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Briefly: Valuable two-meter defender ... A very dynamic player in front of the goal ... An effective threat on the counter-attack and covers ground well ... Is very mobile.
As a junior in 2003: Earned Third-Team All-America honors ... Named Second-Team All-MPSF Conference ... Recorded 16 goals ... Posted 12 games with at least one goal, including three multiple-goal games ... Notched season-high three goals at Long Beach State ... Tallied two scores each against USC and at California ... Recorded one goal in the NCAA Championship game against UCLA.
As a sophomore in 2002: Scored 27 goals, including the first goal in Stanford's 8-4 win over UCLA in the NCAA Championship game ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team ... Posted back-to-back games with three goals against Pacific and at CS Northridge ... Scored in 15 of the Cardinal's 23 games ... Netted at least two goals in eight contests.
As a freshman in 2001: Scored five goals in her rookie campaign ... Recorded a goal in the Cardinal's 12-0 win over Brown in the NCAA semifinal game ... Posted scores at No. 9 Long Beach State and No. 10 San Diego State ... Scored a goal against Hartwick at the Santa Barbara Tournament and against Michigan in the Michigan Invitational.
High School: High school squad posted a 142-6 record during her four prep years, including a national winning streak of 117 games ... Team won its section all four years ... Named Most Valuable Player of her section and the Central California Conference in 1998 and 1999 ... All-American selection in 1997, 1998 and 1999 ... Four-year letterwinner in water polo and swimming.
Personal: Born June 17, 1982, in Santa Cruz, Calif. ... Daughter of Debra and John Watkins ... Has two sisters, Becki (27) and Kara (25), and two brothers, Drew (22) and Glen (19) ... Major contains a political science focus ... Enjoys reading, shopping, and hanging out with friends and family.