Truman State University Athletics

Junior Season (2009): The only non-senior to play in all 37 of the team’s matches … received all-MIAA honorable mention accolades after averaging 6.49 assists per set as part of a 6-2 system … set a new career-high with 53 assists and six kills at Southwest Baptist on Sept. 22 … had 18 assist/dig double-doubles, bringing her to 38 through three seasons … posted six matches with 30+ assists and led the team the most times in both assists (33) and service aces (10) … led the squad by dealing 34 aces, while also averaging 2.78 assists per set … failed to reach ten assists in a match just once, but played only one set in that match (9 vs. MSSU on Sept. 25) … had a 30/20 night against Central Missouri on Oct. 7 with 32 assists and 20 digs … closed the season with double-doubles in five of the final six matches, including the NCAA tournament. 

Sophomore Season (2008) – An all-MIAA Honorable Mention selection ... dished out nearly 900 assists as part of Truman’s 6-2 system and averaged 6.12 assists per set … was one of only two Bulldogs to play in all 41 matches and tied for the team-high with 142 sets played … dealt the most aces on the squad with 32 and ranked third on the team in digs (315) … had 24 matches with 20+ assists and had three matches with 30+ assists … set a season-high with 38 assists in a four-set win against Central Missouri on Nov. 5 and notched a new career-best in digs with 17 against Washburn on Sept. 19 … in a month-long stretch from Sept. 24 to Oct. 22, Ashley averaged nearly 25 assists per contest and recorded three assist/dig double-doubles … finished the season just 158 assists shy of 2,000 for her career and currently ranks 7th on Truman’s all-time assists chart. 

Freshman Season (2007) - Averaged nearly 6.50 assists per game in 150 games as a true freshman, finishing just shy of 1,000 total assists ... led team in assists in 23 of 42 matches ... posted 11 assist/dig double-doubles ... averaged nearly eight assists per game during 11 match stretch between Sept. 29 and Oct. 20 ... had three straight double-digit dig matches in MIAA?tournament ... set career-highs in both assists (43) and digs (16) during five-set match against Washburn on Oct. 3 ... put down a career-high two kills against Abilene?Christian ... had eight of her 12 double-digit dig matches against ranked teams. 

High School: Part of four Nebraska Class A state championships at Bellevue West High School … was also a member of the 2003 Junior Olympic National title team … holds the school record for assists with 3,975 and single-season assists record with 1,333 in 2004 … first team all-state selection in 2006 and a second-team choice in 2005 … was a three-time Class A all-tournament selection as well as all-metro and all-division honors. 

Personal: Born August 23, 1989, in Omaha, Neb. ... the daughter of Debra and Thomas Petak ... an Exercise Science major.