Russ Rose Then (2004): “Ashley is a player who we are going to need big numbers from offensively this season.  She is our best outside hitter and certainly our most experienced returning outside hitter.  She has demonstrated over time in Big Ten matches, and in matches with numerous other teams, that when she is on, she will be our go-to player.  We’re hoping she can keep herself as healthy as she can going into her senior year, and carry us as long as that arm will hold on.  She has improved her skills and always has the desire to win the next rally.”

Russ Rose Now (2025):

Before Penn State: A four-year starter at Roosevelt High; led the team to the South Dakota State Championship in 2000; earned first-team All-State honors in each of her last three seasons; ended her prep career as Roosevelt’s all-time leader in kills and aces; also posted the highest hitting percentage in the schools history at .452; was chosen to participate in the 1998 Colorado Olympic Training and was a Youth National Team alternate in 1998 and 1999; also enjoyed a highly successful basketball career as she led the Roosevelt hoops squad to 83-consecutive wins and four-straight state titles; Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection; honored as the 2001 South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year.

“Penn State hitter picks up milestone,” The Daily Collegian, Sept. 13, 2004