San Diego Athletics

JUNIOR (2009): Played in 18 matches as middle hitter for USD...finished the year with 183 kills hitting at a .228 clip...recorded 10 matches with double-digit kills, including five straight matches between September 5 and October 1, 2009, with kills of 12 (UC Santa Barbara), 13 (Colorado), 16 (Cal Poly), 10 (Denver) and 10 (Loyola Marymount)...recorded 18 kills at Long Beach State (8/28/09)...recorded 12 kills at a .500 attack percentage against San Francisco (10/8/09)...recorded 15 kills against Saint Mary[apos]s (10/17/09)...recorded 15 kills while attacking at a .387 clip in a loss at Saint Mary[apos]s (11/14/09). SOPHOMORE (2008): Played in all 28 matches as both a middle and outside hitter... helped USD win its third consecutive WCC Championship...was second on the team in kills with 237, while hitting for a .248 clip and recording 48 blocks...recorded a 12 kills and no error performance against Texas A&M (9/13/08) to hit for a .800 clip, good for third best single-match hitting percentage in USD history...recorded a career-high 17 kills performance in a win against Santa Clara (10/16/08)...recorded 15 kills in a win against Saint Mary[apos]s (10/18/08)...recorded 14 kills against San Francisco (10/11/08). FRESHMAN (2007): Played in 21 games and 12 matches this season...helped the team with a share of the WCC championship and helped the program make its seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament...recorded 24 kills and hit for a .292 clip...recorded a career-high eight kills in a win against Gonzaga (10/20/07)...recorded five kills in a win against Cal State Northridge (9/15/07). HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in volleyball while playing at El Toro High School...was tabbed as the MVP of the Sea View League as a senior en route to helping lead her team to the league championship...was named first-team All-League as both a junior and senior...played club volleyball for the Saddleback Valley VB Club, where she helped lead the team to nationals for three consecutive years...was tabbed as a Top-50 Recruit by Volleyball Magazine. PERSONAL: Heather Ashton Basch was born on Sept. 1, 1989...she is the daughter of Melody Moore an Warren Basch...was heavily recruited by Arizona and Santa Clara...chose to attend USD because of the location, the coaching staff and players