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Kristin Luckenbill (FA)

Goalkeeper

Team: Boston Breakers

Height: 5' 9"
Birth Date: 5/28/1979
Hometown: Paoli, Pa.
Previous Team: FC Indiana (W-League)
How Acquired:
WPS General Draft

2009:

Started and played in 10 games
Recorded 872 minutes
Allowed 14 goals in 10 match for a 1.44 goals against average
Posted 2 shutouts
Named goal.com WPS Player of the Week for week four
Selected in the fourth round (25th overall) by the Breakers in the WPS General Draft

International:

Part of the 2009 U.S. Women’s National Team player pool
Trained at the National Team Residency Program in 2004 and 2007
Served as the backup goalkeeper at the 2004 Olympics where the U.S. won gold
First Ivy League women’s soccer player to represent the U.S. at the Olympics
Started three games in 2004, going 4-0-2 while posting a 0.72 goals against average

Club:

Named WUSA Goalkeeper of the Year and First-Team All-WUSA in 2002
Played in all 21 games for the Carolina Courage, posting a 12-5-4 record, en route to the 2002 WUSA Championship
Played in 18 matches for the Courage in 2003 after recovering from an early-season finger injury and went 7-7-4
Took over Carolina’s starting keeper position from Norwegian legend Bente Nordby in 2001
Played with W-League’s FC Indiana in 2008 and Vermont Voltage from 2005-07
Nominated for “Best Female Soccer Player” for the 2003 ESPY Awards
Played for Jitex BK of Sweden’s Damallsvenskan (top division) in 2006

College:

Three-Time All-American and Four-Time First-Team All-Ivy Selection at Dartmouth
Started 70 consecutive matches
As a sophomore, named First-Team All-New England and Ivy League Player of the Year
Named Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 1997
Holds Dartmouth record for all-time shutouts (31) and goals against average (0.68)

Personal:

Daughter of Julie and F. Graham Luckenbill
Has one brother, Jamie
Hobbies include skiing, hiking, golf and biking
An accomplished skier who gave up the sport after being drafted by the Carolina Courage
After WUSA folded, moved to Colorado to coach skiing until called up to the WNT Residency Program
Favorite non-soccer teams are the Philadelphia Flyers and Eagles
Favorite food is sushi and film is Airplane

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Meet the Boston Breakers: Kristin Luckenbill

Kristin Luckenbill will go into the eternal log is having made the first penalty kick save in WPS history. And for that save Luckenbill received the Player of the Week honor several weeks ago.

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