Symone Abbott joined the IU Indy volleyball staff as a volunteer coach in the fall of 2023.
Abbott graduated from Northwestern in 2018 where she was an AVCA All-Region and First Team All-Big Ten member following her senior season. During her last year with the Wildcats she paced the Big Ten with 10.72 attacks per set while coming in at third in kills per set (4.00). She was also named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention following her junior season.
Following her college career, Abbott played for Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena in Modena, Italy in the spring of 2018 then made her way to Saint-Raphael, France where she played for Saint-Raphael Volley from August 2018-May 2019. Abbott has also made appearances with Karayollari Volleyball (Ankara, Turkey), Athletes Unlimited Volleyball, AO Thiras Volleyball Club and HR Volley Macerata (Macerata, Italy).
The 6’1” outside hitter from Northville, Michigan most recently signed with the Grand Rapids Rise which is a part of the PVF (Pro Volleyball Federation) and will begin play in December.
