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Shannon MacMillan |
Height: |
5-5 |
Born: |
10/07/1974 Syosset, NY, USA |
College: |
Portland |
High School: |
San Pasqual HS [Escondido, CA] |
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 member of the 2000 Olympic Team in Australia, she started
all five games at right midfield and helped the USA to a silver medal,
scoring against Nigeria in opening round play … Had a solid 2000 season,
scoring 12 goals with 10 assists through the end of the Olympics … Became
one of just nine U.S. players to score 100 or more career points … Her goals
to assist ration (34 goals, 38 assists) is one of the best in U.S. history
and she ranks 10th on the all-time U.S. goal scorer chart. 1999: A key
reserve on the 1999 Women's World Cup championship team, she played in all
six matches, but started just one, and in that game against North Korea led
the USA to victory with a goal and two assists … Also recorded one of the
biggest assists in U.S. history, driving a corner-kick for Joy Fawcett to
head home for the winning goal in the Women's World Cup quarterfinal against
Germany just seconds after entering the match … Played in 26 games for the
USA in 1999, scoring eight goals with 14 assists and became just the 12th
player in U.S. history with 20 or more career goals … 1998: A member of the
USA's gold medal team at the 1998 Goodwill Games … 1996: Member of the USA's
gold medal winning team at the 1996 Olympics ... Led the Olympic Team with
three goals in their five matches, including the match-winners against
Sweden and Norway ... Her "Golden Goal" against Norway was one of the most
important in U.S. Soccer history, putting the USA into the Olympic final and
avenging the loss at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup … Originally left off
the roster for residential training camp leading up to the Olympics, she
battled her way back onto the team and into the
starting lineup … 1993: The youngest member of the U.S. Women's National
Team that won the silver medal at the 1993 World University Games in
Buffalo, N.Y., where she made her debut with the U.S. team. Member of the U.S. Women's Under-20 National Team from
1993-94, winning the International Women's Tournament in Montricoux, France
in 1993.
College/High School:
Winner of the 1995 Missouri Athletic Club Award and the
1995 Hermann Award as college soccer's top player ... The 1995 Soccer
America Player of the Year … Won the 1995 Bill Hayward Award as Oregon's Top
Female Amateur Athlete … Finalist for the MAC Award and Hermann Trophy in
1993 and 1994 ... A four-time All-American, All-Far West Region First Team
and West Coast Conference selection from 1992-95 at the University of
Portland ... Second on the team in goals scored with 22 in 1994 behind U.S.
teammate Tiffeny Milbrett ... Missed four games in 1994 due to a broken bone
in her left foot, had a pin inserted in the foot and returned to the
starting lineup 13 days later ... The 1993 and 1995 University of Portland
Female Athlete of the Year … Completed her sophomore season in 1993 as the
women's NCAA Division I scoring leader with 23 goals and 12 assists while
starting all 21 games ... She finished her freshman year in 1992 as the
highest scoring freshman in the nation and fourth leading scorer overall
with 19 goals ... The WCC Freshman of the Year, she was Second-Team NSCAA
All-American and was voted to Soccer America's All-Freshman Team ...
Attended San Pasqual High School in Escondido, Calif., where she was a
three-year letter-winner ... Named as the honorary captain of the San Diego
Union-Tribune All-Academic team.
Club:
Played club soccer for the La Jolla Nomads, which won the state club
championship two consecutive years (1991 and 1992), winning the Western
Regionals in 1991 before going on to finish second at the national
championships … Played 1996 and 1997 seasons in the Japanese women's
professional league with Shiroki Serena alongside college and national team
teammate Tiffeny Milbrett.
Personal:
Full name Shannon Ann MacMillan ... Majored in social work at
Portland … Currently an assistant women's soccer coach at Portland, helping
the team to the NCAA Final Four in 1998 & 2000, … Appeared on the cover of
Sports Illustrated's daily Olympic issue after her goal against Norway in
1996 … Received the key to city of Escondido in December of 1996 after
winning her Olympic gold medal … Enjoys teaming up with Joy Fawcett to beat
Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain at every board game possible … Favorite
books are the Harry Potter Series … Favorite place to shop for clothes is
at Noni … Loves to get Joy's girls hyper before turning them back over to
Joy.
SEASON |
TEAM |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
G |
A |
PTS |
SHT |
SOG |
B |
FC |
FS |
C |
E |
2001 |
SD |
20 |
20 |
1766 |
12 |
6 |
30 |
86 |
50 |
0 |
17 |
32 |
1 |
0 |
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