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Jersey Number 10
Abbie Gortsema
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- East Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Grand Rapids Community College
2015
- Named All-PacWest honorable mention
- Ranked 10th in all of NCAA Division II in blocks per set (1.34) and was 21st in total blocks 141 (118 assists, 23 solo)
- Posted 166 kills (1.58 a set) on a .291 percentage
- Also logged 23 digs
- Produced a career-high 10 kills on a .348 percentage against Dominican on Oct. 17th
- Blocked a career-high 10 shots against Dixie State on Sept. 18th
- Earned PacWest Defender of the Week honors on Nov. 2nd
- Named to PacWest All-Academic team
GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Played two seasons under head coach Chip Will at Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Mich. before attending CBU
- Received All-Region XII, MCCAA and MCCAA Western Conference awards in both seasons
- Averaged 2.3 kills and 0.92 blocks a set in 41 matches (all starts) over two years
- Posted a .265 hitting percentage in two years
- Guided Raiders to fifth-straight regional title and sixth conference crown
CLEMSON
- Attended and redshirted at Clemson in 2012-13
HIGH SCHOOL
- Prepped three varsity seasons at East Grand Rapids High in East Grand Rapids, Mich., graduating in 2012
- Guided team to 127-30-1 record, three conference and district titles, two regional championships and two state tournament Final Four berths
- Led team in blocks and ranked third in kills on an .860 hitting percentage as team's co-captain in 2012
- Earned Ottawa-Kent White All-Conference honors, in addition to scholar-athlete awards from the conference and Michigan High School Athletic Association
PERSONAL
- Born to Tim and Jamie Gortsema in East Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Has an older sister, Claire
- Majoring in psychology
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