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FOTOPOLOUS, DANIELLE Position: Forward
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| National Team: Participated
in her first national team training camp in December 1996 ... Debuted with
the U.S. National Team in Brazil in January of 1996, scoring three goals
in her second appearance vs. Ukraine ... Traveled with the U.S. To Australia
in February of 1997, scoring her fourth career goal against the Matildas
on Feb. 28 in Melbourne ... Took Spring semester off from school to compete
for a spot in the U.S. Olympic Team at residential training camp in Florida
... Trained with U.S. Under-20 national team in Boca Raton camp in 1993.
College/High School: A two-time NSCAA All-American, she played her
freshman and sophomore seasons at SMU before transferring to Florida ...
Led the nation in points for the second straight year scoring 34 goals and
13 assists ... Was second in the country in goals scored ... Set single-season
SEC records, despite missing three games due to an ankle injury ... A first-team
All-SEC and All-South selection ... A 1995 and '96 finalist for both the
Hermann Trophy and the Missouri Player of the Year and was the Gator's MVP
... Scored eight game-winning goals, scoring a point in 19 of the 22 matches
she played ... Became Florida's all-time leading scorer when she recorded
a her third hat trick of the year in the Gator's 7-3 win over NC State ...
Surpassed the 200 career point mark with seven points effort against Wolfpack
... Was 1996 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year ... Scored school-record
32 goals for the Gators in 1996 ... Led NCAA Division I with 32 goals in
1995 as SMU advanced to the Final Four ... With 86 goals in three seasons
(first two at SMU), on a pace to break NCAA Division I career record of
103 currently held by Mia Hamm and Tiffeny Milbrett ... 1995 Soccer News
All-American ... Southwest Conference Player of the Year in 1995 ...
Six-sport varsity athlete at Lyman High School in Orlando, lettering in
soccer, swimming, tennis, cross country, track & field and basketball
... Team won three state soccer titles during her career... Scored 129 goals
and had 86 assists during her four-year high school career. Club: Youth
club team, Town `n Country Heather, won the 1995 Athena Cup (under-19) national
championship. Personal: Twice has appeared in Sports Illustrated's
"Faces in the Crowd" ... Formerly Danielle Garrett. Full-International Appearances: 8 Full-International Goals: 4 First Appearance: Jan. 14, 1996, vs. Russia First Goal: Jan. 18, 1996, vs. Ukraine | |