HUSKY PLAYERS ROBIN ALEXANDER #5 FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER BROOMFIELD, COLO. (LEGACY)

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1 ROBIN ALEXANDER #5 FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER BROOMFIELD, COLO. (LEGACY) Born December 17, 1985 in Denver, Colo.... Parents are Florence and Randall... Graduated from high school with a 4.06 grade point average... Played on four Olympic Development (ODP) soccer teams... Was Region IV ODP championship finalist in Helped lead Club Rush to the 2001 USYSA national championship. LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at Legacy High School and served three years as team captain... Selected as high school team MVP three years, from An All-Front Range League first-team selection in each of her first three seasons... A second-team all-state selection for two years ( ) and honorable mention in Two time state semi-finalist and one time quarterfinalist with Legacy High School. COACH GALLIMORE ON ALEXANDER She is a speedy player who can play in the midfield or at the back. Robin is a consistently good defender and understands how and when to attack from the back of the field. I really like her as a player and thought that she was underrated coming out of clubs and high school soccer and I think that she is going to be a good one for us. DANI BRIDGES #1 FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER/FORWARD MAPLE VALLEY, WASH. (TAHOMA) Born July 10, 1986 in Bellevue, Wash.... Parents are Kristi and Dan... Teammate of UW sophomore Shannon Dillon at Tahoma High School. TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Tahoma High School... Helped her high school team to an undefeated season and the 2002 Washington state Class 4A championship... Named to first-team South Puget Sound League and all-area second-team in A second-team all-league selection as a sophomore in Placed second in the 300- meter hurdles at the 2002 state track meet... Also lettered three years in basketball and track & field. COACH GALLIMORE ON BRIDGES Dani is an extremely athletic and crafty player who can play out of the midfield or up front. She s a very talented soccer player, as she bring a unique style to the game. She is as good as they come as far as on the dribble and attacking. She is very creative and reminds me a lot of Theresa Wagner. We could play her in one of those wide midfielder positions or we could play her up front. COLBY BRANHAM #12 FRESHMAN FORWARD GIG HARBOR, WASH. (BELLARMINE PREP) Born October 15, 1986 in Tacoma, Wash.... Parents are Julie and Tony.. Graduated from high school with a 3.57 grade point average... National Honor Society member in high school... Prep teammate of Dana Stirn who also signed with Washington and sophomore Kelsey Rasmussen. BELLARMINE PREP HIGH SCHOOL All-Narrows League first-team selection in 2002 and The Narrows League co-mvp as a senior in Named to first-team all-area and all-state squads in Served as team captain and was Bellarmine Prep s leading scorer with 20 goals in Bellarmine Prep posted a 58-3 record in her final three years, including a 22-1 state runner-up season in Received offensive MVP honors and was recognized as a scholar athlete in COACH GALLIMORE ON BRANHAM Colby has good foot speed, quickness, and she shields the ball well. She plays really well with her back to pressure and she has played in the midfield a little for her club team, but we could use her as a forward. Colby is a hardworking and skillful forward who does very well with her back to goal. She plays very much like former Huskies Tami and Melissa Bennett in her ability to hold possession of the ball up front. WHITNEY CLARK #6 FRESHMAN DEFENDER GIG HARBOR, WASH. (GIG HARBOR) Born June 27, 1986 in Tacoma, Wash.... Parents are Jan and Geoff... Gig Harbor teammate, Jaime Souza plays for University of Pacific. GIG HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letter winner at Gig Harbor High School... Named defensive MVP at Gig Harbor in 2003, leading the team to a fifth-place state finish... Led Gig Harbor to the 2002 league championship en route to a state quarterfinal appearance... High school squad registered a four-year record of Served as team captain senior year... A first-team All-Narrows League Bridge Division selection in 2001 and Received second-team All-Narrows League Bridge Division recognition in 2000 and Received first-team all-area honors from the Tacoma News Tribune her senior year... Also lettered two years in tennis. COACH GALLIMORE ON CLARK We may look at her at the defensive midfield spot this year since we are sort of senior laden at the center back spot, which she can also play. She is a winner. She is tough and physical and I love her attitude. Whitney is a really competitive athlete who is very physically talented. She is a great one-on-one defender and shows a good deal of leadership and presence on the field University of Washington Soccer 11

2 SHANNON DILLON #3 SOPHOMORE FORWARD/MIDFIELDER MAPLE VALLEY, WASH. (TAHOMA) Born April 5, 1985 in Renton, Wash. Parents are Brooke and Mark Graduated from high school with a 3.96 grade point average Played two seasons for Puyallup s F.C. Royals Played with UW teammates Kelsey Rasmussen and Shaela Ward during two seasons with the Royals Royals team captain in Also played with F.C. Marauders and the F.C. Flames out of Maple Valley, Wash (Freshman) Played six games in a reserve role, including a pair of Pac-10 contests... Saw action in conference victories over Oregon and California... Did not attempt a shot. Sophomore Shannon Dillon TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL Four year letterwinner Served one season as team captain Claimed a state title her junior year A first-team South Puget Sound League North selection during her sophomore through seniors seasons Received all-area team acclaim from the South County Journal as a junior and senior Led SPSL North in scoring her junior season with 24 goals and 13 assists Amassed 20 goals and nine assists her senior season. COACH GALLIMORE ON DILLON Shannon played forward and midfield for us. Her game is all about the confidence gained in her first year and whether she gained enough to go in and play like a player that belongs in the Pac-10. Her personality and work rate are as good as gold / KATY DOWLING #2 FRESHMAN FORWARD/DEFENDER LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. (MATER DEI) Born February 12, 1986 in Mission Viejo, Calif. Parents are Jillian and Michael Selected in Cal South Olympic Development (ODP) State Pool from Participated in the 2002 regional ODP camp Won