Ashley Mell

Position: Student Assistant

Had a breakout season last year ... Leading candidate at outside hitters' position ... Good all-around player ... Excellent passing and defensive skills ... Adds depth in the front row ... 2009 (R-So.): A first team All-Conference USA selection ... Led the team in kills (394) ... Averaged 3.37 kills per set ... Recorded 19 aces ... Third on the team in digs (324) ... Played in 32 matches and 117 sets ... Registered a career-high 28 kills against UCF (9/18) and 21 digs against UAB (11/1) ... Posted 13 double-doubles ... Named AVCA Division I honorable mention All-America and Midwest Region honorable mention ... Shared the team's Sharon Montgomery Award as co-MVP ... Earned C-USA Offensive Player of the Week two times (9/21 & 10/5) ... Ranked among the C-USA leaders in kills and total points ... Named to Radisson-UCF Classic all-tournament team ... 2008 (R-Fr.): Played in 16 matches ... Notched 37 kills and 32 digs on the season ... Came off the bench to record a season-high nine kills against UAB (10/24) ... Posted a season-high eight digs against Alcorn State (9/16) ... 2007 (Fr.): Sat out the 2007 season recovering from a torn ACL ... Joined the team in January ... Made great strides during the spring season ... High School/Club Team: Played for El Dorado High School where she averaged 3.8 kills per game ... Earned all-conference honors two years ... Helped her team win two Century League Championships ... Voted her team's best all-around player ... Received all-tournament honors in 2005 and 2006 ... Named to the North Orange County Senior All-Star Team ... Played club volleyball for the Impact VBC for Coach Erick Beck ... Helped team win the Southern California Regional Club Division in 2006 and 2007 ... Team qualified for the Junior Olympic National Championships ... Personal: Daughter of Ron and Cathy Mell ... An art major.