DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University volleyball redshirt junior outside hitter Abby Vacha has been named the NCCU Student-Athlete of the Month for November 2022 in recognition of her outstanding performance on the court and in the classroom.
 
In the final month of the season, Vacha averaged 2.64 kills per set with a .209 hitting percentage in four matches.
 
NCCU finished its regular season with back-to-back home wins with Vacha setting new career-high, single-match kill totals in each of those triumphs. In a dramatic 3-2 win over Norfolk State, Vacha netted a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs. She then improved on that total by blasting a game-high 13 kills in a straight-set triumph over South Carolina State on NCCU's senior night.
 
Vacha, who played one season at Charleston Southern University, averaged 1.43 kills and 1.27 digs per set in her third season with the Eagles. The resident of Whispering Pines, North Carolina, plans to return to NCCU as a graduate student next season and to play her final season of collegiate volleyball for the maroon and gray.
 
The two-time MEAC All-Academic Team honoree at NCCU has volunteered and helped coach club volleyball.
 
Vacha is a biology major and she maintains a 3.239 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at NCCU entering the spring of 2023. Vacha plans to pursue a career path in the medical field and will be applying to physician's assistant school after graduation.
 
For a complete list of award winners, visit NCCUEaglePride.com.