Brandi CHASTAIN Position: Defender Height: 5-7 (1.70 m) Weight: 130 (59 kg) Born: July 21, 1968 in San Jose, California Hometown: San Jose, California College: Santa Clara University U.S. National Team: A reserve forward in the first half of her national team career, she earned 89 of her 106 caps primarily at defender in 1996, ’97, ’98 and ’99 … 1999: Provided one of the greatest moments in the history of women’s sports with her 1999 Women’s World Cup clinching penalty kick on the USA’s fifth shot in the Women’s World Cup Final on July 10, 1999 at the Rose Bowl … Graced the cover of Time, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated after she peeled her shirt off in celebration following her winning kick … Had one of the most eventful games in Women’s World Cup history, scoring an own goal against Germany in just the 5th minute of the USA’s Women’s World Cup quarterfinal match, then gloriously redeemed herself with a second half goal that tied the game at 2-2 … Named to the 1999 Women’s World Cup All-Star Team … Played in 27 games for the USA in 1999, scoring five goals with five assists … Played in her 100th career game for the USA against Brazil in the semifinal of the Women’s World Cup at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, not far from her hometown of San Jose, Calif. … 1998: Played in 24 matches in 1998 and was third on the team in minutes played with 1,894 … Scored five goals, four on penalty kicks, and had five assists … Saw considerable action in midfield after playing defense since rejoining the national team in 1996 … Helped the USA to the first-ever Goodwill Games gold medal in the Summer of ’98 … 1996: Member of the gold medal winning U.S. Women’s National Team at the 1996 Olympic Games … Started and played every minute of the USA’s five matches at the ’96 Olympics, despite suffering a serious knee injury in the semifinal against Norway … Called into training camp with the national team in September 1995 after spending over two years away from the program … A forward her entire youth, college and national team career, she converted to defender and started in the back for the USA on January 14, 1996, against Russia in Campinas, Brazil, after having not appeared for the national team since August 8, 1993 … Made a seamless transition from striker to defense during the first part of 1996 and earned a starting spot on the Olympic Team … Pre-1993: Member of the U.S. Women’s National Team that won the first FIFA Women’s World Cup in China in 1991, seeing action in two games while starting one … Holds the distinction of coming on as a substitute and scoring five consecutive goals in the USA’s 12-0 victory over Mexico in CONCACAF qualifying for the 1991 World Cup, her first international goals … Finished the CONCACAF tournament with seven goals … College/High School: Finished her college career at Santa Clara University in 1990, leading the Broncos to two Final Four appearances … Named First-Team NSCAA All-American in 1990 and All-Far West in 1989 … She attended the University of California-Berkeley in 1986, earning Soccer America Freshman of the Year honors where she teamed with U.S. teammate Joy Fawcett … Sat out the 1987 and 1988 college seasons after having anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery on both of her knees before transferring to Santa Clara for her final two seasons … Scored 32 goals and added eight assists in three years of college … Attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose where she led the team to three straight state championships. Club: Played professionally in Japan for Skiroki Serena in 1993, earning team MVP honors and was the only foreigner to be selected as one of the league’s top 11 players in 1993 … Played women’s club for the Sacramento Storm, the 1997 Western Regional Champions. Personal: Full name is Brandi Denise Chastain … Assistant women’s team coach at Santa Clara where she is married to the head coach, Jerry Smith … Earned a degree in Television and Communications at Santa Clara … Named as one of People Magazine’s 25 Most Intriguing People of 1999 … Also #97 on Street & Smith’s 100 Most Powerful People in Sports for 1999 … Enjoys snowboarding, drawing, visiting pet shelters and teaching herself new languages … Posed for Gear Magazine prior to the Women’s World Cup in her now-famous shoot wearing nothing but soccer cleats and a soccer ball … Appeared on David Letterman before and after the Women’s World Cup … Threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium following the Women’s World Cup victory … Also honored at a San Francisco 49ers game. First Appearance: June 1, 1988, vs. Japan. First Goal: April 18, 1991, vs. Mexico (scored five