6 Abigail Sonuga
Abigail Sonuga
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Haverhill, Mass.
  • High School:
    Haverhill
  • Position:
    MH
  • Major:
    Health Sciences
  • m
    26
  • k/s
    2.42
  • h %
    .311
  • a/s
    0.02
  • b/s
    1.10
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.29

Bio

As a Sophomore (2016): 2016 Northeast-10 Conference Second Team...Played in 26 matches for the Ravens...Led the squad and ranked second in the NE10 in hitting percentage (.311) and blocks per set (1.10)...Her 100 total blocks led the Crimson and Grey and was only one of four players to record over 100 stuffs...Sonuga's .311 hitting percentage was the fourth best during a single season in program history...Is tied with Mandy Johnson (1999-2002) for the highest hitting percentage in team history (.309)...Set a single game career-best with eight total blocks three times at Wilmington (Del.) (9/10), versus NYIT (9/16) and at Saint Anselm (10/8)...Recorded a season-best 15 kills three times versus Chestnut Hill (9/10), Bentley (10/25) and Adelphi (11/11). 2016 Statistics

As a Freshman (2015): Appeared in all 29 matches for the Ravens... averaged 2.14 kills per set while hitting .306 on the season... averaged 0.84 blocks per set, putting up the top mark on the team... made her collegiate debut in a 3-2 win versus Southern Nazerene, posting a team-leading 12 kills... posted 17 kills in a 3-2 road win at Southern Connecticut on 10/31... notched a season-best 18 kills in a 3-2 win at Pace on 11/14... Arguably had her best game of the season in the Northeast-10 Quarterfinal versus New Haven on 11/17, collecting 14 kills and seven blocks. 2015 Statistics

Before Franklin Pierce: Played volleyball at Haverhill High School…three-time All-Conference selection…two-time Merrimack Valley Conference Player of the Year…two-time HHS MVP…two-time D1 Massachusetts All-State selection…selected as an Eagle Tribune All-Star…picked as Boston Herald and Boston Globe All-Scholastic…named an AVCA MaxPreps Player of the Week...broke five high school records that included multiple kill categories and most blocks in a match…four-year honor student…played club for Pumas Volleyball and Lat 42 18’s Elite.

Personal: Abigail is a health science major from Haverhill, Mass....She is daughter of Monsurat Sonuga…Abigail has three siblings; Koya, Olaitan and Abiola.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 1 Saint Michael's W, 3-0
Nov 5 at Assumption W, 3-0
Nov 8 American International L, 3-1
Nov 11 Adelphi W, 3-1
Nov 12 Pace W, 3-1
Nov 15 at New Haven L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 26 13
Sets 91 45
Kills 220 111
Kills per set 2.42 2.47
Errors 55 24
Total Attacks 530 265
Hitting Percentage .311 .328
Assists 2 0
Assists per set 0.02 0.00
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 1 1
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 13 7
Reception Errors 2 1
Digs 26 14
Digs per set 0.29 0.31
Block Solo 23 14
Block Assist 77 38
Block Total 100 52
Blocks per set 1.10 1.16
Block Errors 7 2
Ball Handling Errors 2 2
Points 281.5 144.0
Points per set 3.1 3.2
Matches started 22 12
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 2 vs. Minnesota State, Mankato L, 3-0 1 3 3 2 9 .111 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 2 at Tampa L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 7 -.286 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.0
Sep 3 vs. Pittsburgh Johnstown L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 18 .444 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 10.0
Sep 3 vs. Henderson State L, 3-0 1 3 2 3 12 -.083 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 4.0
Sep 9 vs. Holy Family W, 3-0 - 3 10 1 18 .500 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 12.5
Sep 9 vs. Bloomfield L, 3-0 1 3 10 5 28 .179 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 11.5
Sep 10 vs. Chestnut Hill W, 3-1 - 4 15 7 30 .267 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 3 0 17.0
Sep 10 at Wilmington (Del.) W, 3-0 - 3 11 2 24 .375 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 8 0 8 0 15.0
Sep 16 NYIT L, 3-2 1 5 13 1 24 .500 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 0 8 0 17.5
Sep 17 LIU Post W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 21 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 13.0
Sep 20 at Southern New Hampshire W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 23 .304 0 0 0 - 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 11.0
Sep 23 at Bridgeport L, 3-1 1 4 12 1 27 .407 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 13.0
Sep 24 at New Haven L, 3-0 1 3 7 2 16 .313 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Oct 8 at Saint Anselm L, 3-2 - 5 6 2 24 .167 0 0 0 - 0 2 3 5 0 8 0 11.5
Oct 14 Daemen L, 3-2 1 5 8 2 26 .231 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 10.5
Oct 15 Stonehill L, 3-0 1 3 11 1 22 .455 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 13.5
Oct 18 at Merrimack W, 3-0 1 3 5 4 14 .071 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 6 0 9.0
Oct 21 at Saint Rose L, 3-0 1 3 5 2 14 .214 0 0 1 - 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 7.0
Oct 22 at Le Moyne L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Bentley W, 3-1 1 4 15 1 26 .538 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 0 5 1 18.5
Oct 27 Southern Connecticut State W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 14 .286 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 5 1 9.0
Nov 1 Saint Michael's W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 19 .526 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11.5
Nov 5 at Assumption W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 20 .150 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 3 0 6.5
Nov 8 American International L, 3-1 1 4 5 2 18 .167 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 0 8.5
Nov 11 Adelphi W, 3-1 1 4 15 2 26 .500 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 4 0 17.5
Nov 12 Pace W, 3-1 1 4 12 2 29 .345 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Nov 15 at New Haven L, 3-1 1 4 7 2 21 .238 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 1 5 0 9.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2015-16 29 115 246 2.14 66 588 .306 2 0.02 0 0.00 9 2 24 0.21 25 72 97 0.84 307.0 2.7
2016-17 26 91 220 2.42 55 530 .311 2 0.02 0 0.00 13 2 26 0.29 23 77 100 1.10 281.5 3.1
Total 55 206 466 2.26 121 1118 .309 4 0.02 0 0.00 22 4 50 0.24 48 149 197 0.96 588.5 2.9
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 26 91 220 2.42 55 530 .311 2 0.02 0 0.00 13 2 26 0.29 23 77 100 1.10 281.5 3.1
Conference 13 45 111 2.47 24 265 .328 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 1 14 0.31 14 38 52 1.16 144.0 3.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 38 105 2.76 16 225 .396 2 0.05 0 0.00 8 0 7 0.18 10 34 44 1.16 132.0 3.5
Away 10 34 67 1.97 21 190 .242 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 2 10 0.29 9 31 40 1.18 91.5 2.7
Neutral 6 19 48 2.53 18 115 .261 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 9 0.47 4 12 16 0.84 58.0 3.1
Result Wins 12 40 123 3.08 28 264 .360 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 2 17 0.42 13 34 47 1.18 153.0 3.8
Losses 14 51 97 1.90 27 266 .263 2 0.04 0 0.00 7 0 9 0.18 10 43 53 1.04 128.5 2.5
Month September 13 43 110 2.56 31 257 .307 1 0.02 0 0.00 5 1 11 0.26 10 33 43 1.00 136.5 3.2
October 7 26 56 2.15 14 140 .300 1 0.04 0 0.00 6 0 4 0.15 10 26 36 1.38 79.0 3.0
November 6 22 54 2.45 10 133 .331 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 1 11 0.50 3 18 21 0.95 66.0 3.0

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