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#1 Carly Smolak
#2 Chalise Baysa
#4 Lyndsey Patterson
#5 Kate Deines
#7 Brenda Mueller
#8 Erin Redwine
#9 Tafara Pulse
#10 Brooke Reece
#11 Lisa Sori
#12 Michelle French
#13 Zahra Lechak
#14 Katherine Reynolds
#16 Malia Arrant
#17 Hannah Greig
#18 Kassandra Riozzi
#19 Kelli Cronkrite
#20 Dani Bridges
#22 Nicole Martinez
#23 Kelli Smith
#24 Jill Jensen
#25 Courtney Wetzel
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#0 Jordie Kussman

Position: Goal Keeper
Hometown: Tacoma
Club Team: Eastside FC
High School: Charles Wright
College: Committed to University of California at Berkley 


 
#1 Carly Smolak  Back to Top

Position: Goal Keeper
Hometown: Seattle
High School
College: Stanford
Post-College:


 
#2 Chalise Baysa  Back to Top

Position: Forward
Hometown: Oak Harbor, WA
Club Team: Emerald City FC, FC Royals
High School: Oak Harbor HS
College: University of Oregon
Post-College: W-League Kansas City Mystics, Seattle Sounders

Post College Accomplishments: Baysa was invited onto the roster of the Kansas City Mystics in 2002 and in 2004 and 2005 decided to return to her hometown and play for the Seattle Sounders.

College Accomplishments: 3 time captain, 4 time Offensive MVP and All Time Leading Scorer for the University of Oregon, 3 time All Pac-10 2nd team, 1 time All Pac-10 Honorable Mention, 2 time All Pac-10 Academic Team, Soccer America Team of the Week; Pac-10 Player of the Week, Wake Forest Nike Invitational All Tournament Team, Nike/Carolina Classic All Tournament Team, Soccer Buzz National Elite Team of the Week , Pac-10 Conference Medal Winner for University of Orego, Jackson Award Winner

High School Accomplishments: Season leader and All Time Leading scorer for the Oak Harbor High School Women's soccer team, 4 year letterman in soccer, 4 time All Wesco 1st Team, 2 year captain. Baysa lettered 4 years in basketball and was awarded an All Wesco Honorable Mention, she also lettered 3 years in tennis and 1 year in track

Hobbies/Interests: In her spare time, when she's not on the sideline with one of her Dosveedanya teams or the Seattle Pacific University Women's Team, you can find Chalise spending time with friends and family or finding anything active and athletic to do.


 
#4 Lyndsey Patterson  Back to Top

Position: Midfield
Hometown: Puyallup, WA
Club Team: FC Royals
High School: Puyallup HS
College: University of Tennessee

College Accomplishments: SEC Second Team 2003, Second Team All-Region 2003, SEC leading goal scorer 2003, First Team SEC 2004, First Team All-Region 2004.

High School Accomplishments
: 2 time SPSL Most Valuable Player, 2 time Team Captain, Washington State All-State Team.

Personal: At Puyallup High School she lettered in soccer, basketball, and track. In her free time she likes to coach soccer, play basketball and softball, listen to music, and spend time with her family that she loves. She also works at Competitive Edge where she teaches people how to be quicker, stronger, and faster!


 
#5 Kate Deines  Back to Top

Position: Defender
Hometown: Bellevue
Club Team: Eastside FC
High School: Issaquah HS
College: Committed to University of Washington


 
#7 Brenda Mueller  Back to Top

Position: Forward
Hometown: Arlington
Club Team: N/A
High School:
College: Edmonds CC



 
#8 Erin Redwine  Back to Top
Position: Forward
Hometown: Bellevue
Club Team:
High School:
College: Seattle Pacific University


 
#9 Tafara Pulse  Back to Top

Position: Midfield
Hometown: Yakima, WA
Club Team: Sun City Strikers
High School: Eisenhower HS
College: Seattle University
Post-College: Seattle Saints

College Accomplishments: GNAC Freshman of the Year, NAIA All-American, 2 time GNAC Player of the Year, 3 time First team All-Region, 4 time unanimous First team All-Conference, 2 time Seattle University Female Student Athlete of the Year, Seattle University Female Athlete of the Year, 2 time Academic All-American, 2 time Most Valuable Player, 2 time Captain.

