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03 Ashley Birchmeier
Ashley Birchmeier
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Vaughnsville, Ohio
  • High School:
    Columbus Grove
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    19
  • pts/g
    1.1
  • fg %
    21.2
  • 3pt %
    21.4
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    1.4
  • a/g
    0.2

Bio

Sophomore (2011-2012): Played in 19 games and averaged 6.2 minutes per contest … Averaged 1.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore … Recorded a season-high four rebounds in a HCAC matchup against Hanover on January 21 ...

Freshman (2010-2011): Saw action in 17 games as a freshman ... Averaged 2.1 points and grabbed one rebound per game ...

Prep: Three-year letterwinner at Columbus Grove High for head coach Chad Ricker … Second-Team All-Northwest Conference selection and Northwest All-Star Team honoree … Second-Team All-Putnam County League performer … Honor Roll member and LEO Club Silver Award winner ... Also lettered four years in softball ... 

Personal: Born in Lima, Ohio ... Daughter of Steve and Teresa Diller … Has one brother; Andrew ... Majoring in Business Administration ...

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-55
Feb 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 70-57
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 60-33
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 77-68
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-52
Feb 24 vs. Transylvania (Ky.) L, 57-42
  Total Conference
Games 19 11
Games started - -
Minutes 117 66
Minutes per game 6.2 6.0
FG 7-33 3-17
FG Pct 21.2 17.6
3PT 3-14 1-8
3PT Pct 21.4 12.5
FT 4-6 2-4
FT Pct 66.7 50.0
Off rebounds 6 5
Def rebounds 20 15
Total rebounds 26 20
Rebounds per game 1.4 1.8
Personal fouls 13 8
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 4 2
Turnovers 16 7
Assist to turnover ratio 0.3 0.3
Steals 5 1
Blocks 2 1
Points 21 9
Points per game 1.1 0.8
Points per 40 min 7.2 5.5

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 15 Olivet (Mich.) L, 58-52 - 11 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 18 vs. Otterbein L, 58-49 - 11 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 19 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg W, 75-51 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 22 at Hope L, 68-43 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 30 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 74-60 - 11 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 66-54 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 71-49 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 14 Kalamazoo W, 70-65 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 17 Albion (Mich.) L, 78-58 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 55-50 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 at Alma (Mich.) L, 65-48 - 13 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 4 at Bluffton W, 63-53 - 9 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 60-53 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 Manchester (Ind.) L, 58-47 - 7 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 69-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 81-73 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 74-66 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 62-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 69-66 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 41-34 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-55 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 0
Feb 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 70-57 - 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 60-33 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 77-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 vs. Transylvania (Ky.) L, 57-42 - 0 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 15 Olivet (Mich.) L, 58-52 - 11 1 0 1 1 2 1 0
Nov 18 vs. Otterbein L, 58-49 - 11 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
Nov 19 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg W, 75-51 - 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Nov 22 at Hope L, 68-43 - 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 30 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 74-60 - 11 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 66-54 - 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 71-49 - 7 0 1 1 1 2 0 0
Dec 14 Kalamazoo W, 70-65 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 17 Albion (Mich.) L, 78-58 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Dec 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 55-50 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 at Alma (Mich.) L, 65-48 - 13 0 1 1 1 1 2 1
Jan 4 at Bluffton W, 63-53 - 9 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 60-53 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 Manchester (Ind.) L, 58-47 - 7 2 1 3 0 1 0 1
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 69-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 81-73 - 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 74-66 - 4 0 4 4 0 3 0 0
Jan 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 62-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 69-66 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 41-34 - 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-55 - 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 70-57 - 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 60-33 - 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 77-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 vs. Transylvania (Ky.) L, 57-42 - 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 15 Olivet (Mich.) L, 58-52 - 1 0 0.5
Nov 18 vs. Otterbein L, 58-49 - 0 0 0.0
Nov 19 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg W, 75-51 - 1 0 0.0
Nov 22 at Hope L, 68-43 - 2 0 0.0
Nov 30 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 74-60 - 2 0 -
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 66-54 - 1 - -
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 71-49 - 0 0 0.5
Dec 14 Kalamazoo W, 70-65 - 1 0 -
Dec 17 Albion (Mich.) L, 78-58 - 0 0 0.0
Dec 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 55-50 - - - -
Dec 21 at Alma (Mich.) L, 65-48 - 0 0 1.0
Jan 4 at Bluffton W, 63-53 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 60-53 - - - -
Jan 11 Manchester (Ind.) L, 58-47 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 69-56 - - - -
Jan 18 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 81-73 - 0 0 -
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 74-66 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 62-54 - - - -
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 69-66 - - - -
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 41-34 - 0 0 -
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-55 - 0 0 -
Feb 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 70-57 - 0 0 -
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 60-33 - 3 - -
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 77-68 - - - -
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-52 - - - -
Feb 24 vs. Transylvania (Ky.) L, 57-42 - 0 0 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2010-11 17 6.1 0.8-3.2 0.3-1.2 0.2-0.6 2.1
2011-12 19 6.2 0.4-1.7 0.2-0.7 0.2-0.3 1.1
2012-13 23 11.8 1.4-4.3 0.7-2.3 0.3-0.4 3.8
2013-14 25 18.9 2.2-6.1 1.2-3.8 0.6-0.9 6.2
Total 84 11.5 1.3-4.0 0.6-2.2 0.4-0.6 3.6

