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| Full name | Briana Colette Scurry | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 7, 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| 2001–2003 | Atlanta Beat | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Washington Freedom | ||||||||||||||
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| 1994–2008 | United States | 173 | (0) | ||||||||||||
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Briana Colette Scurry (born September 7, 1971 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Scurry 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), 2004 Olympics (gold medal) and 2007 World Cup (3rd place). She was a founding member of the WUSA, playing three seasons as starting goalkeeper for the Atlanta Beat (2001–2003).
Her career total of 173 international appearances is the most among female soccer goalkeepers. It is also the tenth most of any American female player, and the twentieth most among all women.
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 Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She suffered a season-ending injury early in the 2010 season, and announced her retirement later that year on September 8.[1]
Off the field, Scurry may be seen with First Lady Michelle Obama helping in the fight against childhood obesity.
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She was the outstanding goalie for the Anoka High School Tornadoes for four years and was instrumental in their Minnesota State Championship win in 1989 which ended in a shootout victory. While in high school, she also excelled in basketball, track and field, and softball. In recognition of her many athletic achievements, Scurry was named Anoka High School's Athena Award winner as the school's top female athlete in her senior year. She was also named a High School All American and Minnesota's top female athlete.[2]
Scurry was 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.
In 2010 she was inducted into the Minnesota State High School Hall of Fame. In September, 2011, Nelson was named to the inaugural class of the Anoka High School Hall of Fame.[3][4]
Scurry was appointed general manager of the WPS franchise magicJack beginning with the 2011 season.[5]
Scurry was part of the rotation of studio commentators for ESPN's telecasts of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]
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
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