Margaret J. "Tucka" Healy (born September 20, 1962) is an American former

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player who played as a

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, making three appearances for the United States women's national team. She later worked as an employee for

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Career

In college, Healy played for the

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from 1981 to 1985, though she missed the 1984 season. Her first season in 1981 was under the

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, while the remaining were in the

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. In her NCAA career, she scored 45 goals and had 10 assists. She was an

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Third Team

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n in 1983 and 1985, and was included in the NSCAA All-Region team in 1985. In 2015, she was inducted into the "Lair of Legends" of the

, as part of the athletics hall of fame. Healy made her international debut for the

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in the team's inaugural match on August 18, 1985 at the Mundialito against hosts

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. In total, she made three appearances for the U.S. at the tournament, earning her final cap on August 24, 1985 against

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Personal life

Healy was born to Mary and John Helding "Jack" Healy, one of five children. At a young age, her family moved from the

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area to

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. Healy was employee 81 at

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, where she worked as an enterprise sales manager, and later for the

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partner program,

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, and YouTube TV.

Career statistics

International

References

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