the 2002 Southern California state club championship with the SoCal Blues. MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Mater Dei High School Led Mater Dei in scoring her senior year and was the top offensive player in the Serra League High school squad advanced to the CIF quarterfinals her junior season and the finals her sophomore year The Serra League 100-meter track champion as a freshman. COACH GALLIMORE ON DOWLING Katy is a very versative and skilled player who can help us in many areas. She is a quick little player and I think that she is going to be a player for us this year that surprises people. WHITNEY FENTON #13 SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (SKYLINE) Born October 27, 1984 in Salt Lake City, Utah Parents are Shelley and Richard. Graduated from high school with a 3.89 grade point average Played with former Husky teammate Dana Dibble on the Firebirds, a club team in Salt Lake City Played with the Firebirds from where she was a team captain every year Played on four Snickers Cup championship teams Was named MVP for age group in all four years (Freshman) Played two games... Saw action in a pair of Husky victories, a 3-0 win over Fresno State and a 2-0 win over Idaho State... Did not attempt a shot. SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL Four year letterwinner Served as team captain for one season Skyline made it to state quarterfinals her freshman and sophomore years before winning the state title her junior season Team reached the semifinals in her senior season. The Region 3 MVP and was named to the Class 5A All-State first team her junior and senior years. COACH GALLIMORE ON FENTON Whitney made the most progress out of any player between last fall and this spring physically. I am expecting that her summer fitness has increased even more. She has a tremendous touch on the ball, she s a leader, and a person that you want to play for. We really feel that defensive midfield spot is key and we are hopeful that she shows as well this fall as she did in the spring. She has a lot of upside to her. She s got great vision / University of Washington Soccer

3 TINA FRIMPONG #10 SENIOR FORWARD VANCOUVER, WASH. (HUDSON S BAY) Born May 20, 1982 in Vancouver, Wash.... Parents are Joe and Eka... Twin sister, Crystal, was a starter at Florida who completed her career last season Daughter, MacKenzie, was born on March 8, Originally signed to play at Santa Clara in 2000, but never took classes there and sat out the 2000 fall competitive season... Served as senior class secretary of the student government at Hudson s Bay High School Played three years with the Washington state Olympic Development Program Participated with the Region IV ODP team that toured Europe Helped the Lake Oswego Soccer Club win the 1998 and 1999 state championships and advanced to the regional quarterfinals in 1999 Member of the Columbia Premier Soccer Club Played with the Seattle Sounders Select team, helping them reach the 2003 W-League semifinals Scored three goals in three regular-season appearances and netted five goals in three playoff games, including a pair in Seattle s Western Conference final win at Vancouver... Threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Seattle Mariners game during the spring of Majoring in economics. The 2003 Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year... Three-year letterwinner whose 27 career goals are the second-highest total in UW history behind the school-record 34 of current assistant coach Tami Bennett ( )... Tied in the No. 2 career scoring spot with Tara Bilanski ( ) and Theresa Wagner ( )... Frimpong also ranks No. 2 among UW players in career game-winning goals (10) and No. 6 in points (62)... Netted two hat tricks during her career and has eight multiple-goal games (Junior) Played all 21 games, starting 19 of them... Received All-America accolades from three publications... The Soccer Post magazine selected Frimpong as one of three forwards on its second-team All- America squad... She received third-team All-America recognition from Soccer Buzz and Soccer Times... Was named the Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year for women s soccer along with UCLA defender Nandi Pryce... The second Pac-10 Player of the Year award recipient in Husky history, joining goalkeeper Hope Solo who garnered that honor following her junior season in A first-team All-Pac-10 selection... Honored as a first-team All- West Region selection by Soccer Buzz and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)... The 13 goals scored by Frimpong represent the second highest singleseason total in school history. Current UW assistant coach Tami Bennett established the school record with 16 goals during the 2000 campaign... Frimpong nearly equaled the goal output from her first two years combined when she netted seven goals each season... An honorable mention All-Pac-10 academic team selection (Sophomore) Played all 20 games, starting 17 of them Led the team with three game-winning goals, against Arkansas (Aug. 30), Oregon (Oct. 11) and Oregon State (Oct. 13) Opened the season with her second career hat trick, against Arkansas (Aug. 30) Tallied a pair of goals in a 2-1 win at Oregon (Oct. 11) Distributed four assists, including two that created game-winning opportunities... Played during the summer with the Seattle Sounders women s team (Freshman) Played all 20 games, starting 10 of them Led the team with seven goals and ranked second on the squad with 14 total points despite returning from a year-long absence from soccer participation due to the birth of her daughter Registered a hat trick with three goals in a 4-0 win over Idaho (Sept. 9) Also had a multiple-goal outing at USC (Nov. 4), scoring twice against the Trojans in a 3-0 victory Netted two game-winning goals, against Idaho (Sept. 9) and at USC (Nov. 4) Tallied the second goal in UW s 2-0 triumph over San Diego (Nov. 16) in the first round of the NCAA Tourney. HUSKY PLAYERS HUDSON S BAY HIGH SCHOOL A four-time Greater Saint Helen s League first-team honoree Named the GSH league MVP in 1998 and 1999 Served as team captain her final two years Hudson s Bay won three Greater Saint Helen s League championships and reached the 1998 state quarterfinals Voted the Randy Myers Foundation Female Soccer Athlete of the Year in 1998 Also lettered in basketball and track Placed eighth in the 100 meters at the 1999 Washington state championships Honored as the Randy Myers Foundation Female Track Athlete of the Year in 1999 Named the KVAN Radio and TV Female Athlete of the Year. COACH GALLIMORE ON FRIMPONG Tina wants to have her best year ever at Washington during her senior year, but that will be tough to do to top last year. She needs to figure out how to play in every single game when every single opponent is gunning for you. Until you are running next to her and seeing her switch it into sixth gear, there is nothing like it. When she turns on you and you see how quick and powerful her shot is and how fast she can get it off at times, you just don t know what that s like until you are out there. She is not going to sneak up on anybody, but that is also the beauty of our team because our team is not geared around Tina. There are plenty of other capable people, so if they want to send one to three players to her than I really think that we have enough good players at other attacking positions to make up for it / / / TOTALS 61 / Senior Tina Frimpong University of Washington Soccer 13

