2025 USC Beach Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Ashley Pater
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Lakewood Ranch HS
- Hometown:
- Bradenton, Fla.
Bio
2025 · SOPHOMORE
Attended Lakewood Ranch High School in Bradenton, Fla…. was captain of her high school team and earned MVP and all-state laurels… played for Optimum Beach for club beach volleyball and was coached by Pri Lima… voted 2023 Best in Beach… finished first in 2023 SohoYoga 6Man Team… competed for the U19 National Team in 2023 and 2022, and for the U17 National Team in 2021… has 13 first-place finishes in major tournaments (listed below) and reached the main draw of five AVP Pro Tour events (2023 Hermosa, Denver, Virginia, Miami, Virginia Beach and 2022 Virginia)… was the 2022 AAU Junior Olympics National Champion and took second at the 2022 U19 World Championship in Turkey with Team USA.
Ashley Nicole Pater was born July 21, 2005 in Greenville, S.C…. parents are Lorraine and Todd Pater… has one sister Brooke… father played football at University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (1993-96)… sister plays beach volleyball at the University of Tampa (2023-present)… names Rafael Nadal as her sports hero because she loves the way he expresses his personality on the court, and he is intimidating to his opponents but still has respect from them… her favorite USC athlete is Caleb Williams because she loves watching football… after graduating, she wants to continue to pursue professional beach volleyball… majoring in real estate development at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.
- Ashley Pater is in her sophomore season with the Women of Troy.
- 2024 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
- NCAA All-Tournament Team (Pair No. 4)
- Went 30-4 overall (1-0 at the No. 3 position, 23-2 at the No. 4 position, 4-2 at the No. 5 position)
- Completed overall season 12-1 in the No. 4 position with Grace Seits
- Completed overall season 12-1 with Madison White (11-1 at the No. 4 position, 1-0 at the No. 3 position)
- Went 1-0 with Madison Goellner
- Went 2-0 with Molly Phillips (1-0 at the No. 5 position)
- Went 3-2 at the No. 5 position with Ainsley Radell
- Ended season on 5-game win streak
Attended Lakewood Ranch High School in Bradenton, Fla…. was captain of her high school team and earned MVP and all-state laurels… played for Optimum Beach for club beach volleyball and was coached by Pri Lima… voted 2023 Best in Beach… finished first in 2023 SohoYoga 6Man Team… competed for the U19 National Team in 2023 and 2022, and for the U17 National Team in 2021… has 13 first-place finishes in major tournaments (listed below) and reached the main draw of five AVP Pro Tour events (2023 Hermosa, Denver, Virginia, Miami, Virginia Beach and 2022 Virginia)… was the 2022 AAU Junior Olympics National Champion and took second at the 2022 U19 World Championship in Turkey with Team USA.
- Main draw in last six AVP Pro events (2023 Hermosa, Denver, Virginia, Miami, Virginia Beach and 2022 Virginia)
- 2023 AVP National Championship - 2nd out of 96
- 2022 AVP East Coast u18 Championship - 1st out of 120
- 2022 Team USA U19 World Championship - 2nd out of 60 teams in Turkey
- 2022 AAU JO National Championship - 1st place
- 2022 AAU National Championship - 1st out of 84
- 2022 USA Team Trials - 1st out of 31 teams; earned spot to play in World Championship
- 2021 HP National Championship - 1st place
- 2021 AVP National Championship - 1st out of 60
- 2021 p1440 National Championship - 1st out of 41
- 2020 AVP East Coast Championship U18 - 1st out of 141 teams
- 2019 HP National Championship - 1st place
- 2019 AAU JO National Championship - 1st out of 95
- 2019 BVCA National Championship - 1st out of 135
- 2019 AAU National Championship - 1st out of 85
- 2019 p1440 National Championship - 1st out of 43
Ashley Nicole Pater was born July 21, 2005 in Greenville, S.C…. parents are Lorraine and Todd Pater… has one sister Brooke… father played football at University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (1993-96)… sister plays beach volleyball at the University of Tampa (2023-present)… names Rafael Nadal as her sports hero because she loves the way he expresses his personality on the court, and he is intimidating to his opponents but still has respect from them… her favorite USC athlete is Caleb Williams because she loves watching football… after graduating, she wants to continue to pursue professional beach volleyball… majoring in real estate development at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.