USD Women's Soccer 1998

6 STEPHANIE #17 LAPPEN Forward(F)

Torero Returners/Transfer CLAIRE CURRIE Midfield (MF)

Ht: 5-4 Yr: So. Exp: IV Downey, CA/Warren Southern California Blues

Ht: 5-6 Yr: So. Exp: IV Los Gatos, CA/Los Gatos Los Gatos Tremors

USD: Made an instant impact as a freshman ... Scored four goals and ranked third on the Toreros in goals and total points with I0...Scored goals in back-to-back games in victories against Cal State Fullerton and recorded game-winner against Loyola Marymount... Named to the gold-medal-winning West Region U.S. Olympic Festival Team. Prep/Club: Came to USO from Warren High School in Downey, California where she was a three-sport letterwinner in soccer, tennis and track ... Senior year voted school Athlete of the Year ... SEADA Student-Athlete of the Year ... Advanced to CIF second round in ten– nis ... Most Valuable sprinter in track ... All-CIF in track and tennis represented the U.S. Western Regional Team in Europe. Personal: Diversified Liberal Arts major ... Chose USO for its aca– demics, sports and location ... Parents are Jim and Liz Currie ofDowney, California... Born on August 8, 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland.

USD: Appeared in 17 contests for coach John Cossaboon with two starts as a freshman in 1997... Assisted on two goals in a 3-2 victory against Pepperdine, and a 2- 1 win against Gonzaga. Prep/Club: Played her se ni or year abroad in Norway (O len Vidaraagande HS ; Sk Haugar Club Team) where she was the league's top scorer ... Prepped at Los Gatos High School first three years of high school .. . Junior and sophomore year her teams won league (C.C.S. champions). Personal: Double major in Biology/International Relations ... Par– ents are Rhonda Lappen and Rock Magnan ... Grandfather, Steve Lappen, played basketball at UCLA ... Born October 8, I 979 in Den– ver, CO.

USD CAREER STATS

USD CAREER STATS

GP/GS G 19/18 5 19118 5

A 2 2

GP/GS G 17/2 0 17/2 0

YR 1997 Tot.

PT 10 JO

SH GW 54 I 54 1

GA UG 4 I 4 1

YR 1997 Tot.

SH GW 8 0 8 0

PT 2 2

GA UG 0 0 0 0

A 2 2

ALISON BENOIT

LEILA DUREN

Midfield (MF)

Goalkeeper (GK)

Ht: 5-11 Yr: Jr.. Exp: TR Cedar Hill, TX/University of Florida D'Feeters

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Ht: 5-7 Yr: Fr. Exp: HS Branson, CNSan Ramon Tiburon Tornadoes

Transferred to USO from the University of Florida... Named to the US Women's Soccer National "B" Team - the first Torero in program history to be selected to a national team. University of Florida: Started in 24 matches for the Gators as a freshman and scored three goals and added six assists in her first collegiate campaign .. . Finished her career in Gainesville with five goals and nine assists for 19 points Honors at Florida: Named NSCAAAII-South Region and Soccer Buzz's Freshman All-American squad.. Selected to Soccer America's Honorable Mention All-American Team... Played for the 1998 South Region squad in the Olympic Festival. .. Named an Addias All-Star. Prep/Club: Led D'Feeters club team to Texas state title and South Region Championship... Twice a member of the Olympic Develop- ment Region III Team... Earned MVP and All-American honors at 1993 and 1994 Junior Olympics. Personal: Majoring in Communications with a Theater minor... Also recruited by Southern Methodist, Maryland, Duke, Texas and Florida... Chose USO for the beautiful campus and the soccer pro– gram... Parents are Larry and Lee Benoit. .. Born Sept. 24, 1977 in Cedar City, Utah.

Prep/Club: Prepped at the Branson School and competed on the number one ranked team in the state... Won three consecutive North Coast Section Championships... In I996-97, Branson posted a 59-0-3 record ... In 1997 did not allow a goal all season and recorded 31 shutouts... Named MVP and First Team AII– NCS in 1996 and 1997... Named AII-NCS Second Team in I994 and I995. Personal: Undeclared major ... Also recruited by UCLA, USC and lllinios... Chose USO for the location, school size and the soccer pro– gram... Sister, Keky, plays softball at Cal- Berkeley... Parents are Juli a Duren and Steve Flemming... Born October 28, 1979 in Ham- burg, Germany.