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U.S. Women's Soccer Team

Michelle French | Brandi Chastain | Lorrie Fair | Joy Fawcett | Julie Foudy
Mia Hamm | Kristine Lilly | Shannon MacMillan | Tiffeny Milbrett | Siri Mullinix
Carla Overbeck | Cindy Parlow | Briana Scurry | Nikki Serlenga
Danielle Slaton | Kate Sobrero | Sara Whalen

 Michelle French
Age: 23 Height: 5'5" Weight: 135
Birthdate: Jan. 27, 1977
Hometown: Kent, Washington

Position: Defender

Olympic History:
Competing in her first Olympics

Accomplishments:

  • Named to the USA National Team when Michelle Akers dropped out due to injury
  • Named to the roster for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup residency camp following her senior season at the University of Portland, where she started all four years
  • Captain of the 1997, 1998 and 1999 Nordic Cup teams, helping the U.S. to two championships and a second-place finish
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     Brandi Chastain
    Age: 32 Height: 5'7" Weight: 130
    Birthdate: July 21, 1968
    Hometown: San Jose, Calif.

    Position: Defender

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after winning a gold medal with the U.S. Team at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Hit the winning penalty kick at the 1999 Women's World Cup, then tore off her jersey in celebration, making covers of Newsweek, Time and Sports Illustrated
  • Named to the 1999 Women's World Cup All-Star Team
  • Member of U.S. Women's National Team that won first FIFA World Cup in 1991
  • Scored her first goal on April 18, 1991 against Mexico, a game in which she scored five times
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     Lorrie Fair
    Age: 22 Height: 5'3" Weight: 125
    Birthdate: Aug. 5, 1978
    Hometown: Los Altos, Calif.

    Position: Midfielder

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after serving as an alternate at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Named U.S. Soccer's Chevrolet Youth Female Athlete of the Year in 1999
  • Played in 15 games as a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the 1998 Goodwill Games
    Award for soccer
  • Was named First-Team NSCAA All-American and won the prestigious 1999 Honda Sports Award after leading the University of North Carolina to the 1999 NCAA Championship
  • Was named Defensive MVP of the 1999 College Cup
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     Joy Fawcett
    Age: 32 Height: 5'5" Weight: 130
    Birthdate: Feb. 8, 1968
    Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.

    Position: Defender

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after winning a gold medal with the U.S. Team at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • The highest-scoring defender in U.S. Women's National Team history (21 goals at the end of 1999)
  • One of two players to play every minute of the 1995 Women's World Cup, the 1996 Olympics and the 1999 Women's World Cup
  • Headed home the deciding goal against Germany in the quarterfinals of the 1999 World Cup
  • Named U.S. Soccer's Chevrolet Female Athlete of the Year in 1988
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     Julie Foudy
    Age: 29 Height: 5'6" Weight: 130
    Birthdate: Jan. 23, 1971
    Hometown: Mission Viejo, Calif.

    Position: Midfielder

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after winning a gold medal with the U.S. Team at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Co-Captain and 12-year veteran of the U.S. Women's National Team
  • Played in 28 matches for the USA in 199, tied for the most on the team
  • Scored a career-high six goals and seven assists in 1998
  • Is the third-most capped player in U.S. history and became only the tenth woman in U.S. history to earn 100 caps in 1997
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     Mia Hamm
    Age: 28 Height: 5'5" Weight: 125
    Birthdate: March 17, 1972
    Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    Position: Forward

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after winning a gold medal with the U.S. Team at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Ended 1999 as the world's all-time leading scorer (114 goals, 93 assists for 321 points)
  • Broke the all-time international scoring record for men or women, with her 108th career goal May 16, 1999 vs. Brazil
  • Named U.S. Soccer's Chevrolet Female Athlete of the Year five years in a row (1994-98)
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     Kristine Lilly
    Age: 29 Height: 5'4" Weight: 125
    Birthdate: July 22, 1971
    Hometown: Wilton, Conn.

    Position: Midfielder

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after winning a gold medal with the U.S. Team at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Will become the first player, man or woman, to achieve 200 career caps
  • The U.S. Women's National Team all-time appearance leader and its third all-time leading scorer
  • Preserved the tie in the 1999 Women's World Cup Finals, later won by the U.S., by clearing a Chinese header off the goal line in sudden death overtime
  • Her penalty kick in the '99 Women's World Cup followed a China miss and put the U.S. ahead for good
  • Scored 20 goals in 1999, becoming only the fourth player in history to do so
  • Led team in minutes played in 1999, with 2,397
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     Shannon MacMillan
    Age: 26 Height: 5'5" Weight: 130
    Birthdate: Oct. 7, 1974
    Hometown: Escondido, Calif.

    Position: Midfielder

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after winning a gold medal with the U.S. Team at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • A key reserve, in her one start in the '99 Women's World Cup she scored a goal and two assists
  • Drove the corner kick that Joy Fawcett headed in to beat Germany in the '99 Women's World Cup quarterfinal
  • Became the 12th player in U.S. history to score 20 career goals in 1999
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     Tiffeny Milbrett
    Age: 28 Height: 5'2" Weight: 130
    Birthdate: Oct. 23, 1972
    Hometown: Portland, Ore.

