Fall 2011 Women's Soccer Roster
Ashley Blanks
- Position:
- GK
- Class:
- First Year
- Major:
- Arts and Sciences
- Hometown:
- North Andover, Mass.
- High School:
- The Governor’s Academy
2011 Ashley Blanks Photo Gallery
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because it has everything that I was looking for in a college; great academics, a great soccer program and a beautiful campus. After visiting and spending time at Lehigh I knew that it was the perfect fit for me.”
ON COACH LAMBINUS: “His love of the game and passion for coaching is clear. It didn’t take long for me to realize that Coach Lambinus is a great coach. He is honest, straight forward and has been nothing but welcoming.”
AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Strong freshman season, posting a 1.14 GAA and 79.3 save percentage in 16 games (15 starts) … The 1.14 GAA was fifth lowest in Lehigh single season history ... Finished with 69 saves and five shutouts, including shutting out eventual Patriot League Champion Army and Patriot League Finalist Navy … Posted a 5-8-2 record … Allowed only one goal in a five-game span from Oct. 3 to Oct. 15, stopping 22-of-23 shots in that span for an impressive 95.7 save percentage … Had a shutout streak of 357.29 snapped against Princeton (10/12), but promptly put together a 162:33 streak … Tied a career-high eight saves, allowing only one goal, in strong effort at Bucknell (10/21) … Stopped all four shots sent her way in a 0-0 double overtime tie vs. Army (10/15) … Was stellar, making seven saves as part of 1-0 win over Navy (10/9). Marked third straight shutout … Earned Patriot League Goalie of the Week on Oct. 10, along with ECAC Defensive Player of the Week following the three-shutout week … Made six saves two days earlier against American (10/7) … Stopped a pair in 1-0 overtime win over Columbia (10/3) … Had seven saves in Patriot League opener vs. Lafayette (10/1) … Finished with seven stops at Quinnipiac (9/16) … Made one save for first-career shutout as part of home opening win over Binghamton (9/2) … Opened career with stellar effort at Seton Hall (8/29), making eight saves in a 1-1 tie … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Two-year varsity letterwinner at The Governor’s Academy … Team MVP and All-League honoree … Led squad to a 2009 quarterfinal appearance in the New England Prep School Tournament … Member of the FC Stars of Massachusetts Rovers … Also a member of Massachusetts State ODP Team for four years ... Part of the North Andover High School varsity ski and volleyball teams ... Member of the Massachusetts Special Olympics management team.
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Season
|
GP-GS
|
Min
|
GA
|
GAA
|
Saves
|
Save %
|
W-L-T
|
Sho
|
|
2011
|
16-15
|
1418:42
|
18
|
1.14
|
69
|
.793
|
5-8-2
|
5
|
|
Total
|
16-15
|
1418:42
|
18
|
1.14
|
69
|
.793
|
5-8-2
|
5
|
Favorite Food: Three way tie between crab cakes, PB&J and chocolate chip cookies
Favorite Color: Light blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Ben Folds
Favorite Movie: 500 days of summer and Tangled
Favorite TV Show: The office and Friends
Favorite Website: 8tracks.com
Favorite Pro Team: Boston Red Sox
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Tom Brady
Hobbies: Piano, skiing, skating and reading
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Rolling Stone
Place I'd Like To Visit: Machu Picchu
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I wore the same number in high school.
If I Didn't Play Soccer, I Would Play: Volleyball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give the best Christmas/birthday gifts and buy a lot of plane tickets
After Lehigh, I Would Like To: Find a job that I enjoy
