Ashley Vernon

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Houston McCullough

Position:
Goalkeeper
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Shawnee HS
Hometown:
Medford, N.J.
Major:
Biology

2021: Started all 16 games in the cage for the Pirates…Finished the year with 134 saves on 458 shots faced, recording a save percentage of .387 and a goals against average of 14.44…Her 134 saves ranked third in the AAC and 25th in the NCAA…Also in the top 80 in the nation in goals against average (79th) and save percentage (75th)…Started the season with 10 saves in a season-opening win over Furman (2/12)…Set a new career-high with 15 stops against Vanderbilt (3/26)…Had double-digit saves on eight occasions, making 12 stops against Jacksonville (3/6) and in the second game against the Commodores (3/28)…Tied for the team lead with 29 ground balls while also causing one turnover…Named to the AAC All-Academic Team.
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2020: Started all eight games in the cage before the season was ended due to the Covid-19 Pandemic…Was named the AAC Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 24 after making nine saves in ECU’s 12-11 win over Campbell (Feb. 22), the last a stop on a Campbell free-position shot in the final minute…Made nine stops in ECU’s win over Presbyterian (Feb. 9) to earn her first collegiate victory…Named to the AAC Weekly Honor roll after making six stops and earning the win against Wofford (Feb. 15)…Recorded nine stops in back-to-back games, first against Campbell and again against Longwood (Feb. 26)…Recorded six saves in ECU’s win against VCU (March 1) for her fifth victory of the season, tying the ECU single-season record…Stopped a career-high 13 shots against Army (March 7)…Along with her shot-stopping abilities, also finished the year with 13 ground balls and one caused turnover...Named to the AAC All-Academic Team.
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High School: Lettered for three years at Shawnee High School under head coach Julie McGrory…Set the Shawnee career saves record with 557 stops…Named First-Team All-South Jersey as well as the South Jersey Goalie of the Year in 2018 and 2019…Let the conference in saves during her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns while leading the South Jersey Group 4 in stops and save percentage during the latter two seasons…Was a 2019 US Lacrosse All-American as well as Second-Team All-Conference and Second-Team NJ All-Group 4…Played in the NJ North vs. South Senior All-Star Game…Was First-Team All-South Jersey, First-Team All-Burlington County, First-Team All-Courier Post, Third-Team NJ All-Group 4 and an Academic All-American in 2018…Named one of the sophomores of the year on NJ.com and to the Schoolgirls National Tournament New Jersey Team 1 in 2017…Appeared in one game as a freshman, helping the Renegades finish as the Olympic Conference and South Jersey Group 4 Champions and the New Jersey Group 4 finalists.

Personal: Daughter of Brian and Joann Vernon…Full name is Ashley Caroline Vernon…Has two sisters, Lindsey and Carley…Comes from a very athletic family, as her mother, Joann played basketball at Dominican College, her father, Brian, played soccer at Campbell and her paternal grandfather, Bob, played basketball at both Campbell and Duke, making the Hall of Fame at Campbell…Enjoys painting, drawing and surfing…Also lettered in soccer, helping win the Olympic Conference... Majoring in biology.