Ashley Petak

Sport: Volleyball
Year: Junior
Position: Setter
Height: 5-7
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
High School: Bellevue West

Sophomore Season (2008) – An all-MIAA Honorable Mention selection ... dished out nearly 900 assists as part of Truman’s 6-2 system and averaged 6.12 assists per set … was one of only two Bulldogs to play in all 41 matches and tied for the team-high with 142 sets played … dealt the most aces on the squad with 32 and ranked third on the team in digs (315) … had 24 matches with 20+ assists and had three matches with 30+ assists … set a season-high with 38 assists in a four-set win against Central Missouri on Nov. 5 and notched a new career-best in digs with 17 against Washburn on Sept. 19 … in a month-long stretch from Sept. 24 to Oct. 22, Ashley averaged nearly 25 assists per contest and recorded three assist/dig double-doubles … finished the season just 158 assists shy of 2,000 for her career and currently ranks 7th on Truman’s all-time assists chart.

Freshman Season (2007) - Averaged nearly 6.50 assists per game in 150 games as a true freshman, finishing just shy of 1,000 total assists ... led team in assists in 23 of 42 matches ... posted 11 assist/dig double-doubles ... averaged nearly eight assists per game during 11 match stretch between Sept. 29 and Oct. 20 ... had three straight double-digit dig matches in MIAA tournament ... set career-highs in both assists (43) and digs (16) during five-set match against Washburn on Oct. 3 ... put down a career-high two kills against Abilene Christian ... had eight of her 12 double-digit dig matches against ranked teams.

High School: Part of four Nebraska Class A state championships at Bellevue West High School … was also a member of the 2003 Junior Olympic National title team … holds the school record for assists with 3,975 and single-season assists record with 1,333 in 2004 … first team all-state selection in 2006 and a second-team choice in 2005 … was a three-time Class A all-tournament selection as well as all-metro and all-division honors.

Personal: Born August 23, 1989, in Omaha, Neb. ... the daughter of Debra and Thomas Petak ... an Exercise Science major.