WVU Sports Hall of Fame
Ashley Lawrence
- Induction:
- 2026
- Class:
- 2016
One of the best midfielders to play women’s soccer for West Virginia, Ashley Lawrence earned three All-America honors from 2013-16.
A Toronto native, Lawrence earned her second consecutive National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America First Team accolade as a senior, playing for coach Nikki Izzo-Brown.
A two-time semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy, Lawrence also was a finalist for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award and was named to the Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team.
A team captain, Lawrence led WVU to a nation- and program-best 23 wins in 2016. WVU advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the first time in program history and finished as the National Runner-Up. The squad was nationally ranked each week and sat at No. 1, the team’s first-ever No. 1 ranking, for eight weeks. She also led the Mountaineers to a sweep of the Big 12 titles in 2016, their third sweep in four seasons, and WVU won seven Big 12 titles during her career.
Lawrence finished the season ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 19 nationally with a team-high 10 assists, the third-best total for a WVU senior and the fourth-highest season total in Mountaineer history. She started 87 of 91 career matches played and dished out 29 career assists, the third-best total in school history.
A four-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree, Lawrence also was named to the 2016 NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team and the Big 12 Soccer Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player. She signed a professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain in January 2017.
Prior to her senior season, Lawrence helped Canada win Bronze at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
Two years after staking her claim as one of college soccer’s top playmakers, Lawrence earned her first career All-America honor, as she was named to the 2015 NSCAA All-America First Team. She landed on the team alongside Buchanan, and the duo was the first pair in WVU women’s soccer history to earn NSCAA All-America First Team honors in one season.
A member of the Canadian National Women’s Soccer Team, Lawrence opened her junior campaign on the world’s biggest stage, starting all five of Canada’s matches at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and scored the team’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands.
At WVU in 2015, she was named a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and earned her third straight All-Big 12 First Team honor. She finished the season ranked No. 3 on the team, No. 5 in the conference, with 18 points (5 goals, 8 assists), a career single-season high. She paced the Mountaineers with eight assists, the second-best Big 12 total, and her five goals ranked No. 3 on the team.
Lawrence played a key role in helping WVU reach the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. The team finished with a program-best 61 goals and 19 wins.
In addition to winning Olympic Bronze for Canada in 2016, Lawrence helped her country capture Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She has represented Canada at three FIFA Women’s World Cups and three Olympic Games.
Lawrence began her professional career with Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, becoming the most-capped international player in the history of the club’s women’s team with 178 appearances. She won three trophies in Paris and reached the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in 2017. She was named Canadian Player of the Year in 2019, finished eighth in the 2021 Ballon d’Or and was selected to the IFFHS Women’s World Team that same year.
After joining Chelsea in 2023, Lawrence won two English League titles, the FA Cup and the League Cup. She currently plays for OL Lyonnes, where she won three domestic trophies in her first season and reached the 2026 UEFA Women’s Champions League final. She is Canada’s all-time appearance leader in UEFA women’s club competitions.
A Toronto native, Lawrence earned her second consecutive National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America First Team accolade as a senior, playing for coach Nikki Izzo-Brown.
A two-time semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy, Lawrence also was a finalist for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award and was named to the Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team.
A team captain, Lawrence led WVU to a nation- and program-best 23 wins in 2016. WVU advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the first time in program history and finished as the National Runner-Up. The squad was nationally ranked each week and sat at No. 1, the team’s first-ever No. 1 ranking, for eight weeks. She also led the Mountaineers to a sweep of the Big 12 titles in 2016, their third sweep in four seasons, and WVU won seven Big 12 titles during her career.
Lawrence finished the season ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 19 nationally with a team-high 10 assists, the third-best total for a WVU senior and the fourth-highest season total in Mountaineer history. She started 87 of 91 career matches played and dished out 29 career assists, the third-best total in school history.
A four-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree, Lawrence also was named to the 2016 NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team and the Big 12 Soccer Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player. She signed a professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain in January 2017.
Prior to her senior season, Lawrence helped Canada win Bronze at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
Two years after staking her claim as one of college soccer’s top playmakers, Lawrence earned her first career All-America honor, as she was named to the 2015 NSCAA All-America First Team. She landed on the team alongside Buchanan, and the duo was the first pair in WVU women’s soccer history to earn NSCAA All-America First Team honors in one season.
A member of the Canadian National Women’s Soccer Team, Lawrence opened her junior campaign on the world’s biggest stage, starting all five of Canada’s matches at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and scored the team’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands.
At WVU in 2015, she was named a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and earned her third straight All-Big 12 First Team honor. She finished the season ranked No. 3 on the team, No. 5 in the conference, with 18 points (5 goals, 8 assists), a career single-season high. She paced the Mountaineers with eight assists, the second-best Big 12 total, and her five goals ranked No. 3 on the team.
Lawrence played a key role in helping WVU reach the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. The team finished with a program-best 61 goals and 19 wins.
In addition to winning Olympic Bronze for Canada in 2016, Lawrence helped her country capture Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She has represented Canada at three FIFA Women’s World Cups and three Olympic Games.
Lawrence began her professional career with Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, becoming the most-capped international player in the history of the club’s women’s team with 178 appearances. She won three trophies in Paris and reached the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in 2017. She was named Canadian Player of the Year in 2019, finished eighth in the 2021 Ballon d’Or and was selected to the IFFHS Women’s World Team that same year.
After joining Chelsea in 2023, Lawrence won two English League titles, the FA Cup and the League Cup. She currently plays for OL Lyonnes, where she won three domestic trophies in her first season and reached the 2026 UEFA Women’s Champions League final. She is Canada’s all-time appearance leader in UEFA women’s club competitions.
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