Kristin Stewart Luckenbill (born May 28, 1979) is an American professional

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and Olympic gold medalist. She previously played for the Boston Breakers and Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer as well as the

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of the WUSA. She is a former member of the

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Early life

Born in Paoli,

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and attended

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and Stratton Mountain School in Vermont. During her final year of high school she was named All-Conference, All-County, All-Region, All-State, Regional All-American and High School All-American. She was also named Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year.

Dartmouth College

Luckenbill attended

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from 1997 to 2000, where she was a three-time NCAA All-American, four-time First Team All-Ivy League, Ivy League Rookie of the Year and Ivy League Player of the year. She helped lead Dartmouth to two Ivy League Championships and four straight NCAA Tournaments including an Elite Eight appearance in 1998. Luckenbill recorded a Dartmouth-record 29 career shutouts and is ranked second in career goals against average at 0.73.

Playing career

Club

Carolina Courage

Luckenbill was drafted to play for the

in the WUSA in 2001. She was the starting goalkeeper for the Courage for most of her tenure, winning the Founders Cup Championship in 2002, earning WUSA Goalkeeper of the Year and First-Team All-League honors and starting in the WUSA All-Star Game. She was also nominated for an ESPY Award in 2003 for "Best Female Soccer Player". Her professional career spanned until 2010, playing for Jitex (Sweden), the Vermont Voltage, FC Indiana, the Boston Breakers, and Sky Blue FC.

International

Luckenbill became a member of the

in 2004, and won an Olympic gold medal with the team in Athens. She finished her professional soccer career in the WPS, playing one season for the Boston Breakers and the following season for Sky Blue FC.

International career statistics

Personal life

Luckenbill graduated from

in 2001 with a

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. She announced her retirement from professional soccer after July 2010, to pursue a master's degree in business from the Darden School of Business at the

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. She graduated from Virginia with a

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in 2012. Luckenbill now works as a management consultant at Heidrick & Struggles.

References

External links

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US Soccer player profile

Boston Breakers player profile

W-League player profile

Carolina Courage player profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luckenbill, Kristin 1979 births Living people American women's soccer players Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in soccer United States women's international soccer players Women's United Soccer Association players Carolina Courage players Boston Breakers players Dartmouth Big Green women's soccer players NJ/NY Gotham FC players Women's association football goalkeepers People from Paoli, Pennsylvania Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics F.C. Indiana players Damallsvenskan players American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden American expatriate women's soccer players Women's Professional Soccer players