2026 Beach Volleyball Roster

Savannah Downey / ULM Athletics
Savannah Downey / ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics

3 Abby Ryno

  • Position Split
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool North Kingstown Senior HS
  • Hometown North Kingstown, R.I.

Biography

2026 - Senior (ULM) 
  • Finished with an 11-22 record, playing matches from court one, two, and three
  • Went 9-19 on court one
  • Two of her wins came from the Javelina Beach Classic against Texas A&M-Kingsville and McNeese (Feb. 20-21)
  • Went 2-1 at the ULM Bayou Bash with sweeps against Stephen F. Austin and Tarleton State (March 13-14)
  • Swept both matches against Spring Hill at the Spring Break Classic, clinching the Warhawk win in the first match with a 22-20, 21-19 win over Jaylyne Bell and Ashlyn Whiteside (March 20-21)
  • Defeated Cassie Thayse and Paige Clark from the College of Charleston in three sets, winning the first 21-10 and the third 15-13 (March 28)
  • Defeated Jordyn Thomas-Warren and Joryn Forsyth of Mercer with 21-13 straight sets to contribute to the Warhawk 5-0 sweep (April 10)
  • Won her final three matches of the season against New Orleans at the NOLA Classic (April 18), and against Southern Miss. And Mercer at the Sun Belt Conference Championship (April 23-24)
2025 - Junior (ULM) 
  • Finished with an overall record of 19-14, all on court two
  • Won three of her first four matches of the season at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (February 21-22)
  • Outlasted North Alabama's Ryenne Gepford and Pien Grooters (13-21, 21-16, 15-7) (February 28)
  • Defeated SFA's Kelly Johnson and Elaina Amador (21-18, 18-21, 15-8) (March 7)
  • Earned a victory vs. Tulane's Sara Hall and Gigi Gallegos (21-18, 21-18) (March 14)
  • Claimed wins in 11 of her last 14 regular season matches, beginning with Southern Miss' Laurel Dennis and Sadie McAda (20-22, 21-17, 18-16) (March 29)
  • Included in end of season run were victories against Georgia State (17-21, 21-17, 15-10) (April 12) and Houston Christian (21-19, 14-21, 15-12) (April 18)
2024 - Sophomore (ULM) 
  • Finished with an overall record of 3-7
  • Went 2-4 on court four and 1-3 on court five
  • Defeated Southwest Baptist's Janel Pido and Ryleigh Fowler (21-17, 21-8) (February 24)
  • Swept McNeese's Jolie Savoie and Nadia Manitzas (21-13, 21-14) (March 15)
  • Won against Nicholls' McKenna Malone and McKay Wilson (21-18, 21-15) (March 16)
2023 - Freshman (ULM) 
  • Did not compete in any official matches in 2023
North Kingstown Senior HS
  • Three-year varsity letterwinner and team captain in indoor volleyball for North Kingstown Skippers, helping the team to Division I State Championships in 2020 and 2021, graduating in 2022
  • As a senior, was named First-Team All-State, First-Team All-Division, Gatorade Player of the Year and Providence Journal Player of the Year as North Kingstown reached the state semifinals before having a 90-match winning streak snapped
  • As a junior, was named First-Team All-State, First-Team All-Division and was nominated for Providence Journal Player of the Year as the Skippers won an undefeated state championship
  • As a sophomore, helped North Kingstown to an undefeated state championship
  • Named to Honor Roll all four years and was a member of the National Honor Society 
Club
  • Played for South County Juniors Volleyball Club.
Personal
  • Born January 23, 2004, in Providence, Rhode Island
  • Daughter of Dan and Lori Ryno
  • Has two siblings, Alex and Jack
  • Father, Dan, played football at Navy
  • Enjoys reading, going to the beach, hiking and camping
  • Majoring in biology

Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2022-23Freshman

    Defender
    5'8"
    9
  • 3

    2024Sophomore

    Defender
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2025Junior

    Defender
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2026Senior

    Split
    5'8"
    3