2018: Appeared in 43 games, making eight starts in the outfield ... Appeared 28 times as a pinch runner, five times as a defensive replacement and twice as a pinch hitter ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Scored the game-tying run from second in the bottom of the sixth inning as a pinch runner against Indiana (2/10) ... Scored again in the Kajikawa Classic finale versus South Dakota (2/11) ... Recorded her first hit of the year against N.C. State (2/18) ... Had a career game with two runs, an RBI, a walk and a steal against Penn State (3/9), with all of that coming  in a single inning ... After entering as a pinch runner, scored before later coming to the plate during a 9-run rally and drawing a bases-loaded walk for an RBI, then scoring again while also adding a stolen base in the frame ... Scored as a pinch runner during Northwestern’s three-run seventh inning in a 3-2 walk-off win over Minnesota (3/23) ... Crossed the plate in a pinch running role versus Nebraska (3/30) ... Scored in a run-rule victory against No. 22 Ohio State (4/15) ... Swiped a bag as a pinch runner at Notre Dame, helping NU tie its school single-game record with eight stolen bases (4/18) ... Stole a bag in pinch-running fashion against Iowa (3/27) ... Scored a pinch runner in a win at DePaul (5/2) ... Scored as a pinch runner in the semifinal (vs. Michigan State) and championship (vs. Minnesota) rounds of the Big Ten Tournament (5/12-5/13) ... Scored runs as a pinch hitter in each of the final two games of her career: in an NCAA Athens Regional elimination game against California (5/19) and in the NCAA Regional championship game vs. No. 7 Georgia (5/20).

2017: Played in 47 games with 14 starts in the outfield, 27 pinch running appearances, five defensive replacement assignments and one pinch-hit appearance ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Stole a base and scored as a pinch runner against Houston (2/26) ... Crossed the plate as a pinch runner against No. 3 Florida (3/4) ... Recorded her first-career hit in a win over Long Beach State (3/19) ... Swiped a bag against No. 22 Wisconsin (3/24), and again as a pinch runner during a win over Maryland (4/8) ... Stole a base and a scored in a run-rule win over DePaul (4/19) ... Crossed the plate twice as a pinch runner in NU’s series win at Iowa (5/5-5/7).

2016: Northwestern’s top pinch-running threat, appeared in 26 games in that capacity ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Entered a school-record 14-run inning against Virginia as a pinch runner, scoring and then remaining in the game to get an at-bat later in the frame (2/12) ... Scored in each of her final three appearances at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, including racing around from first base to cross the plate in a run-rule win against New Mexico State (2/26) ... Also scored in that event against No. 8 Georgia (2/27) and No. 11 UCLA (2/28) ... Crossed the plate as a pinch runner against Quinnipiac (3/18) and remained in the game to play defense ... Scored against Loyola (Chicago) in the final home game of 2016 (4/27).

2015: Appeared in 31 games this season, 30 times as a pinch runner and once as a pinch hitter ... Scored the first run of her career against UC Santa Barbara (2/6) ... Crossed the plate during a three-run rally in a win over South Carolina (2/22) ... Scored her third run of the year in a run-rule win against Southern Utah (2/27) ... Crossed the plate during a decisive rally in a 6-5 win versus IUPUI (3/14) ... Stole a base as a pinch runner against Fordham (3/24) ... Drew a walk and scored as a pinch hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against Wisconsin (3/28) ... Scored as a pinch runner in game two against the Badgers ... Crossed home at No. 15 Minnesota (4/10) ... Scored as a pinch runner at Nebraska (4/18) ... Scored in both ends of a doubleheader against Illinois (4/22) ... Scored during a bonkers 20-17 game against Ohio State (4/25) ... Scored from first as a pinch runner in the regular-season finale at Iowa (5/3).

High School: Helped New Trier to three IHSA Regional titles in her three prep seasons before accepting an offer of admission to Northwestern ... Led Trevians to a 29-3 record in 2013, earning the team's Outstanding Offensive Player award with a .507 batting average and a near-school-record .840 slugging percentage on four home runs, two triples and eight doubles ... Named an Illinois Coaches Association All-State third-team pick, All-Central Suburban League, 22nd Century Media All-Area, Pioneer Press All-Area and Chicago Sun-Times All-Area as a junior ... Team set a school record for wins with 32 in 2012 when Boyd was named All-Central Suburban League, 22nd Century Media All-Area and Pioneer Press All-Area ... Was brought up to the varsity squad as a freshman in 2011 for the ISHA state tourney, where New Trier finished fourth ... Has played seven years of club with the Trevians Girls Softball Association ... Qualified for ASA Nationals in Salem, Va., in 2013, leading the team with a .444 average and a .692 slugging percentage ... In 2012, the Trevians took fifth at the USSSA World Series 16-A Nationals, where Boyd batted .455 ... Also an accomplished right-side hitter for the New Trier volleyball team ... Was a two-year starter on back-to-back state final four teams, earning an All-Area honor from 22nd Century Media ... Won the 2013 Central Suburban League Volleyball Sportsmanship Award ... Honor Roll member all semesters of high school ... National Spanish Honor Society ... Illinois State Scholar.

Personal: Born Abigail Phillips Boyd ... Daughter of Mary and Doug Boyd ... Father was a five-time All-Ivy high jumper and team track captain at Harvard ... Mother was captain and a two-time All-Academic MAC honoree on the Miami (Ohio) softball team ... Uncle, Michael Boehm, played baseball at Northwestern, graduating in 1983 ... Grandfather, John Boehm, graduated from Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine and was a long-time Medical School faculty member and Chief of Pediatrics at NU's Prentice Hospital ... Member of the New Trier Power Lifting Club, an athletic and social service club ... Volunteers at Our Place, which serves young adults with developmental disabilities in the community ... Majoring in biological sciences.