Beverly native Jen Ashton will be inducted into the 2025 Westfield State University Athletics Hall of Fame this October.
A stellar basketball player both at Beverly High and at Westfield State, Ashton wrapped up a stellar career with the Owls by being named the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Year as a senior guard in 2015.
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