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Ashley Nick |
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THIS SEASON
Team captain Ashley Nick enters her junior season as a trustworthy midfielder with excellent field awareness and a solid possession game.
2006 SOPHOMORE SEASON
Nick started 20 of 21 games as a sophomore... Tallied two goals and one assist on the year... Against UNLV on Sept. 17, assisted on the first goal and then scored USC's fourth in the win... Scored USC's only goal against UCLA on Oct. 15... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.
2005 FRESHMAN SEASON
Nick appeared in all 21 games as a freshman, getting the starting nod in six games of USC's first seven games... Registered an assist in the second game of the year when USC beat Indiana 6-0.
NATIONAL TEAMS
Trained with under-17 and under-20 U.S. national teams.
HIGH SCHOOL
Nick was a 2005 SoccerBuzz Top 25 recruit... Was an All-CIF first team selection as a senior and a first team All-Pacific League selection all four seasons for soccer at Arcadia High in Monrovia, Calif... Also selected to 2003 and 2004 all-league first team for volleyball... Named 2005 Athlete of the Year at Arcadia... 2005 Scholar Athlete... Also played one season of softball... Honor student all four years... Played club soccer for SASC Double Trouble, MVSC Elite, SASC Strikers and Slammers... Won state and regional club titles as an U-13, U-16 and U-17... Member of ODP state and regional team from 2000-2005... Won 2004 ODP national championship.
PERSONAL
Nick is majoring in general studies and would like to become a first-grade teacher... Parents are Greg and Kristy, both USC graduates... Has one brother, Devon... Uncles Bruce and Clay Matthews also attended USC and played football for the Trojans and in the NFL...Cousins Kyle and Clay Matthews also played football at USC (Clay is currently on the 2007 Trojan team)... Favorite movies are `The Notebook' and `The Ring' and favorite TV shows are `CSI' and `Law and Order'...Birthdate is Oct. 27, 1987.
ASHLEY'S CAREER STATS
G-S Shots Goals Asts Pts GWG
2005 (Fr.) 21-6 5 0 1 1 0
2006 (So.) 21-20 11 2 1 5 0
Career 42-26 16 2 2 6 0
