#16 Ashley Mitnick Season 2024
Received her bachelor’s degree in marketing in the Spring of 2003.
SENIOR SEASON (2002)
Earned Second Team All-Southeastern Conference honors for the fourth-consecutive season … Became LSU’s all-time assist leader with 19 career assists as a defensive specialist … Started in all 18 games of the regular season and finished her illustrious four-year career by starting in all 79 games … Played a dynamic role in LSU’s record-setting defense … Helped lead LSU to its best defensive season in school history as the Tigers only allowing 14 goals in 18 games … Played the vital right back position in LSU’s stingy defense that led the Southeastern Conference in both goals allowed (14) and goals allowed per match (0.76) … Named to the All-Louisiana Team in both 2000 and 2001 … Moved into the top three in four of LSU’s all-time categories including goals, total points and assists … Earned fourth varsity letter.
JUNIOR SEASON (2001)
Named a 2002 LSU team co-captain along with fellow senior Leigh McGovern … Tied former Tiger great, Michelle McKinney, for LSU’s all-time assist record with 14 … Named to the All-Southeastern Conference Second Team for the third-consecutive season … Started in all 59 games of her LSU career … Member of the First-Team All-Louisiana squad … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight season … Awarded LSU’s Defensive Most Valuable Player Award … Moved into second place in the LSU record books in career points (46) and improved to third place in career goals (16) … Finished first on the team in assists (6), second on the team in points (14) and tied for second on the team in goals (4) … Turned in an impressive performance against Louisiana-Lafayette during the spring season in which she scored the game-winning goal to secure the Tiger Spring Classic Championship … Scored the game-winning goal against Louisiana-Lafayette during the regular season on Sept. 9 … Notched a regular-season goal against South Carolina on Oct. 14 and recorded a two-goal performance versus Arkansas on Nov. 2 … Earned her third varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2000)
Named to the Soccer Buzz Second Team and the All-Southeastern Conference Second Team … Named an SEC Academic Honor Roll Selection … Tied for second on the team with seven goals in 2000 … Scored a total of 12 goals in her career … Led the team with eight assists in 2000 which ties her for the second-most assists in a single season at LSU … Recorded three assists in the season opener against Troy State on Aug. 25 which tied school record for most assists in a single game … Recorded the assist to the Tigers’ loan goal in LSU’s Sept. 24, 1-0 win over Arkansas … Second on the team in points by tallying 22 on the season in 2000 … Scored the game-winning goal for LSU on a penalty kick against Mississippi State on Oct. 1 … Netted goals against Troy State (Aug. 25), Louisiana-Lafayette (Sept. 26), Georgia (Oct. 6) and Alabama (Oct. 13) … Scored two goals in LSU’s 10-1 victory against Alabama A&M on Sept. 15 … Led the team with three goals, four assists and 10 points in SEC play … Earned her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (1999)
Became LSU’s first All-Southeastern Conference selection since 1996 … Earned second-team honors on defense … Became the Tigers’ team captain midway through the season … One of only eight players in LSU history to start every game during their freshman season by starting in all 20 games … Second on the team in scoring with 10-total points and posted a team-leading two game-winning goals … Scored in each of her first two games in an LSU uniform as she recorded goals in the Tigers’ contests with Louisiana-Monroe and Southeastern Louisiana … Came up with the first game-winning goal of her career in the Tigers’ 2-0 victory over Mississippi State on Sept. 10 … Jump started the Tigers against Nicholls State and netted the game-winner goal in LSU’s 6-0 victory on Sept. 17 … Final goal of the season came in the Tigers’ 2-2 tie at Oklahoma on Oct. 3 … The Tigers accumulated a 3-1-1 record in games in which she scored … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
A highly decorated athlete at Shiloh High School … Competed at the highest level most of her career … Named the Most Valuable Player of her high school team three times … Earned All-County honors from 1996-98 … Was both the team’s leading scorer and Defensive Most Valuable Player in 1997 … Played on teams that have competed at the Atlanta Cup, the Texas Cup (Dallas), the Friendship Cup (St. Louis), the Countryside International (Fla.) and WAGS (Wash. D.C.) … Named the team captain of the Top Hat club team from 1995-98 … A member of the National Honors Society and a national scholar athlete … President of the Beta club, the editor of the school newspaper, and the winner of the Hugh O’Brien Leadership Award.
PERSONAL
Full name is Ashley Sarah Mitnick … Parents are Tom and Dorine Mitnick … Has two brothers, Brett and Justin, and one sister, Tara … Tara is a member of the LSU soccer team … Majoring in marketing with a minor in mass communications … Born on Nov. 26, 1980.
CAREER STATS
G/S SH G A PTS GWG
1999 20/20 17 5 0 10 2
2000 21/21 48 7 8 22 1
2001 18/18 30 4 6 14 1
2002 20/20 20 4 5 13 1
Totals 79/79 115 20 19 59 5