Ashley Blanche

Position:
G
Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Cabrini HS

2003-04: Led the Cajuns with 77 assists to only 72 turnovers, marking the second year as the only Cajun with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio...One of four players to play in all 28 games, starting 26. Registered six assists at SLU...Notched 11 points vs. UMES...Scored nine points at Nicholls...Had 10 points and four assists in 35 minutes at SSU...Dished five assists at Lamar...Scored seven points and added six assists and three rebounds in 26 minutes vs. DU...Scored nine points vs. UTPA. Had 10 points vs. USA...Scored 14 points to go with seven assists and six boards, with only two turnovers in 34 minutes vs. UNO...Held scoreless, registering one assist and one turnover in 13 minutes at NMSU...Had nine points and five assists in 30 minutes vs. FIU...Notched four assists in 15 minutes vs. WKU...Had four assists in 19 minutes vs. NT...Scored five points to go with a career-best four steals in 29 minutes at USA...Posted four points and four boards in 21 minutes at UNO...Played just seven minutes at UTPA...Recorded four points and five assists in 25 minutes vs. NMSU...Had four steals, but five turnovers in 16 minutes at ASU...Tied career-best with 14 points in the SBC Tournament at WKU, playing in a career-high 36 minutes.

2002-03: One of only three players to see action in all 27 games, starting four of those contests...Finished third on the team in steals (24) and second on the team in assists (55)...Only player on the team with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio (+9)…Recorded second-best shooting percentage (.439) on the team…Played six minutes in the season opener vs. Nicholls State, recording first career rebound and steal...Scored first four collegiate points at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...Added two assists in 18 minutes against the Islanders...Recorded five points and three rebounds at South Carolina...Made first career start vs. South Alabama, posting eight points and five boards...Played a season-high 34 minutes vs. New Orleans, scoring 12 points...Scored six points, while hauling in four rebounds and two steals in 25 minutes vs. Denver...Returned to the starting line-up and scored nine points, while dishing out a team season-high 10 assists and grabbing a personal-best seven rebounds at Texas-Pan American, while not committing a single turnover in 29 minutes...Scored seven points and dished out five assists in 28 minutes at South Alabama...Scored 10 points at New Orleans...Had four points and five assists at New Mexico State...Scored 12 points in 15 minutes vs. Arkansas State...Scored a career-best 14 points and added three steals and three assists in 22 minutes vs. Arkansas-Little Rock...Had 10 points and five assists in 20 minutes at North Texas.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner for head coach Tony Labella at Cabrini High School...Led Cabrini to four straight playoff appearances, while winning a district championship...Cabrini advanded to the state quarterfinals three times...Helped lead the team to a 38-7 record in 2001...Started every game but one and led the team in scoring each of her four years...Twice named District MVP and was a member of the All-District and All-State teams all four years...Is school’s all-time leading scorer...Named to All-Metro and All-New Orleans teams...Twice named All-New Orleans MVP and Clarion Herald Outstanding Player...Named to Clarion Herald Elite Team four times.

Personal: Full name is Ashley Chanell Blanche...Born on April 1, 1984, in New Orleans...Daughter of Diane and Rodney Blanche...Has younger set of twin sisters, Rhontrice and Shontrice...Was a member of the National Honor Society, Honor Roll all four years and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cabrini High...Majoring in Exercise Science...Also recruited by Memphis, Tulane, Louisiana-Monroe, Birmingham Southern and TCU...Was a high school classmate of current Ragin’ Cajuns softball third baseman and All-American Danyele Gomez...Plans to go to physical therapy school and become a physical therapist.