Izzy Ashburn

Biography

Izzy Ashburn enters her first season at Creighton after being named an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in May. Ashburn comes to Creighton after serving as an assistant coach with the Indy Ignite in the Pro Volleyball Federation. Indy led the PVF in kill percentage (.367) and assists per set (13.25), and she helped coach setter Sydney Hilley to single-season league-records with 1,277 assists and 11.30 assists per set. Hilley was recognized as Setter of the Year following the 2025 campaign. Ashburn was an assistant coach for Indy during its debut season in the PVF in the spring of 2025, helping the Ignite reach the championship match. Indy earned the No. 4 seed after posting 13 regular-season wins, where it then knocked off the top-seeded and defending champion Omaha Supernovas. A setter for the University of Wisconsin from 2019-23, Ashburn owns Badger career records for aces (187), matches played (151) and sets played (527). She was a two-time co-captain and led the Badgers in assists each of her final two seasons. Ashburn notched 19 career double-doubles, including a team-leading 13 as a fifth-year senior. Wisconsin thrived during her time, going a combined 132-19 and winning four Big Ten titles. The Badgers reached the Final Four in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023, earning the program's first national title in 2021 with a 3-2 win over Nebraska that saw Ashburn serve a match-leading four aces. Following her collegiate career, Ashburn played one season overseas in Poland