• 2012 Olympic Games, gold

• Had some injury issues but still played in 12 games for the USA, starting 11, for more than 904 minutes and got healthy in time to start all six games at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, her first world championship tournament
• Started all five games and played all but 45 minutes at the CONCACAF 2010 Women’s World Cup Qualifying tournament
• Made a return to the national team due to her excellent play in WPS and ended up starting four matches, including the big win against Germany in October
• A key player in the center of the defense for the U.S. U-21s as the team won both the 2002 and 2003 Nordic Cups
  

Fun Facts: Majored in sociology with a 3.81 GPA ... Really enjoys music and her current favorite artists are Kings of Leon, Lady Antebellum and Lady Gaga ... Her sister Abby worked for the WPS league office and works in editorial for FIFA.com ... Favorite TV shows are “Seinfeld,” “Modern Family” and “Glee”

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