Chinyelu Asher

Class:
Senior
High School:
Purdue
Hometown:
Silver Spring, Md.

At Purdue (2011-13): Played in all 19 games and started 17 in the midfield in 2013 ... Played in 58 consecutive games in her three seasons with the Boilermakers and started in 42 of those games ... Scored the game-winning goals in victories against Akron and Dartmouth as a junior ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win against Illinois ... Finished her junior season with three goals and three assists for nine points, ranking her fifth on the team in scoring ... Scored nine goals and dished out eight assists for 26 points in three seasons at Purdue ... Trained with the Jamaican U20 National Team and played in all three U20 CONCACAF Tournament games in 2012.

High School/Club: Her high school did not offer a girls soccer team so she trained with the boys during their season ... trained with the Jamaican U20 National Team in the summer of 2012, playing in all three games of the U20 CONCACAF tournament... finished second at the 2007 AAU national cross country championships... helped her Freestate United club team win the 2009 Washington Area Girls Soccer league championship and qualify for the State Cup finals... honor roll and principal's list student.

Personal: Born on May 20, 1993 ... Daughter of Kevin and Laura Asher ... Father Kevin played soccer at Howard University ... Brother Daniel played soccer at Saint Leo University ... Majoring in public health.