Debuted for the USA at the age of 17 against
Norway on Feb. 4, 1996
Played primarily defender for
the national team before settling in at midfield in 2000
Was honored as the Chevy Young Female Athlete of the
Year in 2000 ... 2002: Played in 18 matches for
the USA, starting 10
Earned her 100th cap
for the USA against Scotland on Sept. 8 in Columbus,
Ohio
A member of the CONCACAF Womens Gold Cup Team
that qualified the USA for the 2003 Womens World Cup
... 2001: Played in five matches for the USA,
starting all five, including a two-game series in China
2000: In her first year as a consistent
starter, she played in 33 matches (tied for second on
the team) and started 29
Started more matches in 2000
(29) than she had in her four previous years combined
(22)
Took advantage of injuries and the retirement of
Michelle Akers to earn one of the central midfield spots
and started all five Olympic matches ... Scored six of
her seven career goals and also had two assists ...
Played all 462 minutes of the Olympics, helping the U.S.
win the silver medal ... Twice had two-goal games in the
month of June, the first against Canada on June 2 and
the second vs. Trinidad & Tobago on June 23
1999: The youngest member of
the 1999 Women's World Cup championship team, she played
in four of the six games as a substitute
Played in 17
games for the USA in 1999, starting six
Named U.S.
Soccers Chevrolet Young Female Athlete of the Year
1998: Had breakthrough year with the national
team in 1998, playing in 15 games and starting several
important matches, including both contests in the 1998
Goodwill Games
Scored first international goal of her
career against New Zealand at RFK Stadium on May 30,
1998
The daughter of a Chinese mother and Caucasian
father, she played against China in China for the first
time on Jan. 21, 1998, in Guangzhou
1997:
Started all three games at defender and played all 270
minutes on the USA's tour of Australia in early 1997
Played nine games for the USA in 1997, starting eight
Pre-1996: Trained with the Women's National Team
in September and December camps in 1995 and earned a
spot in the residential training camp for the 1996
Olympic Games
Named an alternate for the 96 Olympic
Team
Played 11 games for the USA in 1996, starting two
Debuted for the national team against then-reigning
Women's World Cup champion Norway in February of 1996
... Youth National Teams: One of the youngest
players ever in the U.S. Under‑20 Women's National Team
player pool, she played for the U-20s for five years,
starting in 1994 ... The youth national team veteran
played on the 1994, 96, 97 and 98 U‑20 Nordic Cup
teams
Helped the U‑20s to the Nordic Cup championship
in 1997, playing every minute of all four games ...
First Appearance: February 4, 1996, vs.
Norway ... First Goal: May 30, 1998, vs. New
Zealand. |