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Missouri State

2018 Volleyball Roster

11 Ashley Ophoven

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • High School Ozark HS
  • Hometown Ozark, Mo.

Biography

Honors: MVC Freshman of the Week (8/31/15)...MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2016-17, 2017-18)...MVC Honor Roll (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)...Athletics Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018).

Senior/Career Summary
• Ranked second on the Bears with 2.35 kills per set as a senior, including 2.62 in MVC matches
• Had eight matches with 10 or more kills in 2018, with a high of 17 twice, and 22 matches with 10-plus kills in her career
• Finished MSU career with 119 matches played, 25 starts, 679 kills, 153 digs and 73 blocks

Beach Volleyball (Spring 2018)
• Did not appear in a match during the 2018 season

Junior (Fall 2017)
• Eclipsed 100 kills for the third consecutive season, averaging 1.55 kills, 0.57 digs and 0.17 blocks per set
• Had a season-high 11 kills on .381 hitting at Appalachian State (8/25), and posted 10 kills against Lipscomb (9/2)
• Tallied seven or more kills in eight matches
• Appeared in 26 matches and 65 sets with two starts
• Had six matches with three or more digs, and hit above .300 on four occasions

Sophomore (Fall 2016)
• One of six MSU players with 100 or more kills on the season, finishing with averages of 1.75 kills, 0.37 digs, 0.20 blocks and 1.86 points per set
• Started a pair of matches with 28 total appearances
• Swatted a season-high 17 kills on .276 hitting in Missouri State’s Aug. 27 victory at 14th-ranked Illinois
• Also had 10 kills against No. 8 UCLA (9/2), Arkansas (8/27) and Arkansas State (9/13)
• Hit .467 or better in four matches, had two outings with multiple blocks and three with multiple digs

Freshman (Fall 2015)
• Made an immediate impact with 278 kills and a 2.30 average while playing in 34 matches and 121 sets with 17 starts
• Reached 100 kills in her ninth career match, the second-fastest in school history behind Lily Johnson
• Her 278 kills ranked 10th all-time among MSU freshmen
• Earned MVC Freshman of the Week honors following the season’s first weekend after averaging 2.90 kills on .317 hitting at Milwaukee’s tournament
• Had 10 or more kills in eight matches
• Registered 16 kills in back-to-back matches against Marquette (9/5) and Arkansas State (9/9)
• Had a season-high 20 kills on .395 hitting in the MVC Tournament championship match against Wichita State (11/28)
• Hit .300 or better in seven matches
• Averaged 0.48 digs and 0.25 blocks per set

Background
• First-team all-state selection as a senior at Ozark for head coach and former Bear Adeana (McAfee) Brewer
• Hit .357 with 59 blocks that season as the Tigers were ranked in the top 100 nationally and completed a stretch of 94 victories in three seasons
• Posted a .288 attack efficiency and led Ozark in kills as a junior, adding 45 blocks on the year as an all-region selection
• Notched 48 blocks as a sophomore while helping Ozark to a third-place finish in the state tournament

Personal
• Born May 29, 1997, in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
• Daughter of Mark and Debbie Ophoven
• Pursuing a Marketing Research degree

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2015Freshman

    Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    11
  • 11

    2016Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    11
  • 11

    2017Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    11
  • 11

    2018Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    11

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