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2019 Men's Soccer

17 Jack Ashby

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 160
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Lewes, Delaware
  • High School Cape Henlopen
  • Position Midfield
  • Major Biomedical Science

Biography

2019 Second-Team All-ODAC
2019 ODAC All-Tournament Team
2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2018 Third-Team All-South Atlantic Region
2018 Second-Team All-State
2018 First-Team All-ODAC
2018 Shellenberger Classic All-Tournament Team
2017 Second-Team All-ODAC

Senior (2019): Started all 20 matches at center midfield, recording two goals and three assists ... Scored in consecutive matches Oct. 2 and 9 against Bridgewater and Randolph-Macon ... Assisted a goal in the ODAC semifinals at Hampden-Sydney, helping the Hornets advance in penalty kicks.

Junior (2018): Team captain started 15 of the 16 matches in which he played, continuing to lead the team with smart and physical midfield play ... Scored two goals to go with three assists on the year ... His 44 shots led the team, as did his 21 shots on goal ... Notched the game-winners Sept. 1 vs. Oberlin and Oct. 23 at Shenandoah ... Assisted both goals in a 2-0 win at Randolph-Macon Oct. 3. 

Sophomore (2017): Started 21 of 22 matches in the midfield, scoring five goals and an assist ... Nailed the game-winners in two postseason matches: an Oct. 28 ODAC quarterfinal win over Eastern Mennonite and a Nov. 11 first-round NCAA tournament victory over Penn State Abington ... Scored in three of Lynchburg's five postseason matches.

Freshman (2016): Was an immediate starter, earning a starting spot in every game in his first season in a Hornets jersey ... A tenacious midfielder who does not shy away from contact, scored one goal and assisted on three others ... His lone goal proved to be the game-winner against Virginia Wesleyan on Oct. 1 ... Named Lynchburg Athletic Department's Male Rookie of the Year for 2016-17.

Before Lynchburg: Started two out fo three years the he played at Cape Henlopen High School ... Earned first-team all-conference his junior year and collected first-team all-conference and first-team All-State honors his senior year after he recorded 13 goals and 13 assists ... Helped the Vikings to a 14-1 record and a divison championship in 2015 ... All-Academic and honorable mention in golf.


Personal:

Parents: Jay and Nancy Ashby

Siblings: James, Ben and Lily

Dream Vacation: Going to any island in the tropics and hanging on the beach

Favorite Movie: Lone Survivor

Favorite TV Show: The Arrow

Career Aspirations: Want to go to graduate school to pursue a proffesion in the medical field

Why Is Being A Hornet Important To You?: I get to get a good education and get to play the sport I love. I know since it's a small school I will know my professors and will have a more personalized college experience.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2016Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'9" 160 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2017Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'9" 160 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2018Junior

    Midfield
    5'9" 160 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2019Senior

    Midfield
    5'9" 160 lbs
    17