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Samford Women's Volleyball
 

 
 

  Ashley Adams

Ashley Adams

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio

Last College:
Middle Tennessee State

Height:
6-1

Position:
OH

Birthdate:
02/12/1987

Experience:
TR

Transfers to Samford to begin studying law at the Cumberland School of Law...(comments from coach to come)

2007 (Junior, Middle Tennessee): Preseason All-Sun Belt Team ... MVP of Creighton Bluejay Invitational, Idaho Invitational, Blue Raider Bash and UConn Toyota Classic...named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week twice during the 2007 season...named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year for 2007...voted onto the 2007 All-Sun Belt first team...2007 Sun Belt Tournament MVP...named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American for the second year in a row...helped her team advance to the Sweet 16...one of three Blue Raiders who did not sub during matches...also a primary passer for the MTSU...led the team in kills (431), points (511) and total attacks (895)...second on the team in blocks (108)...against UConn (Sept. 15), she knocked down a season high 25 kills...had a career and seasion high 11 block assists against Missouri State in the Blue Raider Bash...posted 17 kills with no errors for a .708 hitting percentage against South Alabama (Nov. 2).

2006 (Sophomore, Middle Tennessee): Named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American ... All-South Region ... Sun Belt Tournament MVP ... First-Team All-Conference ... two-time Sun Belt Player of the Week ... appeared and started in all 35 matches, 123 games ... led the team in kills with 547, averaging 4.45 kills per game ... set best single match hitting percentage record at Western Kentucky, hitting .800 ... ranked third on the single season kills list, fourth on kills per game list, fourth on hitting percentage list ... hitting percentage of .360 ... third on the team with 105 total blocks, 103 block assists ... added 43 assists, 22 service aces and 113 defensive digs ... third in the conference in hitting percentage (.360) and kills per game (4.45) ... broke into career top 10 for kills (903), kills per game (3.79), attack percentage (.329).

2005 (Freshman, Middle Tennessee): Became the first player in school history and just the second from the Sun Belt to be named AVCA Player of the Week ... voted to the Sun Belt All-Conference Second Team ... Ranked second on the team in kills with 356 averaging 3.10 per game ... second on the team in attack percentage at .287 ... third on the team in set assists with 42, averaging .37 per game ... named to the Sun Belt Commissioner's List.

High School: Ranked fifth in the state for kills in 2004 with 322 ... voted All-State in 2003 and 2004 ... All-Conference 2002, 2003 and 2004 ... All-Metro in 2004.

Personal: Ashley Elizabeth Adams ... born on February 12 ... daughter of Steve and Julie Adams ... has one sister, Lauren ... studying law at the Cumberland School of Law.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH ASHLEY ADAMS
I can't imagine going a week without: coffee
My pre-game ritual is: saying a prayer during The National Anthem
Favorite place to eat: Chipotle
Favorite movie: Rocky
Favorite TV show: Law & Order: SVU



 

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