University of Tennessee Athletics
2014 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 44
Ashley Mariani
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Arlington H.S.
Bio
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
- Appeared in all 32 matches for UT, getting 29 starts along the way and finishing with 168 kills, 73 digs, and 36 blocks on the season
- Led the team in kills six times on the year, including three times in the final four matches of the season
- Put down 18 kills against South Carolina on Nov. 19, matching her career-high. She added 10 digs that afternoon, completing her second double-double of the season
- Slammed 18 kills, a new career-high, and scooped up 13 digs against Missouri on Nov. 7
- Concluded the year with six matches of 10 or more kills, including a 15-kill day in a 3-1 win over Cleveland State on Aug. 30
- Posted 11 kills on a .333 hitting percentage at No. 18 Kentucky on Oct. 29
- Notched 14 kills on a season-best .423 hitting percentage at Coastal Carolina on Sept. 13
- Logged a career-high six blocks on a pair of occasions, doing so at Mississippi State on Oct. 17 and again against Missouri on Nov. 7
AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
- Started all 32 matches for the Lady Vols, totaling 292 kills, 121 digs, 44 total blocks, and five service aces
- Tallied her 12th game of the season with 10 or more kills as she laid down 10 against South Carolina (9/29)
- Recorded back-to-back double-doubles against Jacksonville State (9/21) with 12 kills and a career-best 17 digs and followed up with 10 kills and 10 digs against Coastal Carolina (9/21)
- Served up her first ace of her collegiate career against ETSU (9/14), while also putting down 10 kills
- Hit a career-best .346 with 13 kills in nine of UT[apos]s first 11 matches
- Named Cincinnati All-Tournament (8/30-31) Team after leading the tournament with 72 kills
- Notched 14 kills and hit a team-leading .316 in UT[apos]s three-set sweep at Cincinnati (8/30)
- In her first match as a Lady Vol, posted 10 kills and four blocks against Morehead State (8/30)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Played high school volleyball at Arlington High School, where she was a four-year letterwinner and team captain for the Lady Colts
- Ranked as the 31st-best player in the class of 2013 by PrepVolleyball.com
- Member of the USA Junior National Team
- Named to Volleyball Magazine[apos]s Girls[apos] Fab 50 list, which recognizes the top 50 seniors in the nation, and their Top 25 Underclassmen list
- Tabbed to the AVCA Under Armour All-American Watch List
- Earned Lonestar Volleyball Second Team All-Texas honors after leading the Lady Colts to a 36-13 record as a senior
- As a junior, garnered District 4-5A Middle Blocker of the Year honors
- Named to the Texas Sportswriters Association All-State Team and a Lonestar Volleyball All-Texas Honorable Mention
- Led the Lady Colts to the area, bi-district and district championships in 2011 and 2012, finishing her career with 1,179 kills and 472 blocks
- Also earned two varsity letters in track & field, where she competed in the high jump
- Played club volleyball for Dallas Summit
PERSONAL
- Currently undecided on her major
- Strives to play volleyball for Team USA in the Olympics
- Lists her biggest sports thrill as making the Junior National Team
- Chose Tennessee because it had a family feel and she loves the weather
- Picked the Lady Vols over offers from Georgia Tech, Ohio State and Purdue
- Lists hobbies outside of volleyball as photography and arts & crafts
- Says her club coach and former Tennessee assistant coach Mike Minnis is the biggest sports influence of her career
- Ashley Nichole Mariani, the daughter of Rebecca Mariani, was born on Sept. 7, 1994 in Dallas, Texas <>
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Monday, August 25
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Thursday, October 03
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Saturday, December 02
VB | Tennessee Press Conference vs. Western Kentucky (12.2.23)
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