Ashley Morrissette Season 2015-16

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PositionGUARD
Height5-9
YearJunior
HometownTwinsburg, Ohio

2016-17 / AS A SENIOR

  • Named First Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Defensive Team, becoming the 17th player at Purdue to earn first-team honors, the fifth player to earn all-defensive recognition and the third player to earn both in the same season
  • 2017 Purdue Varsity Walk Award winner, given to a graduating senior who has brought national recognition to Purdue
  • Earned All-Big Ten Tournament honors, averaging 19.0 points per game and scoring the 10th-most points by an individual in tournament history
  • Four-time Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll recipient
  • Named to the 2016 Cancun Challenge All-Tournament team after averaging 15.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game
  • Received the Boilermakers' Coaches' Award and Co-Defensive Player of the Year award at the 2017 postseason banquet
  • Finished 16th in program history with 1,416 career points, the 30th 1,000-point scorer at Purdue
  • Her 603 points this season are 10th-most by a Boilermaker in program history, and her 16.8 points per game were the most at Purdue since Katie Gearlds in 2006-07
  • One-of-12 players all-time at Purdue with multiple 30-point outings, setting career-high scoring marks with 31 points at Pittsburgh and at Michigan State
  • Connected on 181 career 3's, good for sixth-most all-time at Purdue
  • Her 69 3's this season are tied for fourth-most by a Boilermaker all-time
  • Owns the seventh-best free throw percentage in program history, hitting 80.1 percent
  • Dished out 370 career assists, 14th all-time at Purdue, including a career-best 172 this year, good for third-most in a season at Purdue
  • First player at Purdue to average at least 15 points and four assists per game since Katie Douglas in 1999-00
  • Seventh player in program history to lead the team in scoring, assists and steals
  • Set a program record with a 3-pointer in 25 straight games
  • Played the third-most minutes of any player in program history, most in the Big Ten this year and seventh-most of any player in the country

2015-16 / AS A JUNIOR

  • 2015 Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team
  • Named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll on Feb. 29
  • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches)
  • Hit four crucial late-game shots this season, hitting game-winners vs. Dayton and at Michigan, hitting the go-ahead bucket vs. Louisville and draining a game-tying 3-pointer to force double-overtime at Penn State
  • Became the second player in Purdue history to go 5-of-5 from 3 in a game, sinking all five attempts vs. Incarnate Word
  • Scored a career-high 28 points vs. Wisconsin, sinking 9-of-14 from the floor and 5-of-8 from 3-point range
  • Was the Boilermakers' second-leading scorer at a career-high 13.0 points per game, including 14.1 points per game in Big Ten Conference play
  • Her 61 3-pointers this year are eighth-most in a season, and fourth-most by a Boilermaker junior
  • Set new career-high marks for rebounds (104) and steals (49)
  • Improved her 3-point field goal percentage by 10 percent over her sophomore season, converting 35.9 percent (61-170) on the year
  • Her career assist/turnover ratio is tied for ninth in school history (1.27)
  • Remains 187 points from becoming the 30th 1,000-point scorer in program history
  • Her 112 career 3-point field goals ranks 16th in Purdue history

2014-15 / AS A SOPHOMORE

  • Started 28-of-31 games, averaging 11.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game
  • Had one of the largest improvements in scoring average in the Big Ten from 2013-14 to 2014-15, increasing her per game total by 8.8 points
  • Made 43 3-point field goals on the season, tied for sixth-most by a Purdue sophomore
  • Dished out 101 assists, the 10th-most by a Purdue sophomore
  • Took the sixth-most three-point field goals by a Boilermaker in school history, attempting 166 on the season
  • Scored a career-high 23 points with five 3-pointers, and played a career-most 47 minutes vs. Green Bay
  • Scored in double-figures in eight of nine consecutive games in Big Ten play from Jan. 1 to 29, including a Big Ten-high 19 points at Minnesota, and back-to-back 18-point outings vs. Indiana and at Maryland
  • Dished out a career-high nine assists vs. Wisconsin
  • Averaged 13.5 points and 6.5 assists in a pair of Big Ten Tournament games, shooting 47.6 percent from the field (10-21)

2013-14 / AS A FRESHMAN

  • Played in 26 games, averaging 5.9 minutes and 2.2 points per game
  • Hit her first career field goal attempt, burying a three in three minutes vs. Ball State
  • Scored a season-high 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including a pair of threes, in just 13 minutes vs. Belmont
  • Scored five points in five minutes vs. Stanford
  • Played a season-high 23 minutes vs. TCU, scoring 11 points and grabbing a season-high four rebounds
  • Appeared in 13 conference games
  • Scored a conference-best four points in three minutes vs. Northwestern
  • Hit a crucial 3-pointer in a 14-point comeback victory at Michigan

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Averaged 19 points, six assists, five rebounds, and five steals per game as a senior
  • Named Ohio's Ms. Basketball and Ohio D1 player of the year in 2013
  • Helped lead her team to two state championships (2011 and 2012) and runner-up finish in her senior season
  • As a junior, scored 36 points against Detroit Country Day
  • Had four or more assists in 16 games as a junior
  • Four-year letter award winner
  • Coached by Julie Solis

NOTEWORTHY

  • Ranked No. 23 at her position by ESPN.com and ranked No. 39 in her class by Blue Star
  • 2012 Ohio State Championship MVP
  • Tabbed WTCBCA Underclassman of the Year as a junior
  • Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Star
  • Named to the All-Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division Team
  • All-Ohio special mention honoree
  • Played AAU basketball with Sports City U

PERSONAL

  • Full name: Ashley Nicole Morrissette
  • Major: Psychological Sciences
  • Birthday: April 17, 1995
  • Parents: Christopher and Gianna Morrissette
  • Siblings: Younger brothers, Christopher and Nathan, older sister, Jenna

CAREER STATS

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12127240

Senior
2016-17

GUARD
5-9 / -
12127240

Freshman
2013-14

GUARD
5-9 / -
12127240

Sophomore
2014-15

GUARD
5-9 / -