2006 -- Recorded a season-high five kills in three-game match S8 against La Salle ... proceeded to knock down four kills in the following match against Youngstown State ... also posted three kills in four matches ... tallied a season-best five blocks S2 at Elon ... hauled in a season-high two digs in four matches.

High School -- Graduated from Archbishop Spalding High School ... earned four letters in volleyball and totaled six letters in outdoor and indoor track as a high jumper ... in volleyball, earned a trio of all-conference accolades, was selected as her team's MVP three times and garnered all-county honors as a senior ... was selected as the MVP of the indoor track team three times, while earning all-conference honors three times and garnering all-county accolades twice.

Personal -- Abbie Jane Merkl ... born Dec. 16, 1987, in Washington, D.C. ... multiple family members, including her father and her sister, attended the U.S. Military Academy ... was a member of the National Honor Society and the National Latin Honor Society ... mathematics major ... is interested in service selection Navy aviation and becoming a flight officer.