2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster
Ashley Eli
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
- High School:
- Summit HS
Senior (2015-16): Played in six games during her senior season after recovering from a serious leg injury sustained late in her junior season … Averaged 0.3 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.5 assists, and 5.3 minutes per game … Scored two points and grabbed three rebounds in the win over Western Carolina on December 16 … Played a season-high 10 minutes in the win over UAB on November 27 … Dished out two assists in NC State’s win over High Point on November 15.
Junior (2014-15): Played 23 games and earned four starts before her season was ended by a leg injury on Feb. 8 vs. Wake Forest … Averaged 16.6 minutes, 2.0 points, and 2.3 rebounds per game … Shot 16-46 (.348) from the field and 13-15 (.867) from the free throw line throughout the season … Earned her first career start and played a career-high 31 minutes in the win over Virginia Tech on Jan. 8 … Through just 13 games, played 64 more minutes than she did throughout the entire 2013-14 season … Tied a career high with four assists vs. Minnesota (Dec. 3) and later matched it against Davidson (Dec. 19) … Named one of 93 nominees for the 2015 WBCA Good Works Team … Earned NC State's prestigious Leader of the Pack award in November, becoming the first NC State student-athlete to ever earn the award.
Sophomore (2013-14):Game-by-game ...Made the switch from guard to forward ... Played in 18 games throughout the season, averaging 8.4 minutes per contest ... Averaged 0.8 points and 0.9 rebounds per game ... Tied for a team high with three assists in the season-opening win over St. Bonaventure on Nov. 8 ... Played a season and career-high 25 minutes in the ACC Tournament semifinal game against No. 2 Notre Dame ... Played in 13 of 14 nonconference games ... Was a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line on the year.
Freshman (2012-13): All-ACC Academic team selection ... ACC Honor Roll ... Appeared in 31 games off the bench in first season at NC State ... Regarded as the top back court defender on the team ... Scored a season-high 11 points against Longwood ... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against Northern Iowa in Las Vegas ... Had never made a three-pointer in her basketball career until coming to NC State ... Suffered a knee sprain at Boston College and missed three games.
High School: Ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 24 wing player in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz ... Rated No. 50 overall in her class by Blue Star Basketball ... Named Fort Worth Star-Telegram Player of the Year and second team 4A all-state honors as a senior ... Averaged 12.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.9 assists per game as a senior ... Earned MVP honors in the district and was named all-region by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches as a junior ... Helped lead Summit to the Texas 4A state title during freshman and senior seasons ... Won three district titles ... Averaged 13.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.9 assists as a junior ... Led her DFW Elite team to championships at the Boo Williams Invitational and at Nike Nationals ... AAU teammate of Wolfpack junior Krystal Barrett.
Personal: Volunteers as a peer instructor in NC State's MAGIC (Maximizing Academic Growth in College) program.