2026 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 6
Abby Freund
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- St. Peters, Mo.
- Previous School:
- Incarnate Word Academy
2025: Redshirted…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Was a key contributor to an Incarnate Word Academy indoor squad that won its 12th overall state championship and first since 2005 last fall…Played for head coach Shane Weber and assistant coach Emily Keaton (a former UT Martin standout from 2011-14)…Helped the Red Knights go 31-10-1 en route to the Class 4 state title in 2023, following up on a 29-13 mark during her junior season…Registered 1,256 digs, 197 assists and 176 service aces in her career, achieving one all-state accolade, three all-conference nods and four mentions on the all-district team...Collected 1,089 digs in her final two seasons alone, accounting for 4.44 digs per set over that span…Was responsible for 20-plus digs six times during the 2023 regular season, including a high of 27 scoops against St. Joseph’s on Oct. 14…Served up a career-best 103 service aces during her senior campaign, including eight aces in three sets against McCluer on Oct. 21…Career-high of 565 digs (4.5 per set) came as a junior, posting six matches of 20 or more scoops…Single match career-best 34 digs occurred against Jackson on Sept. 30, 2022 while she also reached the 30-dig plateau against Lutheran South (31 on Oct. 13, 2022).
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 7, 2006...Daughter of Brian and Sarah Freund...Has one sibling, Andrew...Mother Sarah played collegiate soccer at Rockhurst University...Majoring in cell and molecular biology.
BEFORE UTM: Was a key contributor to an Incarnate Word Academy indoor squad that won its 12th overall state championship and first since 2005 last fall…Played for head coach Shane Weber and assistant coach Emily Keaton (a former UT Martin standout from 2011-14)…Helped the Red Knights go 31-10-1 en route to the Class 4 state title in 2023, following up on a 29-13 mark during her junior season…Registered 1,256 digs, 197 assists and 176 service aces in her career, achieving one all-state accolade, three all-conference nods and four mentions on the all-district team...Collected 1,089 digs in her final two seasons alone, accounting for 4.44 digs per set over that span…Was responsible for 20-plus digs six times during the 2023 regular season, including a high of 27 scoops against St. Joseph’s on Oct. 14…Served up a career-best 103 service aces during her senior campaign, including eight aces in three sets against McCluer on Oct. 21…Career-high of 565 digs (4.5 per set) came as a junior, posting six matches of 20 or more scoops…Single match career-best 34 digs occurred against Jackson on Sept. 30, 2022 while she also reached the 30-dig plateau against Lutheran South (31 on Oct. 13, 2022).
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 7, 2006...Daughter of Brian and Sarah Freund...Has one sibling, Andrew...Mother Sarah played collegiate soccer at Rockhurst University...Majoring in cell and molecular biology.
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