By News Editor – Gillian Rees

After playing soccer all throughout her childhood and all four years of high school, Jonathan Law senior Ashley Shaw has committed to further her soccer and academic career at Albertus Magnus College. After being a full varsity player on the Jonathan Law girls soccer team since her freshman year and playing CFC club soccer during the off-season, Shaw was determined to play soccer in college. Advocate News Editor Gillian Rees interviewed Shaw about her commitment. 

Gillian Rees: How much work did it take for you to be able to commit to college soccer?

Ashley Shaw: I’ve been playing soccer pretty much my whole life, starting from rec teams and travel to premier. It’s been a lot of work to become the player i am today over the past 14 years.

GR: What motivates you to work hard?

AS: Honestly a lot of things motivates me to work harder, my parents, coaches, teammates, friends, and just trying to better myself as a player.

GR: What made you choose to commit to this school?

AS: It’s close to home and the campus is beautiful, I met the coaching staff and some of the girls on a tour and loved it.

GR: Are there any goals you wish to achieve from this school?

AS: I just hope to be able to better myself as a player even more in this big step and end my soccer career knowing I did something to impact this team.

GR: Is there any advice you have for anyone else trying to play sports at the collegiate level? 

AS: If you have the opportunity do it, I was on the fence for awhile because I wanted to focus on just school, but when it came time for me actually being able to do this when I’ve wanted to my whole life I knew I needed to. It’s also a good thing to be involved in something other than just being a student at the school, you will be going into college with a bunch of new friends before the school year even starts.