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09/22/2015
Sauerbrunn Named NWSL Defender Of The Year
Former Cavalier grabs honor for third consecutive season
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AT VIRGINIA: 2005--Started all 25 games and played every minute of the season ... assist vs. Dayton ... scored first career goal vs. St. Bonaventure ... assist vs. Richmond2004-- Missed entire season while playing for the United States at the U-19 World Championships in Thailand ... helped the U.S. finish third at the event, anchoring a defense that posted four shutouts in six games ... played all 90 minutes in every game of the tournament ... one of five U.S. players to play every minute of the tournament ... one of five current Cavaliers on that team (Comeau, Krzysik, Redmond, and Rostedt) ... rejoined the Cavaliers for the spring season. 2003--Played every minute of the season ... recorded first career point with an assist vs. Wake Forest ... had an assist vs. Liberty ... member of defensive unit that averaged just seven shots allowed and under a goal per game.
PREP & PERSONAL: Four year letterwinner at Ladue as a sweeper and central midfielder ... team captain ... first team all-conference and All-St. Louis Metro ... scored 21 goals and 19 assists during senior season ... 2003 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year ... 2002 and 2003 Parade All-American ... 2001 NSCAA Youth All-American ... 2002 NSCAA Adidas (U-17) All-American ... member of the J.B. Marine Club team ... helped J.B. Marine to four state cup championships and the 2000 regional championship ... member of U-16 National Team from 2000 to 2002 and current member of U-19 National Team ... co-captain of the U-16 and U-19 National Teams ... member of both the Missouri and Region II ODP teams since 1999 ... also lettered four times in volleyball, where she was a co-captain and conference player of the year, and in basketball, where she was a co-captain and conference player of the year ... St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete Award winner ... full name is Rebecca Elizabeth Sauerbrunn ... born June 6, 1985 in St. Louis, Mo. ... daughter of Scott and Jane Sauerbrunn ... has two older brothers, Grant and Adam.
Year | GP/GS | Min. | Sh. | G | A | Pts. |
2003 | 21/21 | 1970 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2004 | redshirt | national | team | duty | ||
2005 | 25/25 | 2289 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Career | 46/46 | 4259 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
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