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Boxx, Shannon
- 2004 Olympic gold medalist
- 2003 World Cup bronze medalist
- 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team, WUSA All-Star and All-WUSA First-Team
- Started all six games at the 2004 Olympics scoring the opening goal of the tournament against Greece and had the game-winning assist against Japan in the quarterfinal
- Scored eight goals and had five assists for team USA during the 2004 season where she started 31 of 32 matches
- Set a U.S. record by scoring in her first three full National Team matches (2003)
- Became the first U.S. woman selected for the U.S. World Cup team despite having never played an international match (first was September 1, 2003, vs. Costa Rica – scored a goal
- Played in the WUSA women’s soccer league for the New York Power and San Diego Spirit
- Played overseas with Saarbrucken of the German women's Bundesliga in 1999-2000
- Attended the University of Notre Dame from 1995-1999 where she led the Irish to its only NCAA women's soccer title in 1995
- Nickname is Boxxy – “[Greg Ryan] called me Shannon today and I was shocked. I was like, ‘who?’ On the soccer field, though, it’s always Boxxy,” Boxx said when asked if anyone called her Shannon
- Favorite soccer player is Tiffeny Milbrett and favorite non-soccer athlete is Michael Jordan … likes banana pancakes for breakfast on game days, but her all-time favorite meal is still mom's chili
- Played softball, volleyball and basketball as well as soccer in high school
- Her older sister Gillian won a gold medal in softball at the 1996 Olympics
- Participated in an Avon 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Research from Santa Barbara to Malibu, Calif.
According to her professional team coach Tom Sermanni, Boxx is a dominating leader in the midfield. “She is strong, powerful, good in the air, and has the ability to play make,” he said. When she does get a chance to put the ball in the net, which isn’t often, Boxx isn’t shy, she claims. "I'm not known as a goal scorer. I've been the one to set up players. But if I'm going to score goals, it's coming at a perfect time."
Related Links
Official Web site: Shannon Boxx
On hard work: "You might not be the star that gets all the notice, but if you work hard, someone is eventually going to notice it."
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Height: 5' 8"
Born: 29-June-77
Hometown: Redondo Beach, Calif.
Sport: Soccer
Position: Midfielder
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