High School Accomplishments: 4 time Most Valuable Player, 2 time Second Team All-Conference, 2 time First Team All-Conference. In track has the Freshman record for the 800m, the Sophomore record for the 1600m and the school record for the 4x400m.

Personal: Lettered in soccer and track at Eisenhower High School. Born in Nyanga, Zimbabwe, her family moved to Yakima, WA where she grew up. Likes to run, hike, do anything outdoors, and travel. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and works as a Personal Trainer.


 
#10 Brooke Reece  Back to Top

Position: Forward
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Club Team: Xlr8
High School: MacArthur HS
College: University of the Incarnate Word
Post-College: WUSA New York Power, WUSA Washington Freedom, W-League Houston Stars, W-League Dallas Odyssey, USA National B Team

Post-College Accomplishments: Selected to the WUSA New York Power, WUSA Washington Freedom, W-League Houston Stars, W-League Dallas Odyssey, USA National B Team

College Accomplishments: 3 time All-American, 4 time All-Region, 2 time Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, 3 time Captain, leader in goals and points.

High School Accomplishments: 3 time All-Region, District leader in goals, record for most goals in a career (106).

Personal: All sports, spending time with dog, reading, working out and spening time with her husband. Is a coaches Educational Trainer and Manager with the Special Olympics. Coaches GU12 and GU14 Eastside FC teams.


 
#11 Lisa Sori  Back to Top

Position: Midfielder
Hometown
: Longview
Club Team: FC Royals
High School
College: University of Portland




 
#12 Michelle French  Back to Top

Position: Midfield
Hometown: Kent, WA
Club Team: HSA Eagles
High School: Kennedy HS
College: University of Portland
Post-College: US Women's National Team, WUSA San Jose Cyber Rays, WUSA Washington Freedom

Post-College Accomplishments: USA National Team Silver Medal in 2000 Olympics, Olympic Team Residency Camp, FIFA Women's World Cup camp, First International Apperance May 11, 1997, 3 time captain Nordic Cup team, W-League First Team, W-League Leader in Assists.

College Accomplishments: started every game in 4 years, 3 time NCAA Final Four, NCAA National Finalist, NSCAA All American, All Far West Region All-American, 2 time Hermann and MAC Nominee, Hermann and MAC Finalist, Soccer America All-American, Soccer Buzz All-American, 2 time All-WCC First Team, 2 time All-WCC Honorable Mention, WCC All-Academic Team.

High School Accomplishments: 2 time Parade Magazine All-American, USA Magazine Top 25 Recruit, 4 time Kennedy HS leading scorer, 2 time Washington State Finalist, 4 time team Most Valuable Player, Scholar Athlete All-American, U21 National Team 1994-1999.

Personal: Holds a USSF "A" Coaching License and and has served as an Assistant Coach for UCLA’s Women’s soccer program and served as an instructor at the Clive Charles F.C. Portland Academy. French has coached at several youth clubs throughout the Northwest and is currently coaching out of Eastside FC. She also enjoys spending time with friends and going on bike rides.


 
#13 Zahra Lechak  Back to Top

Position: Defender
Hometown: Auburn, WA
Club Team: FC Royals '82
High School: Puyallup HS
College: University of Connecticut
Post-College: Seattle Sounders

College Accomplishments: 2 time Soccer American Team of the Week, Big East Rookie of the Week, Big East Defensive Player of the Week, 2 time Big East Championship, 2 time All New England team, NSCAA First team, third team All-Big East, Big East Championship Most Valuable Player, 4 time Big East Division Title, 2 time team captain, 2 time Big East Scholastic Award, 2 time UConn Scholastic Award, All New England Senior Bowl Team.

High School Accomplishments: Second Team South Puget Sound League, 2 time First Team South Puget Sound League, 3 time Washington State ODP State Team, 2 time ODP Regional Team, National ODP Pool Team, 3 time FC Royals State Champs, 2 time FC Royals Regional Runner-Up, Notre Dame Camp All-Star team and Most Valuable Player, Tacoma Athletic Commision Athlete of the Month, Tacoma Athletic Commision Athlete of the Year nominee.

