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May 20 | Women's Volleyball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. āĀ Rutgers head volleyball coach Caitlin Schweihofer hasĀ announced the promotion ofĀ Abby Detering to associate head coach.
"IĀ am so excited to name Abby the associate head coach of the Rutgers volleyball program,"Ā said Schweihofer.Ā "She has beenĀ suchĀ a valuable asset to me, my staff and the team over the past few seasons. Abby offers high-level playing experience and brought that experience to guide our offense. Additionally, she has a strong recruiting vision for theĀ future of the programĀ and hasĀ made dedicated recruiting efforts to strengthen the Rutgers volleyball brand across the country and the world."Ā
Detering begins her third season as a member of the Rutgers staffĀ servingĀ as aĀ keyĀ member in theĀ team'sĀ tremendous growth during the Schweihofer era.
In her first season atĀ Rutgers in 2022, the team had its best start since 1998Ā andĀ four Scarlet Knights were namedĀ to All-Tournament squads.Ā By theĀ season'sĀ end,Ā RU made 11 entries on the rally-era season leaders list.Ā
The program made even more strides in 2023.Ā Rutgers captured the most wins and best nonconference record since 2012Ā and improvedĀ its set win total by 45 percent from the previous season.Ā Altogether,Ā the Scarlet Knights placed 12 entries into the rally-era individual season top 10 records and 13 entries into the rally-era team top 10 records.Ā Detering-led setters captured the most assists and assists per set since 2018 helping to set up for the most kills for the program since 2012. Additionally, RU registered the most assists, assists per set and total kills in Big Ten play since joining the league back in 2014. Ā
Before arriving at Rutgers,Ā Detering was an assistant atĀ Kent State for threeĀ seasonsĀ where she helped develop a two-time All-MAC performer and the second setter in program history to attain 1,000 career digs. While on the sidelines, the Golden Flash led the Mid-American
Conference in hitting percentage and rankedĀ second in kills per set.Ā
Detering brought a Big Ten pedigree to the Scarlet Knights as a former AVCA All-American standout at Penn State. She amassed 12 NCAA Tournament victories and totaled 1,793 assists and 254 kills during her career under the guidance of legendary coaches Russ Rose and Mary Wise. As a senior, she helped the Nittany Lions post a 33-2 record andĀ an appearanceĀ in the national semifinals.Ā
In addition to her experience at the Big Ten level, Detering also brings professional experience. Following her collegiate career, Detering signed a professional contract to play with SG Kelag Klagenfurt of the Austrian A1 League andĀ alsoĀ played for PaysĀ d'AixĀ Venelles.
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"IĀ am so excited to name Abby the associate head coach of the Rutgers volleyball program,"Ā said Schweihofer.Ā "She has beenĀ suchĀ a valuable asset to me, my staff and the team over the past few seasons. Abby offers high-level playing experience and brought that experience to guide our offense. Additionally, she has a strong recruiting vision for theĀ future of the programĀ and hasĀ made dedicated recruiting efforts to strengthen the Rutgers volleyball brand across the country and the world."Ā
Detering begins her third season as a member of the Rutgers staffĀ servingĀ as aĀ keyĀ member in theĀ team'sĀ tremendous growth during the Schweihofer era.
In her first season atĀ Rutgers in 2022, the team had its best start since 1998Ā andĀ four Scarlet Knights were namedĀ to All-Tournament squads.Ā By theĀ season'sĀ end,Ā RU made 11 entries on the rally-era season leaders list.Ā
The program made even more strides in 2023.Ā Rutgers captured the most wins and best nonconference record since 2012Ā and improvedĀ its set win total by 45 percent from the previous season.Ā Altogether,Ā the Scarlet Knights placed 12 entries into the rally-era individual season top 10 records and 13 entries into the rally-era team top 10 records.Ā Detering-led setters captured the most assists and assists per set since 2018 helping to set up for the most kills for the program since 2012. Additionally, RU registered the most assists, assists per set and total kills in Big Ten play since joining the league back in 2014. Ā
Before arriving at Rutgers,Ā Detering was an assistant atĀ Kent State for threeĀ seasonsĀ where she helped develop a two-time All-MAC performer and the second setter in program history to attain 1,000 career digs. While on the sidelines, the Golden Flash led the Mid-American
Conference in hitting percentage and rankedĀ second in kills per set.Ā
Detering brought a Big Ten pedigree to the Scarlet Knights as a former AVCA All-American standout at Penn State. She amassed 12 NCAA Tournament victories and totaled 1,793 assists and 254 kills during her career under the guidance of legendary coaches Russ Rose and Mary Wise. As a senior, she helped the Nittany Lions post a 33-2 record andĀ an appearanceĀ in the national semifinals.Ā
In addition to her experience at the Big Ten level, Detering also brings professional experience. Following her collegiate career, Detering signed a professional contract to play with SG Kelag Klagenfurt of the Austrian A1 League andĀ alsoĀ played for PaysĀ d'AixĀ Venelles.
Ā Follow Rutgers women's volleyball onĀ Facebook,Ā TwitterĀ andĀ Instagram.
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