    Position: Forward

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after winning a gold medal with the U.S. Team at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • The fourth-leading goals scorer in U.S. history and third in total points
  • The USA's leading scorer in 1999 (21 goals, 12 assists) and in the Women's World Cup with three goals
  • Had five mulitiple-goal games in 1999, including four vs. Japan on April 29
  • Set the U.S. Women's National Team record with five assists in a game, against Australia on June 5, 1997
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     Siri Mullinix
    Age: 22 Height: 5'8" Weight: 145
    Birthdate: May 22, 1978
    Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.

    Position: Goalie

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Earned her first full national team cap against Japan on May 2, 1999
  • A three-year starter at North Carolina, she finished with a .27 goals against average (second-best in UNC history)
  • Led the Tar Heels to three ACC and two NCAA championships
  • Named Defensive MVP of the 1997 NCAA Tournament
  • Member of the Under-16 National Team in 1994
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     Carla Overbeck
    Age: 32 Height: 5'7" Weight: 125
    Birthdate: May 9, 1968
    Hometown: Dallas, Texas

    Position: Defender

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after winning a gold medal with the U.S. Team at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • The captain of the U.S. Women's National Team
  • One of two players to play every minute of the 1999 World Cup, the 1996 Olympics and the 1995 Women's World Cup
  • Scored the opening penalty kick against China in the 1999 World Cup Final
  • Through 1999, had started 152 of her 155 games played with the national team
  • Played in 63 consecutive international games, a record for any U.S. national team player, man or woman, in 1996, a streak that included 3, 547 consecutive minutes
  • A solid defender, she spearheads the defense
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     Cindy Parlow
    Age: 22 Height: 5'11" Weight: 145
    Birthdate: May 8, 1978
    Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.

    Position: Forward

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after winning a gold medal with the U.S. Team at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • The youngest player ever to win an Olympic gold medal and a Women's World Cup Title
  • Already among the top 10 goal scorers in U.S. Women's National Team history
  • Joined Mia Hamm as the only Hermann Trophy and MAC Player of the Year Award winner, doing so in 1998
  • Won the first ever Chevrolet Youth Female Athlete of the Year, in 1998
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     Christine Pearce
    Age: 25 Height: 5'6" Weight: 140
    Birthdate: June 24, 1975
    Hometown: Point Pleasant, N.J.

    Position: Defender

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • High-scoring forward in college who was converted to defender for the U.S. National Team
  • Started 14 of her 19 matches in 1998, totaling 1,164 minutes
  • Started both matches at the 1998 Goodwill Games for the gold medal-winning U.S. team
  • The all-time leading scorer in soccer (she also was the starting point guard on the basketball team) at Monmouth University (N.J.)
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     Brianna Scurry
    Age: 29 Height: 5'8" Weight: 150
    Birthdate: Sept. 7, 1971
    Hometown: Dayton, Minn.

    Position: Goalie

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her second Olympics after winning a gold medal with the U.S. Team at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • The USA's No. 1 keeper since 1994 and the most-capped goalkeeper in U.s. Women's National Team history
  • Allowed just three goals while posting four shutouts in the 1999 Women's World Cup
  • Started 20 matches in 1999, compiling a record of 17-2-1 record and allowing just 13 goals
  • Recorded a U.S. National team-record 12 shutouts in 1998
  • Consensus top college keeper in 1993, as she led UMass to the NCAA Final Four
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     Nikki Serlenga
    Age: 22 Height: 5'6" Weight: 130
    Birthdate: June 20, 1978
    Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

    Position: Midfielder

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • A member of the Under-20 National Team Pool in 1999
  • Scored her first International goal on Jan. 7, 2000 vs. Czechoslovakia
  • Helped lead Santa Clara to four straight NCAA Final Fours
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     Danielle Slaton
    Age: 20 Height: 5'6" Weight: 135
    Birthdate: June 10, 1980
    Hometown: San Jose, Calif.

    Position: Defender

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • A member of the Under-21 National Team
  • Captained the Under-16 team in 1996-97
  • Scored four goals and added 14 assists as a fullback as a sophomore in 1999 at Santa Clara
  • First Team NSCAA All-American
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     Kate Sobrero
    Age: 24 Height: 5'7" Weight: 135
    Birthdate: Aug. 23, 1976
    Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

    Position: Defender

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • The youngest U.S. starter in the 1999 Women's World Cup, she had a strong tournament defensively, playing despite a sprained ankle
  • Is vital defensively in the US's 4-3-3 scheme
  • Started for the gold medal-winning team at the 1998 Goodwill Games
  • A three-time NSCAA All-American (twice First-Team) at Notre Dame
  • Helped Notre Dame win the 1995 NCAA Championships
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     Sara Whalen
    Age: 24 Height: 5'6" Weight: 130
    Birthdate: April 28, 1976
    Hometown: Greenlawn, N.Y.

    Position: Midfielder

    Olympic History:
    Competing in her first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Scored two goals and added three assists in 18 matches in 1999
  • Played the second-most minutes of any U.S. reserve in the 1999 Women's World Cup
  • Set up the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Japan in May of 1998
  • Named to Soccer America's College Team of the Decade for the '90s
  • Named 1997 NSCAA Player of the Year and a three-time First-Team NSCAA All-American
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