Ashley Merrick
4 Ashley Merrick
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Bolivar, Ohio
  • Position:
    OH/DS
  • Year:
    SO
  • High School:
    Tuscarawas Valley HS
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • m
    39
  • k/s
    0.03
  • h %
    -.171
  • a/s
    0.22
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.20
  • d/s
    2.00

Bio

High School Accolades

National Honor Society, Summa Cum Laude

4-year letter winner in volleyball, 3-year letter winner in basketball

2022 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-District in volleyball

2022 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-District in basketball

2022 All-Ohio 3rd Team (volleyball)

 

Collegiate Honors

2023: Daktronics Scholar Athlete, NAIA Women's Volleyball National Tournament Qualifier 

 

Personal

Daughter of Ryan & Christina. Has two brothers... Justin and Zachary.

Favorite Sports Team: Ohio State Buckeyes

Favorite Movie: Unbroken

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 4 Huntington (IN) W, 3-0
Nov 8 Marian (IN) W, 3-2
Nov 11 at Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 3-0
Nov 18 Indiana Tech W, 3-1
Nov 29 vs. Park L, 3-0
Nov 30 vs. Columbia (MO) L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 39 18
Sets 129 62
Kills 4 1
Kills per set 0.03 0.02
Errors 11 5
Total Attacks 41 19
Total Attacks per set 0.32 0.31
Hitting Percentage -.171 -.211
Assists 28 12
Assists per set 0.22 0.19
Service Total Attempts 388 217
Service Aces 26 11
Service Errors 54 32
Service Aces per set 0.20 0.18
Receptions 257 100
Reception Errors 13 3
Digs 258 117
Digs per set 2.00 1.89
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 30.0 12.0
Points per set 0.2 0.2
Matches started 7 5
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 18 at Carroll (MT) W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 4 .000 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 18 vs. Rocky Mountain (MT) W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 3 -.333 1 1 1 10 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 19 vs. Bushnell (OR) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 1 0 2 13 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 19 vs. Warner Pacific (OR) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Aug 25 vs. Campbellsville (KY) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 2 1 1 12 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Aug 25 at IU Kokomo L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 -.500 0 0 2 10 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 26 vs. Saint Xavier (IL) W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 0 0 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 26 vs. Indiana East W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 Georgetown W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 .000 2 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 30 Shawnee State W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 6 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 8 at Cornerstone (MI) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1 1 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 8 vs. St. Francis (IL) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 1 3 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 9 vs. Indiana South Bend (IN) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 -.500 0 2 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 9 at Aquinas (MI) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 15 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 13 at Marian (IN) W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 3 -.333 1 1 1 16 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 15 Spring Arbor (MI) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 1 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 16 Taylor (IN) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 20 at Huntington (IN) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 0 3 0 11 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 22 Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 23 Bethel (IN) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 27 at Grace (IN) W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 1 -1.000 1 0 4 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 29 Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 30 at Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 4 Marian (IN) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 2 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 7 vs. Judson (IL) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 11 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 7 at Olivet Nazarene (IL) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 11 at Spring Arbor (MI) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 0 1 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 18 at Taylor (IN) W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 2 .500 0 1 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 20 at Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 1 2 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 21 at Bethel (IN) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 3 4 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 25 Huntington (IN) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 1 3 12 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 27 Grace (IN) W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 1 0 2 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 28 at Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 4 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 4 Huntington (IN) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 2 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 8 Marian (IN) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 1 3 8 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 11 at Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 18 Indiana Tech W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 2 -.500 2 0 0 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 29 vs. Park L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 6 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 30 vs. Columbia (MO) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 9 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2022-23 31 80 48 0.60 25 205 .112 15 0.19 19 0.24 175 16 116 1.45 0 2 2 0.03 68.0 0.8
2023-24 39 129 4 0.03 11 41 -.171 28 0.22 26 0.20 257 13 258 2.00 0 0 0 0.00 30.0 0.2
2024-25 36 123 2 0.02 0 8 .250 25 0.20 3 0.02 230 14 218 1.77 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.0
2025-26 36 112 2 0.02 2 13 .000 19 0.17 0 0.00 248 13 154 1.38 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.0
Total 142 444 56 0.13 38 267 .067 87 0.20 48 0.11 910 56 746 1.68 0 2 2 0.00 105.0 0.2
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 39 129 4 0.03 11 41 -.171 28 0.22 26 0.20 257 13 258 2.00 0 0 0 0.00 30.0 0.2
Conference 18 62 1 0.02 5 19 -.211 12 0.19 11 0.18 100 3 117 1.89 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 14 44 0 0.00 4 11 -.364 12 0.27 5 0.11 75 3 79 1.80 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.1
Away 15 53 2 0.04 5 19 -.158 9 0.17 10 0.19 96 5 107 2.02 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.2
Neutral 10 32 2 0.06 2 11 .000 7 0.22 11 0.34 86 5 72 2.25 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.4
Result Wins 30 100 4 0.04 8 36 -.111 27 0.27 26 0.26 189 5 185 1.85 0 0 0 0.00 30.0 0.3
Losses 9 29 0 0.00 3 5 -.600 1 0.03 0 0.00 68 8 73 2.52 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
Month August 9 26 2 0.08 3 15 -.067 10 0.38 4 0.15 66 2 51 1.96 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 0.2
September 14 47 1 0.02 4 14 -.214 11 0.23 12 0.26 90 5 92 1.96 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.3
October 10 35 1 0.03 2 9 -.111 5 0.14 8 0.23 58 2 64 1.83 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 0.3
November 6 21 0 0.00 2 3 -.667 2 0.10 2 0.10 43 4 51 2.43 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.1

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