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Rachel Brown made an immediate impact with the Panthers last year after transferring from the University of Alabama prior to the 2000 season. Now, as a senior, Brown will help anchor the Panther defense by once again being a fixture in the net. She was selected as the 2001 Big East Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year and to the Preseason All-Big East team by the conference's 14 head coaches. 2000: Brown was named the Big East Goalkeeper of the Year and to the All-Big East First Team...played in all 19 games for the Panthers and started 17...first Panther to be named as a conference player of the year...posted Panthers' lowest single-season goals against average with 1.73 mark...had 109 saves for the season including a Panther-record 16 stops in a 1-0 loss to Notre Dame (Sept. 24)...also stopped 15 shots in 1-0 loss to Richmond (Aug. 27)...recorded two shutouts in wins over Sacred Heart (Oct. 13) and Duquesne (Oct. 22). At Alabama: Was named first team All-Southeastern Conference in 1999...led the SEC in saves with 139...started 18 games while playing all 20 for the Crimson Tide and recorded four shutouts...had a 2.24 GAA...named Soccer Buzz's Central Region Freshman of the Year...also named to the first team Freshman All-American and second team All-Central Region in 1998...also earned first team All-SEC and SEC All-Tournament Team honors in 1998...played and started in 21 matches as a freshman...recorded 142 saves to become Alabama's all-time single-season saves leader, eclipsing the previous mark by 17...had a 17-save performance against Baylor...held a 1.43 GAA and six shutouts in her rookie season. Club Soccer: Plays for the English National Team...started as the No. 2 goalkeeper for the English in a World Cup qualifying match against Germany...also played club soccer for the Liverpool Ladies...youngest player (15 years old) ever to play in Futbol Association (FA) Cup final...Regional All-Star...helped lead Liverpool to the 1996 National FA Cup final...played and started in eight matches for England at the 1998-99 U18 European Championships. Personal: Born July 2, 1980...daughter of Tim and Margaret Brown...has two brothers...a movement science major. Brown's Career Stats: Season GP/GS W L T SO MIN SVS GA/AVG 1998* 21/21 13 7 1 6 1890:00 142 30/1.43 1999* 20/18 6 12 0 4 1691:00 139 42/2.24 2000 19/17 6 10 1 2 1504:59 109 29/1.73 Totals 60/56 25 29 2 12 5085:59 390 101/1.79 Pitt Totals 19/17 6 10 1 2 1504:59 109 29/1.73 *at Alabama |
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