Northwest Missouri State Athletics

2023
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... gained first-team all-MIAA status after taking home honorable mention honors in each of the last two seasons ... saw action in 105 sets ... started 28 of 29 matches ... led the Bearcats in kills (250), total blocks (101) and points scored (306.0) ... had 12 double-figure kill matches ... set a career-high with 18 kills (.400) and added seven blocks in a five-set win at Missouri Southern ... notched 16 kills (.400) with two blocks in a four-set win at Newman ... credited with a season-high eight blocks in a three-set win over Pittsburg State (Oct. 14) ... gained at least one block in 27 of 29 matches this season.

2022
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... All-MIAA Honorable Mention pick for second straight season ... saw action in 26 matches and made 23 starts ... played in 83 sets ... led the team in total blocks (95) ... ranked No. 2 in the MIAA in blocks per set (1.14) ... had a season-high nine blocks against Angelo State and nine more against Nebraska-Kearney ... notched a season-high 13 kills vs. Western Washington (Sept. 3) and vs. Washburn (Nov. 11) ... had five double-figure kill matches.

2021
MIAA Scholar-Athlete ... MIAA Honorable Mention ... saw action in 29 matches ... played in 98 sets ... led the Bearcats in blocks (72) ... produced a season-high seven blocks in Northwest's 3-1 win at No. 10-ranked Nebraska-Kearney ... credited the eighth-best attack percentage in a four-set match in Bearcat history against Missouri Western ... tallied a .562 attack percentage with 11 kills and two errors on 16 attacks in the four-set win over the Griffons ... went for back-to-back six-block matches at Newman and at Central Oklahoma ... notched a career-high 13 kills in the five-set triumph over Central Oklahoma ... produced seven double-figure kill matches in 2021.

Personal/High School
Abby Brunssen is a 6'0" right side/outside hitter from Atkins, Iowa. Brunssen set a school record with 1,129 career kills at Benton Community High School for head coach Mike Embretson. She earned second-team all-state honors from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association in 2019. Brunssen was named the WaMaC West Player of the Year in 2019 after posting 465 kills (4.56 kills/set). She added 404 career digs and 253 career blocks as a prep. She was a unanimous first-team all-conference honoree as a senior. Brunssen was a second-team all-conference selection in 2017 and 2018 after notching honorable mention all-conference status as a freshman. She is a member of National Honor Society. She is a two-time academic all-conference honoree with a 3.50 GPA or higher while competing in a varsity sport. She is the daughter of Darin and Catherine Brunssen.