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Amy LePeilbet

Defender

Team: Boston Breakers

Height: 5' 6"
Birth Date: 3/12/1982
Hometown: Crystal Lake, Ill.
Previous Team: Pali Blues (W-League)
How Acquired:
WPS General Draft

2009:

Named 2009 MedImmune Defender of the Year
2009 WPS All-Star Team starter
Started in all 19 games she appeared in
Helped anchor the Breakers’ defense and assisted in the team’s 1.00 goals against average and WPS-leading lowest shots on goal allowed per game with 4.45
Selected by the Breakers in the first round (fourth pick overall) in the WPS General Draft

International:

Part of the 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team
Trained with the WNT during its year-opening camp in 2008
Played every minute at the 2006 Four Nations Tournament (defense yielded one goal in three games)
Participated in the U.S. National Team’s Residency Program in 2006
Took part in three tournaments in 2004, including the Algarve Cup and Olympic qualifying
Won her first international cap on Jan. 30, 2004 versus Sweden
Competed with the U-21 Women’s National Team from 2002-2003
Played in every minute of the 2002 and 2003 Nordic Cups, helping the U.S. U-21s win titles in each

Club:

Played for the W-League Champions, Pali Blues in 2008
Named to the W-League Championship All-Tournament Team in 2008
Named the 2008 W-League Championship Game MVP
Played for the W-League’s Arizona Heatwave in 2005

College:

Started every match of her 74-game collegiate career at Arizona State
A Second-Team NSCAA All-American as a senior
Earned three First-Team All-PAC-10 Selections
Two-time Academic All-American
Scored six collegiate goals, three in her senior year

High School / Youth Club:

Graduated from Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, Ill. in 2000
Earned four letters in soccer, three in basketball
Captain of the soccer and basketball team in 1999 and 2000
Holds school records for total goals (53) and assists (37)
Played for W-League Cobras as a junior and senior in high school and freshman and sophomore in college

Personal:

Full name is Amy Elizabeth LePeilbet
Born in Spokane, Wash.
Parents are Andy and Lynn LePeilbet
Has one younger sister, Abby, two older sisters, Angie and Amanda, and one older brother, Adam
Majored in sociology in college
Enjoys hiking, bike riding and snowboarding, as well as reading a good book
Coached JV soccer and was an assistant for the varsity team at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Ariz., during the 2006-07 season

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Amy LePeilbet anchors Breakers

Amy LePeilbet has emerged as the shutdown defender the Breakers envisioned when she was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2009 Women’s Professional Soccer general draft.

LePeilbet Back in Form with Breakers

Nature has made it such that women generally have less muscle around their knees than men do. So whenever a female athlete—particularly a soccer player—goes down holding her knee, we all shudder as the worst possible scenario runs through our minds—the dreaded ACL tear!

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She Came to Play

Boston Breakers promotional video that is played during home games at Harvard Stadium.

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