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15 Ashley Birchmeier
Ashley Birchmeier
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Vaughnsville, Ohio
  • High School:
    Columbus Grove
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    23
  • pts/g
    3.8
  • fg %
    33.0
  • 3pt %
    28.3
  • ft %
    70.0
  • reb/g
    1.9
  • a/g
    0.7

Bio

Junior (2012-13): Played in 23 games with one start ... Averaged 11.8 minutes per game with 272 minutes played ... Made 88 points on the year, averaging 3.8 points per game ... Shot 33-of-100 (.330) from the field ... Shot 15-of-53 (.283) from 3-point range ... Shot 7-of-10 (.700) from the free throw line ... Collected 43 rebounds (1.9 per game) ... nine offensive rebounds ... 34 defensive rebounds ... Had five blocks ... Made seven steals ... Recorded 16 assists ... Had 41 fouls ... Fouled out one time ... Turned the ball over 23 times ... Earned Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference honors ... 

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 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32
  Total Conference
Games 23 17
Games started 1 1
Minutes 272 216
Minutes per game 11.8 12.7
FG 33-100 30-84
FG Pct 33.0 35.7
3PT 15-53 13-43
3PT Pct 28.3 30.2
FT 7-10 4-7
FT Pct 70.0 57.1
Off rebounds 9 8
Def rebounds 34 27
Total rebounds 43 35
Rebounds per game 1.9 2.1
Personal fouls 41 30
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 16 14
Turnovers 23 16
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.9
Steals 7 5
Blocks 5 4
Points 88 77
Points per game 3.8 4.5
Points per 40 min 12.9 14.3

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 - 13 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 - 8 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 1
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 - 24 6-12 50.0 2-6 33.3 4-5 80.0 18
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 - 13 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 - 12 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 - 6 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 - 8 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 - 13 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 - 6 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 - 14 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 - 18 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 - 19 2-9 22.2 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 5
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 - 10 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 4
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 - 14 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 1 22 1-10 10.0 0-5 0.0 0-1 0.0 2
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 - 17 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 - 8 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 - 4 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 - 16 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 - 9 1-5 20.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 - 13 0 2 2 1 1 2 0
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 - 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 - 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 - 24 2 4 6 2 3 1 1
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 - 13 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 - 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 - 12 1 1 2 0 3 0 0
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 - 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 - 8 0 2 2 2 0 1 0
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 - 13 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 - 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 - 14 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 - 18 0 3 3 1 2 0 1
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 - 19 1 3 4 1 2 0 0
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 - 10 0 1 1 1 1 3 0
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 - 14 0 2 2 2 1 0 0
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 1 22 0 3 3 1 1 0 1
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 - 17 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 - 8 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 - 6 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 - 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 - 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 - 9 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 - 2 0 1.0
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 - 4 0 0.0
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 - - - -
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 - - - -
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 - 2 - -
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 - - - -
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 - 4 0 0.7
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 - 1 0 1.0
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 - 1 0 -
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 - 2 0 0.0
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 - 0 0 -
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 - 0 0 -
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 - 3 0 -
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 - 0 0 -
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 - 2 0 0.0
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 - 1 0 0.5
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 - 5 1 0.5
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 - 1 0 1.0
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 - 2 0 2.0
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 1 3 0 1.0
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 - 3 0 0.0
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 - 0 0 1.0
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 - 2 0 -
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 - 1 0 -
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 - 2 0 1.0

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 23 11.8 1.4-4.3 0.7-2.3 0.3-0.4 3.8
Conference 17 12.7 1.8-4.9 0.8-2.5 0.2-0.4 4.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 8 14.9 2.2-6.1 0.9-3.2 0.5-0.8 5.9
Away 12 10.4 1.1-3.6 0.6-1.8 0.1-0.2 2.8
Neutral 3 9.3 0.7-2.7 0.3-2.0 0.7-0.7 2.3
Result            
Wins 12 11.3 1.8-4.0 0.8-2.2 0.3-0.5 4.8
Losses 11 12.4 1.0-4.7 0.5-2.5 0.3-0.4 2.8
Month            
November 2 10.5 0.0-2.0 0.0-0.5 1.5-1.5 1.5
December 6 11.2 1.5-4.0 0.7-2.2 0.7-0.8 4.3
January 9 13.8 1.8-5.4 0.7-2.8 0.0-0.2 4.2
February 6 10.0 1.3-3.8 0.8-2.3 0.0-0.0 3.5

