USD Women's Soccer 1998

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Returning Players KRISTINA MIRANDA

#7

JESSICA CROTHERS

Forward-Midfield (F-M)

Forward/Midfielder (F/MF)

Ht: 5-5 Yr: Jr. Exp: IV San Diego, CA/Mt. Carmel HS San Diego Surf

Ht: 5-6 Yr: Jr. Exp: 2V Mesa,AZ/Dobson Cisco Liberty

USD: 1997: Appeared in 10 matches and recorded five shots on goal. 1996: Sat out the '96 season. Prep/Club: Prepped at Mt. Carmel High School where whe was ac– corded Second Team All-Palomar League honors ... Senior year se– lected team captain and to the San Diego Union Honor Roll ... Voted Outstanding midfielder in junior year ... Played for San Diego Surf Club. Personal: Diversified Liberal Arts major with Spanish minor ... Sis– ter, Sheri, soccer player at UC Irvine and sister, Theresa, soccer player at San Diego State... Parents are Gerald and Nadene Miranda of San Diego ... Born September 25, 1978 in San Diego, CA.

USD: Scored three goals and assisted on two others, whi le playing in all 20 Torero contests in 1997... Scored goals in back– to-back matches to end the season agai nst Saint Mary's and Santa Clara. 1996: Earned 7 starts in the 2 1 contests she played as a frosh ... Lone goal of the season was game winner against Texas... One of two freshman to play in all 21 games... Started in goal versus Maryland in the NCAA Tournament. Prep/Club: Two-time All-East Valley Player of the Year at Dobson HS ... Named Arizona State (SA) Player of the Year her senior season... All-League selection during junior and senior campaigns... Team ranked #2 in the state... Also played volleyball and tennis ... Played for Cisco Liberty Club Team. Personal: Education major... Chose USO for its location, environment and soccer program... Also recruited by Cal, Pacific and Arizona State... Parents are Jane and Vic Crothers... Born March 22, 1978 in Denver, CO. YR

USO CAREER STATS

USO CAREER STATS G A PT SH GW 3 2 s 170 I 2 4 29 I 4 4 12 46 1 NICOLE GORTON

YR 1997 Tot.

GP/GS G 10/0 0 10/0 0

A 0 0

PT 0 0

SH GW 5 0 5 0

GA UG 0 0 0 0

GP/GS 20/19 21/7 41/26

GA 0 0 0

UG I

1997 1996 Tot.

0 1

GINA POLTL

Midfielder (MF)

Forward (F)

Ht: 5-6 Yr: So. Exp: IV San Diego, CA/San Marcos San Diego Surf

Ht: 5-5 Yr: Sr. Exp: 3V Jamul, CA/Valhalla HS FC Bratz USD: Scored lone goal of I998 against Loyola Marymount...Added two assists...Appeared in 19 matches with 17 starts. 1996:Played in I6 contests with 3 starts ... Her two goals came in wins over Saint Mary's and Gonzaga. 1995: Played in I3 games, scoring three points... Scored lone goal of the year in 7-0 win over Loyola Marymount... Recorded assist against Brigham Young. Prep/Club: Named League MVP and First Team CIF two years... Valhalla High team won CIF sophomore year, placed second junior year... Earned letters in volleyball and track... MVP for track team... FC Bratz Club Team placed second at '95 State Cup. Personal: Business major with Ocean Studies minor ... Loves the ocean, surfing and playing soccer ... Also recruited by UCLA, USC, Pepperdine and Michigan State ... Parents are Julie and Gary Gorton of San Diego ... Born on March 18, 1977 in San Diego, CA.

USD: Emerged as one of the Toreros leading offensive threats as a freshman, and was second-leading scorer on the team with five goals and three assists for 13 points... Scored a hat trick in a 5-2 victory against UC Santa Barbara... Added game-winning goal in 4-3 over– time victory against Cal State Fullerton. Prep/Club: Played at nearby San Marcos High School ... Senior year selected team MVP ... Broke school record for assists in a season ... Best Offensive Player award junior year ... Best Midfielder award first two seasons ... Also lettered in volleyball and field hockey ... Played for San Diego Surf Club Team. Personal: Undeclared major ... Chose USO for its small school size and its academic reputation ... Also recruited by UCLA and Pacific ... Her brother plays soccer at UCLA ... Parents are Andrea and Jim Poltl of San Marcos, California ... Born April 24, 1979 in Escondido, CA.

USO CAREER STATS

USO CAREER STATS

YR

A

GP/GS G

SH GW

PT

GA UG

YR

A

GP/GS G

PT

SH GW GA UG

1997 20/20

5 5

13 13

3 3

2

33 33

0 0

2 2

19/17

1997 1996 1995

I

2 2

4 6 3

4

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Tot.

20/20

2

16/3 13/0

2

11

1

I

2

Tot.

5

4

48/20

13

17