Briana Scurry
Personal information
Full name	Briana Colette Scurry
Date of birth	September 7, 1971 (1971-09-07) (age 38)
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Height	5ft 9in (1.75m)
Playing position	Keeper
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	Atlanta Beat
National team2
1994-present	United States	167
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of October 21, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Briana Colette Scurry (born September 7, 1971 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup (3rd place), 1996 Olympics (gold medal), 1999 World Cup (champions), 2003 World Cup (3rd place) and 2004 Olympics (gold medal). She was a founding member of the WUSA, playing three seasons as starting goalkeeper for the Atlanta Beat (2001-2003).

Her current (October 20, 2007) career total of 167 international appearances is the eleventh most of any American woman, and the eighteenth most among all women. Among goalkeepers, only Bente Nordby of Norway has more caps, with 171.

On June 23, 2008 United States Women's Olympic soccer coach Pia Sundhage announced that Scurry would not be on the Olympic team. [1]

On March 13, 2009, Scurry was named to the preseason roster of the Washington Freedom, in the inaugural season of the Women's Professional Soccer league.

[edit] High School/College

Named the National Goalkeeper of the Year in 1993 by the Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation. A 1993 second-team All-American, All-Northeast Region and All-New England first-team selection. Helped lead the University of Massachusetts to a 17-3-3 record, to the semifinals of the NCAA women's soccer championship and the titles of the Atlantic 10 Conference regular season and tournament in 1993.

Completed her four-year collegiate career with 37 shutouts in 65 starts and with a career record of 48-13-4 and a 0.56 goals-against-average. In her senior season, she started all 23 games and recorded 15 shutouts and a 0.48 goals-against average, the third best in the nation. Split time in the net in 1992 during her junior season, starting 13 games and earning seven shutouts. Played three games in 1992 as a forward. Started in all 19 games for the Minutewomen in 1991 as a sophomore where she recorded 12 shutouts and allowed just nine goals. She was an All-American from Anoka Senior High School in Anoka, MN.

[edit] Awards/Accomplishments

1989 High School All-American
1989 Minnesota’s High School Female Athlete of the Year
1993 All-New England, All-Northeast Region, and All-American
1993 National Collegiate Goalkeeper of the Year
1994 Most Valuable Player, Chiquita Cup
1994 Algarve Cup 2nd Place
1995 World Cup Bronze Medalist
1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
1998 Goodwill Games Gold Medalist
1999 Algarve Cup 2nd place
1999 World Cup Champion
1999 Best Goalkeeper Award -World Cup
2000 Algarve Cup Champion
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup Champion
2000 Olympic Silver Medalist
2001 All-WUSA Second Team
2002 All-WUSA Second Team
2003 All-WUSA First Team
2003 WUSA Goalkeeper of the Year
2003 Algarve Cup Champion
2003 World Cup Bronze Medalist
2004 Algarve Cup Champion
2004 Olympic Gold Medalist
2006 CONCACAF Gold Cup Champion
2007 Algarve Cup Champion
2008 Peace Queen Cup Champion
2008 Four Nations Tournament Champion
2008 CONCACAF Tournament Champion

v • d • e United States squad – 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Third Place 1 Scurry • 2 Staples • 3 Manthei • 4 Overbeck • 5 Roberts • 6 Keller • 7 Rafanelli • 8 Hamilton • 9 Hamm • 10 Akers • 11 Foudy • 12 Jennings • 13 Lilly • 14 Fawcett • 15 Venturini • 16 Milbrett • 17 Lalor • 18 Webber • 19 Cromwell • Coach: DiCicco

v • d • e United States squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Champions (2nd Title) 1 Scurry • 2 Fair • 3 Pearce • 4 Overbeck • 5 Roberts • 6 Chastain • 7 Whalen • 8 MacMillan • 9 Hamm • 10 Akers • 11 Foudy • 12 Parlow • 13 Lilly • 14 Fawcett • 15 Venturini • 16 Milbrett • 17 Fotopoulos • 18 Webber • 19 Ducar • 20 Sobrero • Coach: DiCicco

v • d • e United States squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Third Place 1 Scurry • 2 Bivens • 3 Pearce • 4 Reddick • 5 Roberts • 6 Chastain • 7 Boxx • 8 MacMillan • 9 Hamm • 10 Wagner • 11 Foudy • 12 Parlow • 13 Lilly • 14 Fawcett • 15 Sobrero • 16 Milbrett • 17 Slaton • 18 Mullinix • 19 Hucles • 20 Wambach • Coach: Heinrichs

v • d • e United States squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Third Place 1 Scurry • 2 Dalmy • 3 Rampone • 4 Whitehill • 5 Tarpley • 6 Kai • 7 Boxx • 8 Ellertson • 9 O'Reilly • 10 Wagner • 11 Lloyd • 12 Osborne • 13 Lilly (c.) • 14 Lopez • 15 Markgraf • 16 Hucles • 17 Chalupny • 18 Solo • 19 Jobson • 20 Wambach • 21 Barnhart • Coach: Ryan

[edit] External links

• Bio on Soccer Times website

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