Ashley Barlow Class: Junior Hometown: Indianapolis, IN High School: Pike Height: 5-9 Position: Guard Birthdate: 05/17/1988

OVERVIEW:
Team tri-captain for 2008-09 ... hard-working,versatile guard who can play either of the backcourt positions for the Irish ... leader by example through uncompromising work ethic and drive to succeed ... brings scorer's mentality with ability to convert off the dribble ... also can extend defenses with perimeter shooting ability, including quicker release developed during recent offseason workouts that included time with former IUPUI standout/2008 NBAfirst-round draft pick George Hill of the San Antonio Spurs ... fearless when matching up with larger opponents and more than willing to mix it up in the paint ... excellent touch at the foul line, where she ranks fifth in school history with .814 percentage ... displays strong court awareness and instincts that make her significant defensive asset, also ranking fifth in Irish record books with 1.98 steals per game (131 total).

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08):
Appeared in all 34 games (32 starts), averaging 12.1 points,4.7 rebounds and team-high 2.0 steals per game ... ranked 29th in BIG EAST in scoring and sixth in both free throw percentage (.804) and steals ... during conference play, ranked ninth in BIG EAST in free throw percentage (.797) and tied for ninth in steals (1.94) ... looked strong in season opener vs.Miami (Ohio),scoring 19 points (8-14 FG) ... paced Irish with game-high 18 points (5-8 FG, 3-4 3FG) against Western Kentucky ... played just 12 minutes at No. 3 Maryland due to first-half foul trouble and being shaken up during collision under basket in second half ... bounced back well at Central Michigan, posting second career double-double with 12 points (5-9 FG) and 11 rebounds in 18 minutes ...chalked up 13 points, seven rebounds and four steals in win over Boston College ... had well-balanced effort against Canisius with game highs of 18 points, seven rebounds, career-best six assists and four steals ... scored 10 points before fouling out late in regulation of OT win at Bowling Green ... erupted for (then) career-high 22 points (6-11 FG,3-6 3FG,7-7 FT),including 19 in the second half of program's first-ever win at Purdue;sparked 17-5 second-half run with 11 points,including trio of three-pointers (two in 32-second span, second of which put Irish ahead to stay with 12:08 left) ... collected game-high 19 points (8-12 FG, 3-4 3FG) in just 22 minutes vs.Valparaiso,scoring 15 points (6-8 FG,3-4 3FG) in the first half ... scored 12 points (5-7 FG, 2-3 3FG) in only 14 minutes against Saint Francis (Pa.) ... contributed 16 points,including 12 in a pair of key first-half runs, and tied career high with six steals in victory at Richmond ... led Irish with team-high 16 points (5-8 FG, 5-5 FT) against Villanova, while also adding four steals and three assists ... dropped team-high 21 points (7-9 FG,3-5 3FG,4-4 FT) at Georgetown ... rang up career-high (and game- best) 23 points (8-12 FG, 2-3 3FG) and seven rebounds against No.rv/25 DePaul ... led team in scoring for fourth consecutive game with 15 points (13 in second half) against No. 1 Connecticut ... tallied 11 points and six rebounds in win at Cincinnati ... tied career high with six assists and added nine points in win over Marquette ... came off bench in victory at DePaul,collecting 10 points and three steals ... chalked up second double-double of season (third career) with 18 points (7-12 FG) and 11 rebounds in regular-season finale St. John's ... had 11 points in BIG EAST quarterfinal vs.Pittsburgh ... recorded first post-season double-double with game-high 20 points and career-best 12 rebounds in NCAA opening-round win over SMU ... had 16 points in NCAA second-round win vs.No.14/13 Oklahoma;scored eight points in OT (4-4 FT),adding crucial steal and two FT with 38 ticks left and ND leading by one before two game-clinching foul shots with 1.6 second to play ... notched 11 points and seven rebounds in NCAAregional semifinal game against No.3 Tennessee.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07):
Came off bench in 29 of 32 games ... fin- ished second on team in scoring (10.3 ppg.; fourth among BIG EAST freshmen) and rebounding (5.4 rpg.) ... ranks seventh in BIG EAST in free throw percentage (.826) and steals (1.97 spg.) ... notched first career double-double with 19 points (11-12 FT) and game-high 10 rebounds in overtime vic- tory over Bowling Green; scored six of team's seven points in extra period,including two game-clinching free throws with 3.8 seconds left ... scored 14 of her team-high 17 points in second half vs. Western Michigan, hitting 7-of-10 shots from the field in the game (3-4 3FG);also registered personal-best six steals ... had seven points, six rebounds and team highs of three assists and five steals at USC; first Irish player to have back-to- back five-steal games since March 30-April 1, 2001 (Niele Ivey vs. Connecticut and Purdue in NCAA Women's Final Four) ... tallied 11 points, including seven in second-half run to help team pull past Richmond ...posted 14 points and team- high seven rebounds at Michigan, including key three-pointer with 47.3 seconds left that ignited game-ending 10-2 run ... scored eight points and snared five rebounds in win over No.10/9 Purdue ...nearly came up with second double-double of year with 11 points (9-10 FT) and team-high nine rebounds vs. IUPUI ...logged 12 points, six rebounds and career-high-tying four assists in win at Valparaiso ... notched career-high 21 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes vs. Prairie View A&M; also tied school and Joyce Center records by going 13-13 from free throw line (best by any freshman in country during '06-07 season) ... tal- lied eight points and five rebounds in BIG EAST debut at Seton Hall ... had another near double- double in OT loss at USF,finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds before fouling out late in reg- ulation ... scored 14 points (5-10 FG,3-4 3FG) in victory over St.John's ... registered 12 points and six rebounds at No. 17/18 Marquette; acrobatic fastbreak layup in first half rated sixth on ESPN SportsCenter's "Top 10 Plays"that night ... piled up 17 points (5-10 FG, 7-8 FT) and eight rebounds in win vs.West Virginia ... had 15 points (career-high 7-17 FG) and six rebounds in win over No.17/16 Louisville ... made first career start vs.DePaul and responded with 13 points and three steals ... reached double figures for season-best fourth consecutive game, scoring 15 points at Villanova while adding six rebounds and game- high five steals ... had near double-double at Providence with eight points and game-high nine rebounds ... notched seven points, six rebounds and career-high-tying four assists vs.Georgetown ... tied career high with 21 points (including 3-4 3FG) and added team-best eight rebounds in reg- ular-season finale at DePaul ... scored nine points and grabbed game-high seven rebounds in BIG EAST Tournament loss vs. DePaul; had seven points in 9-0 Irish run that tied game late in sec- ond half ... matched career highs with team bests of 10 rebounds and four assists in NCAA Tournament debut vs. California ... had game- high three steals in NCAA second-round game against North Carolina ... participated in 2007 USA Basketball Junior National Team Trials that selected players for U19 World Championship and Pan American Games teams.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Averaged 19.2 ppg., 5.4 rpg.and 3.6 apg.in prep career at Pike High School in Indianapolis ... ranked 24th in nation by Full Court Press... ranked 55th in nation (10th among shooting guards) by All-Star Girls Report ... WBCA All- American (fifth future Notre Dame player to earn the honor since 1999) ... Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American (2006) ... third in 2006 Indiana Miss Basketball voting ... 2006 Indiana All-Star selection (teammate of fellow Notre Dame guard Melissa Lechlitner), leading team to two-game sweep of Kentucky All-Stars in annual border series; posted double-dou- bles in both games and averaged team highs in points (20.0 ppg.),rebounds (11.5 rpg.) and steals (4.5 spg.) while being cho- sen MVP and John Wooden Citizenship Award winner ... two-time all-state selec- tion (2005, 2006) ... three-time all-county pick (2004, 2005, 2006) ... four-time all- Conference Indiana choice (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) ... Indianapolis Star Marion County Player of the Year and Super Team Player of the Year (2006) ... Indianapolis Star All- West Player of the Year (2005) ... Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 40 selection (2006) ... Regional Roundball ReviewSuper Senior 25 Team (2006) ... as senior in 2005-06, ranked among the top 12 Class 4A players in state in scoring (25.1 ppg.), rebounding (9.2 rpg.) and assists (4.7 apg.),while also repeating as top scorer (all classes) in metro Indianapolis for second consecutive year (23.7 ppg.as junior) ...holds 12 school records,includ- ing marks for points in game (42), season (653) and career (1,726),as well as career scoring aver- age ... scored 70 points in one day during senior season while playing at Marion County Tournament -- school-record 42 points in morn- ing contest vs. Southport, followed by 28 points that night in semifinal game victory vs. 4A top- ranked North Central (Pike went on to win tour- ney title) ... also played for nation's top-ranked AAU program,The Family, which went 40-1 in summer of 2005 and won four of five tournaments it participated in (finished second in other) ... aver- aged team-bests of 13.4 points and 1.6 steals per game as The Family won the 2005 Nike Nationals ... Basketball on the Bayou AAU All-Tournament Team (2005) ... National Honor Society ... Women's Basketball Magazine National Scholar- Athlete of the Month (July/August 2005).

