2026 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 16
Ashlyn Philpot
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Greenville. N.C.
- High School:
- DH Conley HS
 2024 Big Ten All-Freshman Team |
2026 // Illinois
- Enters the 2026 season with three years of eligibility remaining
2025 // Illinois
- AVCA All-Midwest Region First Team
- Academic All-Big Ten
- CSC Academic All-District
- Started all 29 matches during the 2025 season
- Ranked first on the team in blocks (94.0), second in blocks/set (0.89), and fourth in kills (224) and kills/set (2.11)
- Recorded double-digit kills in eight matches
- Concluded the season opener with nine kills and two blocks as a starter against South Dakota State (8/29/25)
- Posted five kills and three blocks while hitting .385 in a start against Vanderbilt (8/31/25)
- Equaled her career-high with 17 kills on a .556 clip and a season-most seven blocks (two solo, five assisted) at Notre Dame (9/5/25)
- Amassed nine kills and six blocks (one solo, five assisted) at #3 Louisville (9/7/25)
- Registered seven kills on a .500 clip while also making five blocks against Miami (9/13/25)
- Totaled four kills, six blocks (including one solo), and a dig in the Illini’s sweep at Illinois State (9/14/25)
- Logged nine kills on a .500 clip, three blocks, and three digs in Illinois’ home opener vs. Iowa State (9/20/25)
- Tallied nine kills, four blocks, and three digs against Eastern Illinois (9/21/25)
- Notched 12 kills and four blocks in a win at #10 Purdue (9/28/25)
- Filled the stat sheet with 13 kills with a season-high .611 hitting percentage, while also having a season-high six digs to go along with three blocks against Michigan State (10/5/25)
- Logged 11 kills with a .409 hitting percentage while also adding six blocks in the Illini's road win at Maryland (10/10/25)
- Equaled her season-high with seven blocks at Ohio State (10/17/25)
- Amassed six kills, two digs, and two blocks in the Illini's road win at Northwestern (10/19/25)
- Logged six kills, two blocks, one assist, and one dig against Michigan (10/25/25)
- Finished with 12 kills with a .458 hitting percentage to go along with one dig against Iowa (11/2/25)
- Stuffed the stat sheet with eight kills, five blocks, and four digs vs. #25 Penn State (11/9/25)
- Posted 12 kills with a .550 hitting percentage while also adding four digs and five blocks in the Illini’s win over Washington (11/14/25)
- Recorded 10 kills with a .615 hitting percentage while tacking on two blocks against #11 Wisconsin (11/15/25)
- Finished with eight kills and five blocks at UCLA (11/20/25)
- Ended the night with 11 kills with a .421 hitting percentage while also adding four blocks against Northwestern (11/28/25)
2024 // Illinois
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- Cyclone Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Led the team with 126 total blocks and 1.11 blocks per set
- Posted seven blocks and six kills in collegiate debut against Cincinnati (8/30/24)
- Tallied seven blocks and five kills at Bowling Green (8/31/24)
- Recorded the first double-double by a freshman middle since Ali Bastianelli in 2015 when she tallied 11 kills and 10 blocks against Illinois State (9/3/24)
- Notched a kill and a block against Toledo (9/6/24)
- Amassed eight kills and four blocks at Iowa Stte (9/7/24)
- Logged five kills and five blocks against Wake Forest (9/8/24)
- Earned five kills and a pair of blocks playing #24 Dayton (9/13/2024)
- Logged nine kills with a .600 hitting percentage accompanied by three blocks at WKU (9/14/24)
- Accumulated five kills and eight blocks in a match against Missouri (9/20/24)
- Earned seven kills, a solo block, and three block assists playing at Lipscomb (9/21/24)
- Tallied three blocks and two kills playing at #11 Oregon (9/27/24)
- Posted seven kills, three block assists and a solo block at Washington (9/28/24)
- Collected seven kills and two digs in a match against #2 Nebraska (10/3/24)
- Paced the team with 14 kills and five block assists against Northwestern (10/6/24)
- Recorded six kills, five block assists and a solo block against Michigan (10/11/24)
- Tallied nine kills, three block assists and a solo block at Michigan State (10/12/24)
- Collected eight kills and four block assists in a match with Indiana (10/16/24)
- Logged five kills and three block playing against Maryland (10/20/24)
- Posted eight kills and pairs of both digs and block assists at #2 Nebraska (10/25/24)
- Collected nine kills, six blocks at Iowa (10/27/24)
- Posted 10 kills, four blocks at Northwestern (11/1/24)
- Collected four kills, a pair of blocks and an assist playing #7 Wisconsin (11/3/24)
- Amassed 17 kills, four blocks and a dig in a match against #20 USC (11/8/24)
- Racked up 11 kills, six blocks, and two digs against Ohio State (11/9/24)
- Amassed eight kills and three blocks at #4 Penn State (11/15/24)
- Recorded four kills, two blocks and a dig at #8 Purdue (11/17/24)
- Tallied six block assists, four kills and three solo blocks against Rutgers (11/22/24)
- Earned five kills, two digs and a block assist against UCLA (11/23/24)
- Collected seven kills, four blocks and a dig against #15 Minnesota (11/27/24)
- Recorded four kills, a block and an assist while playing a match at Indiana (11/29/24)
- Tallied four kills a pair of blocks and a dig in NCAA Tournament debut against [8] UNI (12/6/24)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Named the No. 44 prospect by Prep Volleyball for the Class of 2024
- Won an NCHSAA 3A state championship in 2020
- Earned All-State honorable mention honors in 2021
- Received all-conference recognition for 2020 and 2021
- Named a U17 club All-American by Prep Volleyball in 2023
- Earned a JVA All-National team nod in 2023
PERSONAL
- Born on Dec. 30, 2005
- Chose Illinois “because the coaching staff is amazing as well as the people and the environment. Also, I've always wanted to play in the Big Ten.”
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