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Women's Soccer Senior Salute: Rachel Ashworth Shepard

Since arriving in Memphis, Ashworth Shepard served as the Memphis goalkeeper in 19 matches with 12 career starts. In her third season, Ashworth Shepard posted the fourth-lowest goals-against average by a junior in Tigers history and tallied four shutouts. She also tallied two American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Week honors that same season.

Career Highlights

  • Appeared in 19 games with 12 starts
  • Logged 1361 minutes in net
  • Recorded four shutouts
  • Posted a 1.26 goals-against average
  • Tallied 61 saves, including a season-high 51 in her junior year
Ashworth Shepard, Rachel
Ashworth Shepard, Rachel
Ashworth Shepard, Rachel
Rachel Ashworth Shepard vs Rhode Island

The Madison, Mississippi native says her favorite memories in Blue and Gray are the moments spent with teammates on the bus or at the hotel, hanging out and sharing stories.