4 NIKKI GAMBLE #17 CASSIE GILES #16 SENIOR MIDFIELDER OAK HARBOR, WASH. (OAK HARBOR/IOWA STATE) Born September 23, 1983 in Coupeville, Wash. Parents are Kristi Jensen and Van Gamble Graduated from high school with a 3.93 G.P.A Played four seasons with Emerald City F.C. where she was MVP from Received the Emerald City Golden Boot in 2000 Competed for the Washington state ODP team for two years and attended regional camp for two years Played with the Seattle Sounders Select team, helping them reach the 2002 W-League semifinals... Majoring in business Transferred to Washington from Iowa State. One-year letterwinner who started the season s final 17 games... UW s third-leading returning scorer (Junior) Played all 21 games, starting 17 of them... Moved into a permanent position in the starting lineup in game No. 5 against Connecticut... Ranked sixth on the team with six points... Tied for No. 4 among Huskies with two goals... Came off the bench to net an 85th-minute tally for the only goal of the game in a win over Colorado College (Sept. 7)... Scored in a 3-1 victory over No. 6 Texas (Sept. 21)... Also had an assist against Texas, one of two she distributed during the season. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 2002 (Sophomore) Started all 19 games... Second on the team with 13 points... Opened the season with three goals in the first two games at the Falcon Invitational... Assisted on two game-winning goals at home (Northern Iowa and Oklahoma State)... One of four Cyclones to score in a 4-3 overtime victory over Baylor... Fired 39 shots on the season and recorded a team-leading three assists... First team academic all-big (Freshman) The Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Started all 18 games... Finished second on the team in scoring with three goals and two assists... Took 21 shots on the season... Scored the game-winning goal in Iowa State s 2-1 overtime victory over Baylor... Recorded one goal and one assist vs. Bowling Green State... Scored the Cyclones only goal in a 1-1 double-overtime tie at Oklahoma State... Notched a career-high five shots at OSU... Distributed one assist vs. Texas Tech. OAK HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner... Named all-conference and all-area from Also earned four varsity letters in track. COACH GALLIMORE ON GAMBLE I regret not recruiting her originally.nikki Gamble is a tremendous player and the fact that she can come onto our team and in a year and a half become captain, you just watch the kid and the way she reacts with the team and you just wish that you could clone her. She is tremendous and I think that being a playmaker is one thing. If she can add being a consistent goal scorer than she will be a big threat for us and she could be a first team All Pac-10 player easily. Nikki is possibly the hardest worker we have on our team. She is a soccer junkie who plays whenever she can. Nikki is versatile and defends well / SENIOR MIDFIELDER PORTLAND, ORE. (ST. MARY S ACADEMY) Born February 14, 1983 in Portland, Ore. Parents are David Giles and Camilla Cavanaugh Graduated high school with a 3.95 grade point average A National Honor Society member Earned student-athlete honors at St. Mary s Selected as the Math Student of the Year as a sophomore and junior A member of the Young Democrats of America Also recruited by Dartmouth and some Pac-10 schools Prep teammate Gabby Quiggle plays at Kansas Father and several other relatives attended UW, including aunt, Georgan McEwan (formerly Giles) who is currently a triathlete in the Women s Ironman Played club soccer for the Lake Oswego Sting A member of the Region IV Olympic Development Team Pool. Two-year letterwinner who returned from a knee injury to contribute last season... Parttime starter who should vie for a permanent starting role now that she is completely healthy... Has two years of eligibility remaining, but will likely opt to conclude her career after this season (Junior) Played 13 games, starting five of them... Four of her five starts came against Pac-10 opponents... Drew starting assignments against Idaho State, UCLA, Oregon State, Oregon and California... Attempted six shots... A first-team All-Pac-10 academic team selection (Red-Shirt) Tore the ACL in her right knee during a spring game and missed the entire season Utilized her red-shirt season (Freshman) Played 14 games and drew one starting assignment, at Eastern Washington (Oct. 7) Tallied a critical goal to secure a 1-1 tie against Brigham Young (Sept. 21) Looped a 20- yard shot into the BYU net with six minutes remaining in regulation to tie the game. ST. MARY S ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL Voted MVP of her high school team as a senior after leading the squad in scoring Served as team captain as a junior and senior Scored a goal in every game in which her team scored during her senior year Lettered in soccer all four years of high school Garnered second-team all-state honors as senior after receiving honorable mention all-state acclaim as sophomore A first-team All-Metro League selection her final three years. COACH GALLIMORE ON GILES Cassie s fitness is great and she can get up and down the field. She can play one of the wider midfield positions that she has been playing on her club team. We tried Cassie at the back and she wasn t comfortable there, so now this is her last year because she isn t going to use her red shirt year, so for us we are very anxious for Cassie to be confident playing where she is playing. We are going to play her somewhere that she feels confident and the midfield is where she is suited for. There is no doubt that she has the skills and vision to be a good player for us / Injury Red-Shirt / TOTALS 27 / University of Washington Soccer