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2010-11 17 - 103 14-55 25.5 5-20 25.0 3-11 27.3 36
2011-12 19 - 117 7-33 21.2 3-14 21.4 4-6 66.7 21
2012-13 23 1 272 33-100 33.0 15-53 28.3 7-10 70.0 88
2013-14 25 9 472 54-152 35.5 31-95 32.6 16-22 72.7 155
Total 84 10 964 108-340 31.8 54-182 29.7 30-49 61.2 300

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2010-11 17 103 6.1 5.4-21.4 1.9-7.8 25.0 1.2-4.3 14.0
2011-12 19 117 6.2 2.4-11.3 1.0-4.8 21.4 1.4-2.1 7.2
2012-13 23 272 11.8 4.9-14.7 2.2-7.8 28.3 1.0-1.5 12.9
2013-14 25 472 18.9 4.6-12.9 2.6-8.1 32.6 1.4-1.9 13.1
Total 84 964 11.5 4.5-14.1 2.2-7.6 29.7 1.2-2.0 12.4

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2010-11 17 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.0
2011-12 19 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.1
2012-13 23 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.2
2013-14 25 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.0 1.6 0.7 0.2
Total 84 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2010-11 17 - 7 10 17 8 10 5 0
2011-12 19 - 6 20 26 4 16 5 2
2012-13 23 1 9 34 43 16 23 7 5
2013-14 25 9 19 65 84 24 40 18 6
Total 84 10 41 129 170 52 89 35 13

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2010-11 17 2.7 3.9 6.6 3.1 3.9 1.9 0.0
2011-12 19 2.1 6.8 8.9 1.4 5.5 1.7 0.7
2012-13 23 1.3 5.0 6.3 2.4 3.4 1.0 0.7
2013-14 25 1.6 5.5 7.1 2.0 3.4 1.5 0.5
Total 84 1.7 5.4 7.1 2.2 3.7 1.5 0.5

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 19 6.2 0.4-1.7 0.2-0.7 0.2-0.3 1.1
Conference 11 6.0 0.3-1.5 0.1-0.7 0.2-0.4 0.8
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 8 5.4 0.4-1.4 0.1-0.6 0.0-0.2 0.9
Away 8 7.1 0.2-1.9 0.1-0.9 0.5-0.5 1.1
Neutral 3 5.7 0.7-2.3 0.3-0.7 0.0-0.0 1.7
Result            
Wins 7 4.7 0.1-0.7 0.0-0.1 0.3-0.6 0.6
Losses 12 7.0 0.5-2.3 0.2-1.1 0.2-0.2 1.4
Month            
November 5 8.8 0.6-2.2 0.6-0.8 0.0-0.0 1.8
December 5 6.2 0.2-1.4 0.0-0.6 0.4-0.4 0.8
January 4 5.0 0.2-1.5 0.0-0.5 0.5-0.5 1.0
February 5 4.4 0.4-1.8 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.4 0.8

