LILLY, KRISTINE Position: Midfielder Height: 5-4 (1.63 m) Weight: 128 (58 kg) Born: July 22, 1971, in New York, New York Hometown: Wilton, Connecticut College: University of North Carolina National Team: Member of the gold Medal winning U.S. National Team at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games ... Played every minute of the USA's five matches at the `96 Olympic Games tournament ... Enters 1997 as the U.S. Women's National Team all-time appearance leader (121) and fourth-leading scorer (46) ... Named to the U.S. Women's Cup `96 All-Tournament Team ... Her three goals at the 1995 Women's World Championship in Sweden tied for the team lead with Tisha Venturini and Tiffeny Milbrett ... Named to the all-tournament team at the U.S. Women's Cup `95 ... U.S. Soccer's 1993 Female Athlete of the Year ... Played with the U.S. Team which won the 1993 CONCACAF Championship in New York ... As a 20 year old, she was a member of the U.S. Women's World Championship Team, which won the title of first-ever FIFA Women's World Championship in China in 1991 ... Member of the 1990 gold-medal winning North team at the Olympic Festival in Minneapolis. College/High School: Winner of the 1991 Hermann Trophy and finalist in 1992 ... Four-time first-selection All-American, she was also a sour-time first-team All Atlantic Coast Conference and All-South selection, 1989-92 ... Had her UNC number (15) retired in 1994 ... Twice named the Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Championship (`89, `90), she helped lead UNC to four NCAA championships from 1989-92 ... Completed her collegiate career with 78 goals and 41 assists ... In 1991, she was a finalist for the Broderick Award as the outstanding female athlete in all of college sports ... In 1991, she was the second-leading scorer in the nation behind teammate Mia Hamm with 15 goals and four assists ... Captained Wilton High School in Wilton, CT her junior and senior years ... Led the team to state title as a freshmen, sophomore and senior. Club: Played in 1994 for Tyreso Football Club in Sweden along with U.S. National Team teammates Michelle Akers, Julie Foudy and Mary Harvey ... Played with the Washington Warthogs in the CISL during the 1995 season ... The team was coached by Jim Gabarra, husband of National Team forward Carin Gabarra. Personal: Full name Kristine Marie Lilly ... Graduated in December 1993 with a degree in radio, television and motion picture production. Made cover of July/August 1998 Women's Soccer World Magazine. Full-International Appearances: 139 Full-International Goals: 53 First Appearance: Aug. 3, 1987, vs. China First Goal: Aug., 13, 1987, vs. China Biography Extra By Aaron Heifetz Lilly debuted for the USA in just the 16th match ever played by the U.S. women on Aug. 3, 1987, at the age of 16 years, 12 days, making her the second youngest player ever to don a U.S. jersey behind Mia Hamm. Through her 13 years on the national team, the left-footed, left-sided midfielder has established herself as one of the top players in the world with consistent stellar and dynamic play while compiling almost inhuman numbers. She has helped the USA win two Women's Word Cups, an Olympic gold medal and numerous international tournaments. Her 83 career international goals ranks her third in U.S. history behind Hamm and Michelle Akers, and she is second in career points, also having dished off 63 assists in her career for a total of 229 points. Lilly has scored five goals for the USA in Women's World Cup competition. She has played in all 18 of the USA Women's World Cup matches, starting 17. Lilly had by far her most productive year scoring in 1999, pounding in 20 goals with eight assists to become one of just four U.S. players to score 20 or more goals in a year. She was the first American woman to reach 100 career caps and became the world's all-time leader in international soccer appearances on May 21, 1998, in Kobe, Japan, when she played in her 152nd international match, breaking Norwegian Heidi Stoere's all-time world record of 151 games. Despite not playing a match for the national team in 1989 or 1992, at 28-years-old, Lilly continues to put the record into the stratosphere, untouchable by any player except for Hamm, who is just 11 games behind her. Lilly has started an amazing 191 of the 198 games she has played for the USA, missing only 13 matches during that span, and has played the full 90 minutes in an astounding 161 of those games, including all six 1999 Women's World Cup games. She has played in 87% of the matches ever played by the U.S. Women's National Team. She also owns the U.S. record for the longest start streak at 62 games. Countries faced by Kristine Lilly: (34) -- Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Haiti, Holland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, USSR, West Germany, Yugoslavia. Countries Kristine Lilly has played in: (18) -- Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Haiti, Holland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Sweden, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago, USA. Countries Kristine Lilly Has Scored Against: (28) -- Argentina (1 goal), Australia (6), Brazil (3), Canada (6), China (4), Chinese Taipei (1), Denmark (4), England (1), Finland (4), France (4), Germany (5), Haiti (1), Holland (4), Iceland (1), Ireland (1), Italy (1), Jamaica (2), Japan (7), Mexico (6), New Zealand (1), Nigeria (1), Norway (4), Portugal (7), Russia (1) South Korea (1), Sweden (2), Trinidad & Tobago (3), USSR (1).