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Briana Scurry

Goalkeeper

Team: Washington Freedom

Height: 5' 8"
Birth Date: 9/7/1971
Hometown: Dayton, Minn.
Previous Team: Atlanta Beat (WUSA)
How Acquired:
5th pick (35th overall) 2009 WPS draft

Other Professional Experience:

Founding player of the Beat in WUSA, helped lead team to two Founders Cup appearances in three seasons
Won WUSA Goalkeeper of the Year award in 2003
Led WUSA in goals against average in 2003 (0.95), the only goalkeeper with an average below 1.0, shutouts (7) and save percentage (79.5)
Three-time All-WUSA selection (2001-03)
Named a starter in WUSA All Star game in 2003
Selected for the WUSA All Star game in 2002

International:

Starter for the USWNT from 1994-99 and at the 2003 Women’s World Cup, is most capped goalkeeper in USWNT history with 173 caps
Member of 1999 Women’s World Cup champion U.S. squad, playing every minute of the tournament and allowing only 3 goals
Women’s World Cup All Star team selection in 1999
Member of 1996 and 2004 gold medal winning U.S. squads at Olympic Games in Atlanta and Athens, Greece, respectively. Played every minute of both tournaments
Member of U.S. squads that finished third at the 1995 and 2003 Women’s World Cups
Had streak of 35 consecutive matches played without a loss (31-0-4) from 1999-2003
Won 100th game in goal for U.S. in 2003

College:

Won two national goalkeeper awards as a senior in 1993
NSCAA All-American selection in 2003
NSCAA All-Region selection in 2003
Helped lead UMass to the NCAA Final Four in 1993
Amassed 37 shutouts, 65 career starts and a 48-13-4 record for UMass
Recorded 15 shutouts and a 0.48 goals against average in 1993, third best in the nation
Recorded 7 shutouts in 13 games in 1992 while also starting 3 games at forward
Recorded 12 shutouts in 19 games in 1991

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