2006 Men's Soccer Roster

Corey Ashe
- Position:
- Forward/Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 140
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- High School:
- Edison Academy
GENERAL INFO
One of the Tar Heels' top attacking players ... Will be counted on to score a lot of goals ... One of the fastest players in the nation.
JUNIOR - 2005 SEASON
Finished third on the team with 16 points on six goals and a career-best four assists ... Played in and started 23 of 24 games for the Tar Heels ... Ranked third in goals and tied for team lead with four game-winning scores ... Scored winners versus Richmond, Rutgers, Old Dominion and Boston College ... Named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Year Fifth Team ... Scored four points on a goal and two assists in the Nov. 4 win over Boston College ... Assisted on Ben Hunter's game-winning score against Clemson in the ACC tourney Nov. 11 and on Hunter's winner versus Virginia in the NCAA third round Nov. 27 ... Also scored against South Carolina ... Scored four goals in a five-game stretch from Sept. 4-18 ... Netted first goal in over a month in the Oct. 25 win at High Point ... Named to College Soccer News' and Top Drawer Soccer's national team of the week Sept. 12 after scoring two of Carolina's three goals at the Carolina Nike Classic ... Also earned a spot on the event's all-tournament team ... Honored as the team's SuperRam Top Performer by the UNC strength and conditioning staff and was fifth overall among Olympic sports male athletes ... Member of the United States Men's Under-20 National Team Pool.
SOPHOMORE - 2004 SEASON
Earned second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors ... One of three players to start all 21 matches ... Scored a team-high nine goals and shared the team lead with 18 points ... Ranked seventh in the ACC with 0.43 goals per game ... Led the Tar Heels with three game-winning goals, including an unassisted breakaway in the 85th minute at Ohio State on Sept. 5 ... Also added winners against UNC Asheville and South Carolina ... Named ACC Player of the Week and to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Sept. 6 after scoring two goals at the Ohio State Classic, where he was selected to the all-tournament team ... Notched first career multi-goal game with two at Clemson on Nov. 7 ... Also scored versus NC State, Old Dominion and against Maryland in the ACC Tournament ... Led the team with 23 shots on goal and was second with 39 shots taken ... Recognized as the team's top weight lifter by the UNC strength and conditioning staff.
FRESHMAN - 2003 SEASON
Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman Team ... Saw action in 14 matches and made six starts in the last seven games of the season at forward ... Tied for third on the team with four goals on the year ... Added two assists ... Tallied 10 points to also rank third on the team ... Scored the game-winner in the 69th minute of Carolina's 1-0 victory over No. 1 Maryland on Oct. 5 ... After missing nearly a month with a sprained ankle, scored the game-winner in the Tar Heels' 1-0 victory at South Carolina on Nov. 8 ... Also added goals against Vermont and Mercer ... Assisted on goals in wins over Virginia Commonwealth and Harvard.
PREP - EDISON ACADEMY
Member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team since 2001 ... Represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Championships in Finland ... U.S. U-17 team co-captain for 2001-03 ... Also a member of the team's residency program in Florida over this period ... Member of U.S. U-14 and U-16 teams as well ... Named Most Valuable Player of the 2002 Ballymena International Tournament in Northern Ireland ... Earned Parade All-America honors in 2002, as well as All-America accolades from adidas in 2001 ... Nominee for Chevrolet Youth Athlete of the year in 2003 ... Also played for Beach FC Impact, serving as the club team's captain for three years ... Honor Roll student at Edison Academic Center in Bradenton, Fla.
PERSONAL
Corey Ashe is the son of Al and Elaine Ashe ... Born March 14, 1986 ... Majoring in exercise and sport science ... Interested in pursuing a career in sports medicine.
COREY ASHE'S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2003 14/6 18 4 2 10 2004 21/21 39 9 0 18 2005 23/23 56 6 4 16 Totals 58/50 113 19 6 44