Mia HAMM Position: Forward Height: 5-5 (1.65 m) Weight: 125 (57 kg) Born: March 17, 1972, in Selma, Alabama Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina College: Chapel Hill, North Carolina U.S. National Team: The most recognized female soccer player in the world, she broke the all-time international scoring record, for men and women, on May 16, 1999, against Brazil in Orlando, Fla. with her 108th career goal … The second most capped player in the world behind teammate Kristine Lilly … From 1997 to 1999, she scored 51 goals in her 63 matches … Named U.S. Soccer’s Chevrolet Female Athlete of the Year an unprecedented five years in a row from 1994-1998 … Ended 1999 as the world’s all-time leading scorer with 114 goals and 93 career assists (by far a team record) for 321 points … Because of her high number of assists, if she had never scored a goal, she would still be in among the top-10 scorers in U.S. history … 1999: Helped lead the USA to the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup title, scoring the opening goal of the tournament against Denmark in front of a sold-out crowd at Giants Stadium … Also scored against Nigeria in the first round … Both her World Cup goals were game-winners … Named to the All-Women’s World Cup Team … Nailed the USA’s fourth penalty kick against China in the World Cup Final … Played in 26 matches for the USA in 1999, scoring 13 goals with 16 assists, the most on the team … 1998: Had the highest scoring year of her brilliant career in 1998 with 20 goals and 20 assists … Made soccer history on Sept. 18, 1998, in Rochester, N.Y., scoring her 100th career goal in a 4-0 victory over Russia, becoming just the third player to score 100 or more international goals … Led the USA to the first-ever Goodwill Games gold medal by scoring five of her team’s seven goals, including both goals in a 2-0 victory over China in the championship game … Notched her ninth career hat trick against Denmark in the Goodwill games semifinal match on the heels of her eighth career three-goal game against Germany in Chicago, both on national TV … 1997: Led the team in scoring three years in a row, with 19 goals and 18 assists in 1995, nine goals and 18 assists in 1996, and 18 goals and six assists in 16 games in 1997 … Scored 39 seconds into the May 2, 1997, match against South Korea after missing the first two games of the Nike Victory Tour and then went on to score eight goals in four Victory Tour games … MVP of U.S. Women’s Cup ’97, scoring six goals in three games including three against Canada … Scored hat tricks on consecutive national TV games, against England on May 9, 1997 and then against Canada on May 31, 1997 … 1996: Member of the gold medal winning U.S. Women’s National Team at the 1996 Olympics, scoring just once but setting up both goals in the championship match … Sprained her ankle against Sweden in the first round of the Olympics, but fought through the injury to lead the U.S. to victories over Norway in the semifinal and China in the final … 1995: MVP of U.S. Women’s Cup ’95, where she scored three goals on long range free-kicks including the equalizer against Norway in the championship game … Started all five games for the USA at the 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Sweden, scoring twice … Played several minutes at goalkeeper against Denmark in the World Cup in Sweden when regular ‘keeper Briana Scurry was ejected and the U.S. had used all its substitutes … 1994: Tied with Michelle Akers as the second-leading goal scorer at the 1994 CONCACAF Qualifying tournament with six goals … MVP of the 1994 Chiquita Cup, the original U.S. Women’s Cup … Pre-1991: The youngest member of the 1991 Women’s World Cup team at 19, she started five of six games and scored a pair of goals for the USA in China … A 12-year veteran of the U.S. National Team, she was the youngest woman ever to play with the USA at the age of 15 … College/High School: Named to Soccer America’s College Team of the Decade for the 1990’s … A two-time Missouri Athletic Club and Hermann Award winner (1992, 1993) … Won four NCAA championships with the University of North Carolina (1989, ’90, ’92 and ’93) … A three-time NSCAA All-American, she completed her collegiate career as the ACC’s all-time leading scorer in goals (103), assists (72) and points (278) … Had her UNC jersey number 19 retired in 1994 … She redshirted the 1991 college season to prepare for the 1991 Women’s World Cup … The NCAA’s 1993-94 Broderick Award winner for all female college sports … NSCAA All-American from Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Va., she also played at Notre Dame High School in Wichita Falls, Texas. Personal: Full name is Mariel Margaret Hamm … Graduated in May 1994 with a degree in political science … Married to Christian Corry, a Marine Corp pilot … Named by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in 1997 … Featured on the cover of the second-ever Sports Illustrated for Women … Received the prestigious honor of being named the Women’s Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year