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Ashley Merrill
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Independence HS
- Prev School:
- Dallas Baptist
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
SOCCER
2023
Started in all 19 games on the season ... Recorded a team-leading 12 goals, her goal total is the most from an individual player in a single season since Dana Larsen in 2012 … She recorded the fastest har trick in Baylor history, finding the back of the net three times in under four minutes against ACU (9/10) … She ties single-season records with three second-half goals and six second-half points … She had one assist against Iowa State (10/5) … She totaled 37 shots, 19 on goal … Played 1378 minutes on the pitch.
2022
Started all 17 games this season ... Recorded the second highest number of goals scored on the team at four goals ... Tallied two assists on the season.
2021 (DBU)
Led a DBU offense that scored the most goals in program history (69) and ranked ninth in the nation in points per contest (8.12) … Tied a team-high 15 goals and erupted for a nine-score outburst over eight games … Tallied nine game-winning goals, the most in the country … Her 36 shots on frame led the Patriots … Named to the NCAA All-Tournament team … Garnered United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors for the second-straight year … Landed on the First Team All-LSC team for the second consecutive year … Was tabbed the LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.
2020 (DBU)
Compiled one of the most decorated and historic seasons in the DBU history … Named the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year after leading the nation in goals (17) and points (39) … Also garnered First Team All-LSC honors and was tabbed to the LSC All-Freshman Team … Set the school's single-season school record for game-winning goals (7) and her 17 goals were the second most in a single-season … Put together a streak of 13 consecutive games in which she scored a goal to begin her collegiate career … Was third on the team in assists (5) … Began her Patriot career by scoring a hat-trick and also delivering an assist in the season opener against Harding … Named the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week after her three-goal performance against Harding … Delivered both goals in a 2-1 win against West Texas A&M … Scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at Midwestern State …Registered her fourth consecutive game-winning goal after finding the back of the net at Texas Woman’s … Scored the game-tying goal at LSU in the 60th minute … Recorded her third multi-goal game with two goals versus UT Tyler … Broke a scoreless tie in the 82nd minute to lift DBU to a 1-0 win over A&M-Commerce … Scored her seventh game-winning goal of the year versus Texas Woman’s.
HIGH SCHOOL
2020 graduate of Independence High School in Frisco, Texas … Played high school ball for the Independence Knights for Geoff Adjukavich … Earned First Team All-Region and First Team All-District honors as a senior ... Was a team captain both her junior and senior years ... Graduated Cum Laude ... Played club soccer for the Dallas Texans.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Rich Merrill and Lisa Merrill and Holly Steinbrecher and Paul Steinbrecher … Has six siblings, Taylor, Trent, Landen, Logan, Ashley and Avery… Studying kinesiology at Baylor.
2023
Started in all 19 games on the season ... Recorded a team-leading 12 goals, her goal total is the most from an individual player in a single season since Dana Larsen in 2012 … She recorded the fastest har trick in Baylor history, finding the back of the net three times in under four minutes against ACU (9/10) … She ties single-season records with three second-half goals and six second-half points … She had one assist against Iowa State (10/5) … She totaled 37 shots, 19 on goal … Played 1378 minutes on the pitch.
2022
Started all 17 games this season ... Recorded the second highest number of goals scored on the team at four goals ... Tallied two assists on the season.
2021 (DBU)
Led a DBU offense that scored the most goals in program history (69) and ranked ninth in the nation in points per contest (8.12) … Tied a team-high 15 goals and erupted for a nine-score outburst over eight games … Tallied nine game-winning goals, the most in the country … Her 36 shots on frame led the Patriots … Named to the NCAA All-Tournament team … Garnered United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors for the second-straight year … Landed on the First Team All-LSC team for the second consecutive year … Was tabbed the LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.
2020 (DBU)
Compiled one of the most decorated and historic seasons in the DBU history … Named the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year after leading the nation in goals (17) and points (39) … Also garnered First Team All-LSC honors and was tabbed to the LSC All-Freshman Team … Set the school's single-season school record for game-winning goals (7) and her 17 goals were the second most in a single-season … Put together a streak of 13 consecutive games in which she scored a goal to begin her collegiate career … Was third on the team in assists (5) … Began her Patriot career by scoring a hat-trick and also delivering an assist in the season opener against Harding … Named the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week after her three-goal performance against Harding … Delivered both goals in a 2-1 win against West Texas A&M … Scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at Midwestern State …Registered her fourth consecutive game-winning goal after finding the back of the net at Texas Woman’s … Scored the game-tying goal at LSU in the 60th minute … Recorded her third multi-goal game with two goals versus UT Tyler … Broke a scoreless tie in the 82nd minute to lift DBU to a 1-0 win over A&M-Commerce … Scored her seventh game-winning goal of the year versus Texas Woman’s.
HIGH SCHOOL
2020 graduate of Independence High School in Frisco, Texas … Played high school ball for the Independence Knights for Geoff Adjukavich … Earned First Team All-Region and First Team All-District honors as a senior ... Was a team captain both her junior and senior years ... Graduated Cum Laude ... Played club soccer for the Dallas Texans.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Rich Merrill and Lisa Merrill and Holly Steinbrecher and Paul Steinbrecher … Has six siblings, Taylor, Trent, Landen, Logan, Ashley and Avery… Studying kinesiology at Baylor.
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