Abby Anderson

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Abby Anderson, Sammy Fatkin, Katerina Tsineke

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: Bill Jarvis

Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Position:
F
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Hillsboro, Ore.
Prev School:
Glencoe HS

2021-22 (senior season):

Voted team’s Julie Deming Outstanding Defensive Player
Played and started all 30 games … Averaged 26.6 minutes
Averaged 9.8 points, 6.2 rebounds
Led the Big Sky and ranked 20th nationally in blocked shots (2.3/g)
Shot better than 43 percent for the third straight season
Finished career with 213 blocked shots to rank fourth in program history
Had 16 double-figure scoring games, four games with 10 or more rebounds
Totaled three double-doubles
Matched career high with 21 points in home win over Utah State
Totaled 12 points, eight assists, six blocks, three rebounds and two steals in road win at Portland State

2020-21 (junior season):

Third-team All-Big Sky Conference
Voted team’s Mary Louise Pope Zimmerman Most Valuable Player
Played in 22 of 23 games, getting 22 starts ... Averaged 28.0 minutes per game
Ranked first on the team in rebounding (6.7/g), second in scoring (12.4/g)
Led team in blocks (51), ranked second in the Big Sky (2.3/g)
Shot 47.4 percent from the field, 72.2 percent from the line
Ranked second on the team with 50 assists
Had first career double-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds in win at Northern Colorado
Added three more double-doubles
Scored season-high 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting in home win over Sacramento State
Had 16-point, 13-rebound double-double in road win at Eastern Washington
Dished out seven assists in home win over Portland State

2019-20 (sophomore season):

A one-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
Voted team’s Grace Geil Most Improved Player
Played and started all 30 games … Averaged 23.6 minutes per game
Ranked third on the team in scoring (9.0/g) and assists (57), fifth in rebounding (4.1/g)
Led team with 65 blocks, ranked third in the Big Sky
Tied for eighth for most single-season blocks in program history
Shot 44.3 percent, up from 27.1 as a freshman
Had 12 double-digit scoring games, seven the final 10 games of the season
Recorded at least one block in all but two games … Had 41 over season’s final dozen games
Blocked seven shots in home win over Northern Arizona and at Southern Utah
Named Big Sky Player of the Week after averaging 17.5 points on 65 percent shooting and 8.5 rebounds in road sweep of Northern Arizona and Sacramento State
Twice grabbed a season-high nine rebounds
Played season-high 37 minutes in overtime game at Southern Utah

2018-19 (freshman season):

Played in 29 of 30 games
Averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds while playing 7.8 minutes
Led team and ranked eighth in the Big Sky in blocks with 28 (1.0/g)
Went 20 of 24 (.833) from the free throw line
Scored a season-high 10 points in road loss at Northern Arizona
Three times grabbed a season-high four rebounds

2017-18: Redshirt season

Career Highs
Points: 21, two times
Rebounds: 13 (Eastern Washington, 2.20.21)
Assists: 8 (Portland State, 2.19.22)
Blocks: 7, two times
Steals: 4 (Seattle, 12.16.21)
3FG made: n/a
FT made: 12 (Eastern Washington, 2.18.21)
FT attempted: 14 (Eastern Washington, 2.18.21)
Minutes played: 37 (Southern Utah, 3.6.20)
Double-doubles: 7
Double-figure scoring games: 47
Double-figure rebounding games: 9

Prep: A 2017 graduate of Glencoe High ... The Metro League Player of the Year as a senior ... Named to the 10-player ALL-USA Oregon Girls Basketball Team ... Invited to play in the Merritt Truax Memorial Northwest Shootout ... Finished with four points, eight rebounds, four blocks and two steals to lead Oregon all-stars to a victory over Washington’s ... Second-team all-Metro League as a junior ... Second-team all-Metro League in volleyball as a senior.

Personal: The daughter of Kelly Burckhard and Lance Anderson ... Has two older sisters, Sloan and Marly ... Sloan played softball at Wichita State ... Marly played basketball at Eastern Washington and UC Davis ... A psychology major.