Aimee Vaughan-Sharp (2011) - JMU Athletics Hall of Fame - James Madison University Athletics

Aimee Vaughan-Sharp

Induction:
2011
Class:
2000

Vaughan was a four-year athlete at JMU on both the women's soccer and lacrosse squads. She played and started 67 games as a member of the lacrosse team as well as starting 79 of 87 games played on the women's soccer team. She racked up 14 total awards as member of the two teams and participated in a total of six NCAA Tournaments, more than any JMU athlete in all sports, while also appearing consistently on the Dean's List.

Debuting in the fall of 1994 as a freshman on the soccer team, Vaughan scored seven goals and tallied six assists for a total of 20 points. She was honored as the CAA Co-Rookie of the Year and garnered First Team All-CAA honors. The team went 12-6-1 to finish third in the league while achieving a national ranking as high as 19th by Soccer America. In the spring, Vaughan scored 19 goals to go with six assists for 25 points while playing 987 minutes over 17 games with the lacrosse Dukes. As part of a NCAA Tournament qualifying team, Vaughan set a team single-season record for draw controls with 52, a standard that stood until 2000.

In her sophomore soccer season, Vaughan recorded five goals and nine assists for 19 points on a Dukes' team that went 16-8-1. After winning the CAA Tournament the Dukes advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament. JMU was ranked for six weeks according to the Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America (ISAA) poll, finishing at No. 25 by the ISAA and No. 17 by Soccer America. The Dukes' 16 wins established a school record that stood for 12 seasons. Vaughan was named to the All-CAA First Team and All-Region Third Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). For the 1996 lacrosse campaign, Vaughan scored 13 goals while posting three assists for 29 points. She earned Second Team All-CAA and Second Team All-South Region honors for her sophomore showing. She played 1,009 minutes, starting all 17 games for the Dukes.

Her junior year on the soccer field in 1996 saw Vaughan tally two goals and seven assists while leading the team to a 15-6-2 record and a CAA regular season championship. The Dukes again advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament. Vaughn made it two league titles for the school as she notched six goals and 12 assists on a CAA championship team for the lacrosse Dukes in 1997. She earned another Second Team All-South Region honor as well as an Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA)/US Lacrosse Third Team All-America honor. JMU set a team record at the time with 13 wins and achieved a ranking as high as third by the IWLCA.

In her senior season on the soccer pitch, Vaughan scored two goals and added six assists on her way to First Team All-CAA, Second Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region, and Second Team VaSID All-State honors. The Dukes qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the third time in her four seasons. At the time of her induction, Vaughan ranked 15th for career goals (16), fourth for assists (28) and 13th for points (60).

In the spring of 1998, Vaughan played her final season of collegiate lacrosse, scoring 15 goals and two assists in 930 minutes of play. The Dukes were ranked as high as fifth by the IWLCA and reached the NCAA quarterfinals. Vaughan was named Second Team All-CAA and went on to play in the North/South Senior All-Star game. She finished her career with 53 goals and 23 assists and was named JMU's Female Athlete of the Year.