4 Ashley Ferris
4 Ashley Ferris
Height: 6-2
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
High School: Karns HS
Position: MH

2011 (Freshman) Played in all 31 matches as a freshman middle/right side hitter…posted 130 kills and a .221 hitting percentage for the season…tallied double digit kills in three matches…posted a career high .643 hitting percentage with 10 kills, 1 error and 14 attempts vs. Tusculum (9/13)…Posted an errorless attack attempt match with 10 kills on 21 swings vs. Converse (9/10)…notched a career high 6 blocks on three occasions vs. Tusculum (9/13), vs. Mars Hill (9/27) and vs. Seton Hill (10/8)…ranked second on the team  with a .59 blocking percentage under national leader/senior Nikki James…had a career high 25 attempts in a thrilling four-set victory over Mars Hill (9/27).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Karns High School in Knoxville, Tenn. …Received All-State honors as an outside hitter and was named PrepXtra Player of the Year in 2010…As a senior, helped lead the Beavers to a 59-7 record, including a district, region and sectional title and a fifth place finish in the TSSAA Class 3A state tournament…Earned District 3-3A Offensive Player of the Year, District 3-3A All-District Tournament and All-Region 2-3A Tournament honors…Helped guide Karns to a 57-7 record as a junior, earning All-District 3-3A, All-Region 2-3A, All-KIL and All-Prep Xtra honors…Also played for the Phoenix Rising Volleyball Club.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Roger and Julie Ferris…Born Sept. 7, 1993.