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Carlisle Abele

	Class: RS Freshman
	Hometown: Mountain Brook, Ala.
	High School: Mountain Brook

	Height: 6-4
	Position: OH/OPP
	Club: Birmingham Volleyball

11/12/2011

Terps Fall in Charlottesville

Maryland duo set career highs in the loss

11/11/2011

Terps Lose to Hokies in Three Sets

Maryland next travels to Virginia

11/06/2011

Terps Fall in Four Sets

Cushman and Lee combine for 24 kills

11/04/2011

Clemson Outlasts Terps

McBain records fifth-career triple-double; Abele sets a career high in kills

10/20/2011

Terps Face #19 Florida St. and #25 Miami

Maryland welcomes two of the best teams in the ACC to Comcast Pavilion this weekend

11/11/2011

Preview: Carlisle Abele (VT & UVa)

Redshirt freshman Carlisle Abele discusses the past week and previews the upcoming matches against Virginia Tech and Virginia.

As a Freshman (2011): Returned from an ACL injury to finish the season with 77 kills...tallied eight kills, five digs and three blocks against Virginia (11/12)...finished with five kills against Georgia Tech (11/6)...career-high 11 kills against Clemson (11/4)...six kills at Duke (10/15)...nine kills and two blocks against Wake Forest (10/14)...at Clemson (10/8), had a career-high 10 kills...had five kills and three blocks against Georgia Tech (10/7)...tallied four kills against Virginia Tech (10/2)...six kills against Virginia (9/30)...against No. 25 Ohio State (9/17) recoded two kills, two digs and two blocks...made her Maryland debut against Quinnipiac (9/3) and recorded three kills and finished with a .500 attack percentage.

2010: Out for the season with an ACL injury.

Before Maryland: In 2009 voted into the Alabama All-Star Volleyball Game as a part of the North Alabama squad, went on to defeat the South Alabama team...helped lead her team to an area championship in 2007...team finished sub-state in 2008, while she set a record for the second most kills in a single season...claims school record for most aces in a single season...in 2009 claimed single season record for blocks...holds record at Mountain Brook High School in kills (1,236), second in blocks (320) and aces (224)...named to the 2009 6A All-State Team...selected Most Outstanding Volleyball Player from the Birmingham Kiwanis Club...voted Most Athletic for Class of 2010 at MBHS...played with Birmingham Volleyball Club from 2008-10.

Personal: Full name is Barbara Carlisle Abele...daughter of Matthew and Sue Abele...hometown is Mountain Brook, Ala....has two sisters, Mary Katherine and Emma...plans on majoring in Business.

ABELE'S CAREER STATISTICS

Getting to know Carlisle

What was your biggest sports thrill?
Beating a team when we were supposed to be the underdog.

Favorite pregame meal?
Chicken salad

This summer I especially worked on ...
jumping and arm strength.

Non-sports hero is ...
My mom

I came to Maryland because:
The coaches, the team and the atmosphere.

My hobbies include:
Watching football and basketball, going to concerts and being with friends.

My advice to younger players:
Working hard is worth it in the end.