Ashley Edelen

Photo by: Katie O'Brien

Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Assumption HS
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.

2017
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Appeared and started in all 29 matches ... finished 10th in the MVC in digs per set (4.11/set) …led the team in digs (4.11/set), finished second in aces (.15/set) and third in assists (.61/set) … Notched 10-plus digs in 25 of SIU’s 29 matches at libero, including 10 matches with at least 20 digs … finished with a career-high 29 digs in a five-set match against Evansville (9/29) … recorded an ace in 13 matches this season, including two aces on three occasions … has dished at least one assist in 25 of SIU’s 29 matches, including a career-high seven against Arkansas State (8/29) … more than doubled her career totals for aces, assists and digs during the 2017 season.

2016
Appeared in all 33 matches with 21 starts...4th on the team in total digs (208) and digs per set (1.70/set)...Recorded double-figure digs in six matches this season, including a season-high 16 digs against Drake...Tallied three assists in two matches this season...Notched a service ace in three matches this season.

2015
Played in all 33 matches and started in eight...Totaled 107 digs for 1.02 per set...Had eight service aces...Grabbed a season-high 12 digs and served for five consecutive points in the fifth set to help SIU top Wichita State...Helped the Salukis to the best season in program history with an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2014
Finished the season with 37 digs, averaging 1.09 per set...Played 34 sets over the course of 14 matches, starting seven....Earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll.

High School
Club Team: Union
Part of a two-time AAU National Title team in 2009 and 2010 that also finished third in 2011...Part of a four-time JVA championship team from 2009-12.

Personal
Born Dec. 25, 1995, in Louisville, Ky., to Laura and Jude Edelen...Laura is a retired chemical engineer and Jude is an electrical engineer with General Electric...Majoring in biomedical science.