Ashley Hatch
Forward #33
Ht
5'
9"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Gilbert, 
Arizona
Last School
Highland High School
Roster Years
2013-2016


Personal

  • Parents are Barry and Anne Marie Hatch
  • One of four siblings, including BYU soccer player Brianna Hatch

Before BYU

  • 2-time First Team All-State selection in Arizona
  • 2012 HS Division I Arizona State Champions
  • 2011 5A Central Region Offensive Player of the Year
  • State of Arizona Player of the Year runner up
  • 2-time First Team All-Region selection
  • 2012 Highland HS Offensive Player of the Year
  • 2012 All-District Player of the Year
  • 2-year captain of HS varsity team
  • Broke HS record for all-time career goals
  • 2009 Highland HS cross country MVP

Club

  • Legends FC
  • Coached by Andy Plascencia
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013

  • Named WCC Player of the Week Sept. 9
  • Named CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer for week of Sept. 9
  • Named CollegeSportsMadness.com's WCC Player of the Week for Sept. 9
  • Ranked 82nd in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman Top 100
  • Scored six goals and made seven assists, while starting in every game
  • Earned NSCAA All-West Region Third Team honors
  • Named All-WCC Honorable Mention
  • Named to the All-WCC Freshman Team
  • Named CollegeSportsMadness.com's WCC Freshman of the Year
  • Named to the CSM.com All-WCC Second Team
  • Ranked 73rd on TDS.com's Postseason Freshman Top 100
  • Named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll Bronze Honors
Sophmore Year 2014

  • Named to All-WCC Preseason Team
  • Named WCC Player of the Week for Sept. 29
  • Named CollegeSportsMadness.com WCC Player of the Week for Sept. 30
  • Named TopDrawerSoccer.com's Team of the Week Honorable Mention for Sept. 22-28
  • Scored first hat trick for BYU in nine years with three goals against Portland on Oct. 9
  • Named WCC Player of the Week for Oct. 13
  • Named CollegeSportsMadness.com WCC Player of the Week for Oct. 13
  • Named CollegeSoccer360.com Prime Time Performer for Oct. 14 
  • Named espnW Player of the Week on Oct. 15
  • Named TopDrawerSoccer.com's Team of the Week for Oct. 22-26
  • Set school record for shots in a game with 15 against Saint Mary's
  • WCC Co-Player of the Year
  • Named to All-WCC First Team
  • Named to WCC All-Academic Team
  • Earned NSCAA All-America Third Team honors
  • Earned SoccerAmerica All-America Third Team honors
  • Named to NSCAA All-West Region First Team
  • Named to CollegeSportsMadness.com All-America Second Team
  • Named to CSM.com WCC First Team
  • Ranked 96th on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Midseason Top 100
  • Ranked 3rd in TDS.com's Midseason WCC Top 20
  • Her 18 goals were tied for the fifth most in a season at BYU
  • Her 101 shots were the fourth most in a season at BYU
  • Her 42 points were tied for the fifth most in a season at BYU
  • Her four-game goal scoring streak is the seventh longest in program history
  • Her five multiple-goal games are the second most in a season in program history and most since 1996
  • Finished 9th in the nation in goals per game, points per game and total goals, was also 12th in total points
  • Ranked 58th in TDS.com's Postseason Top 100
  • Ranked 3rd in TDS.com's Postseason WCC Top 20
  • Named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll Bronze Honors for the second time 
Junior Year 2015

  • Voted a breakout star for 2015 by TopDrawerSoccer.com's coaches survey
  • Named to the 2015 AllWhiteKit.com Forward of the Year shortlist
  • One of 28 players in the nation named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist
  • Ranked 16th on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Preseason Top 100
  • Ranked as the best player in the WCC by TopDrawerSoccer.com
  • Named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Best XI Second Team
  • Named to the All-WCC Preseason Team
  • Named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week Sept. 22
  • Ranked 13th on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Midseason Top 100
  • Ranked 1st in TopDrawerSoccer.com's WCC Conference Top 20 in both preseason and midseason
  • Earned All-WCC Academic Honorable Mention honors
  • Played in 13 games, starting in 10 before sitting out due to injury for most of WCC play
  • Scored 4 goals and made 2 assists, including game-winners against Oregon State, Long Beach State and Nebraska
  • Despite missing eight game due to injury, still led the conference in overall shots and shots per game
  • Bronze honoree on WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Senior Year 2016

  • Hat trick gave BYU 3-2 win at defending-champ Penn State on Aug. 26
  • A favorite for Player of the Year on Sept. 16 by Top Drawer Soccer
  • ESPNW, NCAA and WCC Player of the Week after Penn State win
  • First in the nation to 10 goals—10th came on Sept. 17 against Utah State
  • Hat trick on Oct. 3 against San Francisco in 4-0 win
  • First in the nation to 15 goals—15th came on Oct. 3 against San Francisco
  • Invited to U.S. Women's National Team Soccer camp, reported on Oct. 15
  • Named No. 8 player in the nation on Top Drawer Soccer's midseason report
  • All-WCC First Team
  • One of 15 semifinalists for the MAC Hermann Trophy Award
  • Ended the season ranked No. 7 on Top Drawer Soccer's list of best players
  • Drafted second overall by the North Carolina Courage in the NWSL College Draft
  • Named Collegiate Women's Athlete of the Year at the Governor's State of Sports Awards
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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    W Soccer | Oct, 19

    BYU shuts out LMU 2-0

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    W Soccer | Sep, 26

    Late goal downs No. 17 BYU

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    W Soccer | Sep, 21

    Cougars fall at Long Beach

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    W Soccer | Sep, 12

    Cougars draw with Ducks

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    W Soccer | Sep, 06

    Hatch PK downs Utah

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    W Soccer | Sep, 02

    BYU withstands No. 25 LSU 4-2

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