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Ashley Mason
MVC Defensive Player of the Week 8/29/11 • 10/10/11 MVC Scholar- Athlete of the Week 8/31/11 • 10/12/11 MVC Scholar- Athlete First Team 2012 U.S. Women’s National A2 Program
Junior • 5-9 • DS/L Granby, Mo. East Newton High 2011 (Sophomore) • Played in all 111 sets as MSU’s libero, totaling 523 digs for a 4.71 per set average • Dig average ranked fourth in school history, while dig total rated fifth for a single season • Played a key part in the Bears’ defense holding opponents to .168 hitting, which ranked second in the MVC • Two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Week, first on Aug. 29 after averaging 4.82 digs per set at the Oklahoma Nike Invitational, including 25 digs against the 16th-ranked Sooners • Added another award Oct. 10 after posting 6.71 digs per set in wins against Creighton and Drake, including a career-high 28 versus Creighton • Scored a pair of MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week awards alongside her defensive honors, as well as a spot on the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team and being Missouri State’s Fall 2011 recipient of the State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award • Scooped at least 10 digs in 27 matches, topping the 20-dig mark on nine occasions • Served 20 aces against 19 errors • Selected in March 2012 to participate with the U.S. Women’s National A2 Program over the summer on a roster comprised of 48 of the nation’s top players with college eligibility remaining
2010 (Redshirt Freshman) • Appeared in 25 matches and 77 sets while making five starts in November • Tallied 88 digs on the season to average 1.14 per set • Had two kills, 10 assists and four aces • Tallied season high of 13 digs at Wichita State (10/29) • Scooped nine digs against Bradley (11/19), while notching at least five in six matches • Went eight matches and 58 chances without a receiving error from 9/18-10/23
Mason’s Career Match Highs Kills (3 sets) - 1, 3x, last 9/23/11 at Wichita State Kills (4 sets) - 1, 10/15/11 at Evansville Kills (5 sets) - 1, 2x, last 10/28/11 vs. UNI Digs - 28, 10/7/11 vs. Creighton Assists - 5, 10/15/11 at Evansville Aces - 2, 3x, last 11/18/11 at Indiana State 2009 (Freshman) • Redshirt season at Missouri State Background • Started four seasons as an outside hitter and libero for East Newton High in Granby, Mo. • Earned first-team all-conference and all-region honors as a senior, as well as being named the Big 8 Conference and Neosho Daily News Player of the Year for the second consecutive season • All-conference first team member as a freshman and sophomore • East Newton went a combined 76-16-3 and won three conference titles over her last three seasons Personal • Born September 18, 1991, in Joplin, Mo. • Daughter of Tim and Sherri Mason • Majoring in Business Education
Missouri State Career Statistics for Ashley Mason... Year 2010 2011 Total
M-MS 25-5 31-0 56-5
SP 77 111 188
K 2 4 6
E 2 3 5
Bears Volleyball
ATT 17 16 33
PCT .000 .062 .030
AST 10 55 65
SA 4 20 24
SE 10 19 29
DIG 88 523 611
BS 0 0 0
BA 0 0 0
KPS 0.03 0.04 0.03
DPS 1.14 4.71 3.25
BPS 0.00 0.00 0.00
2012 Guide
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