| Ashley Edinger |
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At Illinois
2007
• Ranked third in the Big Ten in digs per game in all matches.
• Earned all-tournament honors at the Mizuno Invitational II.
•Had an amazing season on defense, registering three matches with 30-or-more digs, including 32 against No. 22 LSU, 34 against Ohio State and a career-high 37 against Northwestern
• Has now posted five of the top nine single-match digs performances in school history with her 37 digs second and one off the school record
• Topped the 1,000 digs plateau in just her 57th match and with 1,052 digs (the seventh-most in school history) is on pace to shatter the Illini digs record
• Set Illinois' single-season digs record with 564
• A consistent defensive presence for Illinois, accumulating double-digit dig matches in all but four contests this season, including 13 with 20-or-more.
• Set Illinois' single-season digs record with 564
2006
Started every match at libero • Named to the all-tournament team at the State Farm Illini Classic after tallying 34 digs, six aces and a .947 serve reception percentage • Earned all-tournament honors, collecting 71 digs in three matches at the Marquette Kick-off Tourney • Moved into second on Illinois' single-season digs list with 488 • Collected a career-high 31 digs against Loyola, almost matching the record with 30 against Iowa on Nov. 3 • Ranked fourth in the Big Ten in digs p/g (4.51) in league contests only • Posted 20 or more digs in a match eight times • Set a team season-high 18 digs in a three-game match against Minnesota on Sept. 23 • Ranked fifth in aces per game (0.37) in conference matches only, including five against Northwestern, a season, team and individual high • Name Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for her 30-dig performance against Iowa for the week ending Nov. 5 • Her 488 digs on the season is the second most in school history.
High School
Named one of the Top 50 "Senior Aces" and the top libero nationally by prepvolleyball.com • Has been ranked among the top 50 players in her class each year by the publication • Named first team All-State and the Duneland Athletic Conference MVP in 2005 • High school coach was Vera Jones • Three-time first team All-State selection • Named All-Area Player of the Year three times as well • The Wolves won the Michigan City Invitational 2005, claimed the sectional title and were the regional runners-up in 2004 • Played for the USA Volleyball Youth National Team that traveled to China to participate in the U18 World Championships. • Has been a member and team captain of the Dunes Volleyball Club (coached by Rick Ashmore) for nine years, earning All-America honors at the USA Junior Olympic National Championships • Holds Michigan City High School season and career records for kills (570 in 2005 and 1,644 overall), attack percentage (.488 in 2005 and .457 overall), digs (499 in 2004 and 1,712 overall), and aces (140 in 2004 and 427 overall)
Personal
Born Feb 5, 1988 • Daughter of Holt and Julie Edinger • Brother is Jeff Edinger • Graduated No. 1 in her high school class with a perfect 4.0 GPA • Plans to major in biology (pre-med) with plans to become an orthopedic surgeon • Enjoys physical fitness, dogs and arts & crafts • Member of National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society, school newspaper, the science club and the steering committee for the Red Ribbon Committee. • Won the national title in the 2001 NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass, and Kick contest. • Earned three state titles and was also national runner-up one season in that event.
Career Statistics
Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE
2006 30 104 5 3 11 .182 42 38 62 41 488 0 0 0 0 3
2007 30 118 2 4 13 -.154 127 27 40 26 564 0 0 0 0 5
Total 60 222 7 7 24 .000 169 65 102 77 1052 0 0 0 0 8
Career Highs
K: 1, five times, last vs. Michigan State (10/28/06)
TA: 5 at Toledo (9/15/07)
A: 9 vs. LSU (8/31/07)
SA: 5 vs. Northwestern (9/27/06)
SE: 6, twice, last vs. Wichita State (9/9/06)
D: 37 vs. Northwestern (11207)
