Meghan Schnur

U.S. Soccer
  • Position: Defender
  • Date Of Birth: April 16, 1986
  • Height: 5-6
  • Hometown: Butler, Pa.
  • Club: Sky Blue FC
A fine WPS season led to her first call-up for training camps during the fall of 2009 … One of the few true left-footers in the WNT player pool … Youth National Teams: Played for the U.S. Under-21 Women’s National Team in 2007 and for the U-23s in 2008, starting three games as the USA took first at the Nordic Cup in Sweden … Ended her U-21/U-23 career with seven caps … Was a member of the U-19 Women’s National Team pool starting in 2002, but made a late run to make the final roster for 2004 FIFA U-19 Women’s World Cup Thailand, where she played in one match … Played in five total matches in 2004 leading into the World Championship, scoring two goals, including one against China’s U-19s on a tour of Shanghai … In 2003, she played in 10 total games for the U-19s, including six full internationals and scored once in a 4-0 win against the German U-19s … Played for the U.S. U-17s from 2000-2002 and for the U.S. U-16s from 1999-2000 … First Appearance: None ... First Goal: None.
2009: Taken in the second round, 11th overall, by Sky Blue FC and helped the club to a fourth-place regular season finish and a berth to the playoffs, where she played a key role in the Cinderella run to the WPS title … Played in all 20 matches for SBFC, totaling 1,751 minutes, and notching two assists … Played every minute of all three playoff matches … Etc.: Played five seasons for the New England Mutiny of the WPSL during the summers from 2004-2008 … During the 2007 season with the Mutiny, she played in all twelve regular season contests, scoring eight goals and had nine assists for 25 points, leading the Mutiny in all three categories and was named to the 2007 All-WPSL First Team … In 2005, she was named the WPSL East Division MVP after scoring seven goals with six assists, good for third in the league … Attended Butler High School where she earned four varsity letters in soccer and one in track and field … Named the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year as well as the Pennsylvania State Player of the Year as a senior … Played from U-11s to U-19s for the Beadling SC.

Scored 28 goals with 20 assists and 68 points during her career at UConn from 2003-2007 and was an NSCAA All-American and Academic All-American during her senior season when she scored four game-winning goals … As a sophomore, scored seven goals with four assist and was named to the All-Big East First Team while also being named Big East Midfielder of the Year … Had a great freshman year at UConn in 2003, playing in 23 games while starting 22 and helping the Huskies to the NCAA Final Four … Finished second in the Big East and on the team in assists, and tied for third on the squad with five goals … Was a Big East First-Team selection and selected as Co-Big East Rookie of the Year ... Finished third on the team in points with 19 points ... Scored the game-tying penalty kick in UConn’s 3-2 victory against defending national champion Portland ... Netted the game-winner against Central Connecticut in only her second collegiate game … Was All-Section, All-WPIAL, All-State, All-Region, McDonald’s All-American and Parade All-American at Butler High School.

Full name is Meghan Elisabeth Schnur … Earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees at UConn in an integrated bachelor’s/master’s program for physical therapy … During the 2009 WPS season, she did an internship at JAG PT, a physical therapy clinic in New Jersey … Likes to read, go on long drives and attempt to snowboard … Captained her high school track team for two years that won a sectional championship … Took first place in the WPIAL 800-meter run and 3,200-meter relay … A member of the National Honor Society and named Academic All-American … Father is the principal at Butler High School and her mother is a teacher.

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