Tuesday, December 4, 2007 , Updated
Texas Wesleyan volleyball’s Mock earns multiple honors
Ashley Mock earned her second consecutive Academic All-American (NAIA Scholar Athlete) award to add to a season packed with them. The 5-9 libero out of Azle, TX, who is majoring in exercise science, was also named 2007 RRAC Defensive Specialist of the Year and 1st team All-Conference. The senior also garnered eight weekly conference awards and three weekly region awards.
Mock has posted 35 digs or more in eight matches this season, including a school record 51 against Wayland Baptist. She averaged 5.9 digs a game, while breaking the school record for digs in a single season with 1,007. The previous record holder was Susan Taylor with 822 in 2005.
Mock was not the only record setting Lady Ram. Setter Evoni Darling broke the school’s single season assist record, posting 1,853 assists. The previous record was 1,762 held by Lesa Daffern in 1990. The 5-7 freshman out of Grapevine, TX won three weekly conference awards and one weekly region award this year and was named RRAC Setter of the Year and 2nd team All-Conference. She averaged 10.7 assists per game, with a season high of 58 against Wayland Baptist.
The Lady Rams finished the season 32-16 overall, and 10-0 in RRAC play. They reached the RRAC final for the fifth time in six years and also advanced to the Region VI championship game.
Source: TWU
