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Ashley Young Season 2006

#21
PositionDEFENDER
Height5-4
ClassJunior
HometownLong Beach, Calif.

A co-captain ... Possesses strong leadership qualities from the backfield ... A solid defender with the ability to move forward and create offensive scoring opportunities ... Will compete for a spot in the starting lineup ... Intelligent player who brings leadership on and off the field.

2006 Season: Appeared in 18 contests and made a career-high 14 starts ... Attempted four shots on goal and six overall ... Named team captain.

2005 Season: A valuable contributor down the stretch for the Aztecs, starting seven of the final eight matches ... Saw action in 15 games with seven starts ... Had one goal and one assist for three points ... Scored her first collegiate goal, a game-winner, in SDSU[apos]s 3-0 blanking of TCU (Oct. 16) ... Had an assist against Hawai[apos]i on Oct. 1 ... Took three shots, all on goal, for the season.

2004 Season: Led all SDSU freshmen with 13 starts and was one of only two freshmen to see action in all 21 games ... Played a role in a defense which went 595:44 without giving up a goal, an SDSU record ... Had one shot on goal, her only attempt of the season, against San Diego on Sept. 11 ... An all-MWC academic selection.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Long Beach Poly High School ... Earned all-Moore League honors all four years ... Played for coach Terri Collins ... Led the Jackrabbits to a league title in 2003.

Personal Information: Majoring in liberal studies with aspirations of becoming a teacher.