WPS Career
2010
- Started 22 matches for Freedom during 2010 WPS season
- Netted 13 goals (5 being game-winning goals) and 8 assists
- Played all 120 minutes of Freedom's playoff match against Philadelphia Independence, firing 3 shots
- Won WPS Player-of-the-Week honors twice -- Week 2 and 20
2009
- Started in 16 games and played in 17 games for Washington Freedom during the 2009 WPS season
- Scored 8 goals, 3 of which were game winning goals, and had 5 assists for Washington Freedom in 2009
- Three-time recipient of player-of-the-week honors in 2009
Other Professional Experience
- Member of 2003 Founders Cup III Champion Washington Freedom, scoring both goals, including the game-winner in sudden death overtime
- MVP of Founders Cup III in 2003
- Tied for league lead in scoring (33 points) in 2003
- Two-time All-WUSA selection (2002-03)
- Named a starter in WUSA All Star games in 2002 and 2003, winning MVP of the game as a rookie in 2002
- Second overall pick in 2002 draft
- Named WUSA Rookie of the Year in 2002
International
- Scored 107 goals in 138 caps for USWNT
- Member of 2004 gold medal winning U.S. squad at Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, scoring the game-winner against Brazil in overtime of the gold medal match
- Member of third place U.S. squads at the 2003 and 2007 Women’s World Cup
- Finished fourth in voting for FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2006
- Two-time U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year (2003-04)
- First U.S. player to score four goals in an Olympic Tournament (2004 in Athens)
- One of only five players in U.S. history to score more than 20 goals in a calendar year, scoring 31 goals in 2004
College
- Four-year starter for the Gators
- Member of NCAA champion Gators in 1998
- Scored 31 goals and had 13 assists as a senior to help Florida to the NCAA Final Four in 2001
- Two-time SEC Player of the Year (2000-01), becoming the first player in SEC history to win the award in consecutive seasons
- Four-time All-SEC First Team selection (1998-2001)
- Florida’s career leader in goals (96), assists (49), points (241), game-winning goals (24) and hat tricks (10)
- Led NCAA Division in points per game (3.26) and goals per game (1.34) and finished sixth all-time in NCAA history in goals and points
- Set a Florida record with at least one goal in 10 straight matches (tied for third best in NCAA history)
- Two-time M.A.C. Hermann trophy finalist (2000-01)
- NSCAA First Team All-American selection in 1999
- Set a Florida record for assists in a season (16) in 1999
- Soccer America Freshman All-American selection in 1998
1. What are the three things you can never be without while traveling?
Cell phone, a good book, daily crossword
2. If you didn’t play professional soccer, what other profession would you want to try – and why?
Something to help kids of to own an organic restaurant
3. What’s your perfect day off?
Sleeping in, drinking coffee, reading the paper
4. What famous person most inspires you?
Charles Darwin
5. If you had a dinner party, whom would you invite (living or dead)?
Einstein, Darwin, Jesus
6. If there were one adjective to describe you, what would it be?
Curious
QUICK HITS – List your top three favorites
Restaurants:
1. Chipotle
2. Whole Foods
Professional Athletes:
1. Kristine Lilly
2. Andre Agassi
3. Mia Hamm
Cities (in any country):
1. Alexandria Bay, NY
2. Washington, D.C.
3. Hermosa Beach, CA