Personal: Lettered in soccer and basketball at Puyallup High School. Plans on going to medical school in 2007. Commits lots of time to community service such as: Sprague Inner City School, Read-a-thon, Fare-Start, Special Olympics, and the Tacoma Rescue Mission. She is a research scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center where she researches HIV. In her free time she likes to do crafts, and spend time with her husband and family.


 
#14 Katherine Reynolds  Back to Top

Position: Defender
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ometown: Medina, WA
Club Team: Eastside FC '87
High School: University Prep
College: Santa Clara University

High School Accomplishments: Washington State Most Valuable Player, 4 time First Team All-League, University Prep State Champions in soccer, 2 time State Champions in track, All-league in basketball, Washington State Track Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Lettered in soccer, basketball, track and tennis at University Prep. Graduates from University Prep in June and will be attending Santa Clara University in the fall. Like to sail, write poems, and draw.


 
#16 Malia Arrant  Back to Top

Position: Midfield
Hometown:
Clackamas, OR
Club Team: FC Portland Academy
High School: Clackamas HS
College: University of Washington
Post-College: Seattle Sounders, Seattle Saints

College Accomplishments: Pac-10 Champion, Husky Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team, Unsung Hero Award, 2nd team All-Pac-10 Academic honoree, First Team All-Academic, Pac-10 Honorable Mention.

High School Accomplishments: Volleyball: 3 time All-League, 2 time All-State, 2 time team captain, league champions, state semi-finalists. Soccer: FC Portland 5 time State Champion, 4 time Top 3 Far West Regional, 1992-1997 ODP State team, 1992-1997 Regional Team.

Personal: Played one year varsity soccer her freshman year at Clackamas High School so she could spend her time playing all four years on the varsity volleyball team. Likes to play volleyball, go snowboarding, play soccer-tennis, basketball, DDR, hang out with friends, and working with kids! Coaching Director for Club Dosveedanya and the head coach for Eastside Catholic High School. Is also the founder and director of the Soccer with Style Camp.


 
#17 Hannah Greig  Back to Top

Position: Defender
Hometown: Woodinville
Club Team: Northwest Nationals
High School: Woodinville
College: Committed to University of Washington




 

 
#18 Kassandra Riozzi  Back to Top
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Marysville
Club Team:
High School:
Marysville
College: Undecided


 
#19 Kelli Cronkrite  Back to Top

Position: Defender
Hometown: Corvallis, OR
Club Team:
High School:
College:
University of Portland

College Accomplishments: 2005 NCAA Division I National Champion, University of Portland.

High School Accomplishments: All-State, Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year, Soccer Buzz.com Top Recruit.

Personal: An education major and business minor at the University of Portland. Likes to do anything outdoors, hang out with her friends and watch television.

 
#20 Dani Bridges  Back to Top
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Seattle
Club Team:
High School:
College:
University of Washington


 
#22 Nicole Martinez  Back to Top

Position: Defender
Hometown
: Seattle, WA
Club Team: FC Elite
High School: Redmond HS
College: University of Washington
Post-College: Seattle Sounders, Seattle Saints

College Accomplishments: 2001 and 2003 Defensive Most Valuable Player, 2002 Goal of the Year.

High School Accomplishments: Gatorade State Player of the Year, All-time leading goal scorer, 4 time Offensive Most Valuable Player, Second Team All-KingCo, 2 time First team All-KingCo, FC Elite State Champion.

Personal: Coaches the GU16 FC Kent Furiosity team and likes to snowboard.


 
#23 Kelli Smith  Back to Top

Position: Defender
Hometown
: Santa Rosa, CA
Club Team: Pleasanton Rage
High School: Maria Carrillo
College: University of Washington
Post-College: Seattle Saints, Seattle Sounders

College Accomplishments: 2 time Pac-10 All-Academic team, Defensive Most Valuable Player ACC/Pac-10 tournament, Rookie of the Year, Jeanine Jensen Award.

High School Accomplishments: 3 time NCS First team

Personal: Lettered in soccer and basketball at Maria Carrillo High School. Coaches an Eastside FC team. Likes long walks on the beach and hot coffee on Sunday mornings.


 
#24 Jill Jensen  Back to Top
Position: Forward
Hometown: Puyallup
Club Team:
High School:
Emerald Ridge HS
College: Undecided


 
#25 Courtney Wetzel  Back to Top
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Puyallup
Club Team:
High School:
Puyallup
College: Undecided


 

 

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