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Illinois State University Athletics

2021 Soccer Roster

Dennis Banks
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10 Ashley Santos

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Naperville North (Team Chicago Academy)
  • Hometown Falls Church, Va.

Biography

Career Highlights
2020-21 MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2020-21 All-MVC First Team
2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
2x MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ('19, '20)
2x All-MVC Honorable Mention ('18, '19)
2x MVC Offensive Player of the Week
2017 MVC All-Freshman Team

 

2021 Season: Appeared in all 17 matches with 17 starts.. First Team All MVC.. led team in total minutes logged (1,582 minutes).. recorded 2 assists on the year... 6 total SOG.. became a key piece to the redbird defense. 

2020-21: MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... All-MVC First Team ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team First Team ... 2x MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 16, Mar. 2) ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight (Sept. 9) ... started in all 12 games and played in all but 30 minutes the entire season ... scored the first goals of her collegiate career in ISU's season opener at Marquette (Feb. 7), in which she tallied a brace to finish with four points off of only three shots ... also had the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win over Evansville (Feb. 27) to open conference play on a high note ... took 17 shots on the year, placing nine on frame (.529 SOG%) ... finished the year with six points.

2019: All-MVC Honorable Mention ... MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team ... started in all 20 games this season, logging over 1,576 minutes played and averaging 79 minutes per match ... collected two assists on the year ... took 16 shots, putting four on goal.

2018: All-MVC Honorable Mention ... started in all 21 matches and averaged over 86 minutes per game ... tallied two assists

2017: MVC All-Freshman Team ... appeared in all 20 matches, making 19 starts ... tallied 18 shots.

Previous: Played four years under varsity head coach Steve Goletz … team captain for junior and senior seasons … 2014 and 2015 DVC and Regional Champions … 2016 DVC, Regional, and Sectional Champs and made it to Final Eight … played three years at Team Chicago Academy (USYSA National League) under coaches Dave Lovercheck and Phil Nielson … State Cup champions in 2016…made National Championships appearance in 2016.

Personal: Daughter of Nelson and Lourdes Santos ... has two brothers, Andrew and Ryan … majoring in Mathematics.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2017Freshman

    Defense
    18
  • 10

    2018Sophomore

    Defense/Midfield
    10
  • 10

    2019Junior

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    10
  • 10

    2020-21Senior

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    10
  • 10

    2021Senior

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    10