2006 (Junior): Earned first-team All-MEAC honors for the third consecutive year…Recipient of the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Award…Named to the Arthur Ashe Scholars first team...Led the team in digs for a third straight year, finishing with 489…Recorded 23 digs, a kill and an ace in a 3-1 loss at American (9/13). Despite the loss, it was the first time Morgan won a game against American...Finished with 19 digs and had three assists to led Morgan to its first-ever win against crosstown rival UMBC (9/23)...Notched a season-high 27 digs against Bethune-Cookman (10/14) at the MEAC Round-Up, giving her 1,468 digs and move her past Jakaria Stewart (1,454) as Morgan’s all-time career digs leader…Tied a career high with four aces in a win at Coppin State (11/7)…Tied a season high with 27 digs and added three assists at Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/9), to help Morgan complete a perfect 10-0 mark against MEAC North Region opponents...Totaled 22 digs and two aces in the MEAC Championship match against Florida A&M (11/18).
2005 (Sophomore): Earned first-team All-MEAC honors for the second straight year...Shared Co-MVP team honors with Esther Johnson...Recipient of the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Award...Led the team in digs for the second consecutive season...Broke the school’s single season digs record with 640, breaking the previous school mark of 525, which she set a year ago...Averaged a league-leading 5.04 digs per game...Totaled 34 digs in the home finale against Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/8)...Recorded a career-high 42 digs and added one kill against Delaware State (10/31)...Finished with 30 digs against Howard (10/20) to record her 1,000th career dig at Morgan...Notched 24 digs and tied a career high with four service aces in a win against South Carolina State in the final match of the MEAC Round-Up (10/16)...Tallied 29 digs against Savannah State (10/9)...Collected 23 digs and two service aces at Hampton (9/20)...Had a 21-dig performance and a service ace versus Albany (9/2) at the Century Tel/Classic Honda Premier.
2004 (Freshman): Was named to the All-MEAC first team...Ranked second in the MEAC in digs with 3.83 per contest...Set the school’s single-season record for digs (525)...Notched 20 digs in seven matches...Recorded 14 digs and two service aces in semifinal lost to UMES (11/19) in the MEAC Championships...Tied a career high with four aces, totaled 11 digs and notched her first collegiate block against Norfolk State (11/18) in the opening round of the MEAC Championships...Had a season-high 28 digs in the home finale against Delaware State (11/11)...Gathered 12 digs at Howard (11/2) to set Morgan’s single-season digs record with 418, surpassing Jahaia Stewart (411 in 1995)...Tallied 21 digs, an assist and a kill against Loyola (9/21)...Had 20 digs and two assists versus Gardner-Webb at the Providence Invitational (9/18).
High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Durango High...Helped to lead the Trailblazers to back-to-back Nevada 4A State championships in 2002 and 2003...Earned all-conference honors...Was Coached by Robert Kelly...Also lettered in basketball...Received the student-athlete award and the Silver Scholar Award...Was an honor roll student and graduated with high honors...A member of the National Honor Society...Took part in Educators of America and was on the Senior Class Cabinet...Also participated with the Dance Divas.
Personal: Born on Jan. 23, 1986, in Victorville, Calif….Daughter of Gail Preston...Major is telecommunications...Career ambition is to work in the field of public relations...Enjoys reading and writing poetry and shopping.
Coach Bozier Says: “Ashley is a person who I have seen mature as a person and as a volleyball athlete. She will be counted on to help lead the team on and off the court. It is a pleasure to have an athlete who has not only excelled as the top libero in the conference, but ranks top academically amongst all athletes in the conference. Because Ashley has improved every year, I am looking to see her break her career dig record, that will help this team get that much closer to the ultimate goal.”
