Canadian soccer star Ashley Lawrence settling nicely into City of Lights
For Ashley Lawrence, the time was right.
With her stellar soccer career at West Virginia University over and with plenty of time before the 2020 Olympics, the world truly was her oyster. Lawrence was in demand in North America and abroad.
Europe won out. But the 21-year-old from Toronto says she sees herself playing in North America down the line.
“It was definitely a difficult decision,” Lawrence said from France where she now wears the storied uniform of Paris Saint-Germain. “Especially in my senior year at university. Naturally I was giving some thought to the next step.