Ashllyn King

VOLeaders Academy, 2023-24 Cohort

CAREER HIGHS

Kills: 8, vs. Colgate (9/3/2022)
Attacks: 22, vs. Colgate (9/3/2022)
Assists: 8 (2x), last vs. Purdue (12/02/2022)
Aces: 4, vs. Texas St. (8/25/2023)
Digs: 23, vs. Western Michigan (9/19/2024)

Ended the season with 129 digs, 78 assists and two aces while starting in all 27 matches as a libero.
Finished second overall on the team for assists (78).
Had one performance with at least 20 digs to go along with two matches finishing with 15+ digs, and four outings with 10-plus digs.
Tallied five assists and five digs in the sweep over Arkansas (11/22).
Recorded a season-high five assists and had one dig in the match against Oklahoma (9/29).
Recorded a season high 23 digs in the win against Western Michigan (9/19).
Had a season-high 16 digs, five assists and two aces on the back row in the match against Wofford (9/16).
Finished with a season-high in assist (4) and digs (5) in the victory over Western Kentucky (9/10).

Finished tied for second on the team with 31 aces this season, which is the fifth most in a season during the 25-point rallying-scoring era.
Also added 133 digs and averaged 1.33 per set for the season as she transitioned back to a defensive specialist.
Recorded a pair of aces, including the match winner in the third set, against Western Kentucky (12/2) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Added nine digs versus Alabama (10/4)
Led the team in aces for the second match in a row with three to go along with five digs against Ole Miss (10/1)
Recorded nine digs in addition to pacing UT with a career-high-tying four aces on the night at Mississippi State (9/29)
Tallied seven digs in the victory over Kentucky (9/24)
Recorded six digs, one kill and an ace in the win over Chicago State (9/14)
Posted seven digs and a pair of aces against Loyola Chicago (9/8)

Posted seven digs and a pair of aces against Loyola Chicago (9/8)
Finished the season with 299 digs, 78 assists, 13 aces and 10 kills.
Transitioned from an outside hitter and defensive specialist to libero, where she started at during the final 19 matches of the season.
Recorded one match with more than five kills (8 against Colgate (9/3)).
Registered seven matches with more than five assists.
Had one match with multiple aces against Mississippi St. (11/20).
Completed an impressive 22 matches with more than five digs, including 19 with 10 or more and four matches with at least 20.
Led the team in digs on 14 occasions and in aces three times.
Totaled 18 digs against Purdue (12/1).
Tied her career-high of 22 digs versus Alabama (11/24)
Earned 21 digs in the win over Mississippi State (11/20)
Notched 22 digs at Kentucky (11/16)
Registered eleven digs in victory over South Carolina (10/9)
Totaled 21 digs in match against South Carolina (10/8)
Earned nine digs versus Texas A&M (9/25)
First career start as libero finishing with a perfect reception percentage on 10 chances along with seven digs and three assists against Missouri (9/21)
Captured eight kills in match against Colgate (9/3)

Named to the 2019 AVCA Phenom List.
PrepVolleyball named King as a "Player that Shined" at the 2019 JVA World Challenge in the 16s division.
Earned PrepVolleyball Soph79 Elite honorable mention in 2018.
Named to the 2019 Ultra Ankle JVA Watch List.
Earned all-district, all-tournament and all-region honors for Blackman as a freshman and sophomore.
Won all-district offensive MVP honors as a junior and was also named to the state all-tournament team.
Earned all-district honors for the fourth consecutive season as a senior and was again named offensive MVP.
The TSWA named her to the 2019 All-State Team.
Garnered Murfreesboro Daily News Journal All-Decade Team accolades in 2020.

Daughter of Nicole and Glenn King
Born February 7
Has two siblings, Delaney and Bradley
Majoring in Journalism and Electronic Media
Why Tennessee: "It is my home state and I love being able to represent that. I love what it means to be a lady vol and the legacy behind that & being able to call myself one is extremely special. I love the coaches and the support from the university for womens athletics and think it is just such a special place to call home"
Future Plans: "After graduation, I plan on starting a career that will allow me to travel, because it has always been a dream of mine to travel across the world."