UNC Wilmington Athletics

2025 (Sophomore): Member of the Seahawks' 2025 CAA South Division Championship squad ... Selected to the 2025 All-CAA Second Team ... Played in 17 matches, making 16 starts ... Logged 1,009 minutes during the year ... Key player in the midfield for the Seahawks ... Scored three goals during the season, tying for the second most on the team ... Netted the match-winning goal against Northeastern (Sept. 18) and Hofstra (Oct. 16) ... Recorded 16 shots, including eight on goal ... Helped the Seahawks' defensive unit keep six clean sheets during the season and post a 7-0-2 record during conference play 

2024 (Freshman): Appeared in 15 matches ... Tallied one assist in 360 minutes played ... Fired three shots on the season with one on goal at Charleston (Sept. 26) ... Recorded an assist in a season-high 45 minutes in the Seahawks' 3-1 win vs. Drexel (Sept. 29). 

High School/Club: Three-sport athlete at High Point Central High School who also played basketball and ran track … All-region selection in 2022 at HPCHS ... Scored 17 goals and dished out 22 assists as a sophomore in 2022 ... Earned second-team ECNL All-Conference honors with North Carolina Fusion in 2021 and 2023 … Invited to the United States Youth National Team Identification Center in 2021 … Scored 10 goals and collected 14 assists on the travel circuit in 2023.

Personal: Full Name: Ava Ferguson Vaughan ... Born in High Point, N.C. ... Daughter of John and Kelly Vaughan ... Majoring in computer science ... Father played soccer at Wofford ... Has an older sister, Warner.