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* 2004 olympic gold medalist
* 2003 world cup bronze medalist
* named to the 2002 all-wusa second team
* a parade and nscaa all-american selection in 1995 at norfolk (va.) academy and finished as school’s all-time leading scorer with 204 goals and 106 assists
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* made the 2003 women’s world cup team, but a shin injury precluded her from seeing any action during the tournament
* earned the first nine caps of her international career in 2002, starting two games and scoring her first international goal against costa rica at the concacaf women’s gold cup
* finalist for the 1999 hermann trophy for best collegiate player
* graduated from univ. of virginia in may 2000 with a degree in anthropology
* all-time leader in goals at the university of virginia (1996-1999) finishing with 59 goals and 138 points; holds the record at virginia for most game-winning goals with 19
* wrote columns on women’s sports for the boston metro during the 2002 wusa season
* learning to play the guitar so she can start a band with some of her former breakers teammates
* works with the massachusetts state treasury department’s “savings makes cents” program in which she spoke to children at schools about the importance of saving money
* her typical pre-game meal is pasta and chicken, and sometimes ice cream
* enjoys playing basketball and golf, spending time with her family, playing with her little cousins, building up her massive dvd and music collection, is an electronic gadget fanatic
* favorite cartoon character is wonder woman … foods are asian, mexican and italian cuisine