2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Ashley Makruski
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown/Previous School:
- Amherst, Ohio
- Club Team:
- Academy Volleyball Cleveland
KENT STATE AWARDS & HONORS
• Academic All-MAC: 2019
• All-Tournament Team: Golden Flashes Classic (2019), Golden-Viking Invitational (2019)
• Captain: 2019
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills:Â 19Â (at Western Michigan, 10/26/19)
Attack Attempts:Â 46Â (at Akron, 10/12/19)
Digs:Â 8Â (Youngstown State, 8/28/18)
Total Blocks:Â 4Â (Miami, 9/27/19)
Points:Â 20.5 (at Western Michigan, 10/26/19)
CAREER MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Matches with 10 or more kills: 19 (last: 11, Buffalo, 11/16/19)
Matches with 10 or more points: 19 (last: 12.0, Buffalo, 11/16/19)
2019Â SEASONÂ
• Saw action in 28 matches and 105 sets with 10 starts
• Led team in kills (286) and kills per set (2.72)
• Totaled 56 digs and 31 total blocks on the season
• Posted career-high 19 kills at Western Michigan (Oct. 26)
• Tallied career-high four total blocks and season-high six digs against Miami (Sept. 27)
2018 SEASON
• Saw action in 21 matches, making 5 starts
• Totaled 60 kills, 5 blocks, 18 digs and 1 ace on the season
• Had a season-high 14 kills at Buffalo
• Had a career-high 8 digs against Youngstown State
2017Â SEASONÂ
• Saw action in 16 matches and 31 sets with one start
• Totaled 45 kills, 15 digs and three total blocks on the season
• Posted season-high 16 kills against Miami (Sept. 30)
• Tallied season-high six digs in season finale against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 11)
2016Â SEASONÂ
• Appeared in two sets and two matches
• Posted two kills in collegiate debut at Evansville (Sept. 10)
• Also had two kills vs. Northern Illinois (Oct. 22)
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Named Miss Volleyball at the Lorain County Volleyball All-Star Game at the end of her senior season
• Earned First Team All-District, First Team All-Lorain County, Morning Journal All-Star First Team and First Team All-Southwestern Conference during senior season
• Totaled 370 kills as a senior and became  second player in school history to reach 1,000 career kills
• Four-year letterwinner for the Comets, Makruski was also an All-Ohio Third Team selection as a junior
• During the summer she helped the AVC 17 National volleyball team win the AAU 17 Open Division National Championship
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Deana and Dan Makruski
• Has a younger brother, Danny
• Majoring in psychology and criminology
