Melanie Meerschwam
Born:
17 February 79
Position: Forward
Height/Weight: 5-3,
120
International Caps:
42
Years on National Team:
1999 US Under-20
2000 US Under-21
2001 US National Team
2002 US National Team
2003 US National Team
Birthplace: Amstelveen, The
Netherlands
Hometown: Princeton, N.J.
Residence: Virginia
Beach, Va.
High School: Maimonides
(Amsterdam, Netherlands) '96
College:
- Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
- Psychology, '01
Playing Career: Pinoké Club Team Amstelveen, Netherlands 1987-95...Competed as a member of the Dutch
Under-16 Team
Collegiate Career
1997 - Two-time
Ivy League Rookie of the Week...1998 - NCAA National runner-up at
Princeton...1999 - NFHCA All-America second team...NFHCA All-Region first
team...All-Ivy League first team...Scored 14 goals to lead the team...2000
- NFHCA All-America first team...NFHCA All-Region first team...All-Ivy League first team
1999 - U.S.
Under 20 Team...U20 Argentina Tour...U20 Canada Tour...USA Jr 4 Nation Tournament (Union,
N.J.)...2000 - U.S. Under-21 Team...Silver medalist at Junior Pan
American Championships...Toured with U.S. national team on Europe developmental tour...2001
- U.S. National Team...Earned first international cap vs Mexico (3/8/01) at Pan American
Cup...2002 - U.S. National Team...U.S. National Team... Champions
Challenge...Japan 6 Nation Tournament...International Atlantic Cup...USA/India World Cup
Qualifier...U.S. World Cup Team (Perth, Australia)...2003 - U.S. National
Team
Personal:
- International Tournaments
| Year |
Tournament |
Site |
Position |
| 2002 |
10th
World Cup |
Perth,
Australia |
9th |
| 2002 |
USA
vs India WC Qualifiying Series |
Cannock,
England |
1st |
| 2002 |
Japan
6 Nations International
(KOR, AUS, RUS, JPN, GER, USA) |
Gifu,
Japan |
6th |
| 2002 |
1st
Champions Challenge |
Johannesburg,
South Africa |
5th |
| 2001 |
3rd
Korea Telecom Cup |
Seongnam,
Korea |
6th |
| 2001 |
Americas
Cup |
Kingston,
Jamaica |
Silver |
| 2000 |
Jr Pan Am Championships |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
Second |
| 1999 |
US Junior Four Nations
Tournament |
Union, NJ |
Third |
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