2019 (Senior Year): Earned a place on the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters and the MEAC All-Academic Team … Played in three sets in just one match on the year, the season finale against South Carolina State on Nov. 17 … Had two digs, one assist and one service ace in the win over the Bulldogs.
2018 (Junior Year): Played in just six matches and seven total sets after missing most of the season due to injury … Named to the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters and the MEAC All-Academic Team … Had one dig on the season, that coming in the last game of the year on Nov. 9 at Howard.
2017 (Sophomore Year): Played in 21 matches and made six starts … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters and the MEAC All-Academic Team … Averaged 1.18 digs per set … Totaled 71 digs, 13 service aces, 10 assists and five kills in 60 sets played … Went for a career-high 16 digs with three service aces and a kill against South Carolina State on Sept. 23 … Added eight digs and a service aces against Bucknell on Sept. 26, and then six digs in a win over Savannah State on Sept. 22 … Added six digs and a kill against Delaware State on Oct. 22, and five digs the match before against Hampton on Oct. 20 … Had a career-best six service aces with four digs and two assists against Morgan State on Oct. 1.
2016 (Freshman Year): Competed in 16 matches and made one start … Played in 22 sets on the year … Had 21 digs, three kills, two service aces and one assist on the season …Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring…Posted eight digs with one kill, one assist and one service ace in her start against St. Francis (N.Y.) on Aug. 26 … Had four digs in the prior match against UMBC with one kill, and four digs in the next match against Appalachian State on Aug. 27 … Also added three digs at North Carolina A&T on Oct. 4.
High School: Competed on the volleyball team all four years at Stafford High School … Named first-team 4A All-District 28 her senior year and second-team all-district her sophomore and junior years … Earned academic all-district accolades her senior season … Was named the Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore, Best Offensive Player as a junior and Offensive MVP her senior year … Led Stafford to a 21-7 record her senior year … Competed with current NSU teammate Jill Aquino … Also played softball her freshman year and ran track her junior season.
Club: Played for the Fort Bend Fire Volleyball Club team from 2012-14, the Spike Sport Volleyball Club team from 2014-15 and the Skyline Volleyball Club team from 2015-16.
Personal: Full name is Ashley Nicole Patterson … Goes by “Bird” … Born on July 13, 1998 … Daughter of Carolyn Minor and Sheldon Patterson … Has two younger brothers, Fred and Sheldon Jr. … Majoring in accounting … Wants to go to grad school, become a CPA, and work at a CPA firm … Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the National Association of Black Accountants … Enjoys reading, drawing, dancing, listening to music and volleyball.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Kills |
1 (8x), last: vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (11-10-17) |
| Total Attacks |
7, vs. St. Francis (NY) (8-26-16) |
| Hitting Percentage |
.333 (1-0-3) (2x), last: vs. Charleston Southern (9-9-17) |
| Assists |
2, vs. Morgan State (10-1-17) |
| Service Aces |
6, vs. Morgan State (10-1-17) |
| Digs |
16, vs. South Carolina State (9-23-17) |
| Block Assists |
N/A |
| Total Blocks |
N/A |
| Points |
6.0, vs. Morgan State (10-1-17) |
