For the second time in her career, Eastern Washington University volleyball player Ashlyn Blotzer has been named second team All-Big Sky, the Big Sky Conference announced this morning (Nov. 16). Blotzer also earned a spot on the second team last year as a junior.
 
Blotzer ended the regular season ranked second overall in the Big Sky in hitting percentage with a .322 clip. She totaled 181 kills and committed just 53 errors on 397 attempts. The Santiago, Calif., native hit over .300 in 14 out of 24 matches this season, including nine with over .400 and two over .500.
 
Her best match of the year came at home against Seattle U to cap the non-conference season, totaling 14 kills with two errors on 21 attempts to hit .571. She totaled double-digit kills in five matches this season, averaging 2.01 per set on the year to rank third on the team.
 
Blotzer was also a force defensively, averaging .68 blocks per set to lead the Eagles. She totaled 61 on the year, six of which were solo. Blotzer tallied at least four blocks in seven matches this year, including a season-best seven in a win at Southern Utah.
 
In her three-year career with the Eagles, Blotzer has hit .258 with 581 kills, good for 2.1 per set. She has totaled 189 blocks, 26 were solo, and added 32 service aces and 96 digs is 276 sets played.
 
Blotzer has helped the Eagles qualify for the Big Sky Conference Tournament for the second consecutive year. Eastern Washington is the No. 7 seed and takes on No. 2 Northern Colorado on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 12 p.m. Pacific time. The Eagles finished the regular season 11-13 overall with a 7-9 mark in conference action, the most wins since the 2016 season.