for 1997 … Won the 1998 ESPY Award for Outstanding Female Athlete at the ESPN Network’s annual awards show … Hobbies include cooking, golf and watching college basketball … Started the Mia Hamm Foundation in 1999 to benefit Bone Marrow Research … Honored by NIKE when they named the largest building at its World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. after her in 1999 … Author of the inspiration/instructional book Go for the Goal: A Champions Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life. First Appearance: Aug. 3, 1987, vs. China. First Goal: July 25, 1990, vs. Norway. Tiffeny MILBRETT Position: Forward Height: 5-2 (1.58 m) Weight: 130 (59 kg) Born: Oct. 23, 1972, in Portland, Oregon Hometown: Portland, Oregon College: University of Portland U.S. National Team: The fourth leading goal scorer in U.S. history, she is third in total points … 1999: The USA’s leading scorer in the 1999 Women’s World Cup with three goals, she scored twice against Nigeria and once against Germany … The USA’s leading scorer in 1999 with 21 goals and 12 assists in 27 games, the first time she has led the team in scoring … Became one of just four players to score 20 or more goals in a year … Had five multiple-goal games in 1999, including a four-goal performance against Japan on April 29, becoming one of just four players to score four or more goals in a game … 1999 marked the third double-digit assist year in her career … 1998: With 14 goals and nine assists in 1998, she finished second on the team in scoring behind Mia Hamm for the third consecutive year … Became the ninth U.S. player to hit 100 appearances for her country on Sept. 18, 1998, in Rochester, N.Y., against Russia, and celebrated the occasion with an MVP performance that included two goals and two assists … Member of the 1998 Goodwill Games gold medal team, scoring a goal in the semifinal against Denmark … 1997: Set the U.S. Women’s National Team record for most assists in a game with five against Australia on June 5, 1997 … 1996: Member of the gold medal winning U.S. Women’s National Team at the 1996 Olympics … Scored two goals at the Olympic games, including the game-winner against China in the final to capture the gold medal … Pre-1995: Member of the team that finished third at the 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Sweden … Tied with Kristine Lilly and Tisha Venturini as the team goal scoring leader at Sweden ’95 with three … Played in 20 games for the USA from 1991-1994, before emerging in 1995 to play in 21 games and became a consistent starter in 1996 leading up to the Olympics … Scored four goals in those first 20 games before scoring 64 in the next 109 games through the end of 1999 … Played with the team that won the title at the 1994 CONCACAF Qualifying Championship in Montreal and helped the team qualify for the 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Sweden … Youth National Teams: Member of the U.S. Under-20 Women’s Team from 1990-1993 and helped win the 1993 International Women’s Tournament in Montricoux, France … College/High School: Named to Soccer America’s College Team of the Decade for the 1990’s … Completed a highly successful collegiate career at the University of Portland as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 103 goals and assist leader with 40 in 74 games as a starter … Was tied with fellow U.S. National Team forward Mia Hamm as the NCAA Division I all-time leading goal scorer before the record was broken in 1998 by Danielle Fotopoulos … Finalist for the 1991, 1992 and 1994 Hermann Trophy and Missouri Athletic Club Award … Three-time NSCAA All-American (1991, 1992 and 1994) and West Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 1992 & 1994 … Four-time first-team All-Far West Region selection … Led the nation in scoring with 30 goals and 8 assists in 1994 … Helped Portland to the NCAA Final Four in 1994 where she was named to the All-Tournament team … Redshirted the 1993 season to prolong her collegiate career and prepare for the 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup and 1996 Olympics … Was the nation’s second-leading scorer in 1992 with 30 goals and 12 assists … She led the team with 25 goals and six assists in 1991 … Named Soccer America’s National Freshman Player of the Year, led the team in goals scored with 18 and was named Portland’s MVP in 1990 … Three-time Oregonian 4A Player of the Year and two-time Parade Magazine All-American while attending Hillsboro High School in Portland … She holds Oregon high school records with 54 goals in a season and 131 for a career … Lettered three times in basketball and four times in track in high school … Competed in the 100, 200, 400-meter relay and long jump. Club: Played 1995, 1996 and 1997 with Shiroki Serena of the women’s J-League in Japan, the last two with college and national team teammate Shannon MacMillan. Personal: Full name Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett … Majored in Communications Management and had a minor in German at UP … Loves relaxing at her