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  Ashley Zabel
Ashley Zabel
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.

High School:
Scripps Ranch HS

Height:
5-11

Position:
Goalkeeper

Birthdate:
01/05/1982

2003: Leading goalkeeper for the Aztecs starting in 25 of the 28 games she played... Recorded 196 saves, which ranks fifth on SDSU's single season list... Posted a team best 6.32 goals against average... Also tallied 21 steals and 15 assists... Played 18 complete games, including the final eight games of the season... Recorded a career high 16 saves in SDSU's 7-6 overtime victory over Loyola Marymount on Mar. 9... Posted double-digit saves in five games... Allowed only two goals, while making 11 saves, in the Aztecs final game, a 5-2 victory over California in the MPSF Tournament... Has made 389 saves in her three seasons at SDSU, which is second on the all-time list.

2002: Served as the primary backup to Heather Stiles and appeared in 12 games, including four starts... Accumulated 65 saves on the season... Also registered two assists and 12 steals... Earned her first career shutout in the Aztecs' 5-0 victory over Redlands on March 2, recording 12 saves in the Aztecs' first shutout since 1998... Recorded 55 saves in six games while propelling the Aztecs' "A" Team to the finals of the USWP 2002 Women's Open Championship in the fall.

2001: Shared time with Stiles in goal and saw action in 22 games... Racked up 128 saves, for an average of 5.8 per game.

High School: Local product who earned three varsity letters at Scripps Ranch HS in San Diego, Calif... Received second-team all-CIF and second-team all-league honors... Also competed for the Falcons' swim team.

Personal: Ashley Marlene Zabel was born January 5, 1982, in Thousand Oaks, Calif... Parents are Wendy Sundlof and Russell Zabel... Favorite athlete is tennis star Venus Williams.

Career Statistics
Year    Games  Saves  Saves Per Game
2001    22     128    5.8
2002    12     65     5.4
2003    28     196    7.0
Totals  62     389    6.3