Ashlynn Belcher Season 2023

2023(SO): As a sophomore, she started in 1-of-20 matches for Monarchs and played in 72 sets. Her season totals included two kills, 50 assist, fiver service aces, 64 digs a blocking assist and 7.5 points…Had 11 assist against George Washington (Sept. 8) and another 26 versus James Madison (Oct. 7).


2022 (FR): Her freshman season resulted in two starts in 27 matches while appearing in 73 sets ... Her season totals included 3 kills, 153 assist, 13 service aces, 79 digs, three block assist, and 17.5 points ... Made her collegiate debut against Michigan on Aug. 27 at the Northern Arizona Invitational, and finished the match with six assists ... Finished with 17 assists and four digs in a four-set win over Marist on Sept. 2 at the Virginia Tech Invitational. Later that day in a win over Coppin State, she tallied 18 assists with five digs and service aces through four sets ... Had 18 assists with two digs and one block against UMBC on Sept. 16 at the VCU Invitational ... Opened the Sun Belt series at Louisiana with 12 assists, six digs and one ace. She then bettered that effort with a season high 22 assists in the second match vs. the Ragin' Cajuns, adding six digs and one block ... Ended up with 21 assists, one ace and five digs at Georgia State on Nov. 5. 

Prep: Was a four-year varsity player at Highland High School in Sparta, Ohio ... Holds program record for career assists with 2,464 (8.3 per set) and co-owns the school record for most aces in a season ... Won four sectional championships, two district championships and on regional title and was the D2 state runner-up in 2019 ... Never lost a league match in her four-year career, continuing Highland's nine-year winning streak over league opponents ... As a senior, she was named First Team All-MOAC and All-Central District and was a second team All-State honoree ... Participated in both the 2021 district All-Star game and the state All-Star game ... Garnered a 2019 Second Team All-Area selection and a 2018 KMAC All-League Honorable Mention.

Personal: Daughter of Tim and Teresa Belcher ... Has an older sister, Madison and an older brother, Byron ... Father played 14 years in the MLB as a pitcher, winning a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988 along with earning The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award that season for the National League ... Intends to major in Biomedical Sciences and wants to pursue a career in occupational therapy.

Why ODU: "The volleyball coaches at ODU met me at nationals in 2021, and everything I learned about the volleyball program and the school felt like it was exactly where I was supposed to be."