SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Senior (2024): Played in 24 of the 26 matches with 12 starts, totaling 94 sets. ... Set a single-season career high with 31 service aces, tying for the team lead. That included a career high of 4 in her final match as a Falcon in the Senior Day match against Montana State Billings on Nov. 23. ... Came up with 216 digs, including two matches of 20, giving her 957 for her career. ... Was credited with her first career block, a block assist at Simon Fraser on Oct. 12.
Junior (2023): Played in 20 matches, totaling 65 sets. … Came up with 180 digs, an average of 2.77 per set. … Digs total included the 600th and 700th of her career. … Had a season-high 18 digs in a 3-1 win at Cal State San Marcos on Sept. 8, the second match of SPU’s 4-0 run through the Cal State San Marcos Cougar Classic. … Earlier that same day, had a career-high 13 assists in a 3-2 victory against Concordia Irvine. Also had 12 digs in that match for her first career double-double.
Sophomore (2022): Played in 25 of the 26 matches with one start, totaling 95 of SPU's 100 sets. ... Had a career-high 25 digs at Minnesota Duluth on Aug. 27. ... Had double-digit digs in 21 of her 25 matches, including three matches of 20 or more, all part of her team-high total of 357. ... Recorded her 500th career dig on Oct. 27 at Saint Martin's. ... Tied her career high with 3 service aces in the season opener at Winona State on Aug. 25. ... Tied her career high with 7 assists on three occasions. ... Earned her 100th career assist, part of her season total of 101, giving her 159 for her career.
Freshman (2021): Played in 23 of 25 matches with one start, totaling 66 sets. ... Came up with double-digit digs in 14 matches. After coming up with 4 in her college debut on Sept. 3 at Colorado Mines, set a career high of 15 just a few hours later against Colorado Christian, then had 17 on Sept. 9 at home against Biola and 19 on Oct. 2 at home against Western Oregon. ... Totaled 204 digs for the season. ... Delivered a career-high 3 service aces against Biola. ... Earned a career-high 7 assists at home against Northwest Nazarene on Sept. 16.
Personal: Abigail Joy Cunningham. … Business major.
Reason she chose SPU: “I love the family environment and the feeling like it could be my home away from home.”
Lincoln Christian High School: Helped the Bulldogs win three Oklahoma Class 4A (medium-small school) state championships, including a three-game sweep of Christian Heritage in the 2020 tournament. … Four-time member of the Pinnacle All-Conference team. … Named the All-Valley Player of the Year. … Has earned two Defensive MVP awards, seven all-tournament honors, with two all-tournament MVPs. … Preseason MVP for Oklahoma private schools. … Miss Area Volleyball for private schools. … Owns the school record for career digs.
Fun facts: Has played volleyball for 10 years prior to arriving at SPU. … Also has played tennis. … If not for volleyball, would focus on tennis. … Favorite sport to watch is baseball. … Dumbest movie she has ever seen is “Stepbrothers.” … Book she just couldn’t put down was “Mind Gym.” … Favorite junk food is popcorn (movie theater version). … Favorite healthy food is cilantro lime chicken with avocado salsa. … Favorite TV program is “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” … Favorite team is the Oklahoma Sooners. … Favorite athlete is All-American libero Cat McCoy. … Her dream car is a Porsche Cayenne. … Loves to shop for athletic wear and shoes. … If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Adam Sandler “because I love to laugh and would enjoy a conversation with him.” She would serve sloppy joes from the lunch lady. … If she could be any action hero, would be Black Widow. … Her friends call her Abby. … In 10 years, plans to be involved in some kind of business or financial marketing, and possibly coaching volleyball. … Has always wanted to go on a safari.
CAREER STATISTICS
Yr SP K E TA Pct Ast Ace D BS BA TB Pts
21 66 5 1 9 .444 58 15 204 0 0 0 20.0
22 95 4 1 22 .136 102 21 357 0 0 0 25.0
23 65 1 1 8 .000 76 11 180 0 0 0 12.0
24 94 1 1 15 .000 21 31 216 0 1 1 32.5
TOT 320 11 4 54 .130 257 78 741 0 1 1 89.5
