PRIOR TO HOUSTON
Spent two seasons at Texas Tech prior to transferring to Houston... averaged 2.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in 42 total contests... played in 30 games as a freshman, averaging 3.5 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per contest... shot 40 percent (44-of-109) from the field and 41 percent (12-of-29) from distance in her first season as a Red Raider... posted career highs of 14 points, eight rebounds and two assists while knocking down three 3-pointers against Arkansas Pine Bluff... tallied 11 points against Houston in the opening round of the WNIT.
HIGH SCHOOL
Starred at nearby Dickinson High for four seasons... earned first team all-district and first team all-Galveston County honors all four years years... averaged 12 points, 10 rebounds and three steals in her career and led Dickinson to the 2007 state championship final... named the district MVP as a senior.
PERSONAL
Full name is Marissa Marie Ashton... born April 12, 1991, in Galveston, Texas... daughter of Jermillah Ashton... has a younger brother, Markese, and a younger sister, Mya.
