Ashlee Pistorius-Slayback, a native of the Bloomington-Normal area and decorated University High School alum, is entering her second season as an assistant coach with Illinois State women's soccer.

Slayback joined the Redbird soccer program after four years with the St. Charles Community College women's soccer team as an assistant and head coach. During her time with St. Charles Community College, Slayback prepared and executed practice plans based on individual player and team needs, while supervising and mentoring a support staff. She also has experience managing a budget, ordering equipment and creating schedules. During her four years with SCC, Slayback was responsible for all team events, as well as organizing camps and maintaining the team website.

As an assistant and head coach with the Cougars, Slayback communicated with staff, academic advisors, officials, as well as media and opponents. She evaluated student-athletes and met with recruits and parents, while orchestrating fundraiser events and preparing media guides.

With the Cougars, Slayback led the team to the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship Tournament, after winning district and regional titles. She coached Raven Loughridge, who was an NJCAA All-American honorable mention in 2014.

During her time with SCC, Slayback also worked at World Wide Technology as an inside sales representative, where she sold hardware/software solutions and technical services to assigned accounts. Slayback developed relationships with customers to achieve incremental sales goals, while maintaining an expertise of the processes involved with specific programs and contracts.

Prior to St. Charles Community College and World Wide Technology, Slayback worked as the director of camp operations at St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club and was a head coach at Ursuline Academy. While at Ursuline, nine of Slayback's student-athletes continued their collegiate careers at Division I schools, while three are playing at the Division II level. She also coached National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American Maddie Friedmann, who currently plays at Ole Miss.

In 2009, Slayback played for St. Louis Athletica, a professional soccer team in the Women's Professional Soccer League. She also worked as a coach with the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club, and has experience as a personal trainer.

Slayback competed collegiately at Texas A&M, where she majored in sports management. While with the Aggies, Slayback was named the Honda National Soccer Player of the Year in 2007 and was one of three finalists for the M.A.C. Herman Trophy (2007). She holds the Big 12 and Texas A&M career record for points (194) and goals (81), and led the NCAA Division I in single-season goals with 25 (2007). Also in 2007, Slayback was named the Big 12 Player of the Year. She is a two-time Big 12 First-Team selection. Slayback led the Aggies to an Elite Eight appearance, two Big 12 Conference Tournament championships and four Big 12 Conference championships. The three-time Big 12 Conference All-Academic team honoree was a 2014 inductee into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame.

Slayback, a native of Bloomington-Normal, attended U-High and was named the Gatorade Illinois High School Player of the Year in 2004. She was named The Pantagraph Female Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2004 and holds the Illinois state record for most career goals with 228, which was third in the nation. Slayback led the Pioneers to a a second-place finish at state in 2002 and was a four-time Chicago Tribune All-State selection, a two time NSCAA First-Team All-American and a McDonald's and Parade All-American.