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Ashley Phillips (FA)

Goalkeeper

Team: Boston Breakers

Height: 5' 7"
Birth Date: 2/21/1986
Hometown: Peabody, Mass.
Previous Team: University of Clemson
How Acquired:

2010:

Started eight of the nine games she played in
Earned one win and four ties
Recorded two shutouts
Registered a 1.15 goals against average

2009:

Named to the Breakers roster as a developmental player on March 25, 2009 after preseason tryout

International:

Member of U.S. Women U-16, U-17 and U-19 teams

Club:

Recorded five shutouts in six matches for the Atlanta Silverbacks in 2008
Ranked in the W-League’s top 10 in shutouts and goals against average

College:

Played for Clemson from 2004-2007
Tiger’s all-time career saves leader with 326 saves
Broke Clemson’s single season saves mark with 119 recorded in 2006
Named a 2006 Third-Team All-American by the NSCAA and Soccerbuzz.com
Two-time NSCAA First-Team All-Southeast Region (2005-06) and Third-Team selection in 2007
First-Team All-ACC as s enior in 2007 and named to ACC’s Second Team twice (2005-06)
Picked up All-Southeast Region honors from Soccerbuzz.com

High School / Youth Club:

Graduated from Milton Academy
Played for the Spirit of Massachusetts club team
Member of the Region I ODP Team and the Massachusetts ODP Team in 2002-03

Personal:

Majored in sociology

When did you start playing soccer?
5 years old.
When did you realize your dream to play soccer professionally?
I've always dreamed to play professionally, but even moreso when I heard the league was coming back.
What is your favorite thing about playing soccer?
You can always have fun and when you play you don't have to worry about anything else.
What was your most memorable game experience?
Beating Stanford in the Sweet 16.
What do you always have in your soccer bag?
Deodorant.
What's your most interesting and fun soccer trip and why?
Going to Germany with a youth National team because we couldn't communicate with people and we got lost all the time.
What's your perfect day off?
Hanging out with friends, if it's nice out, going out on the boat.
Name a sports team other than the Boston Breakers that you can't live without
Red Sox and Patriots
If you could eat one food item or meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Sushi
What are three things you can never be without while traveling?
iPod, iPhone, and good book.
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you want to go and why?
Greece because I heard it's a cool place.
What was your first job?
Coaching basketball camps.
What's on your workout/pre-game iPod playlist?
Rap-Eminem
What's your biggest pet peeve?
People who are slow and when people are late.
If you could be on any reality TV show what would it be?
Amazing Race
If you could be a part of any TV family who would it be?
The Kardashians.
If you had a dinner party, who are the four people you would invite (can be living or dead)?
David Ortiz, Tom Brady, Bobby Orr, and Jacoby Ellsbury.
Describe your impression of Boston in three words
Fun, historical, beautiful.
Who would you most like to meet in Boston?
David Ortiz.
What's your favorite restaurant in Boston?
The Corrib Pub
What's your favorite thing to do in Boston?
Go to a Sox game.

FINISH THE SENTENCE

Aside from soccer I'm really good at...
snowboarding
Not many people know that I can...
draw.
If I were stranded on a deserted island with one of my current Breakers teammates, I would want to be with...
Ali Lipsher because we could definitely keep ourselves entertained.
I want my experience in the WPS to be...

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