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Forward-Midfielder |
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Kristine
Lilly |
| Height: |
5-4 |
| Born: |
07/22/1971 Wilton, CT, USA |
| College: |
North Carolina |
| High School: |
Wilton HS [CT] |
| How Acquired: |
Founding Player |
| Previous Team: |
USA 2000 Olympic Team |
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| Season Statistics |
Game Log |
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National Team:
A native of Wilton, Connecticut, Lilly is the all-time leader in international
appearances for the U.S. Women's National Team with over 200 caps, the first
player in soccer history, men or women, to reach that milestone....Third all-time in
goals scored with 81...Led National Team in 1999 with 20 goals....Lilly is a World Cup
Champion (1999, 1991), Goodwill Games Gold Medalist (1998) and Olympic Games
Gold Medalist (1996)....Had a crucial role in the 1999 World Cup final game against
China as she cleared a Chinese shot off the goal line with her head in sudden death
overtime and nailed the crucial third penalty kick in which the U.S. won 5-4...Was
named MVP of the U.S. Women's Cup in 1999 as well as an All-Tournament selection
in '95, '96 and '97.
College/High School:
Helped lead the Tar Heels to four NCAA titles from 1989-1992....Named to Soccer
America's College Team of the Decade for the 1990's ... Winner of the 1991
Hermann Trophy and a finalist in 1992 ... Winner of the 1991 Missouri Athletic Club
Player of the Year Award...As a senior, she was UNC's Athlete of the Year...Four-time
First-Team NSCAA All-American, she was also a four-time First-Team All-ACC and
All-South selection (1989-1992) ... Had her UNC jersey number 15 retired in 1994 ...
Completed her collegiate career with 78 goals and 41 assists ... In 1991, she was a
finalist for the Broderick Award as the outstanding female athlete in all of college
sports, and was the second-leading scorer in the nation behind teammate Mia Hamm
with 15 goals and four assists. High School: Attended Wilton High School [CT]
Personal:
Full name is Kristine Marie Lilly ... Graduated from UNC with a degree in
Communications ... Her hometown of Wilton, Conn., dedicated a day to her and
honored her with a parade after she won the gold medal....Road sign entering her
town reads, "Welcome to Wilton: Hometown of Olympic gold medalist Kristine Lilly"
... Runs the Kristine Lilly Soccer Academy every summer in Wilton ... The Wilton
High School soccer field was named after her following the Women's World Cup
victory ... Enjoys music, reading, movies and shopping.
| SEASON |
TEAM |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
G |
A |
PTS |
SHT |
SOG |
B |
FC |
FS |
C |
E |
| 2001 |
BOS |
21 |
21 |
1890 |
3 |
10 |
16 |
76 |
31 |
0 |
12 |
48 |
1 |
0 |
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