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14 Facts About Kristin Luckenbill

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Kristin Stewart Luckenbill was born on May 28,1979 and is an American professional soccer goalkeeper and Olympic gold medalist.

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Kristin Luckenbill previously played for the Boston Breakers and Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer as well as the Carolina Courage of the WUSA.

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Kristin Luckenbill is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team.

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Kristin Luckenbill was named Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year.

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Kristin Luckenbill helped lead Dartmouth to two Ivy League Championships and four straight NCAA Tournaments including an Elite Eight appearance in 1998.

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Kristin Luckenbill recorded a Dartmouth-record 29 career shutouts and is ranked second in career goals against average at 0.73.

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Kristin Luckenbill was drafted to play for the Carolina Courage in the WUSA in 2001.

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Kristin Luckenbill 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.

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Kristin Luckenbill was nominated for an ESPY Award in 2003 for "Best Female Soccer Player".

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Kristin Luckenbill became a member of the United States women's national soccer team in 2004, and won an Olympic gold medal with the team in Athens.

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Kristin Luckenbill finished her professional soccer career in the WPS, playing one season for the Boston Breakers and the following season for Sky Blue FC.

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Kristin Luckenbill graduated from Dartmouth College in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in geography.

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Kristin Luckenbill 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 University of Virginia.

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Kristin Luckenbill graduated from Virginia with a Master of Business Administration in 2012.