Ashley Rauch

Shea Vanderbosch

/ Women's Soccer

Photo by: UNC Athletic Communications

Photo by: Louisville Athletics

Position:
Forward/Midfielder
Height:
5-5
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
South Lakes
Hometown:
Reston, Va.

Senior Season: Rauch was selected as a team captain for the second straight year ... She began the season with two goals and an assist in the 5-0 victory against CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ... She played all 90 minutes and had three shots versus NIAGARA ... Rauch contributed an assist in the win against CANISIUS ... She had another two-goal outing in the victory at HOLY CROSS ... Rauch became the first Syracuse player to score two goals in a match twice in the same season since 2016.

Junior Season: She was named one of four captains ... Rauch scored her first goal of the season in the 2-0 victory against UMASS, along with another against SIENA... Rauch logged two back-to-back games of full 90 minute play against NORTHWESTERN and at CORNELL ... She scored the only goal in the win at BINGHAMTON ... She logged one assist against ST. BONAVENTURE ... She played over 70 minutes in games at SMU and at VIRGINIA TECH ... Rauch scored one goal in a game at #6 FLORIDA STATE ... She played the full 90 minutes against #8 NORTH CAROLINA ... Rauch scored the lone goal for Syracuse against MIAMI, also recording five shots and 90 minutes played ... She started all but one match for the Orange this season, finishing with five goals, one assist, and 11 points ... Rauch was named to the Academic All-America All-District Women's Soccer Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (3.5 cumulative g.p.a., played in 90% of matches) ... She earned Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, and was named to the 2024 ACC All-Academic Team (3.0 cumulative grade-point average, 3.0 fall g.p.a., played 50% of all matches).

Sophomore Season (2023): Rauch was with the starting group for all 18 matches ... She had a goal in the Syracuse victory against BINGHAMTON ... Rauch had a season-high three shots in that contest ... She logged the full 90 minutes in 13 of the 18 contests ... Rauch averaged 83.3 minutes-per-game ... She ranks second on the team in minutes played ... She earned Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.) ... She was named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average for the year).

Redshirt Freshman Season (2022): She started the game and tallied three shots in Syracuse's triumph against NEW HAMPSHIRE ... Rauch played 79 minutes versus UCONN ... She earned an assist in the victory against LAFAYETTE ... Rauch had four shots versus SIENA and three at EASTERN MICHIGAN ... She scored her first goal of the year when the Orange defeated MERRIMACK ... Rauch contributed three shots and had an assist at BINGHAMTON ... Rauch's second score proved to be the game winner when the Orange defeated MIAMI, 3-1 ... She played all 90 minutes versus the HURRICANES ... She had three shot attempts in the draw with CLEMSON ... Rauch played her second 90 minute game of the season at PITTSBURGH ... She started 15 out of 17 matches played in ... Rauch was named to the Academic All-District Team selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC) ... She was also named to the 2022 Fall and 2023 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... She was named to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (2021): Rauch scored her first collegiate goal in the season opener against FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON on August 22 ... Rauch recorded one assist versus NIAGARA on August 26 ... After a third consecutive start versus EASTERN MICHIGAN, Rauch missed time with an injury ... Rauch earned a spot on the 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... She was one of 19 teammates named to the 2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Rauch played for the St. James Football Club Virginia since she was eight years old ... She led the team in assists and was a five-time Development Academy weekly standout ... She most recently competed in the U.S Soccer Development Academy ... Rauch was a member of the Math Honor Society and the Science Honor Society at South Lakes High School.

Personal: Ashley Flynn Rauch was born in May of 2003 in Fairfax Va. ... Her mother Kelsey played soccer at Duke and her father T. Stewart played tennis at Middlebury... She earned a bachelor's degree in Finance and Business Analytics from the is Martin J. Whitman School of Management ... Rauch is working toward a master's degree in Applied Data Science from the School of Information Studies.