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 19 - 117 7-33 21.2 3-14 21.4 4-6 66.7 21
Conference 11 - 66 3-17 17.6 1-8 12.5 2-4 50.0 9
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 8 - 43 3-11 27.3 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 7
Away 8 - 57 2-15 13.3 1-7 14.3 4-4 100.0 9
Neutral 3 - 17 2-7 28.6 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Result                    
Wins 7 - 33 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 4
Losses 12 - 84 6-28 21.4 3-13 23.1 2-2 100.0 17
Month                    
November 5 - 44 3-11 27.3 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 9
December 5 - 31 1-7 14.3 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
January 4 - 20 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
February 5 - 22 2-9 22.2 0-5 0.0 0-2 0.0 4

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 19 117 6.2 2.4-11.3 1.0-4.8 21.4 1.4-2.1 7.2
Conference 11 66 6.0 1.8-10.3 0.6-4.8 12.5 1.2-2.4 5.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 8 43 5.4 2.8-10.2 0.9-4.7 20.0 0.0-1.9 6.5
Away 8 57 7.1 1.4-10.5 0.7-4.9 14.3 2.8-2.8 6.3
Neutral 3 17 5.7 4.7-16.5 2.4-4.7 50.0 0.0-0.0 11.8
Result                
Wins 7 33 4.7 1.2-6.1 0.0-1.2 0.0 2.4-4.8 4.8
Losses 12 84 7.0 2.9-13.3 1.4-6.2 23.1 1.0-1.0 8.1
Month                
November 5 44 8.8 2.7-10.0 2.7-3.6 75.0 0.0-0.0 8.2
December 5 31 6.2 1.3-9.0 0.0-3.9 0.0 2.6-2.6 5.2
January 4 20 5.0 2.0-12.0 0.0-4.0 0.0 4.0-4.0 8.0
February 5 22 4.4 3.6-16.4 0.0-9.1 0.0 0.0-3.6 7.3

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 19 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.1
Conference 11 0.5 1.4 1.8 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.1
Away 8 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.1
Neutral 3 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 7 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
Losses 12 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.2
Month                
November 5 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.2
January 4 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.3
February 5 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 19 - 6 20 26 4 16 5 2
Conference 11 - 5 15 20 2 7 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 8 - 4 7 11 2 7 2 1
Away 8 - 2 9 11 2 5 3 1
Neutral 3 - 0 4 4 0 4 0 0
Result                  
Wins 7 - 2 7 9 1 2 0 0
Losses 12 - 4 13 17 3 14 5 2
Month                  
November 5 - 2 3 5 1 7 2 0
December 5 - 0 3 3 2 4 3 1
January 4 - 3 8 11 0 5 0 1
February 5 - 1 6 7 1 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 19 2.1 6.8 8.9 1.4 5.5 1.7 0.7
Conference 11 3.0 9.1 12.1 1.2 4.2 0.6 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 3.7 6.5 10.2 1.9 6.5 1.9 0.9
Away 8 1.4 6.3 7.7 1.4 3.5 2.1 0.7
Neutral 3 0.0 9.4 9.4 0.0 9.4 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 7 2.4 8.5 10.9 1.2 2.4 0.0 0.0
Losses 12 1.9 6.2 8.1 1.4 6.7 2.4 1.0
Month                
November 5 1.8 2.7 4.5 0.9 6.4 1.8 0.0
December 5 0.0 3.9 3.9 2.6 5.2 3.9 1.3
January 4 6.0 16.0 22.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 2.0
February 5 1.8 10.9 12.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0

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