* Alternate for USA Basketball 2011 Pan American Games Team
* Nominated for the Lowe's SENIOR Class Award
* 2011 All-Summit League First Team
* 2011 Capital One Academic All-District Third Team
* Two-time Summit League Player of the Week
* 2011 Summit League January Athlete of the Month
* 2010-11 Summit League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Vice President, NDSU SAAC President
* 2009, 2010, 2011 Summit League All-Academic Team, Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
* 2008 Summit League All-Academic Team
DeHoff's Take: “Her on-court contributions are obvious. Her contributions off the court have helped shape and define what we desire in a Bison student-athlete. Her leadership role, work ethic, and ability to be a positive role model around Fargo have been invaluable to our program.”
Recipient of the Blue Key Honor Society Prairie Rose Scholarship ... Served as Vice President of the Summit League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Has been President and Vice President of NDSU's SAAC ... Member of Student Dietetic Association and Government Relations in Intercollegiate Affairs ... Active in a variety of campus and community projects.
The 2010-11 Season: All-Summit League first team selection ... Two-time Summit League Player of the Week ... 2011 Summit League January Athlete of the Month ... Capital One Academic All-District third team Started in all 29 games ... Averaged 16 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists over 35.6 minutes played per game ... Connected on 45.6 percent from the field including 41.9 percent from the three-point line ... Made 79.1 percent from the foul line ... Added 29 steals and eight blocked shots ... Career-high 34 points at Western Illinois ... Scored over 20 points eight times ... Scored in double-figures in 21 games and had 11 "double-double" efforts ... Career best 17 rebounds vs. UMKC (1-29-11) ... Had a career-high eight assists vs. Utah State (11-15-10) ... Led the Summit League in rebounding, defensive rebounds and three-point shooting, and second in scoring and free throw shooting ... Had 15 games with double-figure rebounds ... Hit 10 of 12 field goals for 83.3 percent vs. Southern Utah (1-31-11).
The 2009-10 Season: Bounced back from shoulder surgery ... Started in 22 of 29 games ... Averaged 6.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists over 27.8 minutes played per game ... Connected on 31.8 percent from the field ... Made 76.1 percent from the foul line ... Added 27 steals ... Season-high 20 points in the season opener at UNI (11-13-09) ... Equaled her career best with five assists vs. IUPUI (3-1-10) and with three steals vs. Western Illinois (2-27-10) ... Reached double-figures in scoring seven teams ... Led the Bison in scoring three times and rebounding on six occasions.
The 2008-09 Season: Had season cut short with shoulder injury in second half at Denver in December ... Started in nine games ... Averaged 14.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 31.1 minutes per game ... Connected on 43.8 percent from the field including 34.6 percent from three-point ... Hit 79.4 percent from the free throw line ... Scored in double-figures in eight games including a career-high 20 points vs. Georgetown (11-28-08) at LMU Ayres Thanksgiving tournament ... Hit 9 of 10 free throws on her way to 19 points vs. Idaho State in third place game ... Earned all-tourney honors at Loyola Marymount ... Led the Bison in scoring in four games and in rebounding twice ... Handed out five assists at Denver (12-15-08). The 2007-08 Season: Played in 27 games including three starting assignments ... Averaged 3.4 points and 3 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per game ... Connected on 40.5% from the field including 38.5% from three-point range ... Also hit 70% from the foul line ... Added 31 assists, 14 steals and a pair of blocked shots ... Dropped in a season-high 12 points at Centenary (12-8-07) in The Summit League opener, hitting both three-point field goal attempts and all six free throws ... Had a season best eight rebounds in back-to-back games at Centenary (12-8-07) and Oral Roberts (12-10-07) ... Came up with a season-high three steals against Fairfield (11-24-07).
High School Days: A 2007 graduate of Parker High School ... Averaged 23.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4 steals and assists per game as a senior ... Connected on 52.3% from two-point, 34.1% from three-point range and 83% from the free throw line ... Finished her career as school's all-time leading scorer with 1,596 points and 666 rebounds ... Nominee for the McDonald’s All-American team, a Wendy’s High School Heisman finalist, and received a National Girls and Women in Sports Day Recognition Award ... Earned first team all-state and all-conference honors in both volleyball and basketball, and landed a spot on the Argus Leader Elite 5 basketball first team ... Earned Academic All-State honors in both sports ... MVP of the 2007 Nebraska-South Dakota all-star basketball game ... Averaged 21 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5 assists per game as junior ... Played for the South Dakota Elite AAU basketball team ... On the track, she was a member of four state champion and record-breaking relays.
Personal File: Daughter of Kenny and Kellie Plucker ... Strangest nickname was "Pluck" ... Has one brother, Andrew ... College major is dietetics with minor in psychology ... Hobbies include reading and sleeping ... Prep basketball coach was Bill Leberman ... In 10 years, she would like to be a Mom.
Abby's Career Bests
Points: 34 at Western Illinois, 1-15-11
FG Made: 14 at Western Illinois, 1-15-11
FG Att.: 25 at Western Illinois, 1-15-11
FG Pct.: 83.3% (10-12) vs. Southern Utah, 1-31-11
FT Made: 13 vs. New Mexico State, 11-12-10
FT Att.: 17 vs. New Mexico State, 11-12-10
FT Pct.: 100% (9-9) vs. Centenary, 1-8-11
3FGM: 4 vs. three teams, last at Oral Roberts, 2-5-11
3FGA: 8 at Oral Roberts, 2-5-11
3FG Pct.: 80% (4-5) vs. Centenary, 1-8-11
Rebounds: 17 vs. UMKC, 1-29-11
Assists: 8 vs. Utah State, 11-15-11
Blocks: 2 vs. Southern Utah, 1-31-11
Steals: 4 vs. Utah State, 11-15-10
Games W/20+ Points: 11 games (8, 2011)
Games W/Double Figure Points: 37 games (21, 2011)
Games W/Double Figure Rebounds: 15 games
Games W/Double-Double: 11 games
