Jessica Coleman

Born: 12 March 1980

Position: Midfield

Height/Weight: 5-10, 155

International Caps: 13

International Goals: 3

Years on National Team:
1997 USA Under-18 Team
1998 USA Under-19 Team
1999 USA Under-20 Team
1999 USA Senior Reserve Team
2000 USA National Squad (Alternate)
2000 USA Under-21 Team
2001 USA National Team/Under-21 Team
2003 USA National Team
2004 USA National Indoor Team
2005 USA National Squad

Hometown: Oceanport, N.J.

Residence: Oceanport, N.J.

High School: Shore Regional HS, West Long Branch, N.J. ('98)

College:

• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
• English literature/education '02

Playing Career:

• Early Career
  Began playing field hockey in the 6th grade as a school sponsored sport...Participated in U.S.. Field Hockey's Futures Program from 1995-97...Competed in the AAU Junior Olympic Games in 1995 and '96...1997 1st team high school All-America...1997 New Jersey State HS Field Hockey Player of the Year...1996 1st team high school...High school jersey retired by Shore Regional High School (1997-98)
  
  
• Collegiate Career
  1998 - As a freshman, played in 17 games for Virginia, starting three...1999 - Led Virginia is scoring with 54 points including 22 goals...First-team All-South Region selection...Named an NFHCA Third Team All-America ...2000 - Led Virginia in scoring with 35 points and 15 goals...Second team All-South Region selection...Named to the All ACC team...2001 - Third team NFHCA All-America...First-team All-South Region selection...Led ACC with 20 goals... Concluded Virginia career with 58 goals and 17 assists.
  Named to the ACC 50th Anniversary team in 2002.
  

• International Career
  1997 - Selected to U.S. Under-18 team...1998 - Selected to U.S. Under-19 team...Helped U19 team capture the championship at the Montreal Cup...Member of 1998 US Field Hockey Team of the Year (Under-19 team)...1999 - Selected to U.S. Under-20 team and USA senior reserve squad...Placed third with the USA junior team in 4-Nation Tournament at Kean Univ...Defeated Canada Jr Team in five-game series, 3-2...Scored USA's lone goal in 5th and deciding game against Canada to send the game to strokes (won by USA, 4-3)...2000 - Selected to U.S. Under-20 team...Selected as an alternate to the US National Team...Earned a silver medal as a member of U.S. Junior Pan Am team (Bridgeport, Barbados)...Second place finish qualified USA for Junior World Cup in 2001...Scored a goal in 5-0 win over Barbados at Jr Pan Am Championships...2001 - Selected to the U.S. National Team and U.S. Under-21 team...Returned to complete her degree at Virginia before committing to the US National Team's Residency program...Member of 2001 Junior World Cup Team (Buenos Aires, Argentina)...Scored USA's first goal of the tournament in opener vs New Zealand...Team placed 14th at the tournament... 2003 - Named to U.S. Under-23 team and U.S. National Team...U23 JFK Tournament MVP...Champions Challenge Team...Pan American Games silver medalist...2004 - Named to USA National Indoor Team...2005 - Named to USA National TEam for Argentina 3 Nation Tour (Nov 05)...Scored 3 goals for USA in 4-1 win over Chile (11/3/05)at Argentina 3 Nation
  

Personal:

Career high: Scoring the team's first goal at the 2001 Junior World Cup in Buenos Aires
Career low: "Playing poorly the remainder of the 2001 Junior World Cup"
Sport Ambition: Represent the USA internationally
Ambition after field hockey: Social work, coach, family
I am a natural at: Running
Style of play: "out of control"
Philosophy on life: "God's plan"