LADY BUSTERS GET FIRST 08’ COLORADO RECRUIT

Ashley Crowley, a two year varsity starter at Highland Ranch (Colorado) High School, becomes the second recruit of the Lady Buster Soccer 2008 recruiting class for Coach Huffman. Crowley played her club soccer from her freshman-junior seasons for the Colorado Elite Soccer Club. Her junior season she competed a year up and played as a U-17 in the Colorado State League at the U-18 age level in the Premier 1 classification---which is known as the second most competitive division in the state at the U-18 age level behind the Elite 1 classification. This team was full of mostly seniors, as Ashley then moved on to play for the very competitive Real Colorado Athletico squad in the fall of 2007, where that team also competed in the Premier 1 classification. In February of 2008, the organization of Real Colorado was named by Soccer America as the 10th best Girls soccer club in the entire country. Soccer America selects the top 25 clubs, based on success of their teams in national youth championships over the last three years and national recognition for players (including U.S. national youth team selections, NSCAA/Adidas Youth All-Americans and U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Interregional All-Stars) from these clubs in 2007.

“I saw Ashley play for the Colorado Elite back in May 2006 at the Colorado Showcase held at Dicks Sporting Goods Park, as I had kept tabs on her since,” Head Women’s Soccer Coach Jeff Huffman stated. “Ashley has the ability to play either an outside midfield or a forward role for us. I fully expect Ashley to draw upon her vast club experience and bring to this program the ability to-not only score goals- but a winning mentality to the program thru her past club successes.”