| Ashley Bannister |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Sugar Land, Texas
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| High School:
Travis
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| Height:
6-1
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| Position:
OH
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| Experience:
Fr.-RS
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• Career statistics
HONORS & AWARDS
• Ranked No. 12 recruit nationally by PrepVolleyball.com (2010)
AS A FRESHMAN (2010)
• appeared in seven matches prior to suffering an ankle injury in practice on Sept. 24 that sidelined her the remainder of the season
• registered a kill on her only swing as UT swept McNeese State in her collegiate debut (Aug. 28)
• tallied three kills on six attempts and added one dig as the Horns' defeated Houston, 3-0 (Aug. 28)
• posted a career-best 12 kills and hit .375 with two digs and five block assists as Texas fell at No. 4 Florida, 3-2 (Sept. 11)
• recorded seven kills on .316 hitting and added three digs and two blocks as UT swept past Baylor (Sept. 18)
• notched nine kills, hit .412 and posted a solo block in a 3-1 win at Missouri (Sept.22)
INTERNATIONALLY
Earned all-tournament team honors at the 2011 USA Volleyball Open National Championship when she led the A2 Blue Team to the gold medal ... represented the United States at the 2009 European Global Challenge Championship in Croatia as a member of the U.S. Women's Junior A2 Team ... she led her squad to a fifth-place finish and she claimed all-tournament team accolades ... in 2007, she led the USA High Performance Red Team to a silver medal at the USA HP Championships ... a two-time USA Holiday Camp invitee in 2006 and 2007.
BEFORE TEXAS
A 2009 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruit ... ranked No. 12 recruit nationally by PrepVolleyball.com ... Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) and Texas Sports Writers Association All-State First Team selection in 2009 ... 2010 TGCA 4A-5A All-Star Game MVP ... three-time All-District 23-5A selection (2007-09) and District 23-5A MVP in 2008 ... garnered Fort Bend Herald All-Area honors three times (2007-09), including newcomer of the year honors in 2007 ... led her Travis High School squad to back-to-back District 23-5A Championships in 2008 and 2009 ... paced her team to a UIL Region 3 Regional Runner-up finish in 2008 ... amassed 1,154 kills and 766 digs in her three-year varsity career with the marks ranking No. 1 and No. 3, respectively all-time at Travis ... led her Texas Tornados club team to a seventh-place finish in the 18 open division at the 2010 Junior Olympics en route to garnering all-tournament honors ... helped the Tornados to a fifth-place finish in the 17 open division at the 2009 Junior Olympics and captured all-tourney accolades ... named LoneStarVolleyball.com All-Texas First Team in 2008 and 2009 as a member of the Texas Tornados ... member of the National Society of High School Scholars and Travis High School Honor Roll.
PERSONAL
Full name is Ashley Sonia Bannister ... born Dec. 16, 1991 in Barbados ... daughter of Jeffrey and Sonia Bannister ... has two brothers, Nicholas (26) and Justin (24) ... two-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection ... has shown an interest in majoring in advertising.
