Ashlyn Vaughn Scores Her Second Game-Winner, Named this Week’s Shamrock Student-Athlete of the Week
10/6/2025 12:35:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MORAGA, Calif. - Saint Mary's women's soccer has been collecting all the awards in recent weeks and added another as freshman forward Ashlyn Vaughn scored the game-winner in their 1-0 win over LMU on Saturday, earning this week's Shamrock Office Solutions Student-Athlete of the Week award. Vaughn was named the department's Student-Athlete of the Week for the first time in her SMC career after scoring her third goal of the season.
She finished the match with 73 minutes played and four shot attempts as the Gaels dominated the Lions and scored in the 58th minute to grab the road win. Vaughn's goal from a near impossible angle received national attention as well as it was named to ESPN SportsCenter's Top-10 plays of the day. Saint Mary's improved to 7-1-2 overall and 2-0-1 in conference play and remain unbeaten over their last eight matches for their longest streak since 2001. The shutout also went down as the team's seventh of the season, leading the WCC and ranking 8th in all of Division I.
Head coach Theresa Romagnolo and her squad continue to garner national attention as they hold the highest RPI in the WCC at 46 and rank no. 22 in this week's Top Drawer Soccer poll. Saint Mary's will return to Moraga this Wednesday, October 4th at 4:00 PM to take on Washington State. Tickets can be bought online at smcgaels.com/tickets and you can catch all the action live on ESPN+.
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
ALSO NOMINATED: Anaya Thrower (VB), Fynn Allmon (MSOC), Sam Baumuller (MGOLF), Anthony Sharp (MXC)
#GaelsRise
She finished the match with 73 minutes played and four shot attempts as the Gaels dominated the Lions and scored in the 58th minute to grab the road win. Vaughn's goal from a near impossible angle received national attention as well as it was named to ESPN SportsCenter's Top-10 plays of the day. Saint Mary's improved to 7-1-2 overall and 2-0-1 in conference play and remain unbeaten over their last eight matches for their longest streak since 2001. The shutout also went down as the team's seventh of the season, leading the WCC and ranking 8th in all of Division I.
Goal so good, Sports Center had to give us some love 💙❤️
— Saint Mary's Women's Soccer (@SMC_WSoccer) October 5, 2025
Take a look at Ashlyn Vaughn's improbable goal from last night's win, checking in at No. 9 on Sports Center Top 10!#GaelsRise pic.twitter.com/u2XojlRWJM
Head coach Theresa Romagnolo and her squad continue to garner national attention as they hold the highest RPI in the WCC at 46 and rank no. 22 in this week's Top Drawer Soccer poll. Saint Mary's will return to Moraga this Wednesday, October 4th at 4:00 PM to take on Washington State. Tickets can be bought online at smcgaels.com/tickets and you can catch all the action live on ESPN+.
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
ALSO NOMINATED: Anaya Thrower (VB), Fynn Allmon (MSOC), Sam Baumuller (MGOLF), Anthony Sharp (MXC)
#GaelsRise
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