5 DANA JOHNSON #9 KATIE JOHNSON #15 FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER SAN JOSE, CALIF. (SANTA TERESA) Born August 28, 1986 in San Jose, Calif. Parents are Francine and Jay Graduated from high school with a 3.8 grade point average Member of the National Honor Society in high school Two high school teammates and four more club teammates are playing Division I soccer Member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) national pool from State Cup Champion in One of 36 players to participate in the 2004 McDonald s All-America game June 13, 2004 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.... Scored the game s final goal in the 82nd minute, the equalizer for the West team that finished with a 2-2 tie against the East all-stars. SANTA TERESA HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterwinner at Santa Teresa in 2001 and 2002 Named high school team MVP in 2001 and 2002 Scored 13 goals with 12 assists in 2001 as Santa Teresa registered a record Santa Teresa was the CCS Division I champion in 2001 and a finalist in 2002 Netted the game-winning goal in the 2001 CCS championship game Honored as the Blossom Valley Athletic League sophomore-of-the-year in 2001 and junior-of-theyear in 2002 Selected for the first-team All-Central Coast Section squad two straight seasons Named the 2002 Junior Athlete of the year at Santa Teresa. COACH GALLIMORE ON DANA JOHNSON Dana Johnson is just a flat-out soccer player. She is a lot like Nikki Gamble in her work rate and her ability to cover the field with her skillfulness with the ball. She has a good chance to play right away. She is a skillful and hardworking midfielder. Dana covers a lot of ground on the soccer field and is tough to track. She is a smart defender and outstanding with the ball. SOPHOMORE FORWARD/MIDFIELDER BELLINGHAM, WASH. (MERIDIAN) Born July 4, 1985 in Berkeley, Calif Parents are Suzanne and Jeff Twin sister, Jennifer, was also a walk-on with the Huskies in 2003 who is not playing with the team this season Graduated high school with a 3.75 grade point average Father, Jeff, swam at Arizona State from An uncle played football at USC from Played one year for the Eastside F.C. in Bellevue and six seasons with the WFC Rangers in Bellingham Placed fourth in the adidas Cup in Pleasanton, Calif. in 2002 ODP state team won the 2002 Nike Friendship Cup in Portland, Ore (Freshman) Played three games, all of them UW victories... Saw action in a reserve role during a 3-0 win over Cal State Fullerton, a 3-0 win over Fresno State and a 2-0 win over Idaho State... Did not attempt a shot. MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL Four year letterwinner Team took second in state her junior year A first-team allconference selection as a freshman and sophomore Named the co-offensive MVP of the league as a junior, along with her sister Was the NCC leading goal scorer her junior and senior years The WIAA High School Player of the Week after scoring her 100th career goal in October COACH GALLIMORE ON KATIE JOHNSON Katie had a good spring up front and if she can prove that she is a consistent threat on goal and can score some goals for us, I think that she is going to work her way into some playing time. For us, with the forwards that we have, she has to be at the top of her game and show that she can be somebody coming off of the bench to replace Tina (Frimpong) or Kim (Taylor), but I think that Katie has the attitude to do it / NIKE is a proud sponsor of Husky Soccer University of Washington Soccer 15

6 NICOLE MARTINEZ #22 SENIOR DEFENDER WOODINVILLE, WASH. (REDMOND) Born February 25, 1983 in Fontana, Calif. Mother is Joanne Nutley Played on the Washington state Olympic Development Team The 2000 Gatorade state high school Player of the Year in Washington... Played with the Seattle Sounders Select team during the summer of A member of the FC Elite soccer club. Three-year letterwinner Started all three seasons on defense and has been involved in 21 shutouts during that time Expected to again anchor the defense from her central position... Started 57 career games... Should approach and perhaps even surpass the school record of 77 career starts held by Terry Gleason ( ) and Andrea Morelli ( ) who were also defenders (Junior) Played all 21 games, starting 20 of them... Helped the stingy UW defense register eight shutouts and limit opponents to less than one goal per game (0.91)... Attempted four shots... Voted the team s Most Valuable Defensive Player (Sophomore) Played 19 games, starting 17 of them Ranked fifth on the team with three goals Scored against Duke (Sept. 6), Harvard (Sept. 20) and California (Oct. 25) Netted a golden goal in the 106th minute of overtime, lifting UW to a 4-3 win over No. 17 Duke (Sept. 6) That tally was voted as the team s Goal of the Year... Converted three of her 11 shots into goals (Freshman) One of only two players to start all 20 games, joining Jaime Carstensen Attempted only six shots while concentrating on defense Scored her lone goal of the season on Nov. 9, helping the Huskies tied Oregon 1-1 Thrived in the middle of the defense after replacing incumbent Andrea Morelli who suffered a pre-season injury Anchored a defense that surrendered only 12 goals, five fewer than any previous UW team allowed The Huskies yielded a school-record 0.58 goals per game Voted the squad s Defensive MVP and the Rookie of the Year by her teammates. REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL The 2000 Gatorade State Player of the Year, honoring the top prep player in Washington state A first team All-KingCo Conference selection as junior and senior Scored 47 career goals along with 25 assists Tallied 16 goals and nine assists as a senior Voted the team s offensive MVP all four years A second-team All-KingCo pick as a sophomore Was a goalkeeper her sophomore season, recording a 0.58 goals against average in 550 minutes between the posts Served as team captain during her senior season. COACH GALLIMORE ON MARTINEZ Nicole is a gamer and she is going back for her final year at center back. Patch her up and put her right back out there, she seems to be able to manage. Her speed, her touch, her timing on tackles, just her ability to get it done every day is really irreplaceable for us. We are just crossing our fingers and hoping that she is healthy enough to go at the start of the season because she has been pushing so hard in the off-season. For her to get back, fitness-wise, and not have the kind of fear of pain that is associated with her injury so that she can just get back to playing and not worrying about getting hurt. She s got all the speed in the world, she s great in the air and she s technically a great player / / / TOTALS 60 / Senior Nicole Martinez University of Washington Soccer

