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Atlanta Beat

The Atlanta Beat was a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Bobby Dodd Stadium on the campus of Georgia Tech in their first year of operation, before moving to Herndon Stadium, on the campus of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia.

The team began play in 2001, and reached the playoffs in each of the WUSA's three seasons — the only team in the league to do so. They advanced to the Founders Cup in both 2001 and 2003, losing on both occasions.

The Beat's "founding players" were Briana Scurry, Cindy Parlow and Nikki Serlenga of the USA women's national team. The Beat had the #1 pick in the inaugural WUSA draft, and selected China's Sun Wen, star of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The coach of the Beat was Tom Stone.

The league announced on September 15, 2003 that it was suspending operations. Several former Beat players currently play for the Atlanta Silverbacks in the W-League.

[edit] Players (All-Time Roster)

# Name Position Day of Birth Height Hometown College
22 Ifeoma Dieke D February 25, 1981 5' 7" Glasgow, Scotland Florida International University
15 Julie Augustyniak D February 1, 1979 5' 5" Peachtree City, GA Clemson University
29 Leslie Gaston D August 9, 1980 5' 5" Montgomery, AL University of North Carolina
25 Nancy Augustyniak D February 1, 1979 5' 5" Peachtree City, GA Clemson University
6 Sharolta Nonen D October 30, 1977 5' 6" Vancouver, BC, Canada University of Nebraska
11 Abby Crumpton F April 6, 1981 5' 6" Rochester Hills, MI University of Michigan
10 Charmaine Hooper (2001-2004) F January 15, 1968 5' 7" Ottawa, Canada North Carolina State University
12 Cindy Parlow F November 18, 1978 5' 11" Memphis, TN University of North Carolina
13 Maribel Dominguez F November 18, 1978 5' 4" Mexico City, Mexico  
9 Tara Minnax F/M November 26, 1979 5' 5" Tampa, FL University of Tennessee
1 Briana Scurry GK September 7, 1971 5' 8" Dayton, MN University of Massachusetts
24 Melanie Wilson GK October 5, 1978 5' 9" Memphis, TN Texas A&M University
18 Aleisha Rose (2004) M July 28, 1982 5' 10"   Brigham Young University
19 Kristin Warren M December 17, 1980 5' 7" Littleton, CO University of Denver
4 Kylie Bivens M October 24, 1978 5' 5" Upland, CA Santa Clara University
16 Marci Miller M December 4, 1975 5' 7" St. Charles, IL Southern Methodist University
Nicky Thrasher F 5' 6" El Paso, TX Texas A&M University
2 Wendy Dillinger (2001) D December 9, 1974 5' 7" St. Charles, MO Indiana University
5 Nikki Serlenga M 5' 5" Santa Clara University


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The original Atlanta Beat is and continues to be an Atlanta based dance band, www.atlantabeat.com formed and created in 1988 by Event Performance, Inc, an Atlanta based entertainment production company, www.eventperformance.com . The group plays regionally and nationally for corporate and social events . This was the primary reason why the Untied Stated Women's Soccer Club adopted the name, "The Atlanta Beat" www.theatlantabeat.com.

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