Ava Wright Season 2022

Ava Wright’s Official NCAA Career Statistics

CAREER NOTES

• Has played in 33 games (16 starts) in her first two seasons with ASU.

2023 (SOPHOMORE)

• Played in 19 games with six starts.
• Was on the pitch for 60 or more minutes five times, including four times in the six contests.

2022 (FRESHMAN)

• Was one of five players from ASU’s freshman class (Enasia Colon, Meighan Farrell, Andrea Kraetzer, Pauline Nelles) who played 10 or more games and was one of three (Kraetzer, Nelles), who started 10 or more games.
• Saw first action of career at Denver (Aug. 28) and would go on to start ASU’s next 10 games.
• Scored first career goal and notched first career game-winning goal in ASU’s 5-0 win vs. Toledo (Sept. 18).
• All five of her games playing 80 or more minutes came in Pac-12 play, including three games in which she played all 90 minutes: at Colorado (Sept. 23), at USC (Oct. 9) and vs. Utah (Oct. 14). 

PRIOR TO ASU

• A defender from Coldstream, B.C., who joined Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girl Elite REX Program in partnership with BC Soccer in August 2018 after previously playing with Thompson Okanagan in the EA SPORTS BC Soccer Premier League.
• Was member of League 1 BC champion squad in 2022 and BCSPL provincial champion team in 2016.
• Named Whitecaps FC BMO most promising female player 2021/2022 in addition to Whitecaps FC BMO academy girls RESP award 2021/2022.  

Personal: Major is biological sciences (biomedical sciences)... Daughter of Tyler and Christina Wright... Has two siblings: sister Kennady (25) and brother Tanner (23)... Father was selected by the Edmonton Oilers with the No. 12 overall pick in the 1991 NHL Draft and would go on to play 13 seasons. In addition to Edmonton, he also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim... Sister was a four-year member of the volleyball team at Saint Mary's University (Halifax, NS) where she was among the team's recipients of the U Sport Academic All-Canadian award.