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 23 1 272 33-100 33.0 15-53 28.3 7-10 70.0 88
Conference 17 1 216 30-84 35.7 13-43 30.2 4-7 57.1 77
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 8 1 119 18-49 36.7 7-26 26.9 4-6 66.7 47
Away 12 - 125 13-43 30.2 7-21 33.3 1-2 50.0 34
Neutral 3 - 28 2-8 25.0 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 7
Result                    
Wins 12 - 136 22-48 45.8 9-26 34.6 4-6 66.7 57
Losses 11 1 136 11-52 21.2 6-27 22.2 3-4 75.0 31
Month                    
November 2 - 21 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 3
December 6 - 67 9-24 37.5 4-13 30.8 4-5 80.0 26
January 9 1 124 16-49 32.7 6-25 24.0 0-2 0.0 38
February 6 - 60 8-23 34.8 5-14 35.7 0-0 - 21

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 23 272 11.8 4.9-14.7 2.2-7.8 28.3 1.0-1.5 12.9
Conference 17 216 12.7 5.6-15.6 2.4-8.0 30.2 0.7-1.3 14.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 8 119 14.9 6.1-16.5 2.4-8.7 26.9 1.3-2.0 15.8
Away 12 125 10.4 4.2-13.8 2.2-6.7 33.3 0.3-0.6 10.9
Neutral 3 28 9.3 2.9-11.4 1.4-8.6 16.7 2.9-2.9 10.0
Result                
Wins 12 136 11.3 6.5-14.1 2.6-7.6 34.6 1.2-1.8 16.8
Losses 11 136 12.4 3.2-15.3 1.8-7.9 22.2 0.9-1.2 9.1
Month                
November 2 21 10.5 0.0-7.6 0.0-1.9 0.0 5.7-5.7 5.7
December 6 67 11.2 5.4-14.3 2.4-7.8 30.8 2.4-3.0 15.5
January 9 124 13.8 5.2-15.8 1.9-8.1 24.0 0.0-0.6 12.3
February 6 60 10.0 5.3-15.3 3.3-9.3 35.7 0.0-0.0 14.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 23 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.2
Conference 17 0.5 1.6 2.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 0.5 2.1 2.6 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.5
Away 12 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.1
Neutral 3 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0
Result                
Wins 12 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.3
Losses 11 0.4 1.5 1.8 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.2
Month                
November 2 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 0.5
December 6 0.7 1.7 2.3 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.2
January 9 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.3
February 6 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 23 1 9 34 43 16 23 7 5
Conference 17 1 8 27 35 14 16 5 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 8 1 4 17 21 10 11 2 4
Away 12 - 5 12 17 4 10 3 1
Neutral 3 - 0 5 5 2 2 2 0
Result                  
Wins 12 - 5 18 23 9 12 5 3
Losses 11 1 4 16 20 7 11 2 2
Month                  
November 2 - 0 2 2 1 3 2 1
December 6 - 4 10 14 4 8 1 1
January 9 1 2 16 18 9 8 4 3
February 6 - 3 6 9 2 4 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 23 1.3 5.0 6.3 2.4 3.4 1.0 0.7
Conference 17 1.5 5.0 6.5 2.6 3.0 0.9 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 1.3 5.7 7.1 3.4 3.7 0.7 1.3
Away 12 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.3 3.2 1.0 0.3
Neutral 3 0.0 7.1 7.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.0
Result                
Wins 12 1.5 5.3 6.8 2.6 3.5 1.5 0.9
Losses 11 1.2 4.7 5.9 2.1 3.2 0.6 0.6
Month                
November 2 0.0 3.8 3.8 1.9 5.7 3.8 1.9
December 6 2.4 6.0 8.4 2.4 4.8 0.6 0.6
January 9 0.6 5.2 5.8 2.9 2.6 1.3 1.0
February 6 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.3 2.7 0.0 0.0

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