| Ashley Petrinec |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Bloomington, Ill.
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 | High School: Bloomington HS
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 | Height: 6-0
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 | Position: OH
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 | Experience: 2L
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Had a solid sophomore season and followed that solid spring season ... Hard worker who looks to improve her game each year ... Physical player ... Good hitter and blocker ... An all-around athlete ... 2006 (So.): Played in all 33 matches, starting 27 ... Played in 127 games ... Second on the team in kills with 288 ... Registered 11 matches with double digit kills and eight matches with double digit digs ... Recorded 216 digs ... Posted seven double-doubles ... Recorded a season-high four aces against Troy (9/16) ... Had a career-high 22 kills against Louisiana-Lafayette (8/26) ... Received all-tournament honors at the Capital One Classic and the Sam Houston State Tournament ... Had 44 blocks ... 2005 (Fr.): Played and started all 25 matches ... The only player to play in all 90 games ... Led the team in kills (232) ... Second on the team in digs with 202 ... Registered a season-high 19 kills against UCF (9/27) ... Had a season-high 21 digs against Western Illinois (9/10) ... Recorded 11 aces and 35 total blocks ... Had 10 matches with double-digit kills ... Led the team with six double-doubles ... Received all-tournament honors at the Jaguar Challenge ... High School/Club Team: Attended Bloomington High School, where she played for Coach Joe Sanders ... A four-year letterwinner ... Was a two-time Pantagraph All-Area First Team selection ... Was a two-time first team All-Big 12 Conference pick ... Finished her career with 1,159 kills, 2,571 kill attempts, 268 aces and 289 blocks ... Her 732 digs rank second in team history ... Holds the state record for consecutive aces with 11 ... Her 268 aces rank ninth in state history ... Named the Big 12 Scholar Athlete, IHSA Scholar Athlete and Pantagraph Scholar Athlete ... Played club volleyball for the Illini Elite 18 Cardinal for Coach Chris Belshe ... Also lettered in basketball ...Played in the basketball all-star game ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Personal: Born November 12, 1986 ... Daughter of Mike and Laura Petrinec ... A mathematics major.