7 ALEC MILLS #26 KELSEY RASMUSSEN #18 SOPHOMORE FORWARD/MIDFIELDER IRVINE, CALIF. (UNIVERSITY) Born September 18, 1985 in Irvine, Calif. Parents are Joline and Ken Played four years for the Irvine Strikers Played one season for a club team in Mission Viejo Played one year for the Arsenal ladies squad in London, England While playing for Arsenal in 1998, the team won the Middlesex Cup. One-year letterwinner who proved efficient at parlaying shots into goals (Freshman) Played nine games, all of them in a reserve role... Saw action in five Pac-10 contests... Scored her first collegiate goal in the 88th minute of a 5-0 win over Portland State (Oct. 3)... Her second tally was UW s first goal in a 3-2 overtime loss at third-ranked UCLA (Oct. 11)... Tied for fourth on the team with two goals and eigth among Huskies with four points. UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner Served as a team captain her junior and senior seasons Team finished second in league her junior year First-team all league pick her junior and senior season Second-team all league selection her freshman year. COACH GALLIMORE ON MILLS Nobody shoots harder than her on our team. If Alec can prove in practice that she can be consistent about holding the ball and getting shots off, then she is going to be a nice surprise for us. She is a big, tall target who is deceptively quick / SOPHOMORE GOALKEEPER GIG HARBOR, WASH. (BELLARMINE PREP) Born February 17, 1985 in Tacoma, Wash. Parents are Barbara and Chris Played for F.C. Royals in Puyallup, Wash. for 10 years She played with fellow UW sophomores Shannon Dillon and Shaela Ward during her stint with the Royals Member of the United States U-16 National Team in 2001 An NSCAA/adidas All-America team member Traveled with the U.S. U-16 National Team to France 2002 Selected to represent the West and play in the McDonald s All- American High School game, June 15, 2003 in Charleston, S.C. One-year letterwinner who shared starting goalkeeping duties last season... Is already tied for sixth among all-time Huskies with three career shutouts... Expected to serve as the primary starter in 2004 as she is the only experienced goalkeeper on the roster (Freshman) Played seven games, starting four of them... Shared goalkeeping duties with Lisa Brookens who completed her career in Was credited with three shutouts and played parts of two others... Compiled an outstanding 0.55 goals against average that would have been the school single-season record except that she was five minutes shy of the minimum playing time of 500 minutes required to qualify... Surrendered only three goals in 495 minutes... Did not allow any goals in her first 406 minutes of collegiate action before yielding three during a 16-shot barrage by Stanford (Oct. 31)... Registered complete-game shutouts against Idaho State (Oct. 5), Oregon (Oct. 19) and Washington State (Oct. 24)... Recorded 18 saves, including eight during a 2-0 blanking of Oregon (Oct. 19). BELLARMINE PREP HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner Bellarmine won the state title her junior year Team registered two state second-place finishes, her freshman and sophomore seasons Garnered firstteam Narrows League honors three straight seasons, from Recipient of the allarea Player of the Year award her senior year Named the Tacoma News Tribune Player of the Year in COACH GALLIMORE ON RASMUSSEN Kelsey is going to be as good a keeper as we have had. With the exception of Hope Solo, Kelsey, early on, probably shows that most promise out of any keeper that we have had. She has terrific training habits and a terrific attitude towards the game. She probably reads the game at an earlier age better than Hope ever did and she has been a goalkeeper longer than Hope was because she did not play forward in high school. Amy (Griffin) loves training her and I think that she is going to do a lot of good things for us. I have a lot of confidence in her. YEAR G / GS MINUTES SAVES GOALS GAA SHUTOUTS / (2) Sophomore Alec Mills University of Washington Soccer 17

8 CLARE RUSTAD #8 SENIOR DEFENDER SALTSPRING ISLAND, B.C. (GULF ISLANDS) Born May 27, 1983 in North Vancouver, B.C. Parents are Robert Rustad and Nancy Macdonald Also recruited by Nebraska, Tulsa, and Missouri Graduated from high school with 4.0 GPA to rank No. 1 in her class A Canadian Soccer Association carded athlete with senior card status Named MVP of the 1999 Nike Island Premier Cup, the club provincial championships Member of the Nanaimo Premier Women s Soccer Team since 1999 Played with the Nanaimo Metro U- 17 team in from Completed level 8 in piano with the Royal Conservatory of Music Played trombone in the Gulf Islands Secondary School jazz band. Three-year letterwinnerr Will concentrate on the collegiate season after missing several UW games and training camps during her first three years while participating with the Canadian National Team Played defense with Canada, a position she will move to this season with the Huskies after serving as a midfielder (Junior) Played 11 games, all of them in a reserve role Missed pre-season training camp and the opening five games while playing with the Canadian National Team... Attempted 14 shots... Distributed an assist on Tina Frimpong s final UW goal in a 3-1 win at California (Nov. 2) (Sophomore) Played 13 games, starting eight of them Playing time was limited as she trained and played with the Canadian National Team in World Cup qualifiers Registered a goal and an assist in UW s 2-2 tie with Washington State (Oct. 19) Also distributed an assist against UC Irvine (Sept. 22) Received first-team All-Pac-10 Academic team acclaim (Freshman) Played 17 games, starting 10 Voted to the Husky/Nike Invitational All- Tournament team (Sept ) Tallied two goals and two assists, good for six total points Netted goals at Gonzaga (Sept. 7) and Eastern Washington (Oct. 7) Distributed the game-winning assist in the season opener at Utah State (Sept. 1), setting up Jaime Carstensen s second goal in a 4-1 UW victory. CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM Made 24 appearances with the full Canadian National team, including five games in both 2000 and 2001, nine games in 2002 and five in 2003 Played three games in 2003 against Mexico along with contests against USA and Ghana Scored her lone international goal on Sept. 4, 2003 against Mexico... That was also her most recent international appearance... Started