Ashton McKeown

Jessica Vincent, Ashton McKeown and Ashley Gonzales

Photo by: John Fajardo

Position:
GK
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Major:
Communication Studies
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.
High School:
Calvary Chapel HS
Prev School:
Calvary Chapel HS

2016 SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
2015 SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
2014 NSCAA FIRST TEAM ALL-WEST REGION
2014 BIG WEST GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
2014 FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

2016 (Senior): Named second-team All-Conference for second year in a row ... Went 9-5-4, winning all nine matches via shutout ... Allowed 14 goals in 18 starts for a 0.74 goals against average ... Finished second in the Big West in goals against average ... Named Big West Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions ... Concluded Long Beach State career second in wins (25), saves (222), goals against average (0.75), shutouts (26.2), and minutes in goal (5281:38).

2015 (Junior): Earned second-team All-Big West honors ... Led the conference in goals against average (0.62) and save percentage (.848), while ranking second in the league with eight shutouts ... Two-time Big West Defensive Player of the Week ... Finished the year with an 8-5-3 record and 56 saves ... Started 16 of 17 games played ... Missed five contests with an injury ... Opened the season with three saves in a huge 1-0 shutout win over No. 4 UCLA on Aug. 21 ... Also blanked Pac-12 member USC (Sept. 13), No. 21 DePaul (Sept. 20) and defending Big West champion Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 4) ... Matched her career high with eight saves at Cincinnati on Sept. 17 ... Added six stops in an NCAA Tournament game at No. 12 Santa Clara.

2014 (Sophomore): Named the Big West Goalkeeper of the Year and garnered first-team all-conference honors ... Also a first-team NSCAA/Continental Tire All-West Region selection ... Was tops in the Big West in saves (91), goals against average (0.80) and shutouts (9), and ranked second in the league with an .835 save percentage ... Started all 21 games and played every minute in between the posts for the Beach ... Registered her first career shutout in a 0-0 tie against No. 15 Georgetown ... Earned back-to-back Big West Defensive Player of the Week honors during conference play ... The first came after a 0-0 tie at Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 9) and a 1-1 draw vs. UC Irvine (Oct. 12) ... Notched a career-high eight saves against the Titans and denied seven attempts from the Anteaters ... Came back the following week to earn two more shutouts with a 2-0 win at Hawai'i (Oct. 16) and a 1-0 victory at UC Davis (Oct. 19) ... Totaled eight saves over the two games.

2013 (Freshman): Earned the start in goal on two occasions ... Finished with a season-high four saves at Santa Clara on Aug. 29.

High School: Lettered four years at Calvary Chapel High School in Santa Ana ... Helped the Eagles to an appearance in the CIF Division IV playoffs each season ... Named team captain as a senior but missed most of the year with an injury ... Earned first-team All-Orange Coast League honors as a freshman and junior ... Also selected as the Eagles' MVP in 2011-12 ... Club: Played six years for the So Cal Blues ... Helped her team to the National Cup championship in 2009 ... Squad also won the Surf Cup in 2009 and 2013 ... Named to the 2011 Cal South State Team (ODP).

Personal: Majoring in communication studies.