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#7 Leah Ashburn
Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 5-9
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Hector, Minn.
High School: Buffalo Lake-Hector
2007 (Sophomore): Named to the NCAA North Central Regional All-Tournament team ... 2007 AVCA All-North Central Region honorable mention ... Academic All-NSIC honoree ... 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V second team ... first team All-NSIC honoree ... named NSIC offensive player of the week on Sept. 4 ... lead the team with a .331 hitting percentage ... was second on the team with 379 kills ... led the Mustangs with 149 total blocks ... had a career high 22 kills versus Minnesota State, Mankato on Nov. 15 ... had a career high nine blocks against Bemidji State (Oct. 27) and a career high .667 hitting percentage against Mary (Nov. 6) ... ranked 47th in the nation in blocks per game (1.2) and hitting percentage (.331) ... named to the Cal State San Bernardino Classic and the Premier Classic (Denver, Co.) all-tournament teams.
2006 (Freshman):Played in 36 matches and 107 games ... recorded five double figure kill matches and six double figure dig matches ... finished fifth on the team with 180 kills ... tallied 16 service aces and 191 digs on the season ... had a total of 54 blocks, 2 solo and 52 assisted ... had a career high 12 kills versus Wayne State (Nov. 3) ... had a career high 4 service aces and 18 digs against Winona State (Oct. 28) ... had career high five blocks against North Dakota (Sept 7).
Buffalo Lake-Hector High School: 2006 graduate ... two-time all-state honoree ... two-time conference player of the year ... finished her career third all-time in the state of Minnesota with 1,936 kills ... recorded 544 kills as a senior with a .354 hitting percentage and 91 blocks ... earned all-area three times ... New Ulm Journal Player of the Year ... also a standout in basketball and track.
Personal: Born June 4, 1987 ... daughter of Randy Ashburn and Sally Mellie ... business major.
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