University of South Carolina Aiken volleyball standout Ashley Diedrich has been named the South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Month for her efforts in the month of September.
Diedrich, a native of Orlando, Fla., guided the Pacers to a 9-2 mark, including a 2-2 mark against league foes. Her effort paced USC Aiken to its best start in school history since moving to Division II, winning its first eight matches of the season.
Diedrich has twice been named the USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week and has been honored by the Peach Belt Conference once as the league's Player of the Week.
Diedrich is at or near the top of multiple categories in the league, including kills, kills per set, aces and aces per set.
Diedrich currently has 142 kills, totaling 4.06 kills per set. She also leads the team in aces (17), aces per set (.49) and is second in blocks (26), blocks per set (0.74) and is third in digs (98) and digs per set (2.80). The right-side hitter also boasts a .237 attack percentage.
In the win over Belmont Abbey, Diedrich recorded her 1,000th career kill.
The USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Month award honors one student-athlete each month from an in-season sport for their hard work and effort. Each month during the 2015-16 athletic year one winner will be chosen from an in-season sport.
