Inside Tide Volleyball: Gettin' to Know Abbi Blackburn
9/12/2004 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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Abbi Blackburn is in her second season of play for the Crimson Tide volleyball program. A native of New Castle, Ind., Abbi spent last year out of position serving as Bama’s back-up setter. This year, she returned to her more natural position as an opposite or right-side hitter. The 5-11 left-hander earned her first career start this past weekend against UT-Arlington and Arkansas-Little Rock. Against UALR, Abbi recorded career high marks in both kills (9) and attack attempts (23).
This coming weekend, Abbi along with her teammates will pay a visit to her home state to participate in the IU Invitational at the University of Indiana. The Tide will square off against the host Hoosiers as well as Pitt and Kent State.
What’s your favorite thing about the University of Alabama?
“Our team and our coaching staff”
What one item can you not live without?
“Oh my gosh. I guess I’ll say my laptop because I can communicate with people, it plays music, I can get the news and I can watch DVDs on it.”
If you could travel back in time, where would you go and why?
“I would go back and live in the 1980s. I would like to grow up in the 80s since I was born in 1985.”
What reality show would you most like to be on?
“Survivor, definitely.”
What is your favorite movie?
“The Wizard of Oz”
What would be the book title for your life to this point?
“If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try, Try Again”
What state have you never visited but really want to?
“Umm... Hawaii”
Do you have in pre-match or in-match superstitions and if so what are they?
“I don’t personally, but now our team does the bunny hop before every match”
What nickname(s) do you go by?
“At Alabama I go by Fett. But back at home, people call my Large”
At the mall, do you prefer shopping or people watching?
“Both! I can’t decide because I do both at the same time”
