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    Abbie Kraus
    Abbie Kraus

    Class:
    Freshman
    Hometown:
    Birmingham, Ala.
    High School:
    Vestavia Hills
    Height:
    5-4
    Position:
    DS


    11/16/2012

    Relentless Wildcats Topple Michigan in Thrilling Fashion, 3-1

    Stephanie Holthus goes for career-high 28 kills in victory

    11/10/2012

    Northwestern Downed by No. 2 Penn State, 3-0

    Offensive woes continue for Wildcats in Happy Valley

    11/07/2012

    Northwestern Drops Tough Battle at No. 15 Ohio State

    NU's Stephanie Holthus led all players in the match with 20 kills

    11/03/2012

    Northwestern Downed by Purdue in Straight Sets

    Julie Chin moves into fifth place on all-time digs chart

    10/28/2012

    Five-Set Thriller at Wisconsin Goes Northwestern's Way

    Wildcats topple Badgers to earn a Big Ten road win

    2012: Handed out a career-high four assists at Nebraska (11/24) ... Added eight digs in that match ... Collected seven digs against Illinois (11/21) ... Recorded nine digs at Penn State (11/10) ... Served a pair of aces at Ohio State (11/7) ...Contributed four digs and a crucial service ace in the fifth set at Wisconsin (10/28) ... Served an ace against Iowa (10/21) ... Tallied five digs at Illinois (10/17) ... Notched three digs and an assist at Michigan (10/13) ... Earned six digs against both Ohio State (10/6) and Penn State (10/5) ... Tallied seven digs, two aces and two assists at Indiana (9/29) ... Set a new career-high with 15 digs against Wisconsin (9/21) ... Added a pair of aces against the Badgers ... Dug out 12 attacks in finale of the Wildcat Classic against Western Michigan (9/16) ... Tallied two aces and nine digs vs. Delaware (9/14) ... Collected a career-high 14 digs in the championship of the Yale Invitational against the host Bulldogs (9/8) ... Notched 12 digs in a four-set win over Villanova (9/8) ... Served a career-best three aces against Drake (8/31) ... Recorded a personal-best 10 digs vs. the Bulldogs ... Notched eight digs vs. Marquette in the championship of the Marquette Challenge (8/26) ... Collected a service ace and three assists in that match ... Made collegiate debut against Bowling Green (8/25) ... Tallied six digs, three assists and an ace in that match.

    High School: Three-time letterwinner and team captain at Vestavia Hills H.S. ... Took home countless awards as a senior ... 2011 Birmingham News South Player of the Year ... 2011 Birmingham News All-State Team selection ... 2011 Birmingham News All-Metro Team ... Helped team reach the 6A state semifinals in 2010 ... Recorded more than 600 digs and 90 aces as a senior ... Member of National Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society.

    Personal: Born Abigayle Christine Kraus ... Daughter of Thomas and Barbara Kraus ... Thomas played college football at Purdue and Miami (Ohio) when former Northwestern head coach Randy Walker was a graduate assistant there ... Sister, Alex, swam at Northwestern from 2008-11 and captained the Wildcats for the 2010-11 season ... Major is undeclared.

    Kraus' Career Statistics:

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    Kraus' Career Highs

    Kills 1, three times, last at Indiana (Sept. 29, 2012)
    Total Attempts 2, at New Mexico State (Sept. 1, 2012)
    Hitting Pct. (min. 10 att) N/A
    Service Aces 3, vs. Drake (Aug. 31, 2012)
    Assists 3, twice, last at Marquette (Aug. 26, 2012)
    Total Blocks N/A
    Digs 15, vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 21, 2012)

    Kraus' 2012 Highs

    Kills 1, three times, last at Indiana (Sept. 29)
    Total Attempts 2, at New Mexico State (Sept. 1)
    Hitting Pct. (min. 10 att) N/A
    Service Aces 3, vs. Drake (Aug. 31)
    Assists 3, twice, last at Marquette (Aug. 26)
    Total Blocks N/A
    Digs 15, vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 21)