Ashtyn Baker

Class:
Junior
Position:
G
Height:
5-6
Hometown:
Nesbit, Miss.
Prev School:
Northpoint Christian School

2019-20 (Jr.)
• Miami Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team
• ASUN Player of the Week on Feb. 25
• Finished fourth in the ASUN for assists (3.8 apg), fifth for steals (1.7 spg) and fifth for assist to turnover ratio (1.41)
• Her 11.2 ppg were the most by a Liberty point guard since 1998-99 (Sarah Wilkerson)
• Her 117 assists were the most by a Lady Flame since 2014-15 (Sadalia Ellis)
• Her 30.8 minutes played per game were the most by a Lady Flame since 2011-12 (Reagan Miller)
• Shot 78.6 percent from the free throw line, aided by a streak of 21 makes in a row between Dec. 3 and Jan. 25 (tied for the fifth longest streak in program history)
• Scored in double figures 17 times, including three 20-point games
• Scored a game-high 19 points and knocked down a career-high five triples during a season-opening victory at Norfolk State (Nov. 5)
• Matched her career high with seven assists against East Carolina (Dec. 3) for the first of her four seven-assist outings
• Came up with a career-high six steals at Saint Francis (Pa.) on Dec. 18
• Posted 21 points, a career-high nine rebounds and seven assists during a Jan. 11 triumph over Jacksonville
• Notched 14 of her 16 points after halftime against Lipscomb (Jan. 18), helping Liberty erase a 14-point deficit to win in overtime
• Matched her career high of nine rebounds at Jacksonville (Feb. 10)
• Scored in double digits in five straight games to end the regular season (Feb. 15-March 2). The streak began with a 21-point outing versus NJIT (Feb. 15) when she scored a program-record 17 points during the third quarter.
• Produced a career-high 26 points against North Florida (Feb. 24)
• ASUN All-Academic Team
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2018-19 (So.)
• Scored in double figures eight times as a sophomore, beginning with a dozen points in the season opener at Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 9
• Recorded a steal in 15 straight games to start the season
• Posted a season-high 18 points and a career-high eight rebounds during a Dec. 4 victory at ETSU. Thirteen of her points came in the third quarter.
• Finished with 13 points, pulled down seven boards and hit 7-of-8 free throws at East Carolina (Dec. 13)
• Sealed the victory with a steal and free throw at the 5.0-second mark in the Lady Flames' 55-51 win over Duquesne (Dec. 22)
• Missed six contests (Jan. 15-Feb. 5) due to an ankle injury
• Helped the Lady Flames reach the ASUN Championship title game with 12 points in the quarterfinals against Jacksonville (March 8) and 10 points in the semifinals versus North Florida (March 13)
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2017-18 (Fr.)
• Big South Freshman of the Year
• Earned a conference-high five Big South Freshman of the Week honors (Nov. 13, Dec. 4, Dec. 27, Feb. 19 and Feb. 26)
• Scored all of her team-high 12 points after halftime of the Big South Championship title game win over UNC Asheville (March 11), cementing her spot on the Big South All-Tournament Team
• Appeared in all 34 contests, starting the last 31 games of the year at point guard
• Served as team captain as a freshman
• Ranked fifth in the Big South for assists (3.0 apg) and eighth for steals (1.4 spg), pacing the Lady Flames in both categories
• Her team-high 103 assists were the most by a Liberty freshman since Reagan Miller had 131 in 2011-12
• Tallied 12 of her season-high 20 points during the fourth quarter of a Dec. 19 come-from-behind victory over Denver
• Dished out a season-best seven assists at High Point on Jan. 30
• Averaged 12.8 ppg during a five-game winning streak (Feb. 17-March 3) to close out the regular season, shooting 76.9 percent (20-of-26) from the field and 92.9 percent (13-of-14) from the free throw line
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll member

Prep
• Graduated from Northpoint Christian School
• Named TSSAA Miss Basketball for the 2016-17 season for Division II-A
• Helped Northpoint win its second straight II-A state title as a senior
• Tabbed 2017 TSSAA Division II-A tournament MVP after scoring 25 points in the state championship game
• Averaged 16.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.8 apg and 5.3 spg as a senior, finishing her career with 1,963 points, 810 assists, 676 rebounds and 753 steals
• Played in 162 consecutive games during her five-year high school career, helping Northpoint go 139-23
• Ranked No. 49 among point guards in the Class of 2017 by ESPNW HoopGurlz
• Placed sixth in the 100 and seventh in the pentathlon at the TSSAA Division II state track & field meet as a senior

Personal
• Daughter of Matthew and Kristi Baker
• Birthday is Jan. 29
• Graduated in May 2020 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science
• Currently working on a master's degree in executive leadership