Christie Pearce

Position: Defender/Forward
Height: 5-6  Weight: 140
Born: May 24, 1975
Hometown: Point Pleasant, New Jersey
College: Monmouth College

National Team: First trained with the USA at the December, 1996, training camp in San Diego ... Traveled with the USA to Australia in February, 1997, making her debut against the Matildas on Feb. 28 in Melbourne ... Played second half in Melbourne and then all 180 minutes of matches in Bathurst and Canberra ... A high-scoring forward in college, she has converted to defender for the USA.

College/High School: A two-sport star at Monmouth College in New Jersey, she is the school's all-time leasing scorer and was the starting point guard on the basketball team, but opted to miss numerous games last season while training and traveling with the national team ... A First-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region selection and 1995 & '96 Northeast Conference Player of the Year in soccer ... Led Monmouth to a 51-11 mark over the last three seasons, including 17-5 as a senior ... Ranked 3rd nationally in scoring as a senior with 75 points, 4th in goals scoring with 29 goals, 7th in assists with 17 and 2nd 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 on Feb. 3, 1996, picked up 13 assists vs. Marist on Feb. 22, 1996, and had a 10 steals vs. Farleigh Dickinson on Feb. 18, 1995 ... 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 ... Scored 2, 190 career points in high school basketball ... Named the New Jersey Female Athlete of the Year by New Jersey Nets as a senior.

Personal: In her player profile for the Monmouth Basketball Media Guide, she listed Mia Hamm as the athlete she admired most. Graduated from Monmouth with a Degree in Special Education. Currently working toward her teaching credential working with communication handicapped children.

International Appearances: 18
International Goals: 2
First Appearance: Feb. 28, 1997, vs. Australia
First Goal: May 2, 1997 vs. South Korea

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