Player Bio

Broke into the National Team relatively late in her career but has been a consistent call-up over the past two years … 2011: Played in 10 games, starting three, and made her first Women’s World Cup team … Played in one match in Germany, starting and playing the entire 90 minutes in the USA’s second group match, a victory over Colombia … 2010: Had her best and most active year for the USA, playing in 13 matches while starting six and upping her career cap total to 14 … Had a team-high seven assists, including three – one in each group game – at the Algarve Cup in Portugal … 2009: Called into WNT training camps on the strength of her WPS performance but did not appear in a match … 2006: A part of Residency Training Camp … 2005: Earned first cap against Iceland as a substitute … 2004: Part of Residency Training Camp in Carson, Calif. … Youth National Teams: A long-time member of the USA’s youth national team pool, she played for the U.S. U-16, U-17 and U-21 teams … A member of the USA’s U-21 2001 Nordic Cup champions in Norway … First Appearance: July 24, 2005, vs. Iceland … First Goal: Jan. 22, 2012, vs. Guatemala.

2011: Played 254 minutes in nine games for the Independence, starting one, as Philly earned a playoff berth with a second-place finish in the league … 2010: The first player taken in the 2010 WPS Expansion Draft by the Philadelphia Independence … In 2010, she started all 23 games she played for the Independence, helping the team to a playoff berth, two playoff wins and a berth into the championship game … Scored two goals with a team-leading eight assists (tied for second in the league), meaning she led her club and country in assists in 2010 … Named to the WPS Best XI … Was also named to the WPS All-Star Team … 2009: In 2009, she played for the Washington Freedom in the inaugural season of the WPS in 2009 after being taken 17th overall by the Freedom in the WPS General Draft … Started 18 of the 19 games she played for the Freedom, scoring two goals with one assist … 2007: Member of the 2007 W-League champions with the Freedom … 2003: Traded to the Freedom at the 2003 WPS Draft and was a member of 2003 Founders Cup III Champions … 2002: The fourth overall pick in 2002 WUSA draft by San Diego Spirit, she played in 20 games, starting 13 and scored two goals with five assists … 2000: Played for the Indiana Blaze of the W-League from 1997-2000.

Played at Virginia from 1998-2001 and was the school’s first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, winning the award two consecutive years (2000 & 2001) joining Mia Hamm as the only other player to achieve that distinction ... Finished as the sixth all-time scorer in UVa. history with 33 goals and 76 points ... A NSCAA Second-Team All-American in 2001 and Third-Team All-American in 2000 ...  She was also a 2001 finalist for the MAC Award … Named Female Athlete of the Year at UVa. for the 2001-02 academic year ... High School: A graduate of Pike High School, she was named NSCAA Parade All-American and earned first team All-State honors four consecutive years ... When she graduated she was the all-time leading prep scorer in Indiana high school history.

Full name is Lori Ann Lindsey … Nickname is “L-Squared” and Lori “Lightning” Lindsey ... Majored in sociology and was a member of the IMP Secret Society at UVa. ... Favorite book is “The Power of One” ... Hobbies include going to the movies, reading, listening to music, and shopping ... Lived in Washington, D.C., while playing with the Freedom and one of her fondest memories was attending Obama’s inauguration ... Favorite food is kebabs (when she’s not eating donuts or Ding Dongs) and favorite restaurant is Lebanese Taverna in D.C. … Passionate about strength and conditioning and ultimately would like to train female athletes and help them achieve their professional and fitness goals ... Brother Chris played college soccer at Earlham … Refereed current U.S. WNT teammate Lauren Cheney’s indoor soccer games in high school ... Was a mean cross-country runner and an avid skateboarder in sixth grade (credit goes to her dad for building her first ramp) ... Wants people to know there’s more than corn in Indiana.