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19 - Ashley Owens Position: Goal Keeper
Class: r-Senior
Height: 5' 10"
High School: Western Guilford
Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.
 
photo 2007: Started all of her 17 games played ... Missed the match against Longwood due to a hard collision with a Maryland player in the previous game ... Returned against Boston College, recording her fourth shutout of the season while wearing a protective facial mask ... Also posted shutouts against Arizona, Elon and Radford ... Finished the season with the second-best goals against average in team history at 1.13 ... Currently holds the top career GAA in school history ... Also holds the No. 5 spot in wins (9) and shutouts (5) ... Made a career-high nine saves to preserve the 1-1 tie against Miami ... Finished with seven saves against then-No. 13 Tennessee for the upset victory ... Also had five saves against eventual NCAA runner-up Florida State, holding the nation's top ranked offense to only one goal.

2006: Saw action in nine games, while starting in three ... Recorded her first career ACC shut out against Maryland ... Also helped Tech shutout Radford ... Earned her first start of the season against North Carolina, matching the team's season high with seven saves while holding the eventual national champions to one goal.

2005: Played in five games, starting one ... Recorded a shutout in her first career start, blanking Wofford, 1-0 ... Made first career save against Miami.

2004: Redshirted during her first year at Virginia Tech.

High School/Club: Led Western Guilford to the NCHSAA state championship in 2002 and the state semifinals in 2003 ... Named NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete in 2002 ... Has seven years of club experience with the Greensboro Twisters ... Team rose to fourth nationally in 2003 ... Twisters were the Region III champions in 2003 and competed for the national championship ... In 2002, the team become the Region III Premier League champion.

Personal: Born Aug. 4, 1986, in Greensboro, N.C. ... Daughter of Mitchell and Donna Owens ... Has a sister, Joslin ... Graduated in 2008 with a degree in human nutrition, foods and exercise ... Currently working on master's in health promotions.

Year GP-GS Minutes Saves Goals GAA SO
2005 5-1 179:11 2 2 1 1
2006 9-3 501:47 26 6 1.08 1
2007 17-17 1518:11 70 19 1.13 4
Totals 31-21 2198:00 98 27 1.11 6