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  Ashley Friend

Ashley Friend

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Canandaigua, N.Y.

High School:
Canandaigua Academy

Position:
M

AS A SENIOR IN 2007: Started all 20 contests ... scored in all but three games, putting in multiple-goal performances in 10 contests (six hat tricks) ... ranks second on team in assists (16), and ranks third for goals (36) and points (52) ... put in career-high eight points off career-high six goals and two assists vs. Duquesne (4/27) ... scored the game-tying goal in the final 25 seconds, as well as the game-winning goal in the first sudden-death overtime period in the win over William & Mary (3/4) ... recorded a team season-high six draw controls in win at UMass (4/15) and vs. SBU (4/27) ... recorded 99 shots, 39 draw controls, 27 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers ... served as co-captain ... selected to the A-10 All-Championship team ... named A-10 Player of the Week and a womenslacrosse.com honorable mention (4/30) ... selected to the Inside Lacrosse preseason All-American third team ... named to the A-10 All-Conference first team ... earned VaSID All-State second team honors ... voted team Most Valuable Player.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2006: Started all 20 games ... scored 47 goals and added 12 assists for 59 points ... scored in all but three games ... recorded eight hat tricks, including one in the Spiders' win over national runner-up Virginia (3/4), in which she scored the Spiders' last three goals to secure the one-goal victory ... scored the game-winning goal at Duquesne (4/14) in the last 25 seconds ... posted three five-goal performances ... went 7-14 on free position attempts ... recorded 38 ground balls and 34 draw controls ... led team with 27 caused turnovers and four game-winning goals ... 47 goals ranks her fourth in the program record book for most goals in a season ... finished ninth in the league for goals, eighth for points, second for game-winning goals and fourth for caused turnovers and shots ... twice named A-10 Player of the Week (3/27, 4/3) and Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention (3/27) ... named to the A-10 All Conference first team ... selected to the A-10 Championship team ... named to the IWLCA Division I All-Regional and VaSID second teams.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2005: Played in and started all 17 games ... ranked third on the team with 26 goals ... added five assists for 31 points ... recorded 28 ground balls, 19 draw controls and 12 caused turnovers ... went 7-7 on free position attempts ... scored in 15 games ... recorded four hat tricks ... scored a career-high five goals vs. Temple (5/6) ... scored three goals at Saint Joseph's (4/17) and vs. La Salle (4/24) and vs. Mass. (5/1) ... named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2004: Started all 16 games ... scored 24 goals, the most among Richmond's freshmen, and added four assists ... recorded four hat tricks ... scored in 12 games ... tallied a then career-high four goals against George Washington (4/2) ... registered a season-high five points against No. 16 California (3/7) with three goals and two assists ... contributed 27 ground balls, 15 draw controls and four caused turnovers ... scored first collegiate goal in season-opener at No. 2 Maryland (2/21) ... named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (3/15).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of varsity lacrosse ... three-time Team MVP ... All-American first team selection ... four time All-League first team honoree ... served as team captain for two years ... scored 51 goals as a senior ... named school's 2003 Female Athlete of the Year ... also swam for four years.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Sue and Jeff Friend ... father played lacrosse at Bowling Green State and Geneseo State ... has two sisters, Mandy and Abbey ... sister Mandy is a sophomore on the Richmond lacrosse team ... majoring in Rhetoric and Communications Studies with a minor in Spanish ... born August 20, 1985.

Friend's Career Statistics
 
Yr.G/GSGAPts.
200720/20361652
200620/20471259
200517/1726531
200416/1624428
Total71/7113337170

 
 
 
 
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