COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Iowa State women’s basketball guard Ashley Joens was named as an alternate for the 2019 USA Women’s U19 World Cup Team. Joens was also an alternate for last year’s U18 Team before being called up and also captaining the team.

Joens was among 30 athletes to receive an invite to the team trials. Trials to select the 12-member team were held May 16-19 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The U19 World Cup competition takes place July 20-28 in Bangkok, Thailand. Joens will not compete with the team as an alternate, but only if she is called up.

Joens is no stranger to USA Basketball as she captured a Gold medal with the U18 team in the FIBA Americas Women’s Championship. Joens was Team USA’s second-leading scorer, averaging 10.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals.

In her freshman campaign with the Cyclones, she was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team after averaging 11.7 points and 5.0 rebounds for the Cyclones.