Kristine Lilly

Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-4  Weight: 128
Born: July 22, 1971, in New York, New York
Hometown: Wilton, Connecticut
College: University of North Carolina

National Team: Member of the gold Medal winning U.S. National Team at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games ... Played every minute of the USA's five matches at the `96 Olympic Games tournament ... Enters 1997 as the U.S. Women's National Team all-time appearance leader (121) and fourth-leading scorer (46) ... Named to the U.S. Women's Cup `96 All-Tournament Team ... Her three goals at the 1995 Women's World Championship in Sweden tied for the team lead with Tisha Venturini and Tiffeny Milbrett ... Named to the all-tournament team at the U.S. Women's Cup `95 ... U.S. Soccer's 1993 Female Athlete of the Year ... Played with the U.S. Team which won the 1993 CONCACAF Championship in New York ... As a 20 year old, she was a member of the U.S. Women's World Championship Team, which won the title of first-ever FIFA Women's World Championship in China in 1991 ... Member of the 1990 gold-medal winning North team at the Olympic Festival in Minneapolis.

College/High School: Winner of the 1991 Hermann Trophy and finalist in 1992 ... Four-time first-selection All-American, she was also a sour-time first-team All Atlantic Coast Conference and All-South selection, 1989-92 ... Had her UNC number (15) retired in 1994 ... Twice named the Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Championship (`89, `90), she helped lead UNC to four NCAA championships from 1989-92 ... Completed her collegiate career with 78 goals and 41 assists ... In 1991, she was a finalist for the Broderick Award as the outstanding female athlete in all of college sports ... In 1991, she was the second-leading scorer in the nation behind teammate Mia Hamm with 15 goals and four assists ... Captained Wilton High School in Wilton, CT her junior and senior years ... Led the team to state title as a freshmen, sophomore and senior.

Club: Played in 1994 for Tyreso Football Club in Sweden along with U.S. National Team teammates Michelle Akers, Julie Foudy and Mary Harvey ... Played with the Washington Warthogs in the CISL during the 1995 season ... The team was coached by Jim Gabarra, husband of National Team forward Carin Gabarra.

Personal: Full name Kristine Marie Lilly ... Graduated in December 1993 with a degree in radio, television and motion picture production. Made cover of July/August 1998 Women's Soccer World Magazine.

Full-International Appearances: 139
Full-International Goals: 53
First Appearance: Aug. 3, 1987, vs. China
First Goal: Aug., 13, 1987, vs. China

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