Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 10, 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1994–1997 | Milwaukee Panthers | (57) | |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2001–2002 | Atlanta Beat | 31 | (1) |
2003 | San Diego Spirit | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lisa Cantrell ( née Krzykowski; born September 10, 1976, in Milwaukee) is a retired American soccer player who played for the Atlanta Beat. [1] [2]
Krzykowski was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 10, 1976. [3] She grew up in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, and attended Cedarburg High School, [4] [5] where she excelled in both soccer and basketball. [6] Her senior year, the girls' soccer team played in the statement championships for the first time, finishing in the runner-up position. [4] Krzykowski received First Team All-State and First Team All-American honors in soccer, [4] and held school records for her basketball performance. [6]
From 1994 to 1998, she attended the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. [7] In 1997, she was named a second-team Academic All-American, followed by the league's Coleman Medal of Honor the next year, recognizing her as the league's top female student-athlete. [4] [7] She graduated magna cum laude with the title of Midwestern Collegiate Conference Scholar-Athlete. [7]
While studying at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1994 to 1998, Krzykowski played for the school's women's soccer team. All four years, she was included in the first-team All- Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) and All-Great Lakes Region lineup. [7] [5] She earned a spot on the MCC All-Tournament Team three times. [7] [5] In 1995 and 1997, she was named MCC Player of the Year. [4] [7] [5] Upon graduation, she held five school records: career goals (57), goals in a single season (16), assists in a game (5), assists in a season (12), and assists in her career (27). [4] [7]
Following graduation, Krzykowski played semi-professionally for the Chicago Cobras in the USL W-League, where she won the 1999 W-League National Championship. [4]
She then played for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the German Frauen-Bundesliga for a season.[ citation needed]
Upon the foundation of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) in 2000, Krzykowski was drafted to play for the Atlanta Beat. [4] Upon signing, she became the first "first woman from Wisconsin to ever play professional soccer". [8] In 2002, she broke her left ulna during a game, resulting in a mid-season break. [9] She played as a starting defender for two seasons before being waived [9] and transferring to the San Diego Spirit, where she played in the back line. [4]
Krzykowski was inducted into the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Hall of Fame in 2004, [7] the Cedarburg High School Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Wisconsin Soccer Hall of Fame in 2019. [4] [10]
Cantrell is married and has two daughters. [4] She lives with her family in Douglasville, Georgia. [4]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 10, 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1994–1997 | Milwaukee Panthers | (57) | |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2001–2002 | Atlanta Beat | 31 | (1) |
2003 | San Diego Spirit | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lisa Cantrell ( née Krzykowski; born September 10, 1976, in Milwaukee) is a retired American soccer player who played for the Atlanta Beat. [1] [2]
Krzykowski was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 10, 1976. [3] She grew up in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, and attended Cedarburg High School, [4] [5] where she excelled in both soccer and basketball. [6] Her senior year, the girls' soccer team played in the statement championships for the first time, finishing in the runner-up position. [4] Krzykowski received First Team All-State and First Team All-American honors in soccer, [4] and held school records for her basketball performance. [6]
From 1994 to 1998, she attended the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. [7] In 1997, she was named a second-team Academic All-American, followed by the league's Coleman Medal of Honor the next year, recognizing her as the league's top female student-athlete. [4] [7] She graduated magna cum laude with the title of Midwestern Collegiate Conference Scholar-Athlete. [7]
While studying at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1994 to 1998, Krzykowski played for the school's women's soccer team. All four years, she was included in the first-team All- Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) and All-Great Lakes Region lineup. [7] [5] She earned a spot on the MCC All-Tournament Team three times. [7] [5] In 1995 and 1997, she was named MCC Player of the Year. [4] [7] [5] Upon graduation, she held five school records: career goals (57), goals in a single season (16), assists in a game (5), assists in a season (12), and assists in her career (27). [4] [7]
Following graduation, Krzykowski played semi-professionally for the Chicago Cobras in the USL W-League, where she won the 1999 W-League National Championship. [4]
She then played for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the German Frauen-Bundesliga for a season.[ citation needed]
Upon the foundation of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) in 2000, Krzykowski was drafted to play for the Atlanta Beat. [4] Upon signing, she became the first "first woman from Wisconsin to ever play professional soccer". [8] In 2002, she broke her left ulna during a game, resulting in a mid-season break. [9] She played as a starting defender for two seasons before being waived [9] and transferring to the San Diego Spirit, where she played in the back line. [4]
Krzykowski was inducted into the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Hall of Fame in 2004, [7] the Cedarburg High School Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Wisconsin Soccer Hall of Fame in 2019. [4] [10]
Cantrell is married and has two daughters. [4] She lives with her family in Douglasville, Georgia. [4]