#15  -  Ashley Banks
Position:   Forward
Birthdate: 5/15/1986

Hometown: Annandale, VA Last Club: West Virginia University Nationality: USA

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Bio:

At West Virginia: Started 20 of 21 matches in rookie season ... team’s second leading scorer with 23 points (8G, 7A) ... BIG EAST co-rookie of the year ... second team all-BIG EAST ... SoccerBuzz freshman All-American ... highest scoring freshman in WVU history ... only freshman in West Virginia women’s soccer history to be at the top of the freshman goals, points and assists lists ... seven assists places her in a tie for seventh on the WVU season assists list ... tied school record for goals in a match (3) in first career start versus Ohio ... earned BIG EAST rookie of the week for performance in wins over Kentucky and Ohio ... dished out first career assist in 4-1 win at Providence ... notched second assist of year in win over St. John’s ...scored a goal and added an assist in win over Syracuse ... tallied fifth goal of year in 6-1 win over Pitt ... added two assists and a goal in road win at Binghamton ... earned second BIG EAST rookie of the week honor for her efforts at Pitt and Binghamton ... scored second goal of match at Rutgers ... headed game-winner off corner kick from Marisa Kanela in 2-1 win over Seton Hall ... again earned BIG EAST rookie of the week honors, her third of the season, after performance at Rutgers and Seton Hall ... extended scoring streak to six matches with one assist in Radford win ... tallied eighth assist of season in 2-1 win over Southern Methodist in NCAA first round win.

In High School: A 2004 NSCAA high school All-American ... 2003 NSCAA high school first team all-region forward ... 2003 district player of the year for Coach Jim Abt at W.T. Woodson High ... helped lead high school squad to 2001 state championship and 2002, 2003 district championships ... a five-year state ODP player ... member of the 2001 ODP regional pool ... led club team, BRYC Electra to 2003 state championship ... first team all-conference and all-state in 2003 ... two-time high school all-region and all-district forward.

Personal: daughter of Sandy and Dave Banks ... has two brothers ... birthday is May 15 ... majoring in forensic science ... BIG EAST academic all-star ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.