Shannon MacMillan

Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-5  Weight: 130
Born: Oct. 7, 1974, in Syosset, NY
Hometown: Escondido, California
College: University of Portland

National Team: Member of the Gold Medal winning U.S. Women's National Team at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games ... Led the USA with 3 goals in five Olympic matches, including the match-winners versus Sweden and Norway ... Originally left off the roster for residential training camp leading up to the Olympics, she battled her way back onto the team and into the starting lineup ... The youngest member of the U.S. Women's National Team that won the silver medal that the 1993 World University Games in Buffalo, NY, where she made her debut with the U.S. Team ... Member of the U.S. Women's Under-20 National Team from 1993-94, winning the International Women's Tournament in Montricoux, France in 1993.

College/High School: Winner of the 1995 Missouri Athletic Club Award and the 1995 Hermann Award as soccer's top player ... Finalist for the MAC Award and Hermann Trophy in 1993-94 ... 1995 Soccer News All-American ... Four-time All-American, All-Far West Region First Team and West Coast Conference (WCC) selection from the University of Portland ... Second on the team in goals scored with 22 in 1994 behind U.S. National Team teammate Tiffeny Milbrett ... Missed four games in 1994 due to a broken bone in her left foot, had a pin inserted into the foot and returned to the starting lineup 13 days later ... Completed her sophomore season in 1993 as the women's Division I national scoring leader with 23 goals and 12 assists starting all 21 games ... She finished her freshman year in 1992 as the highest scoring freshman in the nation and fourth leading scorer overall with 19 goals ... The WCC Freshman of the Year, she was second-team National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American and was voted to Soccer America's All-Freshman Team ... Attended San Pasqual High School in Escondido, CA, where she was a three-year latter winner and helped lead the team to six consecutive league titles ... Named the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic team.

Club: Played in fall 1995 and 1996 with Shiroki Serena of the women's J-League in Japan.

Personal: Full name Shannon Ann MacMillan ... Currently finishing up her major in social work at Portland. Received the key to the city of Escondido in December, 1996 after winning her Olympic Medal.

Full-International Appearances: 39
Full-International Goals: 13
First Appearance: July 7, 1993, vs. Australia
First Goal: April 17, 1994, vs. Canada

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