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Ashley Battle
Sophomore
6-0 Forward
Pittsburgh, PA/The Linsly School (WV)

AT CONNECTICUT: Posts a career average of 6.7 points per game as a top reserve forward... Injured her right elbow in her rookie season and earned a medical hardship regaining her first year of eligibility... Has played in 81 career games and made 14 starts.

2002-03: 2002-03 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year... Has made 13 career starts this season in 37 games, including the first 12 games before missing a contest due to an ankle injury... Led the team in steals per game with 1.5 and was fourth on the team in rebounding with 5.4 boards per game... Scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed a career-high seven steals versus Georgetown (2/23/03)... Tied her career-high of 13 rebounds at Pittsburgh (1/25/03)... Posted back-to-back double figure scoring games in the 2003 NCAA First/Second round and had her second double-double of the season versus TCU with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

2001-02: Reserve forward who played in all 39 games... Averaged 5.4 points per game and 4.7 rebounds per game... Scored in double-figures on eight occasions, including a career-high 15 points versus Villanova (1/19/02)... Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds in 17 minutes of play versus Rhode Island (11/24/01) and matched the effort with 13 boards versus Miami (1/12/02)... Came off the bench to contribute 18 points (6.0 ppg) and 20 rebounds (6.7 rpg) during BIG EAST tournament play.

2000-01: Saw action in the first five games of the season before being sidelined with an elbow injury... Received medical hardship for the 2000-01 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: WBCA All-America team member from the Linsly School in West Virginia... Garnered Parade All-America Fourth Team honors... Named West Virginia Player of the Year... Four-time Ohio Valley Class A Player of the Year ... Gatorade Player of the year for her home state... Selected as the All-State team captain... Three-time First Team All-State honoree... Rewrote the school record books by setting marks for most points (1,532), rebounds (823) assists (385) and steals (371).

PERSONAL: Born Ashley Michelle Battle on May 31, 1982... Nicknamed AB... Business major.