every game for Canada s silver medal winning U-19 team at the world championships Has tallied two goals in U-19 international play Earned her first of 22 caps, entering in the 46th minute on June 26, 2000 in the Canadian National Team s 3-2 loss to China during the Women s Gold Cup in Hershey, Pa. Played in four of five Gold Cup matches Played in a 2-2 tie against the USA on June 30, 2001 Entered in the ninth minute on Nov. 11, 2000 in Columbus, Ohio, helping Team Canada defeat the U.S. National Team 3-1 in an exhibition contest Represented the Canadians in two games during the 2001 Algarve Cup during March in Portugal Played on the Canadian Under-20 and Under- 18 National teams in 1999 Was a member of Canada s 1999 Pan American Games team. GULF ISLANDS SECONDARY SCHOOL First team All-Star in British Columbia AA Championships in 1999 Junior Girls Athlete of the Year in 1999 Also competed in basketball and cross country Second team all-star at the Vancouver Island AA basketball championships Raced to a 16th-place finish in the Vancouver Island cross country senior championships in 1999 after placing fifth at the juniors in COACH GALLIMORE ON RUSTAD This is Clare s year. She is not going to have the national team issue bugging her and she won t have to worry about it. She is going to be here in this place and have the sole focus of starting, playing every game, and playing well. Clare is a good center back who is obviously skillful with great vision. She is going to be a center back and there are not going to be any questions about it / / / TOTALS 41 / Senior Clare Rustad University of Washington Soccer

9 KELLEY SCHWEIGHART #11 ROBYN SHELBY #27 SENIOR MIDFIELDER SOLANA BEACH, CALIF. (TORREY PINES) Born February 17, 1983 in La Jolla, Calif. Parents are Tim and Laura Brother, Chris (29) played soccer at Colgate University and sister, Stacy (26) played field hockey at North Carolina where her team won the national championship three times Also considered Portland and Missouri before choosing UW Graduated high school with 3.1 grade point average Played on the San Diego Surf Soccer Club for nine years Team won the 2000 U-17 National Championship Received the adidas Golden Boot Award in that tournament The Surf won the 2001 regional title The National State Cup MVP in 1999 Played on the Olympic Development Program state team from and the Regional team in Three-year letterwinner and occasional starter Should challenge for a full-time starting position now that she is completely healthy (Junior) Played 17 games, starting eight of them... Started the first four games of the season and the NCAA Tournament contest against Nebraska... Missed four mid-season games due to injury... Score one goal, the game-winning tally in a 2-0 victory over Idaho State (Oct. 5)... Distributed three assists... All three assists came during a six-game span of Pac-10 games... Attempted 20 shots (Sophomore) Played 11 games, starting three of them Suffered through an injury-plagued early season that sidelined her for the opening nine games of the season Saw her first action at Texas A&M (Sept. 29) Drew starting assignments in each of the final three games of the season Attempted six shots, but did not score a goal (Freshman) Played all 20 games, starting 11 of them Tied for fourth on the team with three goals and was fifth on the squad with eight total points Recorded a hat trick at Eastern Washington (Oct. 7), scoring all three of her goals for the season in the 7-0 UW victory Netted the opening goal at Eastern Washington and was credited with a game-winning tally Distributed two assists, including one in her collegiate debut at Utah State (Sept. 1) when she set up Gina Brewer for the final goal in a 4-1 win Credited with an assist on Jaime Carstensen s goal during a 2-1 win over Washington State (Oct. 13). TORREY PINES HIGH SCHOOL Four year letter winner Torrey Pines won the CIF championships in both 1999 and 2000 Selected to the all-tournament team in 1998 and COACH GALLIMORE ON SCHWEIGHART Kelley Schweighart is good defensively. She is a good attacking player for us and she can be great. She knows that we expect that from her and she expects that from herself. Kelley needs to take her three years of experience up to this point and capitalize on that. She knows how to get by players, she s great at crossing the ball, and she knows that she needs to get in the box and look to shoot more to be more of a finisher for us. Kelley is tremendously talented, she s great on the ball, she s great oneon-one and she plays big for her size. RS-SOPHOMORE DEFENDER DAVIS, CALIF. (ST. FRANCIS/CLEMSON) Born Sept. 20, 1984 Competed from 1997 through 2000 for the Olympic Development District VI team Participated with the San Juan Spirits of 85 Under-15 club and served as team captain in 1999 Played for the CYSA U-15 state and regional tournament champions in 1998 and 1999 Competed in the CYSA state team pool in 1999 and Majoring in sociology Transferred after playing one season at Clemson of the Atlantic Coast Conference (Red-Shirt) Sat out the season while nursing an injury... Utilized her red-shirt season. CLEMSON 2002 (Freshman) One-year squad member who battled a hamstring injury her entire freshman season Injured her hamstring during preseason practice Played only one game Was cleared to play against Maryland and re-injured the hamstring during that game. ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL Made first-team all-league in 2000, 2001, and 2002 Named the league s Defensive MVP in 2001 and 2002 The all-city Player of the Year in 2001 Voted the team s MVP in 2001 and 2002 Helped lead Saint Francis to the Division I Sac-Joaquin section championship in both 2000 and COACH GALLIMORE ON SHELBY Hopefully Robyn will be able to become a contributing member to the Husky team after being sidelined for almost two years now. She has that mysterious hamstring and knee injury that doesn t seem to go away. She will hopefully give us a little bit of leadership and depth at the back. She sat out her freshman year at Clemson, she had some trouble with a bad hamstring. So physically we are going to have to keep our eyes on her. She is tall, a ball winner who plays pretty well out of the back / / / TOTALS 48 / Senior Kelley Schweighart University of Washington Soccer 19