goals). Joy FAWCETT Position: Defender Height: 5-5 (1.65 m) Weight: 130 (59 kg) Born: Feb. 8, 1968, in Inglewood, California Hometown: Huntington Beach, California College: University of California, Berkeley U.S. National Team: One of two players to play every minute of the 1995 Women’s World Cup, the 1996 Olympics and the 1999 Women’s World Cup … The highest scoring defender in U.S. Women’s National Team history with 21 goals at the end of 1999 … Has started all but two games in which she has played for the U.S. through 1999 (151 of 153) … 1999: Scored one of the most important goals in U.S. history when she headed home the third goal off a corner kick in the 1999 Women’s World Cup quarterfinals against Germany to complete a comeback, 3-2 victory … One of four players to play every minute of the 1999 Women’s World Cup … Nailed the second penalty kick against China during the shootout in the World Cup Final … Played in 27 games for the USA in 1999, scoring four goals with four assists, the second highest total of her 13-year career … Was second on the team in minutes played in 1999 with 2,280 … 1998: Started 24 matches for the USA in 1998, her first full year back in the lineup after having her second daughter, and picked up where she left off, playing 1,992 minutes, the most on the team … Member of the gold medal winning team at the 1998 Goodwill Games … Scored two goals with three assists in 1998 … Named MVP of the NIKE U.S. Women’s Cup ’98, the first defender to win the award, and scored the opening goal in the championship game against Brazil … 1997: Played just one match in 1997 after returning to the U.S. team following the birth of daughter Carli … 1996: Member of the Gold Medal winning U.S. Women’s National Team at the 1996 Olympic Games … Earned her 100th cap in the Olympic semifinal game … Started and played every minute of the USA’s five matches at the ’96 Olympic Games, assisting on the game-winning goal in the gold medal match … Took time off after the Olympics to have her second child and did not play for the USA until Nov. 1, 1997, against Sweden in Chattanooga, Tenn. … 1995: One of two players to play every minute of the United States’ six games in the 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Sweden … Suffered broken right leg while competing in the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival in Denver but made a complete recovery … Pre-1994: Member of the U.S. team that won the title at the 1994 CONCACAF Qualifying Championship in Montreal, allowing the team to qualify for the 1995 World Cup in Sweden … Member of the U.S. team which won 1991 World Cup in China … Named U.S. Soccer’s Chevrolet Female Athlete of the Year in 1988 … One of 10 U.S. players to player more than 100 games … College/High School: Three-time All-American from 1987-1989 at the University of California, Berkeley where she is the all-time scoring leader with 55 goals and 23 assists … Inducted into the UC Berkeley Hall of Fame in October 1997 … Helped lead Cal to third-place finishes in the NCAA tournament in 1987 and 1988 … Set a UC Berkeley school record for goals scored in a season with 23 in 1987 … Attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, Calif., where she helped lead the team to four straight league championships and was selected MVP of Southern California by the Los Angeles Times. Club: Plays club soccer for Ajax of Manhattan Beach, champions of the U.S. Women’s Amateur National Cup in 1992, 1993 and 1998. Personal: Full name is Joy Lynn Fawcett … Formerly Joy Biefeld, she is married to Walter Fawcett … Joy and Walter have two daughters, Katelyn Rose, born May 17, 1994, and Carli, born in May 21, 1997 … Named UCLA’s first women’s soccer coach May 25, 1993, and in her fifth season at the helm of the Bruins, led the team to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament … Named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 1997 … Resigned her position at UCLA in December of 1997 to concentrate on playing for the national team and spending time with her family … At one point during 1997, she was coaching UCLA, coaching a youth club team and playing for the national team while raising two children, all at the same time, earning the title of the ultimate “Soccer Mom” … Graduated from Berkeley in 1990 with a degree in physical education. First Appearance: Aug. 3, 1987, vs. China. First Goal: Dec. 16, 1987, vs. Australia. Michelle FRENCH Position: Defender Height: 5-5 (1.65 m) Weight: 135 (60 kg) Born: January 27, 1977 in Ft. Lewis, Washington Hometown: Kent, Washington College: University of Portland U.S. National Team: Named to the roster for 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup residency camp in