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Jersey Number 9
Ayden Ames
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Prosper, Texas
- High School:
- Prosper
Ayden Ames is a 6-foot-4 middle hitter from Prosper, Texas, who has spent the previous two seasons at the University of Texas. She led the Longhorns' Elite Eight team with 109 blocks in 2025, when she averaged 1.52 kills and 1.11 blocks per set on .368 hitting in 98 sets. That came after she averaged 1.56 kills and 0.92 blocks per set on .359 hitting in 96 sets as a true freshman for the two-time defending national champions in 2024 to earn AVCA Southwest Region Freshman of the Year recognition.
Ames had four kills and five blocks in the Longhorns' 3-0 win vs. Creighton on Aug. 29, 2025 and eight kills and two blocks on .538 hitting in UT's 3-1 loss to Creighton on Dec. 13, 2024.
As a prep at Prosper High School, Ames was named 2023-24 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year, AVCA First Team All-American, Under Armour All-American and was a member of the 2023 USA U19 team that won the FIVB U19 World Championships. She was the No. 3 ranked recruit nationally according to PrepDig and No. 4 per VolleyballMag.
Ames will enroll at Creighton in January of 2026 and have two years of eligibility remaining.
Ames had four kills and five blocks in the Longhorns' 3-0 win vs. Creighton on Aug. 29, 2025 and eight kills and two blocks on .538 hitting in UT's 3-1 loss to Creighton on Dec. 13, 2024.
As a prep at Prosper High School, Ames was named 2023-24 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year, AVCA First Team All-American, Under Armour All-American and was a member of the 2023 USA U19 team that won the FIVB U19 World Championships. She was the No. 3 ranked recruit nationally according to PrepDig and No. 4 per VolleyballMag.
Ames will enroll at Creighton in January of 2026 and have two years of eligibility remaining.
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Sunday, December 14
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Saturday, December 13
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Friday, December 12
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