Lisa Cole Zimmerman (born Lisa Denae Cole; August 30, 1969) is an American former

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player who played as a

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, making two appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

Cole Zimmerman played for the Bishop Lynch Friars in high school, where was an

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selection in 1987. She also played

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and

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

for the Friars, and earned all-state honors in all three sports. In 1987, she was the school's Female Athlete of the Year and Female Academic Athlete of the Year. In college, she played for the

SMU Mustangs The SMU Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas, United States. The Mustangs were founded in 1911 and joined the Southwest Conference, competing against Baylor, Rice, Texas, Texa ...

from 1987 to 1990, having earned a scholarship, and finished as the school's all-time leading scorer with 101 goals and 44 assists in 78 appearances. She was a First Team All-America selection in 1990, and a

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in 1987. In 1995 she was inducted into the

Bishop Lynch High School Bishop Lynch High School is a college preparatory school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas founded by the Dominican Order in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States. The school serves grades 9–12. It opened in 1963 with 365 students and now h ...

Sports Honor Roll, and in 2011 she was inducted into the

Hall of Fame. Cole Zimmerman made her international debut for the

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on July 27, 1990 in a friendly match against

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. In total, she made two appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on August 9, 1990 in a friendly match against

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. She later coached the

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'79 girls' youth team, which were the 1995 under-16 national champions.

Personal life

Cole Zimmerman was born in

Dallas County, Texas Dallas County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 2,613,539, making it the ninth-most populous county in the country. Dallas County is included in the Dallas-Arlington-F ...

, to Leta Ruth Denning and Charles C. Cole. She graduated with a

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from

Southern Methodist University , mottoeng = "The truth will make you free" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = SACS , academic_affiliations = , religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church , president = R. Gerald Turner , prov ...

. She married Steven Hayes Zimmerman in

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on 18 May 1991.

Career statistics

International

References

External links

Lisa Cole Zimmerman
in the Hall of Fame of

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cole Zimmerman, Lisa 1969 births Living people Soccer players from Dallas American women's soccer players United States women's international soccer players Women's association football forwards SMU Mustangs women's soccer players American women's soccer coaches