Florida following a stellar senior season at the University of Portland … Played in just one full international match for the USA in 1999 … 1997: Called in to the full national team for the first time for the two matches against England on the 1997 Victory Tour presented by Nike, and earned her first cap against England in her home stadium at the University of Portland on May 11, 1997 … Youth National Teams: A member of the Under-21 National Team from 1994-1999 … Captain of the 1997, 1998 and 1999 Nordic Cup teams, helping the U.S. to a championship in 1997 in Denmark, while scoring two goals; to second place in 1998 in Holland; and to another title in 1999 in Iceland … A starter on the U-20 team at the Nordic Cup in Sweden in the summer of 1996 … College/High School: A four-year starter for the University of Portland, she finished her career by helping the Pilots to the 1998 NCAA Final Four … A NSCAA First-Team All-American as a senior … A MAC Award and Hermann Award finalist as senior in 1998 … Played in three NCAA Final Fours with Portland, advancing to the championship final in 1995 … A Soccer America Freshman All-American in 1995 … All-WCC honorable mention in 1995 and 1996 and All-WCC First-Team in 1997 and 1998 … Moved from flank midfield to flank defender as a senior and had an outstanding season, earning herself a call-up to national team residency camp … Voted WCC Freshman of the Year in 1995 … Started every game she played through her four years for the Pilots … Two-time All-Far West Selection … As a junior, her 14 assists were the second best season total ever to Shannon MacMillan … Two-time Parade High School All-America at John F. Kennedy in Burien, Washington, and a USA Today Top-25 Recruit … The leading scorer for the Lancers all four years, she won Washington high school state championships as a freshman and a senior … Was team MVP all four years for JFK … Scored 69 career goals in high school with 75 assists … Also lettered in track & field, softball and basketball … Was a Scholar-Athlete All-American at JFK. Personal: Full name is Michelle Ann French … Her sister, Jamie, was a four-year letter-winner in soccer at Seattle University … Majored in Sociology at Portland … Collects match-books from all over the world … A member of the WCC All-Academic Team. First Appearance: May 11, 1997 vs. England. First Goal: None. Carla OVERBECK Position: Defender Height: 5-7 (1.70 m) Weight: 125 (57 kg) Born: May 9, 1968, in Pasadena, California Hometown: Dallas, Texas College: University of North Carolina U.S. National Team: The captain of the U.S. Women’s National Team … Played every minute of all six games in the 1999 Women’s World Cup and became just one of two players to play every minute of the 1999 World Cup, the 1996 Olympics and 1995 Women’s World Cup … 1999: She started 27 games for the USA in 1999 and was third on the team in minutes played … Nailed the opening penalty kick in the shootout in the Women’s World Cup Final against China … Had stellar match in the World Cup Final as her play and organization of the defense was crucial in shutting down a vaunted Chinese attack … Started 23 games for the USA in 1998, finishing fourth on the team in minutes played for the second straight year … Through the end of 1999, she had started 152 of her 155 games played in her national team career … 1998: Captained the USA to the first-ever Goodwill Games gold medal during the Summer of 1998 … 1997: Took a year off from the national team to have her baby after the Olympic final on Aug. 1, 1996, and returned to the U.S. lineup on Oct. 9, 1997, against Germany in Duisburg, playing in just five matches in 1997 … 1996: Captain of the gold medal winning U.S. Women’s National Team at the 1996 Olympics Games … She played in 63 consecutive international games, a record for any U.S. national team player, men or women … She started all but one of those matches and came out of a game just once … Overbeck’s consecutive minutes streak started August 4, 1993, against New Zealand and she did not miss any minutes until subbing into a game on January 18, 1996, against Ukraine in Brazil … She played 3,547 consecutive minutes in that span, facing 19 different national teams and competing in seven different countries … Her consecutive games streak ended only because she took time off after the Olympics to have a baby … Earned her 100th cap for the USA in the Olympic gold medal match … Pre-1995: A finalist for the 1995 Women’s Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year in a group that included Bonnie Blair, Steffi Graff, Picabo Street and Rebecca Lobo … Scored her first international goal Aug. 19, 1994, when she scored twice in the USA’s 10-0 win over Jamaica … Started every game for the U.S. women in the 1991 FIFA Women’s World Cup when the USA captured U.S. Soccer’s first world championship … Led a world-champion defense that allowed just five goals in six games … College/High School: Won four NCAA championships while attending the University of North Carolina … Was named to Soccer America’s All-Freshman Team and was a three-time NSCAA All-American … Attended Richardson High School in Dallas, where she played volleyball and basketball. Club: Played for the Dallas Sting, starting at age 11, and blossomed as youth player in the club through the U-19 age bracket … Won two national championships with the Sting … Played for the W-League champion Raleigh Wings during the summer of 1998, helping the team to an undefeated season. Personal: Full name is Carla Werden Overbeck … Formerly Carla Werden, she married Greg Overbeck Dec. 5, 1992 … Her husband is part owner of three restaurants in Chapel Hill and Raleigh, N.C. … Serves as the assistant women’s soccer coach at Duke University … Graduated from UNC in 1990 with a degree in psychology … Had her first child on Aug. 14, 1997, a baby boy named Jackson August … The only female player to win a Women’s World Cup in the city in which she was born. First Appearance: June 1, 1988, vs. Japan. First Goal: Aug. 19, 1994, vs. Jamaica. Christie PEARCE Position: Defender Height: 5-6 (1.68) Weight: 140 (65 kg) Born: June 24, 1975 in Broward County, Fla. Hometown: Point Pleasant, N.J. College: Monmouth University U.S. National Team: A high-scoring forward in college, she converted to defender for the USA when making her debut in 1997 … She is the only player from a small soccer school to ever make an impact on the national team … 1999: A member of the 1999 Women’s World Cup championship team, she played in one match against North Korea … The versatile defender played in 18 matches for the USA in 1999, starting eight … 1998: Solidified her position as a solid starter in the defense for the national team in 1998, starting 14 of her 19 matches and playing 1,164 minutes … Started both matches as the USA took the gold medal at the 1998 Goodwill Games … 1997: Started 16 of 18 games for the USA in 1997, her first year with the national team, finishing third on the team in minutes played … First trained with the USA at training camp in San Diego in January of 1997 … Traveled with the USA to Australia in February of 1997, making her debut against the Matildas on Feb. 28 in Melbourne … Played second half in Melbourne, then all 180 minutes of matches in Bathurst and Canberra, and her international career was off and running … Played right midfield in all three games at U.S. Cup =97, scoring the 100th U.S. Women=s Cup goal against Australia in Ambler, Pa. … College/High School: A two-sport star at Monmouth University in New Jersey, she is the school’s all-time leading scorer in soccer and was the starting point guard on the basketball team, but opted to miss numerous games during her senior season while training and traveling with the national team … A First-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region selection and 1995 & 1996 Northeast Conference Player of the Year in soccer … Led Monmouth to a 51-11 mark over her last three seasons, including 17-5 as a senior … Ranked 3rd nationally in scoring as a senior with 75 points, fourth in goal scoring with 29, seventh in assists with 17 and second in game-winning goals with nine … Monmouth’s record holder for goals, assists and points in a season, she posted 10 multiple goal games as a senior … Finished 8th in the nation in 1995 with 19 goals and 15 assists for 53 points … She started all 80 games in her soccer career, scoring 79 career goals with 54 assists for 212 career points … Co-captained the basketball team as a senior and was considered the quickest player on the team, a tenacious one-on-one defender and an excellent passer … Played both the point guard and shooting guard positions for Monmouth … Had a career-high 22 points vs. Rider during the 1995-96 season, picked up a career-high 13 assists vs. Marist that same season, and had a career-best 10 steals vs. Farleigh Dickinson the year before … Holds the school record for steals in a season with 79 … Also played in two lacrosse games for Monmouth as a senior … Heralded as the finest athlete Ocean County has ever produced, earning all-league honors in basketball, soccer and field hockey … As a senior at Point Pleasant Boro High School, she became the first person to lead the Shore Conference in scoring in soccer, basketball and field hockey … Scored 2,190 career points in high school basketball … Named New Jersey Female Athlete of the Year by the New Jersey Nets as a senior. Club: