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Kasey Moore (FA)

Defender

Team: Boston Breakers

Height: 5' 8"
Birth Date: 8/3/1987
Hometown: Mission Viejo, Calif.
Previous Team: Laguna Hills Eclipse
How Acquired:
2009 WPS Draft

2010:

Scored first WPS goal April 25th in a 1-1 tie against Saint Louis Athletica
Started 11 of 13 games she appeared in

2009:

Played in 13 games, starting in 7
Selected with the 15th pick overall by the Breakers in the 2009 WPS Draft

International:

Played with U-23 National Team in 2008 and was called up again this past February
A member of the 2006 U-20 National Team
Played with U-19 National Pool from 2003-2005
Played with the U-17 National Team from 2003-04 (Captain in 2004)
A member of the 2002 U-16 US National Team

Club:

Played for the Cal South State ODP Team (2001-05) and the Region IV ODP squad (2002-05)
A 2004 & 2005 Parade High School All-American and two-time NSCAA/adidas All-American Youth Team selection (2004-05)
Played for Laguna Hills Eclipse Soccer Club, along with Amy Rodriguez, under the direction of head coach Abner Rogers (current L.A. Sol head coach) from 1997-2005
Helped Eclipse claim the 2002 Under-15 Snickers National Championship and finish the 2005 campaign ranked second nationally among Under-18 teams

College:

Played for the University of Texas from 2005-2008
Named to the 2007 & 2008 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
Three-time NSCAA All-American (First-Team 2006 and 2008, Third-Team in 2007)
Four-time First-Team All-Big 12 (2005-08) & two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (2007-08)
Started in all 91 matches during her career as a Longhorn
Tied for the team lead in scoring in 2008 with 16 points (six goals &four assists)
Ranks first all-time at Texas in games played (91), second in game-winning goals (nine), ninth in goals (19) and 10th in points (50)
2005 Big 12 Rookie of the Year and Soccer America All-Freshman Team member
Soccer America National Player of the Week (Nov. 1, 2006)

High School / Youth Club:

Attended Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, Calif.
All-CIF-SS Player of the Year, Orange County Register and L.A. Times Player of the Year as a junior in 2004
Helped her team win the Division I CIF High School Championship in 2004

Personal:

Born Kasey Ann Moore, in Riverside, Calif
Parents are Jim and Leslie Moore and has two older brothers, Jason and Aaron, and an older sister, Kristen, who graduated from Portland and played soccer for the Pilots from 2001-05
Enjoys any kind of reading and being at the beach with her family
Majored in sport management

When did you start playing soccer?
4 years old.
When did you realize your dream to play soccer professionally?
After watching the U.S. win the 1999 World Cup.
What is your favorite thing about playing soccer?
Every game is different and you never know what can happen.
What was your most memorable game experience?
Scoring the winning goal in the Big 12 Championships.
Most embarrassing soccer moment
Anytime I score an own goal.
What famous person most inspires you?
Lance Armstrong
What's your most interesting and fun soccer trip and why?
Any trip with my club team growing up because they were like family.
What's your perfect day off?
Spending the entire day with my family at our beach house.
Name a sports team other than the Boston Breakers that you can't live without
Texas Longhorns
If you could eat one food item or meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Mom's white chicken enchiladas.
What are three things you can never be without while traveling?
Kindle, iPod, chapstick.
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you want to go and why?
Maldives because it is the prettiest place I've ever seen.
What was your first job?
Working soccer camps.
What's your biggest quirk?
I bite my nails whenever I'm nervous.
What's your biggest pet peeve?
Dishonesty.
If you could be on any reality TV show what would it be?
Amazing Race
If you could be a part of any TV family who would it be?
The Kardashians, they are crazy.
What's on your workout/pre-game iPod list?
Vampire Weekend
Describe your impression of Boston in three words
Fun, crazy drivers, beautiful.
Who would you most like to meet in Boston?
Anyone from the Red Sox.
What's your favorite restaurant in Boston?
Barking Crab
What's your favorite thing to do in Boston?
Go to a Red Sox game.

FINISH THE SENTENCE

Aside from soccer I'm really good at...
Fixing things around the house...my dad made me into a little handy-man.
Not many people know that I can...
Read a book from start to finish in a few hours.
If my parents were describing me, they'd say that I...
am the biggest procrastinator on Earth.
I want my experience in the WPS to be...
Amazing and fun. I want this experience to be something I will never forget.