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Amy LePeilbet (FA)

Defender

Team: Atlanta Beat

Height: 5' 6"
Birth Date: 3/12/1982
Hometown: Crystal Lake, Ill.
Previous Team: Boston Breakers
How Acquired:
Signed as a free agent on 1/10/2012

2010:

Named MedImmune Defender of the Year for second straight season
2010 WPS All-Star Team starter
Started in all 22 games she appeared in
Registered first WPS assist

2009:

Named 2009 MedImmune Defender of the Year
2009 WPS All-Star Team starter
Started in all 19 games she appeared in
Helped anchor the Breakers’ defense and assisted in the team’s 1.00 goals against average and WPS-leading lowest shots on goal allowed per game with 4.45
Selected by the Breakers in the first round (fourth pick overall) in the WPS General Draft

International:

Played in 17 of the 18 U.S. Women's National Team games in 2010
Started every game of the 2010 CONCACAF World Cup qualifying tournament in Mexico in November 2010
Part of the USWNT that won the 2010 Algarve Cup
Part of the 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team
Trained with the WNT during its year-opening camp in 2008
Played every minute at the 2006 Four Nations Tournament (defense yielded one goal in three games)
Participated in the U.S. National Team’s Residency Program in 2006
Took part in three tournaments in 2004, including the Algarve Cup and Olympic qualifying
Won her first international cap on Jan. 30, 2004 versus Sweden
Competed with the U-21 Women’s National Team from 2002-2003
Played in every minute of the 2002 and 2003 Nordic Cups, helping the U.S. U-21s win titles in each

Club:

Played for the W-League Champions, Pali Blues in 2008
Named to the W-League Championship All-Tournament Team in 2008
Named the 2008 W-League Championship Game MVP
Played for the W-League’s Arizona Heatwave in 2005

College:

Played for Arizona State from 2000-2003
Started every match of her 74-game collegiate career as a Sun Devil
A Second-Team NSCAA All-American as a senior
Earned three First-Team All-PAC-10 Selections
Two-time Academic All-American
Scored six collegiate goals, three in her senior year

High School / Youth Club:

Graduated from Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, Ill. in 2000
Earned four letters in soccer, three in basketball
Captain of the soccer and basketball team in 1999 and 2000
Holds school records for total goals (53) and assists (37)
Played for W-League Cobras as a junior and senior in high school and freshman and sophomore in college

Personal:

Full name is Amy Elizabeth LePeilbet
Born in Spokane, Wash.
Parents are Andy and Lynn LePeilbet
Has one younger sister, Abby, two older sisters, Angie and Amanda, and one older brother, Adam
Majored in sociology in college
Enjoys hiking, bike riding and snowboarding, as well as reading a good book
Coached JV soccer and was an assistant for the varsity team at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Ariz., during the 2006-07 season

When did you start playing soccer?
Second grade.
When did you realize your dream to play soccer professionally?
In college. The WUSA started my freshman year and it was a goal of mine to play in that league.
What is your favorite thing about playing soccer?
I love the point in a match when it comes down to who has more GUTS and who wants it more!
What was your most memorable game experience?
Playing for the US National team against Germany in Germany in front of 30,000 German fans.
What famous person most inspires you? They're not famous but my parents inspire me the most.
What's your perfect day off?
Waking up on my own agenda, not to an alarm, and beginning the day at one of my favorite coffee shops (Peet’s or Wired Puppy). Pretty much anything after that works for me.
Name a sports team other than the Boston Breakers that you can't live without
San Francisco 49ers.
If you could eat one food item or meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A burrito.
What's on your workout/pre-game iPod playlist?
Lady Gaga, Adam Lambert, Kings of Leon, Florence + The Machine, MGMT.
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you want to go and why?
I want to travel to Australia. My older half sister and brother are Australian, and it would be so much fun to visit them at their homes.
What was your first job?
Coaching basketball camps.
What are three things you can never be without while traveling?
Kindle, iPhone, beanie
What was your most interesting and fun soccer trip and why?
Traveling to our away games my senior year in college at Arizona State University. Our team always had so much fun together!
Did you have a childhood pet? What was its name?
I had a dog (black chow, lab mix) and her name was Betsey. We were best friends.
What was your favorite Halloween costume that you wore?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Raphael)
When going through school and playing soccer at the same time, I’m sure you had many stressful days. How did you deal with stress?
The way I dealt with stress and still do is by taking one thing at a time or one day at a time. If you look at the whole picture, sometimes it can be completely overwhelming, but if you deal with one thing at a time, slowly you start to knock off all your stresses.
I’m sure that it took a lot of hard work to get to this level. What motivated you to keep working hard?
I’m mostly motivated by my love for the game and a sense of achievement.
Describe your impression of Boston in three words
Full of character
What's your favorite thing to do in Boston?
I really enjoy exploring the city and surrounding towns.

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Aside from soccer I'm really good ...
with animals.
Not many people know that I can...
play the trumpet.
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am a kind, strong, confident person.
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QUICK HITS – List your top three favorites

TV Shows:

Sienfeld
Modern Family
Glee

Place to Shop:

Urban Outfitters
AllSaints Spitalfields
Target

Restaurants:

Picco (Boston)
The Counter (West Coast)
Murrieta's (Reno, Nevada)

Professional Athletes:

Sergio Ramos (I want to play outside back like him!)
Kelly Smith (I think she is the best all around women's soccer player in the world)
Joe Montana (I grew up watching him lead the 49ers to many Super Bowls)

Year	Club	GP	GS	MIN	A	SHTS	SOG	FC	FS	C
2011	Boston Breakers	10	10	862	0	4	2	1	5	0
2010	Boston Breakers	22	22	1980	1	6	3	7	7	1
2009	Boston Breakers	19	19	1710	0	5	2	9	6	0
Career		51	51	4552	1	15	7	17	18	1

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Getting Silly With the Secretary of Defense: the Breakers' Amy Lepeilbet

A lighthearted Q&A with Amy Lepeilbet.

Chicago Suburb is Home to WPS Defender of the Year, Boston's LePeilbet

Interview with LePeilbet who recieved the honor of WPS Defender of the Year.

Amy LePeilbet anchors Breakers

Amy LePeilbet has emerged as the shutdown defender the Breakers envisioned when she was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2009 Women’s Professional Soccer general draft.

LePeilbet Back in Form with Breakers

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She Came to Play

Boston Breakers promotional video that is played during home games at Harvard Stadium.

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