2012 Women's Soccer
Roster
Ainsley Wheldon
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bluevale Collegiate Institute
- Hometown:
- Waterloo, Ontario
2012: Continues to climb the lists of everymajor record in program history after another solid season betweenthe pipes... started in 18 games and played 1,612 minutes (eighthmost in a single season in program history)... made 76 saves, andbecame one of just six UB goalies to ever go over the 300 careersaves mark... posted a 1.12 goals-against average, lowering hercareer average to 1.31 (sixth lowest all-time)... managed fourshutouts, the seventh most in a single season in program history...made three saves in a 2-0 shutout of rival Canisius (8/23)... madesix saves in a double overtime tie at St. Bonaventure (8/26)...shut out Robert Morris with three saves (9/14)... led the team to acrucial conference win, making three saves in a shutout of MAC Eastrival Ohio (10/7)... kept the team’s tournament hopes alivewith a 1-0 shutout win over Western Michigan, tying a season highwith seven saves (10/21).
2011: Emerged as not just the top goalie in theconference, but in the nation, setting multiple programsingle-season records along the way... earned MAC Defensive Playerof the Week Honors three times (8/29, 9/20, 10/30)... started everygame and played in 1935 of the team’s 1999 total minutes,24th most in the country and the highest minute total in programhistory... had ten shutouts and started the first 71 minutes ofanother shutout, setting another program record for most shutoutsin a single season... only 26 Division I teams had more shutoutsthan her... had a save percentage of .891... her save percentagewas the highest by any goalie in the country with 95 saves ormore... had a streak of seven shutouts in eight games, allowingonly three total goals in the non-conference season... she had towork for her shutouts as well, facing 314 shots and making 126saves, 30 more than the second place goalie in the category in theMAC... her 139 stops were the 4th most in program history, and sheranked second nationally in saves... had four games with 10 or moresaves, including two games with 14 saves (which ranks in the top 20for most saves in a single game by a UB goalie)... posted agoals-against average of 0.79, the third best in program history...was a brick wall in the team’s seven overtime games, makingnine saves and allowing no goals in extra time, helping the team toa 3-0-4 record in those games... made 10 saves in a shutout ofCentral Michigan (9/30)... made five of her 11 total saves inovertime to lead the team to a scoreless tie against Ball State(10/14)... stepped up when it mattered most, making 14 saves in a1-0 shutout of Akron in the second to last game of the year(10/23)... ranked first in the Mid-American Conference in saves,shutouts and saves per game, also ranking in the top three ingoals-against average and second in save percentage.
2010: Stepped in as an injury replacement andblossomed into a consistent performer in the net... made 96 saves,16th most in a single season in program history despite missing thefinal three games due to injury... finished second in the MAC inboth total saves and saves per game, and 10th in save percentage...recorded the team’s lone shutout of the season in a 0-0 tiewith Western Michigan (10/3)... had four double-digit save games,including a season-high 12 saves against Central Michigan(10/8).
High School: Played four-years under head coachValeria Leconte at Bluevale Collegiate Institute...also played forthe Burlington Sting...owned the lowest Goals Against Average inthe OYSL in 2009...also played volleyball.
Personal: Born March 26, 1992... parents areMike and Kellie...has one sister, Cassie...favorite kind of food isSushi...hobbies include song writing, playing guitar, snowboardingand yoga...chose UB because of its Exercise Science program and thesoccer team...would like to set the school record for most shutouts...plans to major in exercise science.