PERSONAL DATA:
Born May 17, 1988 in Indianapolis ... third of four children ... daughter of Tia Jewell-Barlow and David Barlow ... family has rich athletic pedigree ... cousin, Ken, was standout forward on Notre Dame men's basketball team from 1982-86, serving as team captain his final two seasons while helping the Irish to two NCAA Tournament berths (1985, 1986) and a runner-up finish at 1984 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) ... brother,David, was an all- conference point guard at IUPUI from 2003-07 ... great-uncle, Robert Jewell, is member of Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and was first African- American winner of prestigious Trester Mental Attitude Award,presented at conclusion of Indiana state basketball tournament;Jewell starred on the 1951 state semifinalist squad from Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis and was teammate of Bailey Robertson, older brother of legendary Oscar Robertson (who attended Crispus Attucks from 1953-57) ... uncle, Ron, was fullback on Kansas State football team (1963-64) and later was selected by New York Jets in 1965 American Football League redshirt draft ... hails from same high school as former Notre Dame men's basket- ball great Chris Thomas (2001-05) and 2008 NBA first-round draft pick Courtney Lee of the Orlando Magic ... third Indianapolis native to play for Irish, joining Mary Beth Schueth (1981-85) and Dionne Smith (1989-93) ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, where she is working on a double major in management-entrepreneurship and soci- ology ... some former Irish players who wore No. 20 include Schueth, Karen Robinson and Sheila McMillen (all three are among the top 15 scorers in program history).

Career Honors:
2008:Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST ... BIGEASTWeekly Honor Roll (Dec. 17, Jan. 21).
2007: BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.