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| DOB : 05/30/1982 |
Position : Defender |
| Height :
5'11"
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| Team : U.S. Women |
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Hometown: Casselberry, Florida
College: UCLA
U.S. National Team: Has not played in a game for the full National Team in since 2000 … Struggled to return to the field in 2001 and 2002 after suffering a broken leg during her freshman season at UCLA … Was a member of the 2000 Olympic Residency Camp and an alternate on the 2000 Olympic Team … Earned her first three caps at the 2000 Australia Cup … Youth National Teams: Tied for the lead in matches played for the U-21s in 2003, she started all four matches of the Nordic Cup, leading the USA to the title … Made a triumphant return to the U.S. National Team program in 2002 after recovering from her broken leg, captaining the U-21s to the Nordic Cup title in Finland while playing every minute of all four games … Also helped win the 2000 U-21 Nordic Cup in Germany in 2000 … Played with the U-18s at the 1999 Pan American Games, winning the gold medal while starting every match … Also played with the U-16 National Team … First Appearance: Jan. 7, 2000, vs. Czech Republic … First Goal: None.
College / High School: Started 24 of 25 matches as a senior in 2003, helping UCLA reach the NCAA Final Four … Named the Co-Pac-10 Player of the Year, she led the Pac-10 champion Bruins to a 20-2-3 overall record, helping UCLA tie the single-season school record for shutouts with 15 … A semifinalist for the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy and a NSCAA First-Team All-American … Was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team and was a finalist for the NCAA’s Honda Award … As a junior, she started 21 of 22 matches while missing one game while training with the full U.S. National Team … Helped UCLA post 12 shutouts and was a finalist for the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy … Was also First-Team All-Pac-10 … As a sophomore she was a Second-Team All-Pac-10 selection … Missed the first nine matches of the season while recovering from a leg injury suffered in 2000 … Anchored a Bruin defense that ranked No. 1 in the Pac-10 in shutouts (13) and No. 2 in goals allowed (14) … Had her freshman season at UCLA cut short after just five matches when she broke her leg … Was a two-time Parade and NSCAA High School All-American … Finished her high school career with 78 goals and 58 assists at Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, FL … Two-time Parade and NSCAA All-American … Parade National Defender of the Year her senior season … Also named Florida Athletic Coaches Association Player of the Year in 2000 … Finalist for Gatorade National Player of the Year honors her junior and senior seasons… Two-time Gatorade South Region Player of the Year.
Personal: Full name is Nandi Tyi Pryce … Brother Trevor was an All-Pro defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos, where he played nine seasons, but signed with the Baltimore Ravens for the 2006 season … Is the best aunt in the world to her two nieces Khary and Kamryn, who are ages six and three, and one nephew newborn Trevor … Volunteers time to the youth group in her church …Is addicted her Sidekick II two-way mobile device. |
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