College of Saint Rose Athletics

ABOUT RATH: Team’s top returning scorer…Two-time All-League pick…Can get to the rim…Has the ability to hit the pull-up jumper…Also a long range threat…Is overall a big, strong guard with multiple facets to her game…Comes out of the Crystal City Stars AAU organization.

AS A JUNIOR: Became the third player in program history to earn first-team All-Conference honors from the Northeast-10…Led the league with 2.41 3FG per-game…Was also fourth in scoring (15.9 ppg), sixth in minutes (35.28 mpg) and eighth in 3FG% (.383)…Her 70, 3-pointers were tied for the third-highest single-season total in school annals…Led the squad in scoring 10 times during the year…Hit twin-figures in 24 of the 29 contests she played…Scored 20-plus on seven occasions…One of three players to start all 29 games…Threw in 29 points via 6-of-10 shooting from the arc in a 71-56 victory over Southern Connecticut State (12/4/10)…Poured in a career-high 33 points on 13-of-24 shooting to go along with eight rebounds in a 77-63 win at Le Moyne (12/7/10)…Was subsequently named the NE-10 Co-Player of the Week (12/13/10)…Chalked up 25 points in a 66-59 loss at Southern New Hampshire (1/13/11)…Had 28 points after burying a career-high eight, 3-pointers in a 68-46 triumph versus Saint Anselm (1/15/11)…Wound up shooting 76.9 percent (10-13) from the floor…Earned a spot on the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll (1/17/11) for her efforts...Named to both the fall and spring NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls in recognition of academic excellence. 

AS A SOPHOMORE: Was a second-team All-League pick…Also named to the Florida Southern College/Holiday Inn South All-Classic team…Led the team with 14.5 points…Also buried 56, 3-pointers and dished out 1.8 assists on a regular basis…Started 27 of the 28 games she played in…Paced the team in scoring 15 times during the year…Reached double-figures in 23 games, including 10 straight to close out the year…Tossed in a season-high 26 points behind 11-of-13 shooting in a season-opening 64-42 win versus Bloomfield (11/15/09)…Had a “double-double” with 18 points and a career-best 10 boards in a 59-50 loss versus Saint Leo (12/20/09)…Finished with 22 points and eight caroms in a 63-51 win at Adelphi (11/24/09)…Filled up the box score with 19 points, a career-high six assists, and five rebounds in an 85-72 setback versus Pace (11/29/09)…Played a workmanlike 50 minutes while adding 19 points in an 87-84 triple overtime loss at Bentley (1/26/10)…Named to the fall NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN: Lone rookie to play in all 31 games…Averaged 2.7 points and 1.1 rebounds in 12.7 minutes of reserve action…Recorded at least five points on nine occasions…Scored a season-high 14 points in a 79-48 win versus University of the Sciences (11/15/08) in what amounted to her first collegiate game…Was 4-of-6 from beyond the arc and also pulled down two rebounds…Finished with six points, three boards and three assists in a 57-51 victory against Le Moyne (2/10/09)…Contributed five points, four rebounds and two helpers in an 80-76 triumph at Bentley (2/14/09)…Netted eight points via 2-of-3 shooting from the arc and handed out three assists in a 71-68 win at Stonehill (2/21/09)…Wound up with nine points in a 75-61 victory at Saint Anselm (2/24/09)…Named to the NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport athlete at Victor as a member of the soccer, softball and basketball teams…First Team All-League pick…Also named to the All-Greater Rochester First Team…Scored more than 1,000 points during her career…National Honor Society member…Played one year for Saint Rose Hall of Famer Colleen (Sheridan) Tauriello.

GENERAL: Enters the 2011-12 campaign 48 points (952) shy of becoming the 22nd player in school history to record 1,000 career points…Is also sixth all-time in 3FGM (143) and 3FG% (.383)…Her father, Mark, played four years of basketball at SUNY Geneseo…Best sports moment was playing in the 2009 NCAA Tournament versus Stonehill…Enjoys listening to music…Favorite movie is “Bridesmaids” and favorite food is pasta…Favorite musicians are Taylor Swift and Jay-Z…Listed Dwayne Wade as the athlete she admires most…Would like to go to pharmacy school following her Saint Rose career.

COACH HAAG ON RATH: “Ashley has come back every year fit and strong. She is going to be a big key to our success this year. She worked on her mid-range jumper and can hurt you in so many ways. She has a unique ability to score in bunches and is a difficult matchup for opposing teams.”