Spring Break
Change is good
Nick Lilja
Issue date: 10/24/07 Section: Sports
Any archaeologist would dig Ashley Evans. Pun intended. He might even try that as a pick-up line. I hope she is spoken for. At least that would explain the guy in Gill during volleyball games with Evans' mug shot on his shirt.
The Oregon State volleyball libero has earned more than just her face on some cotton. She deserves her own brand of T-shirt or ankle brace.
After taking control of the setting midway through the season last year, Evans seemed to be headed to volleyball purgatory. She was good enough to compete in 2006 with the loss of Camilla Ah-Hoy, but would have most likely not retained a starting role when Ah-Hoy returned or when incoming transfer K.C. Walsh showed up in 2007. It was time to adapt.
Heading into this season, in her third year at Oregon State, the one-time setter moved to a new spot on the court; defensive specialist.
Evans' move turned out to be as successful as the Louisiana Purchase. Who knew? To say she can dig a ball is an understatement. Reflexes like that shouldn't be on the court, they should be under a tent or at the county fair asking patrons to follow the ball under the cup. She could make five bucks a head.
She leads the team with 321 digs this season and could dig a grain of sand off the ground with a guitar string. Her total digs are double any other player on the team this year and more than any other two players on the team combined. So far this year she has more than any player from last season - by 122.
And it's not like the opposition are hitting the ball to her. She is ubiquitous, a fog on her side of the net. Fighting for every dig with her eyes fixed on the white ball.
She is true to her roots, though. She didn't give up that setting mentality or technique, and most times choosing to dig the ball like a set rather than a bump. It proves to be a valuable asset to this Beaver team. Digging the ball and passing it from a former setter to the current setter is like John Smoltz catching for Greg Maddux. Endless possibilities.
The Oregon State volleyball libero has earned more than just her face on some cotton. She deserves her own brand of T-shirt or ankle brace.
After taking control of the setting midway through the season last year, Evans seemed to be headed to volleyball purgatory. She was good enough to compete in 2006 with the loss of Camilla Ah-Hoy, but would have most likely not retained a starting role when Ah-Hoy returned or when incoming transfer K.C. Walsh showed up in 2007. It was time to adapt.
Heading into this season, in her third year at Oregon State, the one-time setter moved to a new spot on the court; defensive specialist.
Evans' move turned out to be as successful as the Louisiana Purchase. Who knew? To say she can dig a ball is an understatement. Reflexes like that shouldn't be on the court, they should be under a tent or at the county fair asking patrons to follow the ball under the cup. She could make five bucks a head.
She leads the team with 321 digs this season and could dig a grain of sand off the ground with a guitar string. Her total digs are double any other player on the team this year and more than any other two players on the team combined. So far this year she has more than any player from last season - by 122.
And it's not like the opposition are hitting the ball to her. She is ubiquitous, a fog on her side of the net. Fighting for every dig with her eyes fixed on the white ball.
She is true to her roots, though. She didn't give up that setting mentality or technique, and most times choosing to dig the ball like a set rather than a bump. It proves to be a valuable asset to this Beaver team. Digging the ball and passing it from a former setter to the current setter is like John Smoltz catching for Greg Maddux. Endless possibilities.
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