SCURRY, BRIANA
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 5-8 (1.73 m) Weight: 144 (65 kg)
Born: Sept. 7, 1971, in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hometown: Dayton, Minnesota
College: University of Massachusetts |
National Team: Member
of the Gold Medal winning U.S. Women's National Team at the 1996 Centennial
Olympic Games ... Started and played every minute of the USA's five matches
at the 1996 Olympic games, conceding only three goals ... Starting goalkeeper
for the 1995 women's team that finished third at the FIFA Women's World
Championship in Sweden, and for the side that won the title at the 1994
CONCACAF Qualifying Championship in Montreal ... Played 17 games in 1996,
starting 16 and posting a 15-1-1 record while allowing only 11 goals with
eight shutouts ... Played 15 of All-time leader with 24 career shutouts
... Injured her back in an auto accident in summer of 1995 and was unable
to compete in U.S. Women's Cup '95 ... MVP of Chiquita Cup in August 1994
... In her first year with the USA, she earned seven shutouts in 12 starts
... Member of the North team at the 1994 Festival in St. Louis. College/High
School: Named the National Goalkeeper of the Year in 1993 by the Missouri
Athletic Club Sports Foundation ... A 1993 second-team All-American, All-Northeast
Region and All-New England first-team selection ... Helped lead the University
of Massachusetts to a 17-3-3 record, to the semifinals of the NCAA women's
soccer championship and the titles of the Atlantic 10 Conference regular
season and tournament in 1993 ... Completed her four-year collegiate career
with 37 shutouts in 65 starts and has a career record in 48-13-4 and a 0.56
goals-against-average ... In her senior season, she started all 23 games
and recorded 15 shutouts and a 0.48 goals-against average, the third best
in the nation ... Split time in the net in 1992 during her junior season,
starting 13 games and earning seven shutouts ... Played three games in 1992
as a forward ... Started in all 19 games for the Minuetwomen in 1991 as
a sophomore where she recorded 12 shutouts and allowed just nine goals ...
All-American from Anoka Senior High School in Anoka, MN. Personal: Full
name Briana Collette Scurry ... Graduated in the Spring of 1995 with a degree
in political science. Active in volunteer work for Aids awareness and research.
Full-International Appearances: 59
Full-International Shutouts: 31
First Appearance: March 16, 1994, vs. Portugal
First Shutout: March 16, 1994, vs. Portugal |
