Hometown: Crystal Lake, Illinois College: Arizona State University Pronunciation: La-PELL-Bet
U.S. National Team: Broke into the National Team in 2004 at the Four Nations Tournament in China … A member of the USA’s 2004 Olympic Residency Training Camp … 2006: Played every minute of all three matches at the Four Nations Tournament, leading a defense that allowed just one goal in three games … Started all three matches in which she played at the Algarve Cup, playing ever minute of those games … 2005: Played in four matches, starting three … 2004: Earned her first six WNT caps in 2004, playing in the Four Nations Tournament in China, the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Costa Rica and the Algarve Cup in Portugal … Earned her first start in a 2-0 win against Canada in Shenzhen, China on Feb. 3, 2004 … Youth National Teams: A key player in the center of the defense for the U.S. U-21s as the team won both the 2002 and 2003 Nordic Cups … She played every minute of every game in both tournaments … First Appearance: January 30, 2004, vs. Sweden … First Goal: None.
College / High School: One of the most decorated players in Arizona State history, she helped the Sun Devils to the second round of the NCAA tournament as a senior … A three-time First-Team All-Pac-10 selection … Did not miss a start in her four-years at ASU, playing in 74 career games … A two-time Academic All-American with a 3.81 G.P.A. … Scored three goals as a senior and six in her career … A NSCAA Second-Team All-American as a senior … 2000 graduate of Prairie Ridge High School, Crystal Lake, Ill. … Lettered four years in soccer and three times in basketball … Captain of the soccer and basketball teams in 1999-00 … Three-time all-conference, all-tournament and MVP in basketball … Holds school records for total goals (53) and assists (37) … Basketball school record holder in a season with 137 assists and 86 steals.
Club: Played for the USL W-1 Chicago Cobras in junior and senior years of high school and freshman and sophomore years of college … Played for Sparta youth club teams … Played for the Arizona Heatwave of the USL W-League in the summer of 2005.
Personal: Full name is Amy Elizabeth LePeilbet … Majored in sociology … Enjoys in-line skating, bike riding and snowboarding … Favorite TV shows are Seinfeld, The Bachelor and The Bachelorette … Enjoys reading non-fiction and biographies, but it also a big fan of the Harry Potter series … Favorite Arizona activity is hibernating inside with the air conditioning on high … Coached jayvee soccer and was an assistant for the varsity at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Arizona, during the 2005-2006 season. |