Ashley Battle
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Ashley Battle is a professional basketball player. Drafted by the Seattle Storm in 2005, she played 2 games for them before being waived. She was with the New York Liberty for the 2006 through 2009 seasons. Battle played collegiately for the University of Connecticut
women's basketball team.
coaches saw Ashley, and were soon recruiting her to play for them. During the AAU tournaments, Ashley met and became friends with Maria Conlon and Diana Taurasi
.
, a boarding school in Wheeling, West Virginia
that was strong academically. Linsly was known for academics and not basketball. Ashley helped change that. In her junior season the team went undefeated. Ashley set school records in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and set the trend with more good female basketball players coming to the school to play. Battle was named a WBCA
All-American. She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored three points.
. Stanford wanted Ashley to come for her visit in the spring of her senior year in high school. Ashley wanted to make a decision and sign her commitment letter during the early signing period in the fall of her senior year so that meant Stanford was not an option. She narrowed her choices to Duke University
, Pennsylvania State University
, University of Connecticut
. Ashley’s mom really liked Duke – basketball was on the rise, the education was great, and it was driving distance from Pittsburgh. Ashley was having a tough time making the decision between UConn and Duke. Her AAU friends Maria and Diana had already committed to UConn so she decided to follow them there. Ashley’s freshman year at UConn started out great. She consistently got playing time until she was injured her elbow in a game against Miami. Since it was only the fifth game of the season she was granted a red-shirt. In 2002 the Huskies went undefeated and won the National Championship. They would go on to also win the 2003 and 2004 Championships. During the 2003 season Ashley earned Big East Defensive Player of the Year award. She graduated from UConn with a Bachelors Degree in Marketing and Economics.
at No. 5 in the 2005 WNBA Draft
, but played in only two games that year. After the 2005 season, she was signed by the New York Liberty
. In 2006, Battle played in thirty-three games and developed a reputation as a key defensive weapon for the Liberty. In 2007, she played in thirty-four regular-season games, averaging 22 minutes per game, 7.4 points per game, 3.7 rebounds per game, and 1.0 steals per game.
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University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
women's basketball team.
Early life
Ashley is an only child to a single mother. She started playing basketball at an early age with her cousins. When she was in fifth grade at Manchester Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the only girl on the boy’s basketball team. While playing in a school tournament, a few Amateur Athletic UnionAmateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...
coaches saw Ashley, and were soon recruiting her to play for them. During the AAU tournaments, Ashley met and became friends with Maria Conlon and Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...
.
High school
During her high school years she was looking to get away from the dangerous Pittsburgh gangs, so she decided to attend The Linsly SchoolLinsly School
The Linsly School, formerly known as the Linsly Military Institute, is a boarding and day school located in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was founded in 1814 by Noah Linsly and chartered by the State of Virginia in the same year The school is the oldest preparatory school west of the Alleghenies...
, a boarding school in Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...
that was strong academically. Linsly was known for academics and not basketball. Ashley helped change that. In her junior season the team went undefeated. Ashley set school records in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and set the trend with more good female basketball players coming to the school to play. Battle was named a WBCA
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
All-American. She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored three points.
College
Ashley’s number 1 choice for college was Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Stanford wanted Ashley to come for her visit in the spring of her senior year in high school. Ashley wanted to make a decision and sign her commitment letter during the early signing period in the fall of her senior year so that meant Stanford was not an option. She narrowed her choices to Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
, University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
. Ashley’s mom really liked Duke – basketball was on the rise, the education was great, and it was driving distance from Pittsburgh. Ashley was having a tough time making the decision between UConn and Duke. Her AAU friends Maria and Diana had already committed to UConn so she decided to follow them there. Ashley’s freshman year at UConn started out great. She consistently got playing time until she was injured her elbow in a game against Miami. Since it was only the fifth game of the season she was granted a red-shirt. In 2002 the Huskies went undefeated and won the National Championship. They would go on to also win the 2003 and 2004 Championships. During the 2003 season Ashley earned Big East Defensive Player of the Year award. She graduated from UConn with a Bachelors Degree in Marketing and Economics.
WNBA
Battle was selected by the Seattle StormSeattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
at No. 5 in the 2005 WNBA Draft
2005 WNBA Draft
The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players...
, but played in only two games that year. After the 2005 season, she was signed by the New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
. In 2006, Battle played in thirty-three games and developed a reputation as a key defensive weapon for the Liberty. In 2007, she played in thirty-four regular-season games, averaging 22 minutes per game, 7.4 points per game, 3.7 rebounds per game, and 1.0 steals per game.
International
During the 2006 WNBA off-season, Battle played for the Spanish professional basketball team Universitario de Ferrol. Next two campaigns she played in Gran Canaria y Leon, and now she is playing with Asefa Estudiantes.UConn statistics
| Ashley Battle Statistics at University of Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | G | FG | FGA | PCT | 3FG | 3FGA | PCT | FT | FTA | PCT | REB | AVG | A | TO | B | S | MIN | PTS | AVG |
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| 2000–01 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 14 | 2.8 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 21 | 4.2 |
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| 2001–02 | 39 | 77 | 172 | 0.448 | 8 | 32 | 0.25 | 50 | 74 | 0.676 | 183 | 4.7 | 49 | 56 | 6 | 35 | 653 | 212 | 5.4 |
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| 2002–03 | 37 | 118 | 245 | 0.482 | 7 | 26 | 0.269 | 64 | 95 | 0.674 | 198 | 5.4 | 70 | 69 | 7 | 55 | 828 | 307 | 8.3 |
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| 2003–04 | 35 | 93 | 179 | 0.412 | 7 | 17 | 0.412 | 63 | 76 | 0.829 | 153 | 4.4 | 50 | 56 | 6 | 56 | 674 | 256 | 7.3 |
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| 2004–05 | 33 | 95 | 229 | 0.415 | 21 | 70 | 0.3 | 47 | 60 | 0.783 | 148 | 4.5 | 59 | 65 | 5 | 36 | 673 | 258 | 7.8 |
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| Totals | 149 | 392 | 838 | 0.468 | 43 | 145 | 0.297 | 227 | 313 | 0.725 | 696 | 4.7 | 235 | 258 | 24 | 191 | 2880 | 1054 | 7.1 |