Honors and Awards: 2017 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year ... Only the third player in conference history to win the award more than once ... ... 2017 All-Big Ten Defensive Team (unanimous selection) ... 2017 Second Team All-Big Ten ... Finalist for the 2017 Nancy Lieberman Award, given to the nation's top point guard ... 2016 B1G Defensive Player of the Year... 2016 B1G All-Defensive Team... 2016 Honorable Mention All-B1G (Media)... 2016 Academic All-B1G... 2015 Honorable Mention All-B1G (Media and Coaches)... 2014 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media) ... Finalist for 2014 Nancy Lieberman Award, which honors the nation's top point guard.

2016-17: Finished season with 191 steals to lead the Big Ten and career with 429 ... Set Big Ten all-time steals record against Ohio State (1/3) with 373rd career takeaway … NU’s all-time steals leader … Second in career assists (788) … Became third active Wildcat to score 1,000 career points against Oral Roberts (11/13) … 3.8 steals per game ranks second nationally … Has recorded multiple steals in all but three games this year.
B1G: Leads the Big Ten in assists per game (6.4) and steals per game (3.8) … Seventh in assist/turnover ratio (2.1) … Scored a season-high 20 points with seven assists and four steals against Michigan State (1/17) … Dished out 14 assists against Ohio State (1/3) … Scored 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting with eight assists against Indiana (1/14) … One of 20 point guards named to the Lieberman Watch List at the beginning of the year.

2015-16: B1G Ten: Scored 23 points on 9-16 shooting in WNIT game against San Diego (3/17)... Played all 40 minutes and recorded 14 points and 11 assists in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal against Indiana (3/4)... Posted a double-double against Minnesota, with 22 points and eleven assists, also nicking 6 steals (2/07)... Broke the program's single season steals record against Illinois (2/04)...Scored career high 28 points against Indiana, adding 10 assists and seven rebounds(1/24)... Posted third double-digit assist game of the season with 11 against Ohio State (1/14)... Had 15 points, eight steals and eight assists against Nebraska (1/3)... Began coference season with a 12 point, 10 assist performance against Penn State (12/31)... Scored 12 points, dished out five assists and recorded eight steals against Milwaukee. With the steals she broke the school career record for steals (12/6)... Recorded nine assists and five steals against North Carolina (12/2)... Played the full 40 minutes with 19 points against East Carolina (11/28)… Notched another double-double with 13 points and 10 steals against Eastern Washington (11/26)… Posted first double-double of the season with 25 points and 12 assists against Western Michigan (11/22)... Had 17 points, seven assists and rebounds, and five offensive rebounds against Idaho State (11/19)… Scored 16 with five boards against Howard (11/15)…

2014-15: Named to Nancy Lieberman Award watch list (2/6) ... Started all 58 games of her collegiate career ... Ranks second in the Big Ten and 16th in the NCAA with 3.1 steals per game ... Has recorded at least one steal in every game this season ... Leads NU and ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 5.0 assists per game ... Tied for second in conference with 2.0 assist/turnover ratio ... B1G: Averaging 5.2 assists per game in B1G contests ... Scored 18 points and went 9-for-9 from the free-throw line at Purdue (2/11) ... Added game-high six assists ... Made six free throws in the final 49 seconds to help NU hold off Illinois (2/8) ...  Picked up 12 points and three steals at Indiana (2/5) ... Made Handed out nine assists, one shy of a season high vs. Minnesota (2/1) ... Knocked down five 3-pointers on five attempts and scored career-high 22 points vs. Iowa (1/29) ... Adde six assists against the Hawkeyes ... Went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe at Penn State (1/25) ... Handed out seven helpers at Iowa (1/14) ... Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (1/12) ... Scored team-high 18 points and handed out season-high 10 assists to record second career double-double vs. Michigan State (1/11) ... Scored 11 points in a 20-0 run that gave NU the lead for good ... Notched game-high five thefts at Ohio State (1/4) ... Handed out seven assists, including five in second half, vs. Wisconsin (1/1) ... Recorded at least five steals for the fourth time this season vs. Badgers ... Nonconference: Scored 12 points in 18 minutes vs. EIU (12/20) ... Tallied five assists, five steals and zero turnovers at Virginia Tech (12/4) ... Drilled game-tying three-pointer against DePaul to force second overtime (11/29) ... Picked up five of NU's 17 steals vs. UIC (11/26) ... Scored 12 points vs. Kent State (11/21) ... Matched program single-game record with 11 steals in season opener at Chicago State (11/14), including seven thefts in 10 minutes of second-half action.

