Ashley Scesniak

Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
High School:
William Fremd

2024: Started all 18 matches as a defensive midfielder … one of three Chippewas with multiple assists … most minutes played of any field player (1,466) … eclipsed 4,000 minutes at CMU in third season during finale against Buffalo (Oct. 31), 50^th appearance for CMU in game prior at Ohio … cleared 5,000 career minutes at Kent State (Oct. 13), 60^th career start against Buffalo … CSC Academic All-District … Academic All-MAC

2023: Played in 15 of 16 games with 10 starts … made 40^th of 42 career starts at Kent State (Oct. 8) … reached the 2,500-minute mark in her CMU career during the Northern Illinois game (Oct. 22), and 3,500-minute mark for her collegiate career at Kent State … marked an assist in season-opening draw at Detroit Mercy (Aug. 17) … played more than 80 minutes six times, all 90 minutes at Detroit Mercy, at Toledo (Oct. 1), against Buffalo (Oct. 5) and at Kent State …put three of 11 shots on-goal … named Academic All-MAC

2022: Started all 18 games ... first CMU goal was a game winner at Western Michigan (Oct. 6)... scored three goals ... ranked 10th in the MAC with 5 assists ... posted a two assist game against Detroit Mercy (Sept. 1) ... scored one goal and one assist against Kent State (Oct. 27) ... earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2021 at Southern Illinois: Transferred to Central Michigan from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) … MVC All-Freshman Team ... started 14 matches and saw action in 16 games ... scored first goal as a freshman on a corner kick against Kansas City (Aug. 27) ... tied for third for SIU shots (15) ... took eight shots on-goal ... career-high four shots and two shots-on-goal against Lipscomb (Sept. 5) ... took two shots against Kansas City (Aug. 27), Bellarmine (Sept. 12), and at Murray State (Sept. 19) ... tabbed for 1,306 total game minutes, second on the team ... averaged .94 shots per game

High School: Graduated from William Fremd High School in 2021 … named all-conference and all-state as a senior … started on varsity since freshman year ... won regionals during sophomore season ... second-leading goal scorer freshman and sophomore year ... team captain senior year … four-year honor roll member

Club: Played for FC United ... two-time State Cup Champions (2018 and 2020) ... undefeated for two seasons in MRL ... three-year team captain

Personal: Daughter of Adam and Melissa Scesniak ... third youngest of eight siblings: younger sisters Bella and Jessie, older siblings Nick, Casie, Mike, Emmie and Jake … admits to an obsession with coffee … claims Michael Jordan as one of her favorite athletes

Why CMU?: “CMU has a strong biology program, plus the school allows me to pursue my passion of playing soccer at the highest, and most competitive level.”