By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Toledo, Ohio---Ashley Tunstall (Huber Heights Wayne/Dayton, Ohio), a sophomore forward for the Owens Community College women's basketball team, has signed with NCAA Division I Bowling Green State University.

Tunstall just completed an historic two-year career in which she was the sophomore leader on a team that went 34-2 overall, 14-0 in OCCAC play (1st Place), won a Region XII District I tournament championship and finished third in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II National Tournament. She also led the team to a program record 33 game winning streak and was named the Owens Female Athlete of the Year.

"Bowling Green is very lucky to get a player of Ashley's caliber," said Owens Community College head women's basketball coach Mike Llanas. "She blends work ethic, heart and persistence in developing her talent. Our program is much better after having Ashley been a part of it."

Following the regular season, Tunstall earned First Team All-Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) and First Team All-Region XII honors for the second consecutive season. In the postseason, she earned Region XII District I Tournament MVP and NJCAA Division II All-National Tournament team honors while averaging 23.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game over six games.

In the Region XII District I championship game, she had 31 points. In a national quarterfinal OT win over Monroe College, she had 33 points. Both games were the two best scoring games of her career as she helped the team secure the best season in program history.

As a sophomore, Tunstall averaged 14.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.4 steals per game. She totaled 514 points (12th most in a single season in program history), 338 rebounds, 83 assists, 88 steals and 17 blocks. She shot 55.1 percent from the field and 70.3 percent from the foul line, while posting 15 double-doubles, including four in the team's six postseason games.

In OCCAC play, Tunstall averaged 11.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game. She became only the fourth player in program history to earn First Team All-OCCAC honors twice, and she pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds in a conference win over Lorain County on Feb. 18. She earned OCCAC player of the week honors on Dec. 7 and Dec. 21.

Following the postseason, Tunstall was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).

As a freshman, Tunstall averaged 11.1 points, nine rebounds, 1.7 steals and one assist per game. She started 28 of 29 games and saw action in every contest. In OCCAC play, she averaged 14.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.2 assists per game. The team finished 26-3 overall and advanced to the Region XII District I championship game. Following the season, she became the first freshman to earn First Team All-OCCAC honors in the program since Jasmine Blanton in 2009-10.

In her two-year career, Tunstall averaged 12.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game. She totaled 837 points (10th most in a career in program history), 600 rebounds, 113 assists, 137 steals and 22 blocks. She had 26 double-doubles in 65 career games (63 starts). The team won 60 of those 65 games.

Notes

Tunstall becomes the second Owens women's basketball player in two years to join an NCAA Division I school. After averaging 19.3 points per game for Owens in 2013-14, Kamilah Carter (Pioneer/Ann Arbor, Mich.) moved on to IPFW, where she she played in 30 games and averaged 9.4 points per game as a junior.

Tunstall is also the ninth Owens women's basketball player since the start of the 2012-13 season to move on to a four-year school. She joins Carter, Uniqua Mitchell (Claflin University, NCAA D-II), Nandi Taylor (Kentucky State University, NCAA D-II), Eboni Adams (UNOH, NAIA), Emma-Jean Ricketts (Ursuline College, NCAA D-II), Karahn Scott (Claflin University, NCAA D-II) and Paige Wright (California University of Pennsylvania, NCAA D-II).

Wright even won an NCAA Division II national championship with California University of Pennsylvania last year.

BGSU

The 2014-15 Falcons went 9-21 overall under head coach Jennifer Roos. The team had four players suffer season or career-ending injuries, while a fifth player missed most of the conference season with an injury, too. 

Last season was the third as head coach for Roos at BGSU. She was 54-16 prior to last season, including a 30-5 mark in 2013-14. Her team competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).