Abby Urbanek

Photo by: Ben Mikesell

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Edwardsville, Ill.
Position:
Forward
Height:
5-9

2017 (Senior)
Academic All-Big Ten honoree … NFHCA National Academic Squad … played in all 19 games with 10 starts, taking five shots … commenced her senior year with an appearance at No. 9 Louisville (8/25) ... fired a shot against No. 3 Delaware (8/27) ... earned her first start of the season at Monmouth (9/24) and placed a shot on frame … started her de facto homecoming game at Saint Louis (10/1) … made the starting lineup for her Senior Day game against Penn State (10/22).

2016 (Junior)
Academic All-Big Ten selection … took the turf for 16 games, serving one assist with one shot attempt … contributed to the defensive effort in back-to-back shutouts against UC Davis (9/5) and Missouri State (9/9) … inserted for an assist on Kate Barber’s penalty corner at Delaware (9/18), aiding a valiant comeback effort … fired a shot attempt at top-ranked Syracuse (10/30) in the regular season closer … received the first Academic All-Big Ten honors of her career.

2015 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 19 games at midfield for the Hoosiers ... made her first career start at nationally-ranked Louisville (8/30) ... attempted a shot in the Hoosiers’ high-scoring win over Pacific (9/5) ... inserted a penalty corner for her first career assist, then followed in the second half for her first career goal against Ball State (9/18) ... found Taylor Pearson for the early 2-0 lead in the Hoosiers’ win over Iowa (9/25), giving her an assist in back-to-back games ... fired a shot on target in a close loss at Michigan State (10/9) ... contributed to shutout wins over Ohio State (10/16) and Penn State (10/18).

2014 (Freshman)
Played in four games for the Hoosiers in 2014 ... recorded a shot against California on Sept. 5

Prep/Personal:A four-time letter winner for Edwardsville High School...Scored 15 goals and tallied 20 assists her senior year to help her team tie their best record in school history at 17-5 and advance to the state quarterfinals...Named First Team All-Metro and was team MVP and captain her junior and senior years...Part of the USA Futures program for three years...Gold Medalist in 2012 National Futures Championship...Member of the National Honor Society and Leadership Council...Daughter of Janet and Kevin Urbanek...Has two older brothers, Clinton and Nolan