MENTOR, Ohio – Rutgers volleyball associate head coach Abby Detering was inducted into Lake Catholic High School's Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday evening.
 

As a freshman, Detering helped the Cougars based out of Mentor, Ohio, to their first state championship, leading the team in kills in the 2010 state championship final. Playing as a right side and setter, she led the squad to regionals her last three seasons. During her senior season, she captured 309 assists, 285 kills, 173 digs and 71 blocks. A two-time First Team All-Ohio selection,  2011 News Herald Player of the Year and 2013 News Herald Co-Player of the Year, Detering was named a 2013-14 Honorable Mention Under Armour All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and 2013 Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year.

Detering is in her fourth season as a member of the Rutgers volleyball staff, having been elevated to associate head coach in May of 2024. During her time "On The Banks", Detering has been a key member in the team's tremendous growth during the Schweihofer era, bringing a Big Ten pedigree as an AVCA All-American standout at Penn State.

In her first season at Rutgers in 2022, the team had its best start since 1998 and four Scarlet Knights were named to All-Tournament squads. By the season's end, RU made 11 entries on the rally-era season leaders list. 

The program made even more strides in 2023. Rutgers captured the most wins and best nonconference record since 2012 and improved its set win total by 45 percent from the previous season. Altogether, 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. 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.  

Detering-led setters continued to help rewrite the Rutgers record book in 2024, directing the attack to crack the top 10 all-time in career kills, the second most rally-era career kills and the third most rally-era career kills per set. 

In April of 2025, Detering was named a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association's 2025 30 Under 30 Award. The Thirty Under 30 program recognizes up-and-coming coaches in different sectors of the sport who serve in a range of roles, from head coach to volunteer assistant to club director. The honorees are recognized for their hard work and are passionate about teaching, helping players reach their full potential, and growing the game at the collegiate level.

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