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Carrie Dew

Defender

Team: FC Gold Pride

Height: 5' 9"
Birth Date: 12/8/1986
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Previous Team: Notre Dame
How Acquired:
Selected by FC Gold Pride in the second round (12th overall) of the WPS Draft

International:

Is currently a member of U.S. U-23 National Team player pool. Was called into her first U.S. U-20 National Team camp in January of 2006... was a member of the U.S. U-20 National Team that competed at the '06 Under-20 World Championship (Aug. 17-Sept. 3; in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia). Played for the U.S. Under-17 in 2003 and Under-16 National Team in 2002 and the U-19 regional team.

College:

Anchored Notre Dame's defensive line, helping the team to an appearance in the NCAA College Cup Finals her Senior year. The two-time BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2006, 2008), Dew also was named the 2008 BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Defensive Player after anchoring a Notre Dame defense that shut out all three opponents in the conference tournament en route to the program's 10th BIG EAST title. As a Junior, Dew was named to the Soccer America team of the week and Big East Defensive Player of the Week October 1... in 2006, she was named Big East Defensive Player of the year and first-team All-Big East... earned a starting position in the defensive line as a freshman, earning honorable mention all-Big East distinction.

Club:

Member of the Pali Blues Soccer Club, USL W-League 2008 Champions.

High School / Youth Club:

One of 20 players named to EA Sports High School All-America team for 2004-05, previously earning three NSCAA All-America honors ('02-'04)... totaled 36 career goals and 25 assists in 107 starts from her defensive position while leading La Costa Canyon High School to pair of CIF state titles... repeated San Diego Union-Tribune honors for player of the year and all-academic first team, as senior captain (6G-4A for 17-4-1 team)... helped Mavericks earn national ranking all four seasons while winning conference and CIF state titles in both 2002 and '04... earned CIF all-state honors in final three seasons (first team in '04, '05)... named North County player of the year in 2003 and '04 (first team '03-'05)... earned allsection (first team '03-'05), all-conference and all-city (first team, '02-'05) honors in all four seasons... received team MVP and scholarathlete awards in 2004 and '05... presented with California Legislative Sports Award in 2004 and '05... named San Diego Hall of Champions athlete of the month (March '04)

Played 10 years for the San Diego Surf club and captained the Surf team that won 2003 U-16 national title... Won four state titles with the Surf ('99, '01, '03, '05) and 2003 Region IV championship while earning runner-up in 1999 and 2001... Named MVP at 2002 Blues Cup Summer Tournament and two Surf Cups (2000 and 2004)... Played with the U.S. U-23 National Amateur Team in 2005... Won an ODP National Title with Cal-South in 2004 as a co-captain... Also captained the Region IV team.

Personal:

Daughter of Jim and Pam Dew... Is a Marketing major in Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame University.

1) What are the three things you can never be without while traveling?
Just my iPod, everything else I can live without.

2) If you didn't play professional soccer, what other profession would you want to try?
I would want to do sports marketing for a professional team.

3) What's your perfect day off?
I'd jet down to San Diego and spend the day relaxing at my favorite beach and enjoying some local Mexican food.

4) What famous person most inspires you?
Oprah is my hero.

5) If you had a dinner party, who are the four people you would invite (can be living or dead)?
I think I'd have a one on one with Kelly Slater.

6) What's on your workout/pre-game iPod playlist?
It changes with every game or my mood. Currently It's: Crashin? by Jack's Mannequin, Kids by MGMT, Day n Nite by Kid Cudi, Hello by Tristan Pettyman, Strawberry Swing by Coldplay, and #41 by DMB.

7) What was your first job?
Does this count?

8) Do you have any pets?
I have a dog named Madonna!

9) When did you start playing soccer?
I started playing at age 5.

10) What is your favorite thing about playing soccer?
Traveling, meeting people, and winning.

11) Who is your favorite Soccer Player?
Fabio Cannavaro.

12) Who is your favorite non-WPS team?
Barcelona, as they try to mimic our team's style of play.

13) If you had to sell all of your possessions, what is the one thing you couldn't part with?
My new down pillow. My parents gave it to me for Christmas and It's heaven!

14) What is something you always have in your soccer bag?
Chap Stick.

15) If you were stranded on a deserted island with one of your current FC Gold Eriko Arakawa, as she is pure comedy.

Quick Hits: List your three favorite:

TV Shows:
1) Well, growing up I was obsessed with Fully House.

Places to Shop:
1) Nordstrom's
2) Urban Outfitters
3) Anthropologie

Restaurants:
1) Any Mexican place
2) Sushi
3) Panera

Professional Athletes:
1) Kerri Walsh
2) Misty May-Trenor
3) Darren Sproles

Finish the sentence:

Aside from soccer, I'm really good at?
Napping.

No many people know that I can?
Fall asleep pretty much anytime, anywhere.