Kiersten Roan Dallstream (born March 5, 1988) is an American retired professional

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player from

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. She played as a defender for

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of the

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(NWSL). She previously played for the

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(WPS) as a defender, as well as the

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Early life

Born in

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, Dallstream later attended

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, earning one letter in soccer. She was named All-ChesMont League and earned all-conference second team honors her freshman year. After moving to

, she attended

Fountain Hills High School Fountain Hills High School is a public high school in Fountain Hills, Arizona under the jurisdiction of the Fountain Hills Unified School District. Fountain Hills High School was constructed from 1991 to 1993, and its first graduating class was ...

for the remainder of her high school career. As a member of the '88 Sereno Golden Eagles White Club team, she earned three Arizona state titles. The team also won the 2003 Region IV championship and finished second nationally the same year. She was also a member of the Arizona Olympic Development Program (ODP) team.

Washington State University

Dallstream attended

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and finished her collegiate career third all-time in goals scored (30) for the

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women's soccer team as well as third in multiple-goal matches (6), points (76), game-winning goals (7), and assists (16). She ranked fourth in shots (198), sixth in matches played (75) and eighth in matches started (72). During her freshman year, she was selected to participate in the

training camp and recorded a season-high six shots. As a sophomore in 2007, she started all 19 matches, scored 10 goals (then tied for eighth on the Cougar single-season list), and added four assists. Her three game-winning goals tied for seventh on WSU's single-season list. She was named All-West Region by Soccer Buzz as well as to the All-Pac-10 First Team and received an All-Pac-10 Academic honorable mention. During her junior year, Dallstream appeared in 16 matches, started 13 and led team with five assists. She was also a member of U.S. team that won gold medal at the

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. As a senior, Dallstream started all 22 matches and led the Cougars with 13 goals, seven assists (tying for team lead in assists), and 33 points. Her goals and assists tied for fourth on WSU single-season list and points were third. Her three game-winning goals tied for seventh on Cougar single-season list. Dallstream scored a point in 10-straight matches from September 3 – October 16, the second-longest streak in school history. She was a Pacific-10 Conference medal winner, an NSCAA Scholar Athlete Second Team University Division and First Team West Region. She was named Soccer America Second Team Pacific Region and All-Pac-10 Second Team.

Playing career

Club

Sky Blue FC, 2010

Dallstream was selected ninth overall in the

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. When the Sol ceased operations, Dallstream was allocated to

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in the

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. She made 12 appearances for the team during the 2010 season, playing a total of 567 minutes.

Boston Breakers, 2011

In April 2011, Dallstream was traded to the Boston Breakers. She made four appearances for the team, playing a total of 212 minutes.

Seattle Reign FC, 2013–2019

Dallstream signed with the

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for the inaugural season of the

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in 2013. She played in 20 of the team's 22 matches during the 2013 season, tallying a total of 1,296 minutes on the defensive line. Dallstream returned to the Reign for the 2014 season. The team set a league record unbeaten streak of 16 games during the first part of the season. During the 16 game stretch, the Reign compiled a 13–0–3 record. The Reign finished first in the regular season clinching the

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for the first time. After defeating the

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2–1 in the playoff semi-finals, the Reign were defeated 2–1 by

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during the championship final. Dallstream finished the 2014 season with one assist. She started in 8 of the 15 games in which she played. Dallstream retired in July 2019.

International

Dallstream was a member of the

that won the

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, serving as a defender. She started in the first match against

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. Dallstream later suffered a knee injury during the United States' third match versus

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and was replaced at right back by

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for the rest of the tournament. In July 2009, Dallstream received her first call-up to the

United States U-23 women's national soccer team The United States U-23 women's national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the full Women's National Team. The team competes in a va ...

, and had one assist in her first and only game with the U-23s to date.

References

External links

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Seattle Reign FC player profile

US Soccer profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dallstream, Kiersten 1988 births Living people People from Fountain Hills, Arizona Sportspeople from the Phoenix metropolitan area Soccer players from Arizona American women's soccer players Women's association football forwards Women's association football defenders Washington State Cougars women's soccer players Washington State University alumni Arizona Rush players NJ/NY Gotham FC players Boston Breakers players Boston Aztec (WPSL) players OL Reign players National Women's Soccer League players Women's Premier Soccer League players United States women's under-20 international soccer players Women's Professional Soccer players