Wingate University Athletics

2013: Ashlyn Hardie earned All-Region acollades during her junior season at Wingate...Finished the season with an 11-3-2 record, notching eight shutouts...Led the SAC with an .853 save percentage and a 0.57 goals against average...Ranked 12th nationally in goals-against average and 19th in save percentage...Piled up seven saves in Wingate's 1-0 win over Lander...Helped the Bulldogs regsiter five consecutive shutouts, with four of those coming on the road, compiling 11 saves in the stretch...Had five saves in the 3-0 win over Tusculum in the SAC Tournament semifinals...Notched five saves against Belmont Abbey in the NCAA Southeast Regional title match. 

2012: Appeared in four games as a sophomore, starting one match...Allowed just one goal in 153 minutes, posting a 1-0 record with a shutout...Registered seven saves and a save percentage of .875...Played all 90 minutes in goal in Wingate's 2-0 win over Belmont Abbey, registering four saves...Had three saves without allowing a goal in 30 minutes of action against Mars Hill.

2011: Appeared in 13 contests as a freshman...Started 11 matches at goalkeeper...Piled up 34 saves on the year, holding a 1.07 goals against average and .739 save percentage...Had a career-high 10 saves in her collegiate debut against Georgia College, leading the Bulldogs to a 2-1 victory...Registered back-to-back shutouts against USC Aiken and Mars Hill...Also had shutouts against Newberry, Tusculum, Carson-Newman and Catawba.

Personal: Ashlyn Hardie played her club soccer at Triangle United under the guidance of US Women’s soccer legend Cindy Parlow. She joins the Bulldogs after a distinguished career at Northern Guilford High School. A four-year varsity starter, Hardie was all-conference, all-area, all-county and all-state her final two seasons. She was a member of the National Honor Society and the National Beta Club at NGHS. The daughter of Robert and Paula Hardie, Ashlyn has been an active player in the N.C. Olympic Development program since 2006.


Full name is Ashlyn Nicole Hardie...Born May 21, 1993 Greensboro, NC...Daughter of Paula and Robert Hardie...Majoring in Sports Management/Exercise Science ...Wants to be a college professor after...Favorite class at Wingate: Soccer practice...Favorite athlete: Female: Jade Montgomery, Male: Tim Howard...Favorite sports team: USA Olympic Gymnastics...Favorite movie: Happy Feet...Favorite TV Show: New Girl...Favorite Food: Salmon sushi burrito...Favorite Sport to play other than soccer: Sand Volleyball...Ashlyn can't imagine a week without: Water...Most thrilling sports moment: Second half of the 2013 Lander match...People Ashlyn most admires: My mom and dad...How Ashlyn gets ready for a game: Team "jam sesh" in the locker room...Something people don't know about Ashlyn: My voice isnt raspy because of soccer... “Im living with nodes.” ...Nickname: Ash...Ashlyn thinks: the fastest person on the team is Jade - but ONLY if she is chasing a ball, strongest is - definitely not brooke... and funniest is … Lauren...Favorite quote: "Sometimes the only way to win, is to die trying."

Why Ashlyn chose Wingate: She loves soccer.