10 LIZZY SHOWMAN #0 KELLI SMITH #23 FRESHMAN GOALKEEPER SEATTLE, WASH. (SEATTLE PREP) Born August 18, 1985 in Seattle, Wash. Parents are Susan and Terry Graduated from high school with a 3.5 grade point average Member of the Dean s List, Honor Roll, and the President s List Sister, Emily, ran track and cross county at Notre Dame from SEATTLE PREP HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner as a goalkeeper at Seattle Prep Surrendered only three goals during league play her senior season Helped Seattle Prep reach the state semifinals as a sophomore in 2001 Received the team s MVP and Most Inspirational awards at Seattle Prep in 2002 Repeated as Seattle Prep s MVP in 2003 Selected to the first-team All-Metro League squad in 2002 and 2003 Earned honorable mention all-state honors in 2002 and 2003 Also lettered two years in softball. COACH GALLIMORE ON SHOWMAN Lizzy is a very well-rounded goalkeeper. She doesn t have one glaring area of her game that needs work. She has an excellent attitude towards training and competing, and will only get better and better in a collegiate environment. Lizzy Showman is going to be a great backup her freshman year and she is very anxious to learn. She has a great training partner in Kelsey Rasmussen and a great coach in Amy Griffin. The expectation is that she has a ton of potential and if we need to play her we will be comfortable doing that. SENIOR DEFENDER SANTA ROSA, CALIF. (MARIA CARRILLO) Born April 27, 1983 in San Diego, Calif. Parents are Jeff and Betsy Brother, Ryan, plays soccer at Sonoma State University Also recruited by UNLV and some Pac-10 schools Garnered Scholar-Athlete honors all four years at Maria Carrillo High School Received the CIF Scholastic Award... Earned Golden Awards in several subjects, including Spanish, algebra, writing and biology... Played on the Pleasanton Rage club team... A Region IV Olympic Development Team pool participant. Three-year letterwinner who started the majority of the games on the outside of the defense during her first three seasons Should continue to solidify the defensive flank (Junior) Played 14 games, starting 13 of them Was sidelined for seven lateseason games due to an injury... Returned to start the regular-season finale against Arizona (Nov. 9) and played in a reserve role in the NCAA Tournament game against Nebraska (Nov. 14)... Distributed the game-winning assist against Idaho State (Oct. 5), setting up Kelley Schweighart s opening tally in the 2-0 victory... Attempted three shots... An honorable mention All-Pac-10 Academic team selection... Also received second-team West Region NSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-America acclaim (Sophomore) Played all 20 games, starting 18 of them Assisted on Melissa Bennett s goal, helping lead UW to a 4-3 overtime victory over No. 17 Duke Attempted two shots Received honorable mention All- Pac-10 Academic team acclaim (Freshman) Played 19 games, starting 17 of them Member of record-setting UW defensive corps that set school marks for fewest goals allowed (12) and lowest goals against average (0.58) Attempted three shots. MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL Voted the team MVP in her junior and senior seasons Selected to the All-North Bay League all-star team and was named all-county as a junior and senior Maria Carrillo was the Northern California runner-up three years in a row Also lettered in basketball as a freshman. COACH GALLIMORE ON SMITH It is going out on a limb to say this, because of all the great players on our team, but Smitty really is our best soccer player. While in her position, she knows exactly what every other position on the field is to be doing. When she is playing in the back, she can give quality instruction to anyone that is on the field. She definitely knows what needs to happen, she s vocal about it and she gets everyone organized. It was very apparent that when we lost her in the first game of the Pac-10 schedule last year that our team wasn t the same without her. Smitty is just a key to our success and we are hopeful that she can stay healthy enough to play. When Kelli is at her best she is tremendous. Smitty is probably the most competitive player on our team / / / TOTALS 53 / Senior Kelli Smith University of Washington Soccer

11 SOPHIE SPICKARD #14 DANA STIRN #4 FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER SEATTLE, WASH. (ROOSEVELT) Born February 26, 1986 in Bellevue, Wash. Parents are Libby and Stephen Graduated high school with a 4.0 grade point average One of three Roosevelt students to earn Washington Scholars Award Member of the National Honor Society Helped her club team, the Parrots, to the State Cup title and the regional quarterfinals in 2000 Tallied a goal and an assist during overtime of the State Cup championship game. ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Roosevelt High School Received first-team All-KingCo Conference Class 4A honors in 2003 The Roughriders posted a record during her four seasons, including an 18-1 mark in 2000 Named the team MVP her senior year at Roosevelt Distributed 10 assists in 2003 to lead all KingCo Conference playmakers. COACH GALLIMORE ON SPICKARD Sophie possesses a great soccer mind and the skills to deliver. She is a great decisionmaker on and off the ball and will work hard to become a mainstay in the center of our midfield. Physically the challenge of defending some of the players in the midfield that she is going to have to defend on our schedule is going to be one that she has to get used to pretty quickly, but I think that she can rise to the challenge. She is a soccer junkie and nobody studies video tape or watches more soccer than she does. Sophie really wanted to become a Husky and we are happy to have her on our team and her biggest strides are going to have to be her adapting to the speed of play at this level. FRESHMAN DEFENDER TACOMA, WASH. (BELLARMINE PREP) Born January 12, 1986 in Olympia, Wash. Parents are Judith and Dale Graduated high school with a 3.71 grade point average Member of the National Honor Society Prep teammate of Colby Branham who also signed with Washington Her cousin, Kirk White, was a NCAA champion and three-time All-American wrestler at Boise State. BELLARMINE PREP HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at Bellarmine Prep Selected for All-Narrows League, all-area and all-state teams in 2003 Received the Narrows League Female Scholar-Athlete Award 2003 Named Bellarmine s Most Valuable Defender in 2003 Bellarmine Prep posted a 58-3 record in her final three years, including a 22-1 state runner-up season in 2003 Also lettered in track & field where she was a state meet qualifier in 2001 and COACH GALLIMORE ON STIRN Dana is a tough tackler with good speed. She will do well battling the talented forwards that we play against. We are not deep at the back and I think that Dana Stirn is a very good left-footed player and she plays well on the left side. With the loss of Sara Davis she can fill in there because she has good athletic ability and good speed. She is really tenacious as a defender and just her attitude shows that she is not going to be intimidated by the level. I think that she is going to come in and really step in and seem like she has been here already. I don t think that she is going to have that freshman intimidation University of Washington Soccer 21

