Born: 13 May 1983

Position: Forward

Height/Weight: 5-3, 128

International Caps: 15

International Goals: 1

Years on National Team:
1999 USA Under-16 Team
2001 USA National/U21/U18 Teams
2005 USA National Team
2006 USA National Team

Birthplace: Monterey, Calif.

Hometown: Hatfield, Mass.

Residence: Virginia Beach, Va.

High School:
Smith Academy '01

College:

• Wake Forest Univ. '05
• Health & exercise science

Occupation: Parts Team, ADS, Inc.
Virginia Beach, Va.

Playing Career:

• Early Career
  Began playing field hockey at age 13...Participated in USA Field Hockey Futures Program (1998-2001)...Two-time AAU Junior Olympic Games (1998, 1999)...Two-time NFHCA s High School All-America at Smith Academy (First Team -2000, Second team -1999)
  
• Collegiate Highlights
  2001 - Started 18 games as a freshman for Wake Forest...Scored 9 goals...2002 - NCAA National Champion...All-Atlantic Coast Conference...ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player...First Team All-South Region...NFHCA Second Team all-America...Scored 16 goals to tie for the lead in the ACC...2003 - NCAA National Champion...NFHCA First Team All-America...First Team All-South Region...All-Atlantic Coast Conference...ACC All-Tournament Team...Scored 29 goals... 2004 - Honda Award winner as the National Field Hockey Player of the Year...NCAA National Champion...NFHCA First Team All-America...First Team All-South Region...All-Atlantic Coast Conference...ACC All-Tournament Team...ACC Offensive Player of the Year...Scored 30 goals...Scored 84 goals in 84 games during her Wake Forest Career

• International Highlights
  1999- USA Under-16 Team...2001 - USA National Team/USA U21 Team/USA U18 Team...Selected as the youngest member of the USA National Team in January 2001 as a 17-year-old...Opted instead to continue her education and playing career at Wake Forest Univ. rather than joining the U.S. team during the initial year of the squad's residency program in Virginia Beach...Member of the USA Junior World Cup Team at the 4th Junior World Cup in Buenos Aires (14th)...2005 - USA National Squad...Canada Series (Virginia Beach)...Scored first career international goal in a 3-2 win vs. Canada (8/29/05)...Argentina 3 Nation Tournament (3rd)...2006 - USA National Squad...Argentina Four Nation Tournament (4th, Rosario, ARG)

Personal:

• Favorite places to play: University of North Carolina
• Career high: Winning three national championships at Wake Forest
• Career low: injuries
• Other than U.S. athletes, which international player would you want to have as your teammate: Teun de Nooijer
• I can't live without: cnn.com
• Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic Sport is: Soccer
• Favorites: Food- cookies  Movie - Ocean's Eleven, TV Show - Project Runway, Actor: Julia Roberts, Musical group: Coldplay, Natalie Merchant, Past time: whiffle ball