Volleyball Announces Hire of Chen Abramovich as New Assistant Coach

MIAMI — FIU’s volleyball program announced the hiring of Chen Abramovich as its new assistant coach on Thursday afternoon. 

Abramovich joins the Panther coaching staff following a decorated prep and collegiate career as a student-athlete. A native of Kfar Saba, Israel, Abramovich was a standout player for Galili High School and her club, Hapoel Kfar Saba. Her prowess earned her a spot at Nebraska as a member of the perennial-powerhouse Cornhusker program. 

At Nebraska, she assisted her team in reaching the NCAA National Championship match in 2018, and a trip to the Elite 8 in 2019. While with the Cornhuskers, she was named to the Dean’s List and a Scholar-Athlete multiple times along with earning Academic All-Big Ten in 2019. Abramovich also went on to play at Cal Poly and Middle Tennessee. She had 161 digs and 44 aces over her career at MTSU, playing in 52 matches for the Blue Raiders. 

As a prep, her and her team won the Israeli High School Championship every season of her career. With Galili, she qualified for the International School Federation (ISF) World Schools Championship in both 2014 and 2016, competing against the top high school teams from each country. In club, she played for Hapoel Kfar Saba and won the Israeli National Championship in 2017. Abramovich also competed with Israel’s National Team at the 2016 European Championships. 

In the coaching ranks, Abramovich most recently served as a graduate assistant coach at Conference USA-member Middle Tennessee. She also spent time as a compliance assistant in the athletic department at MTSU. Additionally, Abramovich worked with 805 Volleyball Club in California as an intern, specializing in mental training.