Nikhil Ashra

Position:
Goalie
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenwich, Conn.
High School:
Greenwich

At Princeton

2010- ... No. 2 goalie currently recovering from two concussions... has been backup to Alex Hewit for first two years and now Tyler Fiorito last year and this year; each of first three years, starting goalie has been an All-America ... has a a career .568 save percentage and 7.67 goals-against average

2009 - played in six games as backup to Tyler Fiorito ... played 49:32 against Manhattan, making four saves while allowing five goals...played second half against Canisius, allowing three goals and making five saves...played second half against Hofstra...played 6:19 last year and 35:33 as a freshman as Alex Hewit's backup 2008 - played 1:16 at end of Hofstra game, allowing one goal...came off bench against Yale and allowed a goal while Alex Hewit was serving a penalty ... had a 4.50 goals-against average and a .667 save percentage in three games on European trip ... 2007 - played in four games ... had an .867 save percentage and 3.38 goals-against average in 35:33 as back-up goalie ... made seven saves while allowing two goals in 25:50 against Bellarmine ... made three saves without allowing a goal against Canisius and Dartmouth

At Greenwich
Lettered four times in lacrosse and once in football ... named all-county, all-state and All-America in lacrosse ... competed in National Senior Showcase in St. Louis ... played tight end in football ... National Honor Society member ... member of the junior breast cancer alliance.

Personal
Born Jan. 14, 1988 ... son of Bharat and Geeta Ashra ... father is a graduate of Adelphi; mother is a graduate of the University of Bombay ... father is a financial analyst; mother is a teacher’s aide ... brother Devesh is a graduate of McGill; sister Aditi is a graduate of Bucknell ... favorite book is “Wooden,” by John Wooden ... a politics major ... junior paper was on the future of Indian foreign relations while dealing with issues of the Tibetan government in exile... nationally ranked badminton player who competed in the 1996 and 1998 junior national championships.