Ashley Kirchick

Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Archbishop Mitty HS
Hometown:
San Jose, CA

2017 -- Played in 17 matches, including four starts ... assisted on McKenzie Flood’s 34th-minute game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Denver at home on Sept. 21 ... almost half (7-of-15) of her shots were placed on goal, including two forced saves during the Mustangs’ 2-1 win against Pacific at Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Sept. 17 ... contributed to five shutouts ... begins senior season with 54 career matches played (over 2,772 minutes), featuring 22 starts ... again earned Big West All-Academic Team recognition as well as Conference Commissioner’s Honors academically.

2016 -- Played all 19 games, starting each of them except Senior Day ... played 1,619 minutes, contributing to shutouts of Pacific (2-0 on Aug. 21), Saint Mary’s (1-0 Aug. 28), CSU Bakersfield (1-0 Sept. 11) and UC Davis (a scoreless draw on Oct. 30) ... scored the game-winner in the 34th minute of the 2-1 win over Seattle on Sept. 25 ... also placed four more shots on frame ... had an assist in the 16th minute against Loyola Chicago at the Marquette Tournament on Sept. 18 ... played a season-high 110 minutes in the 1-1 Blue-Green Rivalry tie with UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 13 ... earned Big West All-Academic honors.

2015 -- Played in 18 of the 19 games as a freshman, earning 502 minutes altogether ... her four assists tied for the Big West Conference’s 10th-highest total ... the assists came in the 4-0 win at Fresno State on Sept. 6 (82’ to Caitlyn Kreutz), the 4-1 victory over Dayton on Sept. 18 (27’; Emily Hansen), the 7-2 win at Hawai’i on Oct. 4 (59’; Elise Krieghoff) and the 2-1 loss to Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 1 (66’; Cassandra Fäsi) ... also placed five shots on goal during the year.

Prep -- As a senior forward at Archbishop Mitty High School, earned San Jose Mercury News All-Bay Area honorable mention recognition ... had 12 goals both as a junior and senior for the Monarchs, along with seven assists combined between the two seasons, the latter of which ended with a No. 10 national ranking from MaxPreps.com after a 20-1-2 overall record, including an 11-0-1 championship in the West Catholic Athletic League ... also went on to win the Central Coast Section Division 2 title (her third) ... also earned first-team all-league accolades in 2014-15 ... played club for the Central Valley Arsenal and Santa Clara Sporting (for whom she was a captain and the leading goal scorer in 2015) ... also volunteered for the National Charity League.

Personal -- Born on June 14, 1997 in San Jose ... daughter of Alan and Stephanie ... majors in Recreation, Parks & Tourism Administration, with a concentration in Sports Management.