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Jersey Number 2
Abbey Hayes
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Eldridge, Iowa
- High School:
- North Scott
- Deals:
Awards & Honors
2024-25 Dean’s List
2025 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2025: Freshman at Creighton
• Named to BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.
• Averaged 1.88 kills and 1.23 digs per set while playing in all 34 matches, including 21 starts.
• Her 32 NCAA Tournament kills trail only Jaali Winters (53) and Norah Sis (33) in CU history by a true freshman.
• Made college debut on Aug. 23 against No. 2 Penn State and immediately served an 8-0 run that featured two aces versus the defending national champs to tie the second set at 20-20.
• Had breakout match on Sept. 6 vs. UC Santa Barbara when she had seven kills, two blocks and team-high 14 digs after entering the contest with one kill, no blocks and seven digs in her first four matches combined.
• Owned five kills, two digs and a block against No. 22 USC (Sept. 7).
• Pounded 10 kills and hit .320 in 3-0 win vs. Rice (Sept. 13).
• Had five kills, four digs and season-high four blocks, including a stuff on match point, in 3-0 win vs. No. 17 Kansas (Sept. 21).
• Owned 10 kills and hit season-best .471 in 3-0 win vs. Seton Hall (Oct. 19).
• Produced first career double-double with 13 digs and season-high 13 kills in 3-2 win vs. Marquette (Nov. 1) while also hitting .370.
• Owned eight kills and seven digs in 3-1 win vs. Villanova (Nov. 7).
• Had 11 kills and the block on match point in BIG EAST Tournament title match victory vs. Xavier (Nov. 23).
• Pounded nine kills and had 11 digs in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Northern Colorado (Dec. 4).
• Completed a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs to defeat Northern Iowa and reach Sweet 16 (Dec. 5).
• Had nine kills, five digs and three blocks in Sweet 16 win vs. No. 8 Arizona State (Dec. 11).
North Scott High School
• Three-time All-State pick. was regarded as the No. 2 senior prospect in the state of Iowa per Prep Dig and VBAdrenaline.com.
• Tabbed as the nation’s No. 82 recruit by Prep Dig and No. 136 by Prep Volleyball.
• Was named to the VBAdrenaline.com’s All-American Team in 2024.
• Set a school-record for kills (1,081) and added 562 digs in her career, during which time North Scott went 92-15 with two Mississippi Athletic Conference titles.
• Collected 412 kills, 167 digs and 54 aces on .339 hitting as a senior, helping team to a 30-5 record and a trip to the state semifinals.
• Named Class 4A Player of the Year and to the Elite All-State Team by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association as a junior after helping the Lady Lancers to their first state title since 1985.
• Owned 17 kills in the 2023 state title match sweep over Indianola.
• Earned Class 4A First Team All-State honors from the Des Moines Register and IGCA after recording 360 kills and 188 digs as a sophomore.
• Played club volleyball for Six Pack.
• Verbally committed to Creighton in July of 2023 after also considering Kentucky, Kansas State and Pittsburgh.
• Enrolled at Creighton in the Spring of 2025.
Personal
• Daughter of Jeff and Kristen Hayes.
• Has siblings Alexis and Kate.
• An exercise science major.
• Sports hero is Michael Jordan.
• Dream vacation destination is Paris.
• Favorite food type is Mexican.
• Match she’s most excited for is Nebraska.
• Favorite show/series on Netflix is Stranger Things.
• Best sports memory is winning a Sweet 16 match.
• Life advice to others is to live in the moment.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Drake.
• Gameday superstition is having a strawberry acai lemonade drink from Starbucks.
2024-25 Dean’s List
2025 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2025: Freshman at Creighton
• Named to BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.
• Averaged 1.88 kills and 1.23 digs per set while playing in all 34 matches, including 21 starts.
• Her 32 NCAA Tournament kills trail only Jaali Winters (53) and Norah Sis (33) in CU history by a true freshman.
• Made college debut on Aug. 23 against No. 2 Penn State and immediately served an 8-0 run that featured two aces versus the defending national champs to tie the second set at 20-20.
• Had breakout match on Sept. 6 vs. UC Santa Barbara when she had seven kills, two blocks and team-high 14 digs after entering the contest with one kill, no blocks and seven digs in her first four matches combined.
• Owned five kills, two digs and a block against No. 22 USC (Sept. 7).
• Pounded 10 kills and hit .320 in 3-0 win vs. Rice (Sept. 13).
• Had five kills, four digs and season-high four blocks, including a stuff on match point, in 3-0 win vs. No. 17 Kansas (Sept. 21).
• Owned 10 kills and hit season-best .471 in 3-0 win vs. Seton Hall (Oct. 19).
• Produced first career double-double with 13 digs and season-high 13 kills in 3-2 win vs. Marquette (Nov. 1) while also hitting .370.
• Owned eight kills and seven digs in 3-1 win vs. Villanova (Nov. 7).
• Had 11 kills and the block on match point in BIG EAST Tournament title match victory vs. Xavier (Nov. 23).
• Pounded nine kills and had 11 digs in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Northern Colorado (Dec. 4).
• Completed a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs to defeat Northern Iowa and reach Sweet 16 (Dec. 5).
• Had nine kills, five digs and three blocks in Sweet 16 win vs. No. 8 Arizona State (Dec. 11).
North Scott High School
• Three-time All-State pick. was regarded as the No. 2 senior prospect in the state of Iowa per Prep Dig and VBAdrenaline.com.
• Tabbed as the nation’s No. 82 recruit by Prep Dig and No. 136 by Prep Volleyball.
• Was named to the VBAdrenaline.com’s All-American Team in 2024.
• Set a school-record for kills (1,081) and added 562 digs in her career, during which time North Scott went 92-15 with two Mississippi Athletic Conference titles.
• Collected 412 kills, 167 digs and 54 aces on .339 hitting as a senior, helping team to a 30-5 record and a trip to the state semifinals.
• Named Class 4A Player of the Year and to the Elite All-State Team by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association as a junior after helping the Lady Lancers to their first state title since 1985.
• Owned 17 kills in the 2023 state title match sweep over Indianola.
• Earned Class 4A First Team All-State honors from the Des Moines Register and IGCA after recording 360 kills and 188 digs as a sophomore.
• Played club volleyball for Six Pack.
• Verbally committed to Creighton in July of 2023 after also considering Kentucky, Kansas State and Pittsburgh.
• Enrolled at Creighton in the Spring of 2025.
Personal
• Daughter of Jeff and Kristen Hayes.
• Has siblings Alexis and Kate.
• An exercise science major.
• Sports hero is Michael Jordan.
• Dream vacation destination is Paris.
• Favorite food type is Mexican.
• Match she’s most excited for is Nebraska.
• Favorite show/series on Netflix is Stranger Things.
• Best sports memory is winning a Sweet 16 match.
• Life advice to others is to live in the moment.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Drake.
• Gameday superstition is having a strawberry acai lemonade drink from Starbucks.
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