500 20 0.63 21.0 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 36 1 0.03 0 1 0.03 1.000 14 0.39 23.0 0.6
Away 11 42 1 0.02 1 7 0.17 .000 36 0.86 15.0 0.4
Neutral 4 16 0 0.00 1 3 0.19 -.333 14 0.88 4.0 0.3
Result
Wins 14 52 2 0.04 1 6 0.12 .167 38 0.73 31.0 0.6
Losses 11 42 0 0.00 1 5 0.12 -.200 26 0.62 11.0 0.3
Month
August 2 8 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 6 0.75 3.0 0.4
September 12 46 0 0.00 2 7 0.15 -.286 38 0.83 15.0 0.3
October 9 33 2 0.06 0 4 0.12 .500 18 0.55 22.0 0.7
November 2 7 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 2 0.29 2.0 0.3

Splits Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 25 94 370 3.94 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 9 32 139 4.34 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 36 141 3.92 0 0 0 0.00
Away 11 42 172 4.10 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 4 16 57 3.56 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 14 52 213 4.10 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 11 42 157 3.74 0 0 0 0.00
Month
August 2 8 25 3.13 0 0 0 0.00
September 12 46 180 3.91 0 0 0 0.00
October 9 33 133 4.03 0 0 0 0.00
November 2 7 32 4.57 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 25 94 399 40 0.43 30 528 43
Conference 9 32 144 19 0.59 9 176 12
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 36 155 22 0.61 16 203 15
Away 11 42 172 14 0.33 13 240 22
Neutral 4 16 72 4 0.25 1 85 6
Result
Wins 14 52 234 29 0.56 19 253 20
Losses 11 42 165 11 0.26 11 275 23
Month
August 2 8 38 3 0.38 2 32 5
September 12 46 184 15 0.33 16 251 21
October 9 33 151 20 0.61 9 220 16
November 2 7 26 2 0.29 3 25 1

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
Women’s Volleyball Stymies Johnson & Wales (R.I.), 3-1
Downs Collects CNE Libero of the Week
Downs Collects CNE Libero of the Week
Women's Volleyball Tops Western New England, 3-0
Downs, Helenbrook Receive CNE Weekly Honors
Women Volleyball Sweeps Suffolk, 3-0
Women Volleyball Sweeps Suffolk, 3-0
Women's Volleyball Handles Gordon, 3-1
Women's Volleyball Handles Gordon, 3-1
Women’s Volleyball Stifles Hartford, 3-0
Women's Volleyball Falls To Roger Williams, 3-1
Women’s Volleyball Handles Regis On The Road, 3-1
Women's Volleyball Downed By Brandeis & UMass-Dartmouth
Women's Volleyball Falls To Springfield, 3-0
Women’s Volleyball Sweeps Tri-Match Against Clarkson And Salve Regina
Women's Volleyball Drops Matches To Wisconsin-Stout And No. 19 Colby
Women's Volleyball Reverse Sweeps Bowdoin, 3-2