Played several matches for the New Jersey Stallions of the W-League during the summer of 1998. Personal: Graduated from Monmouth with a degree in Special Education, and is working toward her teaching credential … Also volunteered as a soccer coach and basketball coach at the middle school where she was student teaching … Works in classroom situations with communication handicapped children … A talented seamstress and avid sewer, she made her own prom dress in high school … Has a large collection of Snow Babies. First Appearance: Feb. 28, 1997 vs. Australia. First Goal: May 2, 1997 vs. South Korea. Danielle SLATON Position: Defender Height: 5-6 (1.68 m) Weight: 135 (60 kg) Born: June 10, 1980 Hometown: San Jose, California College: Santa Clara University A member of Under-21 National Team in 1999, she started on the Nordic Cup championship team in Iceland … Captained the U.S. Under-16 team in 1996-97 à As a sophomore at SSU, she scored four goals with 14 assists from the fullback position, helping Santa Clara to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the Final Four à Named First-Team NSCAA All-American à As a freshman in 1998, she was selected the WCC Freshman of the Year and a Third-Team NSCAA All-America à Played club soccer for the Central Valley Mercury, one of the finest youth teams in history, and helped lead the team to three consecutive national championships (1996, ’97 and ’98) … Graduated from high school with a 4.0 grade point average. First Appearance: Feb. 24, 1999, vs. Finland. First Goal: Jan. 13, 2000, vs. Australia. Kate SOBRERO Position: Defender Height: 5-7 (1.70) Weight: 135 (61 kg) Born: August 23, 1976, in Pontiac, Michigan Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan College: University of Notre Dame U.S. National Team: Solidified her starting spot in the central defense in 1999, playing in 21 matches including five 1999 Women’s World Cup games … The youngest U.S. starter in the Women’s World Cup, she had a solid tournament despite spraining her ankle during the first round … 1998: Had her breakthrough year in 1998, playing in her first 13 games for the full national team and starting nine in the central defense of the USA’s 4-3-3 formation, including both matches as the USA won the 1998 Goodwill Games gold medal … Made her debut for the national team on April 26, 1998, against Argentina … Recorded her first start and played 90 minutes against Japan on May 24, 1998 in Yokohama … Called into the USA’s January 1998 training camp in San Diego, but broke her jaw in a gruesome collision with U.S. goalkeeper Tracy Ducar … After having her jaw wired shut for six weeks, she rebounded strongly to play in the Goodwill Games and start all three games at the NIKE U.S. Women’s Cup ’98 … Youth National Teams: First played for the U.S. Under-20 National Team in 1993 and competed in the Nordic Cup in 1994 … A starter on the USA’s Nordic Cup champion Under-20 Team in Denmark in 1997 as an overage player … First camp with the U.S. National Team was in 1995 in Florida. College/High School: A four-year starter Notre Dame, she started all 96 games in her career and was a three-time NSCAA All-American, earning First-Team honors twice … Her play at marking back during her sophomore year was instrumental in the Fighting Irish winning the 1995 NCAA championship … She was the Defensive MVP of the 1995 NCAA Final Four … Was on the cover of Soccer America following Notre Dame’s NCAA title … Scored seven goals with 24 assists in four years at Notre Dame … Scored the game-winning goal in 1994 NCAA semifinal against Portland on a header … Three-time All-Big East selection and the Big East Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … All-MCC as a freshman before Notre Dame moved to the Big East … Captained the Fighting Irish as senior … Scored 16 goals and had 26 assists as a forward at Detroit Country Day en route to the 1991 state championship as a junior … A NSCAA All-American and three time all-state selection at Country Day … An all-league outside hitter in volleyball for three years at Country Day. Club: Won three state titles with her club team the Michigan Hawks. Personal: Full name is Kathryn Michele Sobrero … Earned her degree in science-business at Notre Dame and was a member of the Dean’s list … The current volunteer assistant coach at the University of Texas … Threw out the first ball at a Detroit Tigers game following the Women’s World Cup … Paid up on a bet and dyed her hair bright red after defender Joy Fawcett scored against Germany in the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals, then played the rest of the tournament as a red-head. First Appearance: April 26, 1998, vs. Argentina. First Goal: None.