AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-USA South Conference Rookie of the Week (September 12, 2022)
-USA South Second Team All-Conference (2022)
-USA South First Team All-Conference (2024)
-USA South All-Tournament Team (2024)
-Anne Woodward Student-Athlete of the Year (2022-23)
JUNIOR (2025 / BEACH VOLLEYBALL): Teamed with Ella Brameus in all 17 matches, posting the second-most wins (seven) among any duo … claimed a win in the first-ever match for the Salem beach volleyball team as the No. 3 seed, as the pair of Bradley and Brameus took down Layla Van Aernem / Makinnley Smart (Spartanburg Methodist) by scores of 21-15, 21-16 … won the first of four straight as she paired with Brameus to take down Amber Bittner / Madison Fisher (21-12, 21-11) in a dual with Wake Tech CC (March 6) … followed that up with a second win (21-10, 21-15) over the tandem of Bittner and Fisher on March 6th … stretched the winning streak to three with a 21-15, 21-13 victory against Brook Noe / Bailey Beck (Spartanburg Methodist) on March 7th … completed a two-set win over Lainey Mullins / Reagan Smith (Sandhills CC) alongside Brameus in a March 7th match … suffered a series of two-set setbacks on March 21-22 to Wingate, Lynchburg and Liberty Club units … battled with Katie Willingham / Kennedy Kimbro (Catawba) on March 28th, suffering a two-set loss in the first match (21-15, 21-15) before falling in three sets (11-21, 21-11, 15-8) in the second … took the duo of Sydney Phillips / Jordan Palmer (Lynchburg) to three sets (20-22, 21-15, 15-12) with Brameus at her side … took on the tandem of Emily Hinchcliffe / Bella DiDonna (St. Andrews) on April 8th, dropping a pair of decisions by scores of (13-21, 21-14, 15-9) and (21-15, 21-13) … returned to the win column with a two-set triumph (21-18, 21-15) against Huntingdon (April 11) at the Briggs Beach Bash hosted by Berry College … rebounded from a two-set setback to Berry College’s tandem to Kat Kelyam and Grace Mau (April 11) with a victory in the season finale against the duo of Rebecca Miranda / Emma Campbell (LaGrange) the following afternoon with wins of 21-11, 22-20.
JUNIOR (2024 / VOLLEYBALL): Regained her title as the program’s single-season kill leader (441) with double-digit kills in 28 of 36 matches over the course of the Spirits’ record-setting season, becoming the first Spirit with 400 kills in a single season … teamed with Anna Rymer to become the first-ever Salem selections to USA South First Team All-Conference … a highly-efficient hitter for the Spirits, she had 14 matches where she posted at least a .300 attack percentage … opened the slate with six consecutive double-digit kill outings, including 14-kill matches against Lynchburg (August 30), Averett (August 30) and Roanoke (August 31) … in the clash with the Maroons, on August 31, Bradley posted a .619 attack percentage … delivered 11 kills and five assisted blocks in a clash with Ferrum (September 6) … slammed home 11 kills (.409 attack pct.) and added two assisted blocks at Methodist (September 17) … clicking on all cylinders with a 16-kill, three-block outing versus Greensboro (September 19), boasting a .455 attack percentage along the way … posted a .619 attack percentage with 13 kills against Pfeiffer (September 20) before having 14 in a win at Brevard four days later … delivered four double-digit kill outings against the likes of Southern Virginia (19 / October 2), William Peace (20 / October 5), Carolina University (15 / October 5) and Brevard (16 / October 8) … ran off seven straight double-digit kill matches from October 17 through October 30, leading Salem to seven wins (six sweeps) in that span … the double-digit kill outings cam against Greensboro (14), Pfeiffer (10), Bob Jones (16), Meredith (16), N.C. Wesleyan (12), N.C. Wesleyan (11) and Southern Virginia (13) … reached double-digit kills in six of her final matches, including a 15-kill outing against William Peace (November 2) and a 17-kill performance versus Meredith (November 6), where she posted a .565 attack percentage … delivered six kills a first round win in the USA South Conference Tournament over Brevard (November 12) … contributed 13 (.370 attack percentage) in the Semifinals of the USA South Conference Tournament as Salem downed William Peace (November 14) in straight sets … responsible for 16 kills in the USA South Conference Tournament Championship at Southern Virginia (November 16).
