Mississippi Colege Athletics

2016
GSC Academic Honor Roll...named to Mississippi College Who's Who...played in 94 sets for the Lady Choctaws...totaled 135 kills, including a season-high 11 on Sept. 9 vs. Lyon College...added her second double-digit kill effort on Sept. 30 at UAH with 10 kills...recorded a season-high 14 digs twice during the season...added a season-high five blocks twice during the campaign.

2015
GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll…played in 89 sets during her second season…totaled 112 kills, including a season-high 10 vs. Lee on Nov. 13…her 112 kills were fifth best on the squad…recorded 16 blocks, which was fifth on the team, and added 54 digs…tallied a season-high three blocks vs. Union on Sept. 18.

2014
GSC Fall All-Academic Honor Roll…played in all 30 matches for the Lady Choctaws…second on the team in kills with 159…posted a .153 attack percentage…tallied a season-best 10 kills against Henderson State…added a season-high four blocks…totaled 20 blocks on the season…posted a season-high seven digs at Centenary.

BEFORE MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
played for Collierville High School and the Memphis Volleyball Academy...team captain and team MVP at CHS...also earned a selection to the region all-tournament team...selected for the USA High Performance Continental Team

PERSONAL
daughter of Frank and Patricia King...majoring in pre-med.

GET TO KNOW ASHTON
*Her favorite TV show is The Night Shift.
*Her favorite movie(s) are Harry Potter or Tangled.
*In her hometown, you might see a bald eagle while kayaking.
*After graduation, she plans to continue her education and work toward a doctorate.
*Other than volleyball, she would like to play tennis or basketball.
*Her favorite thing about Mississippi College is the people. They make it an amazing atmosphere and help people out.
*Every moment inspires her to make the world a better place. A smile could change someone's life.
*A past event she would like to witness is the first, open heart surgery, because it was a massive revolution in medicine and opened the doors to save lives.
*The hardest thing she's ever done is overcoming trials of life. Life is unpredictable.
*In her free time, she likes to learn from reading books, volunteering and spending time with people in her life. Everyone has a different story to learn from.
*She is a self described hunter.