12 KIM TAYLOR #21 JUNIOR FORWARD WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. (CHAMINADE) Born May 10, 1983 in West Hills, Calif. Parents are Greg and Beth Father, Greg played football at UCLA from Chose UW over Portland and several other Pac-10 schools Graduated high school with 3.8 grade point average Played on the California Olympic Development Program (ODP) State team from Played on the U-15, U-16 and U-17 Region IV ODP teams Also played club soccer with the L.A. Force and N.H.B. Magic. Three-year squad member and two-year letterwinner Potent offensive force who received All-Pac-10 accolades... Tied with Erin Saltzman ( ) for the No. 5 spot among all-time UW playmakers with 13 career assists... Has five career game-winning assists to rank No. 6 among all-time Huskies (Sophomore) Played all 21games, starting 19 of them Ranked second among Huskies with 18 points... Tied for second on the team with five goals... Also tied for the No. 2 spot with eight assists, a figure that ranks fourth on the school s single-season chart... Netted two game-winning goals... Scored the opening tally in a 2-0 win over Washington State (Oct. 24) and had the first goal in a 3-0 win over Arizona (Nov. 9)... Tallied a goal in four of the Huskies final six games... Scored the lone goal in UW s 2-1 NCAA Tournament loss to Nebraska (Nov. 14)... Distributed three gamewinning assists, including setting up Tina Frimpong s overtime goal that lifted UW to a 2-1 victory over No. 18 Maryland in the season opener... Assisted on Nikki Gamble s score in a 1-0 win at Colorado College (Sept. 7)... Garnered honorable mention All-Pac-10 team acclaim... Also an honorable mention All-Pac-10 Academic team selection (Freshman) Played all 20 games, starting 18 of them Tied for team-high honors with eight goals Her eight goals were the most ever by a Husky freshman Ranked second on the team with 21 total points Recorded a hat trick in her second collegiate game, netting three goals against Colorado College (Sept. 1) Tallied two game-winning goals, against Colorado College (Sept. 1) and USC (Nov. 10) Scored the opening goal and assisted on three others in the season-ending 5-0 win over USC (Nov. 10) Attempted a team-high 54 shots Garnered first-team All-West Region freshman team honors by Soccer Buzz A second-team All-Pac-10 selection Received honorable mention All-Pac-10 Academic team acclaim (RED-SHIRT) Played two games, against Portland (Sept. 29) and Montana (Oct. 5) before missing the rest of the season due to a knee injury... Suffered a medial collateral sprain in her right knee. COACH GALLIMORE ON TAYLOR Kim has a great attitude and she has so many aspects to her game. Kim does so much of the work load out front for us and she provides so much emotional lift for our team when she plays because she cares so much. The way she trains in the off-season and the way that she trains in practice and how much she wants to be better herself and make the team better. She has got a ton of potential and when she gets to the point where she s playing at her best consistently she is as good as anyone in the conference. She s a strong kid with great scoring potential, a work-horse / / / TOTALS 43 / CHAMINADE HIGH SCHOOL Voted the team s Offensive MVP in 1999 and 2000 Voted Mission League MVP and was a first-team All-CIF selection as a senior Scored five goals in her first varsity game as a freshman setting a new Chaminade record Holds school career records for goals, assists and points Also owns Chaminade records for single-game goals and assists Team was CIF Southern Section Division III champions in 1997 and 1998 and Division IV champs in 1999 and 2000 Eight former teammates at Chaminade are currently playing NCAA Division I soccer. Junior Kim Taylor University of Washington Soccer

13 SHAELA WARD #7 SOPHOMORE DEFENDER LACEY, WASH. (NORTH THURSTON) Born August 10, 1985 in Olympia, Wash. Parents are Rebecca and Timothy Graduated high school with a 3.5 grade point average Played four seasons for the F.C. Royals in Puyallup, Wash. Played club soccer with fellow UW sophomores Shannon Dillon and Kelsey Rasmussen. One-year letterwinner whose playing time should increase dramatically for the Husky defense (Freshman) Played six games, all of them in a reserve role... Saw action in three Pac-10 contests, against Oregon, Stanford and California... Did not attempt a shot. NORTH THURSTON HIGH SCHOOL Four year letterwinner Captained the team for two seasons Three-year recipient of the Pac-9 All-League Academic award, as a freshman, sophomore and junior. COACH GALLIMORE ON WARD Shaela is a sophomore, so she did herself a favor in the spring and played really well, but she is going to have a little competition with Smitty, Dana Stirn and Robin Alexander. She doesn t necessarily have the start, but she definitely has an edge over these players. She is very athletic. She s got good speed and she gives us depth at the defensive midfield position and then at the back / Historic Husky HOPE SOLO Goalkeeper Hope Solo concluded her collegiate career in 2002 as the most decorated player in Husky history. Solo played for the Philadelphia Charge of the WUSA in 2003 and is now playing with the Kopparbergs/Goteborg club in Sweden. She was the third goalkeeper as an alternate on the 2004 U.S. Women s Olympic Team in Athens. A senior in 2002, Solo was the the fourth selection overall in the WUSA Draft and the first goalkeeper chosen. Solo left Washington as the school s leader in nearly every goalkeeping category, including career saves (325), shutouts (18) and goals against average (1.02) along with single-season goals against average (0.68 in 2001). A four-time all-conference selection, Solo received the Pac-10 Player of the Year award following the 2001 season. In each of her final two years, Solo was one of 13 finalists for the Hermann Award that honors the national Player of the Year. Several times during her collegiate career, Solo left to train with the U.S. National Team. She collected seven caps in the process. YEAR G / GS MINUTES SAVES GOALS GAA SHO / (0) / ( / * (0) / (1) TOTALS 68 / * (4) *includes 1 own goal University of Washington Soccer 23