The defending Women’s Professional Soccer champion Sky Blue FC announced Wednesday they have signed defender Ashleigh Gunning from the Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues, their affiliate in the United Soccer Leagues W-League, who won the 2009 regular season championship.
Gunning had two goals and two assists in 13 appearances with the Lady Blues last season en route to the league regular season championship and a semifinal appearance in the playoffs.
Gunning played one season at LSU in 2003 before transferring to Coastal Carolina University in 2004.
In 2007, she was the leader in the Big South Conference in scoring with 22 points and was the conference’s Player of the Year in 2008 after having 39 points on 15 goals and nine assists.
Before joining the Lady Blues, she played in the W-League for the Cocoa Express and the Charlotte Lady Eagles.
