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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

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10 Ashley Bower

10 Ashley Bower

  • Position:
    G
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Portland, Mich.
  • High School:
    Portland
  • Letters:
    1

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in seven games in 2022-23 as a freshman to earn first collegiate letter ... Link to Career Statistics.

2024-25:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... 2024-25 Deans' Award recipient from the College of Nursing for having the highest cumulative grade-point average of any student-athlete in that college ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... did not dress for any games due to an injury suffered during freshman season.

2023-24:  2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... did not dress for any games due to an injury suffered the previous season.

2022-23:  Started the first seven contests ... totaled five points, five assists, three defensive rebounds and a season-best two steals vs. Ashland ... scored seven points in the victory over Malone ... recorded 12 points, including two triples, in the triumph at Central State ... registered seven points, a season-high seven assists and four defensive rebounds in the win vs. Carson-Newman ... had five rebounds and four points in the victory over Walsh ... contributed a season-best 15 points in the triumph at D’Youville, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, along with three assists, two rebounds and two blocks ... tallied 14 points, four assists and three rebounds against Saginaw Valley State ... missed the final 20 contests due to an injury ... led the team in assists four times, in blocks, three-pointers made and minutes played three times each, and in field goals made once ... will receive a medical redshirt ... Game-By-Game Stats.

Season Highs
Pts. – 15 at D'Youville, 11/28
FGM – 6 at D'Youville, 11/28
3FG – 3 at D'Youville, 11/28
FTM – 5 vs. Ashland, 11/11
Reb. – 5 vs. Walsh, 11/23
Ast. – 7 vs. Carson-Newman, 11/22
Stl. – 2 vs. Ashland, 11/11
Blk. – 2 at D'Youville, 11/28
Min. – 39 at Saginaw Valley State, 12/3
Double Figures – Three Times
Double-Doubles – NA

High School:  A 2022 graduate of Portland High School ... was a four-year starter for coach Jason Haid ... helped lead the Red Raiders to a 23-2 record as a senior along with district and regional titles ... received Division 2 First Team All-State accolades from the Associated Press, Detroit News and Detroit Free Press after averaging 19 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.3 steals per contest in 2022 ... named a Capital Area Activities Conference (CAAC) Senior Scholar Athlete as well as the Lansing State Journal Player of the Year ... selected to the BCAM (Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan) All-State Team ... guided PHS to a 20-2 mark and the MHSAA Division 2 state title as a junior after averaging 19.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 2.0 assists per contest ... shot 52 percent from the floor and 76 percent from the charity stripe ... scored a game-high 17 points in the state semifinal win over Parma Western, then totaled a game-high 20 points, plus four assists, two blocks and two steals in the championship game triumph over Newaygo ... earned First Team All-State accolades in 2021 after being named Honorable Mention All-State as a sophomore ... selected the 2021 Ionia Sentinel-Standard Ionia County Player of the Year ... set the school records for career points, career three-pointers made and single-season three-pointers made ... plays summer ball for the Capitol City Express ... also lettered in golf and soccer ... earned County Player of the Year honors in golf (fall 2021) and soccer (spring 2021) ... served as a team captain in both basketball and golf ... was class Valedictorian ... selected as the Portland Beacon Student-Athlete of the Year for 2021-22.

Personal:  Full name -- Ashley M. Bower ... born on November 28, 2003, in Lansing ... daughter of Jeff and Christie Bower ... has two younger brothers, Kaleb and Tyler, and a younger sister, Carley ... is a Nursing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2022 (4.00), Winter 2023 (4.00), Fall 2023 (4.00), Winter 2024 (4.00), Fall 2024 (4.00) and Winter 2025 (4.00) ... inductee into WSU’s inaugural (2024-25) Chi Alpha Sigma Athlete Honor Society class.
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2022-23Freshman

    G
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2023-24Redshirt Freshman

    G
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2024-25Redshirt Sophomore

    G
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2025-26Redshirt Junior

    G
    5'10"
    10