Marisa Aston 33 5-8 Defensive Specialist Huntington Beach, CA (Huntington Beach/ Golden West)

Attack Set Serve   Dig Blocking   Year G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE Dig Dig/G BS BA Tot B/G BE BHE 2001 76 1 0.01 1 4 .000 11 0.14 8 9 0.11 13 116 1.53 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 2002 145 3 0.02 3 17 .000 46 0.32 0 1 0.00 40 444 3.06 0 0 0 0.00 0 7 2003 129 3 0.02 0 5 .600 53 0.41 0 0 0.00 21 501 3.88 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 2004 114 5 0.04 2 14 .214 42 0.37 14 27 0.12 23 521 4.57 0 1 1 0.01 0 1 Totals 464 12 0.03 6 40 .150 152 0.33 22 37 0.05 97 1582 3.41 0 1 1 0.00 0 11 Summary Defensive specialist who made an impact as a primary passer and backrow player as the “libero” for the Jackets three seasons One of two players named to the ACC Preseason All-Conference team as a defensive selection for the 2004 season Earned second team All-ACC honors as a defensive specialist in 2003 and 2004 and earned ACC All-Tournament honors in 2003 In 2003, broke the school record for digs in a season with 501, topping Jennifer Beemsterboer's 486 in 1989 In 2004, broke the record again with 521 digs Finished her career second on Tech's career dig list with 1582, which is also ninth on the ACC career dig list Ended her career ranked first on the career digs per game list (3.41) 2004 Led the team in digs with 521 and was ranked fifth in the ACC in digs per game (4.57) Named second team all-ACC as a libero Notched a career-high 36 digs at Minnesota in the NCAA Tournament in her final match as a Yellow Jacket Recorded double-figure digs on 29 times, including seven matches with 20 or more Led the Jackets in digs in 23 matches 2003 Led the team in digs with 501 and was ranked fourth in the ACC in digs per game (3.88) Named 2nd team all-ACC this season as a libero Notched a career-high 29 digs in match against Clemson on Nov. 15 Recorded double-figure digs on 27 occasions, including seven matches with 20 or more Led the Jackets in digs in 17 matches Recorded her 1000th dig against Alabama A&M in the NCAA Tournament 2002 Led the team in digs with 444 on the season which ranks as the third highest dig total recorded in a season at Tech One of four players to compete in every game for the Jackets Ranked seventh in the ACC in digs per game (3.06) Led the team in digs in 10 matches during the season Recorded double-figure digs in 22 matches, including 11 matches with 15 or more Notched a career high 23 digs against Clemson on Nov. 5 Tallied a career high five assists at Clemson on Oct. 11 2001 As a freshman, she saw action in all but one of Tech’s matches and in 76 games Recorded a then-career high 14 digs in match against Maryland on Oct. 12. Also had double figure digs against Arkansas, Wake Forest and North Carolina Averaged 1.53 digs per game Tallied a career high two service aces against Clemson on Sept. 28 Finished seventh on the team in digs with 116 High School/Personal Quick and talented athlete who earned letters in volleyball as a rightside hitter and in soccer as a sweeper at Huntington Beach high school Earned all-American honors at the 2001 Junior Olympics in Salt Lake City Played for both Golden West and Asics Nova volleyball club teams Led Golden West to the championship match in the 18 Club Division of Junior Olympics Also helped lead Asiscs Nova win the National Championship in the 16-open division in 1999 Lists winning the national championship against Puerto Rico as her most memorable athletic moment Captain of the volleyball team Led Huntington Beach to the Sunset League Championships in ’99 and 2000 Was an all-Sunset League selection in both ’99 and ’00 Also an all-county all-star and played in the North-South County all-star game following the 2000 season Was a student trainer at her high school for two years Also a Scholar with Expertise at her high school Enjoys playing beach volleyball, shopping, and hanging out with friends in her spare time Daughter of Susan Aston Has an older brother, Jeremy and sister, Kendra Born on May 20, 1983 Plans on majoring in management and has interests in working in sports medicine