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Amber McMillin |
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Indiana native who was invited to join program following 2001 soccer camp ... has experience playing as a defender and forward ... athletic and competitive player who quickly learned defensive scheme ... walk-on player who experienced thrill of being part of 2004 NCAA championship team ... hard worker and tremendous team player ... appeared in 16 games during first three seasons, with pair of assists ... one of 20 Indiana natives who have played for ND women's soccer program, with others including current sophomore forward Susan Pinnick (St. Joseph's HS) and freshman midfielder/defender Kerri Inglis (Ft. Wayne/Snider HS), other South Bend natives such as Molly Lennon, Andrea Kurek and Lindsey Jones (Adams HS grads) and Academic All-America forward Amy VanLaecke (Granger/Adams HS) ... several of her former club teammates play for BIG EAST teams: Louisville's Ashley Garcia and Cincinnati's Sherry Slye, Becky Imoff, Jennifer Lieter, and Jessica Legge ... enters senior year with 3.57 GPA, including 3.80 in '04 fall semester.
WITH THE IRISH: Appeared in five games as junior reserve forward in `04, including BIG EAST Tournament vs. St. John's (7-0) and NCAA win over Eastern Illinois (4-0) ... logged 42 minutes vs. Wis.-Green Bay, also playing at Michigan (both 4-0) ... her 6 GP as sophomore defender in '03 included win over Oklahoma (5-1) and NCAA game vs. Loyola Chicago (3-0) ... assisted on Becky Tweneboah goal vs. North Texas (8-1) ... 5 GP as a reserve D/F in freshman season (`02) ... assisted on Amy Warner's third goal at Georgetown (3-4) ... played in `02 game at BIG EAST rival West Virginia.
PREP & PERSONAL: Three-sport athlete at Franklin County HS ... four times all-conference (sweeper/forward), twice all-state ... two-year captain and MVP ... helped win first four sectional titles in school history, regional titles as freshman and sophomore (first-time semi-state champs) ... conference defensive MVP ... scored in north/south all-star game ... member of Cincinnati Classics, Hammer FC and TYCO Firecrackers clubs ... three-year letterwinner as basketball point guard (all-conference as junior on regional champs) ... member of four conference basketball champs ... set school records in 100 (12.8) and 200-meter dash (26.1), 300 hurdles (45.15) ... state finalist as freshman in 100 and 200, as sophomore in 200 and 300 hurdles (11th; also 10th as junior) ... three-time track MVP, team captain as junior ... student body president and NHS president ... elected homecoming queen ... selected for West Point Academic Workshop ... brother Jud was baseball captain at Cincinnati ... daughter of Lowell and Sharon McMillin .... full name is Amber Renay McMillin ... born June 15, 1984, in Cincinnati ... on track to graduate afteer '05 fall semester, as double major in English and political science (gender studies minor), in College of Arts and Letters.
