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My Biography
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US National Team: 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist; Beijing, China…scored the lone goal in Overtime in the Gold medal match against Brazil…played all 600 minutes in the 2008 Olympics
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2008: Has been a fixture in the midfield for the USA heading into the final two pre-Olympic matches, having started all 22 matches the USA has played while scoring seven goals with seven assists heading into the Olympics … Scored against Canada in the championship game of Olympic qualifying on a dramatic free-kick in overtime … Scored the winning goal in a 3-2 stoppage time victory over Australia on April 27 in Cary, N.C. … Scored in both of the USA’s match in Scandinavia, against Norway and Sweden
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2007: Moved into a starting role in the center midfield in 2007, After scoring once in her first 24 matches, she scored four goals, one in each game, at the 2007 Algarve Cup, earning tournament top scorer and MVP honors … Scored her sixth career goal on a diving header in the USA’s 1-0 victory over Norway on July 14 and then registered her first-ever two-goal game in a 6-1 win over New Zealand on Aug. 12, including one blast from 38 yards … Started 13 of the 23 matches I played … Played in her first Women’s World Cup tournament, starting three (all in the first round) of the five games I played … Had nine goals and three assists to finish third on the team in scoring
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2006: Earned her third career cap at the 2006 Four Nations Tournament … Earned the first two starts of her career at the 2006 Algarve Cup, gaining a place in the starting 11 against Denmark and in the championship game against Germany … Played in 19 games, starting 13, and scored one goal, that against Chinese Taipei
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2005: Earned her first two caps in 2005, playing against Ukraine and Mexico
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2004: Trained with the U.S. team during the 2004 Olympic Residency Training Camp
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Youth National Teams: A member of the four U-21 Nordic Cup championships teams, winning titles in 2002 in Finland, in Denmark in 2003, in Iceland in 2004 and in Sweden in 2005 … Scored three times in the 2005 Nordic Cup, including two against Denmark and one in the championship against Norway … Had two goals and an assist, starting every match, at the 2004 Nordic Cup ... Assisted on the lone goal in the USA’s 1-0 win against Denmark in the first round of the 2003 Nordic Cup
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| College / High School: As a senior, she started 18 of the 20 games she played and was named the 2004 Big East Midfielder of the Year … Became the first Scarlet Knight to earn First-Team All-Big East honors four times during her career (2001-2004) … Ended her senior season with 10 goals and one assist to finish her career as Rutgers’ all-time leader in points (117) and goals (50) … A three-time NSCAA All-American and also a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy … Also ranks first in career shots at Rutgers … As a junior, she started 20 matches and collected 13 goals and two assists for 28 points ... Was an NSCAA Third-Team All-American … Was named a Big East Academic All-Star … As a sophomore, she played in all 20 matches, and had 12 goals and seven assists for 31 points to lead the Knights ... Was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy … As a freshman, she started every match for the Knights ... Was named an NSCAA Third-Team All-American ... Named to the All-Freshman Team by Soccer America ... Named the Big East Rookie of the Year, the first RU player to earn the honor ... Led the team with 15 goals and 37 points ... Scored 26 goals and had eight assists as a senior at Delran High School ... Was named the 1999 and 2000 Girl’s High School Player of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer … Also was a two-time selection to the Star Ledger All-State First Team and was named to the 1999 and 2000 Parade All-America Teams ... Helped lead her team to an 18-3 record in 2000 and a state runner-up finish in Group II ... Also was named the Courier Post Player of the Year and the South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association (SJSCA) Midfielder of the Year in 2000. |
| Youth Club: Played for the Medford Strikers club team, winning the 1997 and 1998 State Cups ... Helped lead PDA Galaxy to the 2001 U-23 national title and earned MVP honors … Etc. Also trained with the WUSA’s Philadelphia Charge during the summer of 2003 |
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