2022-23 Women's Golf Roster
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Gilliam, Ashley
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Ashley Gilliam
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Tullahoma High School
- Hometown:
- Manchester, Tenn.
Bio
Career Honors
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Golfweek All-American Third Team
2020 WGCA All-American Honorable Mention Team
2020 All-SEC First Team
2020 SEC All-Freshman Team
2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career Bests
Best Finish: T2 - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20)
Lowest Round: 67 (-5) - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20)
Lowest Tournament Score: 203 (-13) - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20)
Career Highlights
• First Career Event: Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (2019-2020)
• Second in All-Time Lowest Stroke Average in a season (min. 15 rounds) (70.61).
• Holds the Bulldog record for Lowest Stroke Average as a freshman (70.61).
• Ranked Seventh All-Time in Par or Better Rounds (27).
• Ranked Second All-Time in Stroke Average (min.45 rounds) (72.81).
• Ranked Fifth All-Time in Rounds in the '60s (8).
• Top 5 Finishes: 3 - (Last T2 - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20)
• Top 10 Finishes: 6 - (Last-T9 - NCAA Tallahassee Regional (2022-23)
• Top 20 Finishes: 7 - (T15 - Mason Rudolph Championship (2022-23)
2022-23 (Senior)
• Appeared in four events.
• Posted one top-20 finish to help State capture the Mason Rudolph Championship (T-15).
• Finished the fall season with a 75.1 stroke average.
2021-22 (Junior)
• Appeared in eight events.
• Posted two top 10 finishes.
• Secured a top-10 finish shooting 3 rounds of par or better while sinking 40 pars throughout the Westbrook Invitational to pace the Bulldogs to a team win after finishing tied for 9th with a score of 4-under (212).
• Helped lead Mississippi State through the NCAA Tallahassee Regional after securing a 3-under par (69) first round.
• Finished the year with a 74.7 stroke average…Shot 6 rounds of par or better.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
• Ranked third on the team with a 74.7 season stroke average and was tied for third with 6 rounds of par or better.
• Posted two top-20 finishes on the year while playing in eight events.
• Finished tied for ninth at The Ally after posting a 1-under score.
• Helped lead Mississippi State to its first-ever SEC Championship final appearance, winning her quarterfinals match against Ole Miss.
• Placed tied for 16th in the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic during the spring.
2019-20 (Freshman)
• Ranked sixth in Division I, second in the SEC and set the MSU program record with a 70.61 season stroke average.
• Set the MSU freshman records for Rounds of Par or Better (13) and Rounds in the 60s (5) • Ranked 43rd in the country, she posted four top-10 finishes, including three performances inside the top three.
• Ended the year by shooting 10 consecutive rounds of par or better.
• Joined All-American Ally McDonald as the only two players in program history to shoot 5-under-par in four or more rounds and became the only MSU freshman to ever achieve the feat multiple times.
• Named SEC Golfer of the Week after finishing tied for second at the Westbrook Spring Invitational with a score of 13-under-par.
• With three rounds in the 60s throughout the Westbrook Spring Invitational, her 203 score marked the second-lowest score in MSU history and her 13-under-par matched the program record for score in relation to par.
Personal
• Born on June 18, 2001, in Manchester, Tenn.
• Daughter of Jennifer and Marshall Gilliam.
• She enjoys engaging in social media when not golfing.
• Majoring in Communication.
Amateur Tournaments
• US Women’s Amateur (2020)
• US Women’s Amateur (2019)
• US Women’s Amateur (2018)
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Golfweek All-American Third Team
2020 WGCA All-American Honorable Mention Team
2020 All-SEC First Team
2020 SEC All-Freshman Team
2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career Bests
Best Finish: T2 - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20)
Lowest Round: 67 (-5) - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20)
Lowest Tournament Score: 203 (-13) - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20)
Career Highlights
• First Career Event: Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (2019-2020)
• Second in All-Time Lowest Stroke Average in a season (min. 15 rounds) (70.61).
• Holds the Bulldog record for Lowest Stroke Average as a freshman (70.61).
• Ranked Seventh All-Time in Par or Better Rounds (27).
• Ranked Second All-Time in Stroke Average (min.45 rounds) (72.81).
• Ranked Fifth All-Time in Rounds in the '60s (8).
• Top 5 Finishes: 3 - (Last T2 - Westbrook Spring Invitational (2019-20)
• Top 10 Finishes: 6 - (Last-T9 - NCAA Tallahassee Regional (2022-23)
• Top 20 Finishes: 7 - (T15 - Mason Rudolph Championship (2022-23)
2022-23 (Senior)
• Appeared in four events.
• Posted one top-20 finish to help State capture the Mason Rudolph Championship (T-15).
• Finished the fall season with a 75.1 stroke average.
2021-22 (Junior)
• Appeared in eight events.
• Posted two top 10 finishes.
• Secured a top-10 finish shooting 3 rounds of par or better while sinking 40 pars throughout the Westbrook Invitational to pace the Bulldogs to a team win after finishing tied for 9th with a score of 4-under (212).
• Helped lead Mississippi State through the NCAA Tallahassee Regional after securing a 3-under par (69) first round.
• Finished the year with a 74.7 stroke average…Shot 6 rounds of par or better.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
• Ranked third on the team with a 74.7 season stroke average and was tied for third with 6 rounds of par or better.
• Posted two top-20 finishes on the year while playing in eight events.
• Finished tied for ninth at The Ally after posting a 1-under score.
• Helped lead Mississippi State to its first-ever SEC Championship final appearance, winning her quarterfinals match against Ole Miss.
• Placed tied for 16th in the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic during the spring.
2019-20 (Freshman)
• Ranked sixth in Division I, second in the SEC and set the MSU program record with a 70.61 season stroke average.
• Set the MSU freshman records for Rounds of Par or Better (13) and Rounds in the 60s (5) • Ranked 43rd in the country, she posted four top-10 finishes, including three performances inside the top three.
• Ended the year by shooting 10 consecutive rounds of par or better.
• Joined All-American Ally McDonald as the only two players in program history to shoot 5-under-par in four or more rounds and became the only MSU freshman to ever achieve the feat multiple times.
• Named SEC Golfer of the Week after finishing tied for second at the Westbrook Spring Invitational with a score of 13-under-par.
• With three rounds in the 60s throughout the Westbrook Spring Invitational, her 203 score marked the second-lowest score in MSU history and her 13-under-par matched the program record for score in relation to par.
Personal
• Born on June 18, 2001, in Manchester, Tenn.
• Daughter of Jennifer and Marshall Gilliam.
• She enjoys engaging in social media when not golfing.
• Majoring in Communication.
Amateur Tournaments
• US Women’s Amateur (2020)
• US Women’s Amateur (2019)
• US Women’s Amateur (2018)
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