07.09.23
CINCINNATI - It may not always seem like things happen for a reason, but in time, what's meant to be usually finds a way.
Ashlee Kelly grew up in PIttsburgh. She played college basketball at Quinnipiac University. After college, Kelly went overseas to play professionally, but after one season she decided to hang up her playing shoes and move home to be closer to her family.
"And at that point, it was late – it was in August, and in college basketball, coaching positions really aren't available," said Kelly. "So I got into the corporate world for about eight months, and it was great, but it wasn't for me.