favorite coffee house with an iced double tall latte … Hobbies include cooking, making improvements on her house, listening to music and an occasional round of golf. First Appearance:Aug. 4, 1991, vs. China. First Goal: Aug. 16, 1992, vs. Norway. Cindy PARLOW Position: Forward Height: 5-11 (1.81 m) Weight: 145 (65 kg) Born: May 8, 1978 in Memphis, Tennessee Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee College: University of North Carolina U.S. National Team: Youngest player ever to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Women’s World Cup title, she is already among the top 10 goal scorers in U.S. Women’s National Team history … 1999: Started all six games for the USA in the 1999 Women’s World Cup, scoring two goals with two assists, including the first goal against Brazil in the semifinal … Emerged as a starter for the USA in March of ’99 after finally overcoming a nagging hamstring injury … Played in 25 games in 1999, scoring nine goals with 10 assists, the most prolific scoring year of her four-year international career … Also scored in the USA’s 7-1 win over Nigeria in Women’s World Cup first-round play on a diving header … 1998: Saw limited action for the USA in 1998 due to senior year commitments to North Carolina, but played in 13 games, starting seven, and scored goals against world powers Norway and Germany … A member of the Goodwill Games gold medal winning team during the summer of 1998 … Won the first-ever Chevrolet Youth Female Athlete of the Year in 1998 … 1997: Scored the winning goal in the championship game of U.S. Women’s Cup ’97, heading in a cross from Kristine Lilly in the 2-0 win over Italy … Pre-1996: The youngest member of the gold medal winning team at the 1996 Olympics … Scored twice in her full U.S. National Team debut against Russia on Jan. 14, 1996, in Campinas, Brazil … First trained with the U.S. Women’s National Team in March 1995 … Youth National Teams: Played with the U.S. Under-20 National Team at the 1997 Nordic Cup championship in Denmark in 1997, scoring twice in the tournament to lead the USA to the championship … Also played for the U.S. Under-21s at the Nordic Cup in Holland in the summer of 1998, leading the team in scoring with two goals … Was also a member of the U-16 National Team pool … The tallest player on the national team at 5-foot-11 along with Danielle Fotopoulos … College/High School: The consensus top player in college soccer in 1998, she won both the Hermann Trophy and the MAC Player of the Year Award, joining Mia Hamm as the only two-time winner of both awards … Also won the Hermann and MAC after her junior year … Helped UNC to an undefeated regular season and to the NCAA championship game in 1998, leading the team in scoring with 21 goals and 11 assists … Led UNC in game-winning goals with seven and was named 1998 ACC Player of the Year … Named a First-Team NSCAA All-American for the fourth time (1995, ’96, ’97 and ’98) … As a junior, she helped UNC to the 1997 NCAA championship, scoring 13 goals with 18 assists … Scored winning goal in NCAA championship game … A First-Team All-ACC selection in 1996, ’97 and ’98 and the MVP of the ACC Tournament in 1997 … Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team all four years … Overcame early-season injuries to lead North Carolina to the 1996 NCAA championship as a sophomore … Scored 15 goals and had 11 assists for 41 points and was a finalist for the 1996 Hermann Trophy and MAC Award … Was the Soccer America Freshman of the Year in 1995 … Voted All-ACC and ACC Rookie of the Year as a freshman … Had 17 goals and 12 assists in her freshman year at UNC … Ended her career for the Tar Heels with 68 goals and 53 assists in 103 games … Entered the University of North Carolina after completing high school in three years … The 1994 Tennessee High School Player of the Year … Was a three-time all-region and all-state selection at Germantown High, and also was honored as MVP of state and regional tournaments … One of only two players in Tennessee prep history to score more than 100 goals in a career (105 in just three seasons) and is the all-time state leader in assists with 83 … Also a two-time high school All-American … Named school MVP in basketball as a freshman. Club: Memphis Football Club won the state championship from 1990-1995 and finished second in the nation at the U-17 level in 1995 … Her club won regional championships in 1992 and 1995 … Was named MVP at the 1995 Under-17 U.S. Youth Soccer national tournament. Personal: Full name is Cynthia Marie Parlow, and her nickname around the team is ACP@ … A member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll from 1996-1998 … Enjoys golf and rollerblading … Grew up playing soccer against her three brothers, two older and one younger … Active in volunteer work with children at pre-school for underprivileged kids in the Chapel Hill area … Had a 4.0 GPA in high school and ranked in the top five percent in her class … Majoring in nutrition at UNC. First Appearance: Jan. 14, 1996 vs. Russia. First Goal: Jan. 14, 1996 vs. Russia.