To add to her long list of collegiate accomplishments, Monmouth College senior Ashely Yeast (Sciota, Ill.) recently became Monmouth’s all-time rebound leader, for men or women.

Roger Sanders held the previous record with 939 career rebounds, and, going into Monmouth’s game against Lawrence University on Feb. 8, Yeast needed only three rebounds to pass that total.

When she pulled down an offensive board in the first half of the game, which Monmouth went on to win, 66-51, she etched her name yet again in the school’s record books.

“I just want to go out and play the game; you know, I’m thinking about who I need to stop and how we need to win and not about my individual records,” Yeast said. “I did know I needed three [rebounds] and, after I got the third rebound, I think some pressure was taken off, just because I said: okay, now I’ve accomplished it. It was a great feeling.”

Yeast has been dominating the glass for Monmouth College for an extended time now, as she has been in the starting lineup since her sophomore year. She also started part of her freshman year with the Scots.

Yeast lead the nation at the Division III level in rebounding her junior year, and she said she has been a dominant rebounder since her high school basketball days.

“I was a big rebounder in high school; I averaged a double-double between points and rebounds,” Yeast commented. “By nature, I’m just an aggressive person on the court, and, growing up, I never really thought of it as a stat; it was just aggressiveness, and wanting to get the ball back.”

Yeast’s hometown was much smaller than Monmouth, and, entering Monmouth College as a freshman, she naturally never thought she would become the school’s all-time rebound leader.

“I definitely set goals for myself, individually and for the team, but I never imagined I would become the all time rebounding leader for the college,” Yeast said. “When I realized it was possibly accomplishable it became a goal, but as a freshman I wanted to leave my mark some how at Monmouth College In a team sense, I wanted to make playoffs; so, I think that was more of a goal than individual goals, but I’ll definitely accept it knowing that I worked hard for it.”

Teammates and coaches seem to agree that Yeast has earned the accomplishment through hard work, and her hard work might help her achieve one more incredible record at Monmouth College.

If she averages around 15 points and 10 rebounds per outing, Yeast still has a chance to become the first Monmouth athlete to record 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.

Currently, Yeast is also in the top 10 of Monmouth’s all-time scorers for women.

Monmouth College has three games remaining in their regular season, providing Yeast an opportunity to pad her personal records and perhaps become the first member of Monmouth’s 1,000-1,000 club.

Whether she achieves this or not, Yeast has had an unbelievable career at Monmouth College.

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