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Jersey Number 10
Ashllyn King
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- L/DS
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- High School:
- Blackman HS
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)
2024 - SENIOR
- 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).
2023 - JUNIOR
- 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)
2022 - SOPHOMORE
- 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)
2021 - FRESHMAN
- Appeared in three matches as a freshman.
- Made her Lady Vol debut against Texas Tech (8/27)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- 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.
PERSONAL
- 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."
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