Angelo State University Athletics

Coach Waddington's Take on Arielle Bond:
“Arielle is a long and athletic outside hitter that hits a really heavy ball. I expect her to push for time early on as a freshman. Her size and ability to put the ball away will help us for sure.”

At Angelo State University

Arielle Bond enters her junior season with 473 career kills after finishing her sophomore with 391 kills (3.15 per set)… Her kill total was second on the team and she finished the 2013 season with 23 double-digit kill performance… Bond had double-digit kill matches in the last 10 matches of the season, including having 20 against Colorado School of Mines in the NCAA Division II South Central semifinals and 14 against West Texas A&M in the regional final… Bond also provided 76 digs and 51 blocks in her second season at ASU… Bond established a career-high with 24 kills in a Lone Star Conference match against Midwestern State and had six blocks against West Texas A&M and Midwestern State.

Career Honors
Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week (9.22.2013)
Lone Star Conference second-team (2013)
NCAA DII South Central All-Tournament Team (2013)
Lone Star Conference All-Academic (2013)

• Played for head coach Flo Valdez
• Helped lead Franklin HS to the 2011 District 1-5A championship and a bi-district championship
• Named to the District 1-5A first team and to the West Texas All-Star team as a senior
• Earned District 1-5A second team honors as a junior
• Recognized as an academic all-District 1-5A selection as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Finished senior season with 318 kills, 154 digs, 113 blocks and 32 aces

Personal

• Daughter of Kevin and Alison Bond

• Expectations and goals for the 2014 season: Be conference champs, regional champs, make it to the elite eight, and under all circumstances BEAT WT!!
• What accomplishment in your life are you most proud of: Having the opportunity to play at the collegiate level.
• Why choosing to play at Angelo State was a great decision:  I couldn't ask for better teammates!
• What do you enjoy most about playing in the Junell Center: The crowd is so involved and the atmosphere is tense and exciting.
• Teammate I wouldn't want to try and dig in a match: Cerbi Ritchey
• Funniest teammate and why: Haley Bianco. She has no filter
• Most serious teammate and why: Shelby Wilt. She so in tune with the game
• Dream concert: Cody Johnson
• Dream vacation: Any Island
• Dream career: Still working on that.
• Special talent I have that people don't know about me: I can lift my leg over my head.
• Favorite memory on a volleyball court: Winning the conference championship and beating WT on our home court.