Ashlyn Harris

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college = University of North Carolina
conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
sport = Division 1 Women's Soccer
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position = Goalkeeper
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weight_lb = 110
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highschool = Satellite HS,
Satellite Beach, Florida
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championships = 2002, 2003 Class 3A State Champions
awards = 2004 Gatorade Women's Soccer National Player of the Year
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Ashlyn Harris (born Ashlyn Michelle Harris on October 19, 1985) is the starting goalkeeper for the University of North Carolina women's soccer team. [http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/harris_ashlyn00.html University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site ] ]

High School Career

Harris was a four-year (2001-2004) starter at Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida. Harris played for legendary high school coach Fidgi Haig. [ [http://www.fit.edu/faculty/profiles/profile.html?value=387 Florida Institute of Technology ] ] Haig is now the head soccer coach at Florida Tech University. Harris has the distinction as being the first Four-Time Parade All-American in women's high school soccer history. Harris led the Scorpions to the state titles in 2002 and 2003. Harris starred for the 2002 team. The 2002 Satellite Scorpions women's soccer team finished 29-1-1, scoring 178 goals, allowed 10 goals in 31 games and finished No. 1 in the state and No. 5 nationally by Student Sports Magazine. An incredible 16 players went onto play college from the 2002 squad, with 10 going Division 1, with Harris being the cream of the crop. In 2004, her senior year, Harris recorded 15 shutouts while allowing only 8 goals and making 52 saves. [ [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-3491713_ITM Ashlyn Harris ] ] In 2004, the Scorpions were rated No. 1 in the country by StudentSports.com. In 2004, her senior year, Harris was named the 2004 Gatorade National Women's Soccer Player of the Year. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FIH/is_3_76/ai_n17215392 All-time Gatorade National Players of the Year | Coach and Athletic Director | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ]

High School Controversy

In 2003, Harris was mired in an attendance controversy between her and the Brevard County School Board. In 2002, her sophomore year at Satellite, Harris missed 39 days of school. Despite missing these classes, she still kept up a 3.5 GPA. The next year, 2002, the School Board enforced its rule of failing students who missed more than nine classroom days per semester. In August 2002, Harris was set to embark on a 17 day trip to compete in the FIFA Women's World Championship in Victoria, British Columbia. Due to this rule, Harris was going to fail out of school. [ [http://apse.dallasnews.com/contest/2002/writing/40-100/40-100.news.third.html APSE | Associated Press Sports Editors ] ] However, Harris ended up staying eligible by making up all of her coursework.

College

Harris signed with the University of North Carolina to play for head coach Anson Dorrance. Harris did not play the 2004 due to national team commitments but came back to play for the Tar Heels in 2005. However, Harris tore her right anterior cruciate ligament during her first practice with UNC. Despite being hurt, Harris still made the 2005-2006 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll team.

* Redshirt Freshman Season (2006)Harris tore her ACL again in the summer of 2006. However, she came back to play in the final six games of the regular season for the Tar Heels. Dorrance employed a unique strategy, playing Harris in the second half of the games. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2683058 ESPN - North Carolina's freshman orientation is on the field - College Sports ] ] Harris played in the 2006 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament, and played the second half versus University of North Carolina-Asheville in a 7-0 victory, vs. Navy in a 3-0 victory in the second round of the tourney, vs. the University of Tennessee in a 6-2 victory in the Round of 16, vs. Texas A&M in a 3-2 victory in the quarterfinals, vs. UCLA in a 2-0 victory in the semifinals of the final four, and started the second half in the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship vs. Notre Dame in a 2-1 victory. [ [http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/2006/womenscores.htm NCAA soccer: Daily roundup of 2006 Division I women's game scores ] ]

* Redshirt Sophomore Season (2007) Dorrance again employed the two-goalkeeper method, as Harris split time with junior GK Anna Rodenbough. Harris played in 19 games and made 9 starts, playing in a total of 1120 minutes and 7 seconds to lead all goalkeepers. Her record was 10 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie. She faced 78 shots, made 29 saves, and allowed only 9 goals in 19 games for a 0.66 goals allowed per game average. On November 24, 2007, UNC lost for only its 7th time in school history in the NCAA tournament as they lost 3-2 to Notre Dame in the first round. Harris started and played all 90 minutes and allowed all three goals. The three goals came off of a header on a throw-in, a goal off of a failed clear, and a breakaway goal. The first two goals were scored only 14 seconds apart. The three goals UNC allowed were the most allowed in a NCAA game in 17 years when they won 4-3 versus North Carolina State on November 11, 1990. [ [http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/112407aaa.html University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site ] ]

* Redshirt Junior Season (2008) Dorrance has employed Harris in the two-goalkeeper system along with senior Anna Rodenbough. Rodenbough plays the first 45 minutes while Harris plays the last 45 minutes. Through September 28, 2008, UNC is 9-1-1 and is currently ranked No. 3 in the country according to the national rankings by Soccer Buzz Magazine. Harris has played 476 minutes and 24 seconds while holding a record of 4-0-1 with 14 saves. [ [http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/091708aab.html UNC Moves Up In NSCAA, Soccer Buzz Polls ] ]

Honors

* 2002 Class 3A State Champion (SHS)
* 2003 Class 3A State Champion (SHS)
* 2004 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Player of the Year
* (2001 - 2004) 4-time NSCAA All-American
* (2001 - 2004) 4-Time "Parade Magazine" All-American
* 2004 "Parade Magazine" Player of the Year
* 2004 Gatorade National Girl's Soccer Player of the Year
* 2006 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship (UNC)

References

External links

* http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/harris_ashlyn00.html , Ashlyn Harris UNC Profile
* http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/unc-w-soccer-body.htm, University of North Carolina Women's Soccer website