2013-14: Averaged 6.8 points, on .351 from the field, 3.5 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 2.2 steals in 31.7 minutes per game ... Only Wildcat to start all 33 games ... 33 games started ties for 3rd in NU history ... Led the team with 6.1 assists per game, which ranked 3rd in the Big Ten ... 202 assists ranks 5th in NU single-season history and makes her just 4th player in program history to record 200+ assists in a season ... Three games with 10+ assists, all coming during the Big Ten season ... 4th in the Big Ten with 2.2 steals per game ... 71 steals ranks 6th in NU single-season history ... Nine games in double-digit scoring, including career-high 21 vs. IUPUI (12/21/13) ... Big Ten Season: Averaged 6.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.8 steals in 32.4 minutes ... Registered career-high nine rebounds, including two offensive boards, to go with seven assists in NU's Big Ten opener at No. 18/15 Nebraska (1/2) ... First 10+ assist outing with 11 assists in NU's win vs. No. 21/20 Purdue ... Second 10+ assist outing with 10 at Purdue (1/23) ... 10 points, including a key 3-pointer down the stretch, five assists, five rebounds in NU's win over No. 21/18 Nebraska (1/26) ... 12 points in win at Indiana (1/31) ... Tied a career-high with 11 assists vs. No. 12/13 PSU (2/2) for third double-digit assist outing of the season ... Nonconference Season: Started all 13 games at point guard, in place of Karly Roser ... Averaged 34.4 mpg, 7.2 ppg, 6.5 apg and shot 34.4% from the field ... Made Northwestern debut in 2013-14 opener, starting against UIC (11/10) ... Had 11 points, four rebounds, six assists and a game-high four steals in her first game as a Wildcat ... Nine assists and added ninte points in NU's win over No. 25 DePaul (12/1) ... Went 2-2 from 3-point range, helping NU match a program record with 13 3-pointers at Loyola (12/14) ... Had a career-best six steals vs. Oral Roberts (12/16), which matches an individual high in the Joe McKeown era ... First career 20-point outing, leading NU with 21 points and nine assists in victory over IUPUI (12/21).

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Flower Mound High School's all-time leading scorer ... 2013 McDonald's All-American nominee ... 2013 Texas Girls Coaches' Association (TGCA) First-Team All-State honoree ... Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) All-Region honoree in 2013 ... 2013 DFW All-Area Team ... 2013 All-VYPE North Texas First Team and First Team All-Denton County ... 2013 District T-TA (5-5A) Scoring Champ (16.1 ppg) and led the district in assists and steals per game ... 2013 All-District 5-5A Team and MVP ... Flower Mound captured the 2013 District 5-5A Championship and Bi-District Championship ... Averaged 18 points, four assists, five steals and four rebounds per game as a junior ... All-Tournament honoree at the Frisco Tournament and Flower Mound Tournament where she also earned MVP honors in 2013 ... Ranked 15th best player in the state of Texas and top-20 point guard in the nation by Texas Basketball Report ... 2012 District 8-5A Offensive Player of the Year ... District 8-5A First Team All-District as a sophomore and junior ... 2012 First Team All-Vype (All-North Texas) ... 2012 TABC All-Region Team (Region 1-5A) ... 2012 All-Tournament honoree at Flower Mound Tournament ... Team MVP as a junior and senior ... Two-time team captain ... Named team Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman and sophomore ... Varsity starter as a freshman ... Participated in the Nike Skills Academy in May 2012 ... Had two 30-point outbursts as a junior and senior ... School record for most points in a game, career and season, steals in a game, career and season and most assists in a game, career and season ... Registered a triple-double of 30 points, 10 assists and 12 steals in January, 2012 ... Played AAU for Westside Elite (2009-10) a Cyfair Mickens (2011-12) ... AAU teams won multiple tournaments, including 2011 Nike U-15 Nationals ... Three-time Academic All-District ... Four-year honor roll ... Graduated with honors and received the Distinguished Academic Student award ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Recipient of AP Scholar Award her junior year ... Played against fellow NU signee Christen Inman and current Wildcat Maggie Lyon ... Also ran varsity track as a freshman.

Personal: Born Ashley Nicole Deary ... Daughter of Kim and Vaughn Deary ... Father, Vaughn, played running back and wide receiver for Texas State and was an all-conference wide receiver as a senior ... Has an older sister, Vanessa, and younger brother, Sterling ... Major is Economics with a minor in Business Institutions.