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National Team: First
trained with the USA at the December, 1996, training camp in San Diego ...
Traveled with the USA to Australia in February, 1997, making her debut against
the Matildas on Feb. 28 in Melbourne ... Played second half in Melbourne
and then all 180 minutes of matches in Bathurst and Canberra ... A high-scoring
forward in college, she has converted to defender for the USA. College/High
School: A two-sport star at Monmouth College in New Jersey, she is the
school's all-time leasing scorer and was the starting point guard on the
basketball team, but opted to miss numerous games last season while training
and traveling with the national team ... A First-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region
selection and 1995 & '96 Northeast Conference Player of the Year in
soccer ... Led Monmouth to a 51-11 mark over the last three seasons, including
17-5 as a senior ... Ranked 3rd nationally in scoring as a senior with 75
points, 4th in goals scoring with 29 goals, 7th in assists with 17 and 2nd
in game-winning goals with nine ... Monmouth's record holder for goals,
assists and points in a season, she posted 10 multiple goal games as a senior
... Finished 8th in the nation in 1995 with 19 goals and 15 assists for
53 points ... She started all 80 games in her soccer career, scoring 79
career goals with 54 assists for 212 career points ... Co-Captained the
basketball team as a senior and was considered the quickest player on the
team, a tenacious one-on-one defender and an excellent passer ... Played
both the point guard and shooting guard positions for Monmouth ... Had a
career high 22 points vs. Rider on Feb. 3, 1996, picked up 13 assists vs.
Marist on Feb. 22, 1996, and had a 10 steals vs. Farleigh Dickinson on Feb.
18, 1995 ... Holds the school record for steals in a season with 79 ...
Also played in two lacrosse games for Monmouth as a senior ... Heralded
as the finest athlete Ocean County has ever produced, earning all-league
honors in basketball, soccer, and field hockey ... Scored 2, 190 career
points in high school basketball ... Named the New Jersey Female Athlete
of the Year by New Jersey Nets as a senior. Personal: In her player
profile for the Monmouth Basketball Media Guide, she listed Mia Hamm as
the athlete she admired most. Graduated from Monmouth with a Degree in Special
Education. Currently working toward her teaching credential working with
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