SUNY Cortland Athletics

2026: Garnered first team Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-Empire Region honors...Was a first team All-SUNYAC selection...Selected to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team and chosen as SUNYAC Tournament MVP for performances in leading Cortland to the SUNYAC title...Played in and started all 20 games during the season for the Red Dragons...Finished with 72 points on 42 goals and 30 assists, and added 43 ground balls, 41 caused turnovers, and seven draw controls...Led the team in both points and caused turnovers...Had at least one point in every game, and registered multiple points in 19-of-20 contests...Recorded at least one caused turnover in 18-of-20 contests...Finished with a season-best eight points on three goals and five assists, and added three caused turnovers and three ground balls, in a home win over Oneonta...Posted three goals, three assists, three caused turnovers, and four ground balls in a home win over New Paltz in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Had four goals, one assist, four caused turnovers, and four ground balls in a road win at Fredonia...Tallied four goals, one assist, three caused turnovers, three ground balls, and two draw controls in a road win at Canton...Posted four goals, one assist, and two caused turnovers in a home win over Potsdam...Registered four goals, five ground balls, and two caused turnovers in a home win over Buffalo State...Provided three goals and an assist against William Smith...Finished with three goals, one assist, four ground balls, and two caused turnovers in a road win at Plattsburgh...Tallied two goals and an assist in a road win at Oswego in the SUNYAC Finals...Finished with two goals and an assist each in a home win over Mount Union and in a neutral-site victory over Hartwick...Had two goals in a win over Colby in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Provided a goal and an assist each against Ithaca and Oswego, in a neutral-site win over Wellesley, and in a road win at New Paltz.

2025: Ashley was a third team All-SUNYAC honoree...Named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...Played in and started 17 games for the Red Dragons...Registered 43 points on 28 goals and 15 assists, and added 25 ground balls, 23 caused turnovers, and two draw controls...Finished third on the team in goals, assists, and points...Scored at least one goal in 13-of-17 games...Provided three goals and three assists in a home victory over Fredonia...Finished with two goals, three assists, one caused turnover, and four ground balls in a home win over Canton...Netted four goals and added three caused turnovers and two ground balls in a road win at Buffalo State...Tallied three goals, one assist, and two caused turnovers in a home win over New Paltz in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Provided two goals, two assists, three caused turnovers, and five ground balls in a road win at Oneonta...Recorded three goals in a road win at Morrisville...Netted three goals at Oswego...Chipped in two goals, one assist, three caused turnovers, and two ground balls in a home win over Plattsburgh...Finished with two goals, one assist, three ground balls, and two caused turnovers in a road win at Potsdam...Registered a goal and an assist at William Smith...Provided two assists at Oswego in the SUNYAC Finals...Scored one goal in a home win over New Paltz...Netted a goal at Ithaca...Scored one goal at Williams...Provided an assist in a win over Skidmore. 

2024: Ashley was named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team...Played in all 20 games with 19 starts for Cortland...Registered 38 points on 30 goals and eight assists...Recorded 34 ground balls, 26 caused turnovers, and eight draw controls...Scored at least one goal in 14 games for the Red Dragons...Netted four goals, and had one ground ball and one caused turnover in a 14-7 victory over Geneseo in the SUNYAC Finals...Tied season-high with four goals, and set season-highs with four ground balls and five caused turnovers in a 22-6 home victory over Hartwick...Netted three goals in wins against New Paltz and at Potsdam...Had two goals, two assists, and four ground balls in a 22-2 home victory over Plattsburgh...Scored two times and added three ground balls and three caused turnovers in a road victory at Skidmore...Had two goals, one assist, three ground balls, and one caused turnover in a road victory at Oneonta...Scored two times each in victories over Brockport, at Geneseo, and at Oswego...Netted one goal in a 13-9 victory over Westfield State in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs.

High School: Ashley is a 2023 graduate of Massapequa...Member of the National Honor Society...Two-year starter in lacrosse...Earned honorable mention all-county honors...Team won two Nassau County titles...Captured a Long Island championship and reached the state finals her senior year.

Other: Greatest sports thrill was winning SUNYAC title in 2024 as a freshman...Parents are Angela and Chris Melillo...Has two siblings, Amanda and Matthew.