Charlotte 49ers

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  Ashley Spriggs

Ashley Spriggs

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Mitchellville, Md.

High School:
Bishop McNamara

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
02/13/1988

Sophomore Year (2007-08): Recorded her first double-figure scoring game of the season in her first start of the season with 10 points against nationally-ranked Pittsburgh...Made three starts this season, she started the 49ers first game of the season against Pittsburgh and the last game of the regular-season against Richmond and the A-10 Tournament game against Dayton...Tied her career-high in free throws made (4) and attempted (6) in the Pittsburgh game...Recorded a career-high eight shots against Hampton....Tied her career-high with three blocked shots against Davidson...Went a perfect 4-for-4 from the field en route to nine points in the Virginia Tech game...Suffered a leg injury against UT-Arlington and missed five games but came back to action with six minutes against Saint Louis...Tallied a career-high three assists to go along with six rebounds in the 49ers win at Dayton...A defensive force for the 49ers with her athleticism and the ability to block shots...

Freshman Year (2006-07): Saw action in all 32 games and played double-figures minutes in 25 of those games...Started her first career game against Saint Joseph's in the Atlantic 10 Tournament...Recorded her first career double-figure rebounding game with 10 boards to go along with eight points and a career-high three blocked shots in a career-high 28 minutes in the 49ers WNIT win over High Point...Scored a career-high 12 points at St. Bonaventure...Saw 25 minutes of action at La Salle where she went a perfect 4-for-4 from the line...Enjoyed one of her best performances of the season with six points, eight rebounds and two block shots against Fordham...Scored eight points in the 49ers home victory over Charleston Southern... Followed that performance up with her first career double-figure scoring game with 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting at Davidson ...Grabbed seven boards at Davidson and against Houston... Also scored eight points on a perfect 3-3 shooting from the field and 2-2 from the line against Houston... Recorded a team-high four steals against Saint Louis.

High School: Participated in the prestigious Nike All-American camp...Earned All-Conference honors three times... Earned honorable mention All-Metro honors twice...As a freshman, earned honorable mention all-conference honors...As a senior, named team Co-MVP...Played for one of the top high school programs in the country...In 2003, she played an integral role in helping her team earn the nation's #1 ranking...Ranked the #24 best power forward in the nation according to the All-Star Girls Report.

Personal: The daughter of Ed and Valery Spriggs... Father Ed Spriggs played on the nationally-ranked Georgetown University basketball teams of the early 1980's...Major is Psychology... Born February 13, 1988.