2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Ashby Willis
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Mount Carmel
- Hometown:
- Mount Carmel, Ill.
• 2023 Horizon League All-Freshman Team
2023: Named to the 2023 Horizon League All-Freshman Team ... Played in 29 matches during her freshman year, for a total of 102 sets … Finished with 277 kills with 2.72 kills per set, second-best on the team … Ended the season with 21 total blocks, 173 digs, 11 service aces and 14 assists … Had two aces and two assists against St. Francis (Pa.) (Sept. 2) … Had two aces against Kent State (Sept. 8) … Had season-high 19 kills against Niagara (Sept. 8) … Blocked a season-high three attacks at Canisius (Sept. 9) … Has season-high two aces against Youngstown State (Oct. 6) … Dug out a season-high 17 digs against Milwaukee (Oct. 20) … Had season-high three assists against IUPUI (Oct. 28) … Had 18 kills and 15 digs against Cleveland State (Nov. 7).
High School: Only played volleyball for her high school for one year ... Homeschooled prior to playing for the Aces ... Averaged 5.90 kills per set with a .428 hitting percentage ... Named to the All-Region Team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, was an IVCA All-State Honorable Mention and Little Illini All-Conference pick ... Led the Aces to a conference and regional championship ... Played club volleyball for Boiler Juniors (2017-18), KIVA (2019-21), The Academy Volleyball Club (2022), and Elite Tsunami (2023) ... Led her U-12 team to the USA Volleyball National final and AAU Nationals semifinal ... Named an AAU National Champion on her U-14 team.
Personal: Daughter of Rick and Syreeta Willis ... Has two brothers, Cage and Xander ... Majoring in integrated studies.
2023: Named to the 2023 Horizon League All-Freshman Team ... Played in 29 matches during her freshman year, for a total of 102 sets … Finished with 277 kills with 2.72 kills per set, second-best on the team … Ended the season with 21 total blocks, 173 digs, 11 service aces and 14 assists … Had two aces and two assists against St. Francis (Pa.) (Sept. 2) … Had two aces against Kent State (Sept. 8) … Had season-high 19 kills against Niagara (Sept. 8) … Blocked a season-high three attacks at Canisius (Sept. 9) … Has season-high two aces against Youngstown State (Oct. 6) … Dug out a season-high 17 digs against Milwaukee (Oct. 20) … Had season-high three assists against IUPUI (Oct. 28) … Had 18 kills and 15 digs against Cleveland State (Nov. 7).
High School: Only played volleyball for her high school for one year ... Homeschooled prior to playing for the Aces ... Averaged 5.90 kills per set with a .428 hitting percentage ... Named to the All-Region Team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, was an IVCA All-State Honorable Mention and Little Illini All-Conference pick ... Led the Aces to a conference and regional championship ... Played club volleyball for Boiler Juniors (2017-18), KIVA (2019-21), The Academy Volleyball Club (2022), and Elite Tsunami (2023) ... Led her U-12 team to the USA Volleyball National final and AAU Nationals semifinal ... Named an AAU National Champion on her U-14 team.
Personal: Daughter of Rick and Syreeta Willis ... Has two brothers, Cage and Xander ... Majoring in integrated studies.
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