SOPHOMORE (2023 / VOLLEYBALL): Played in all 118 sets for the Spirits, finishing in Top-5 in total blocks (60-2nd), blocks/set (0.51-2nd), total kills (290-3rd), attack percentage (.264-3rd) and kills/set (2.46-3rd) … converted nine kills in her season debut, which resulted in a four-set win over Southern Virginia (Sept. 1) … emerged with nine kills in matches against Virginia Wesleyan and Bridgewater (Va.) in the September 2nd matches … had 10 kills and an assisted block versus Randolph (Sept. 8) … tallied three blocks (two solo), seven kills and a .333 attack percentage at Roanoke (Sept. 8) … capped off a solid match with William Peace (Sept. 16), delivering nine kills, five digs, three blocks (two solo) and a .391 attack percentage … slammed 13 kills (.429 attack pct.) against Brevard (Sept. 19) … notched 16 kills (.344 attack pct.) in a four-set win against N.C. Wesleyan (Sept. 26) … had a single-match season-high 18 kills (.378 attack pct.) versus Methodist (Sept. 26) … ended the clash with William Peace (Sept. 28) with 14 kills (.308 attack pct.) … drove home 10 kills against Southern Virginia (Oct. 5) … had five consecutive double-digit kill matches from October 21-November 1 against Carolina University (12 / Oct. 21), Methodist (13 / Oct. 24), Pfeiffer (12 / Oct. 28), Bob Jones (12 / Oct. 28) and Southern Virginia (11 / Nov. 1) … enjoyed a .500 attack percentage versus Carolina University (Oct. 21), while posting a .419 versus Methodist (Oct. 24) and a .476 against Pfeiffer (Oct. 28) … capped off the five-set win over Southern Virginia (Nov. 1) with a .321 attack pct. … slammed home nine kills, resulting in a .364 attack percentage, against Roanoke (Nov. 4) … responsible for 12 kills and three blocks (two assisted) in the opening round of the USA South Conference Tournament at William Peace (Nov. 7) … had six kills and two blocks (one solo) at Meredith (Nov. 9) in the semifinals of the league tournament.
FIRST YEAR (2022 / VOLLEYBALL): A high-impact, first-year performer for Salem, who was among the Top-5 statistical leaders in kills (351-1st), kills/set (3.03-1st), total attacks (784-2nd), attack percentage (.321-2nd), solo blocks (23-2nd), assisted blocks (28-2nd), total blocks (51-2nd) and blocks/set (0.44-2nd) … established the program and first-year record for most kills in a single-season (351) … joined teammate Valeria Rosa Lopez as the second set of teammates in program history with 300 kills in a single season … becomes the fifth different Salem player to earn Second Team All-Conference honors from the USA South, along with Taylor Moulton (4x), Kylie Taffer, Maggie Hawks and Kathryn O'Connell, who also received that distinction … converted 13 kills and three blocks (two solo) in her collegiate debut against Johnson & Wales (Sept. 6) … drove home 10 kills (.316 attack pct.) in a sweep of Randolph (Sept. 7) … tallied 11 kills (.550 attack pct.) in a victory over N.C. Wesleyan (Sept. 9) … had her fourth straight double-digit kill outing (16, .517 attack pct.) while having three blocks (two solo) in a meeting with Roanoke (Sept. 9) … penetrated the Hollins (Sept. 10) defense for 16 kills (.387 attack pct.) … earned USA South Conference Rookie of the Week honors for her solid first week … recorded 11 kills and a .737 attack percentage while adding four blocks (three assisted) versus Ferrum (Sept. 13) … had a stretch of four straight double-digit kill outings in late September, posting 11 on three occasions against Greensboro (Sept. 21), Mary Baldwin (Sept. 24) and Hollins (Sept. 26) along with 17 against Methodist (Sept. 24) … in her performance against Hollins (Sept. 26), she posted an .846 attack percentage, third-best in program history … began a stretch of seven consecutive double-digit kill outings with 20 (.395 attack pct.) at Brevard, which also included three solo blocks … emerged with 15 kills in a five-set victory over Meredith (Oct. 8), before coming through with 10 (.364 attack pct.) versus Pfeiffer (Oct. 8) … continued her streak with 10 kills (.364 attack pct.) against Pfeiffer and 12 in a five-set win at William Peace (Oct. 11) … rattled off 11 kills at Greensboro (Oct. 12) and 13 kills versus Mary Baldwin, posting a .571 attack percentage versus the Fighting Squirrels … ended her seven-match streak with 12 kills at Methodist (Oct. 15) … posted 11 kills (.435 attack pct.) in a clash at Southern Virginia (Oct. 20) before accruing 15 kills (.452 attack pct.) against N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 21) … emerged with 10 kills against N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 22), 12 kills in a five-set match with William Peace (Oct. 22) before posting 15 kills (.407 attack pct.) in a three-set sweep of Brevard (Oct. 27) … began the USA South Conference Tournament with 11 kills and four blocks (three solo) in the first round outing against Meredith (Nov. 1).
PREP: Graduated from Redmond High School in 2022 … part of a dual enrollment program through Central Oregon Community College and Southern Oregon University … a four-year varsity letterwinner for the Panthers in both volleyball and softball … named as a First Team All-Conference performer on both the softball field and volleyball court over the course of her prep career … received Honorable Mention All-State in volleyball … guided her Redmond High School team to the Oregon State playoffs in volleyball for the first time in 13 years … also competed on the Club Volleyball circuit, playing five years for the Juniper Volleyball Club … member of the Yellow Jackets and AIA on the Softball Club circuit for seven seasons.
PERSONAL: Aspen Bradley … daughter of Stefanie and Justin Bradley … born on January 19, 2004 … has two siblings, Morgan Seed and Matty Caldwell … second generation athlete with her mom playing high school volleyball and her dad being a wrestler … maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school … was a National Honor Society invite … received cord/medal at Redmond High School graduation.
