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Andrea Kayal

Class:
Senior
Position:
D
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Wayne, N.J.
High School:
Wayne Hills

At Michigan... 2003 NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes Region third team ... Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 6, 2002) ... two-time team tri-captain (2001, '02) ... voted U-M's Most Valuable Player in 2002 ... tied for team lead in game-winning goals in 2001 (3) and 2003 (5).

Senior (2002)... Voted U-M's Most Valuable Player by her teammates ... Soccer Buzz All-Great Lakes Region third team ... Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 6) ... two-time Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week member (Oct. 6, Oct. 26) ... Soccer America Team of the Week selection (Oct. 6) ... named team tri-captain for second consecutive year ... starting central defender in all 24 contests ... scored six goals and had four assists ... collected assists on both goals in 2-0 NCAA Tournament third round win against Pepperdine (Nov. 23) ... scored game-winning goal against Oakland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 15) ... tied for the team lead with five game-winning tallies ... scored a career-high two goals against Oakland (Oct. 27) ... had a season-best three shots against the Grizzlies ... had game-winning goals in consecutive games against Penn State (Oct. 4) and Ohio State (Oct. 6) ... scored against Western Michigan (Sept. 6) ... recorded an assist against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 8) ... had 27 shots and 15 shots on goal.

Junior (2001)... Named team captain ... started in all 21 appearances ... recorded eight points on three goals and two assists ... registered 25 shots, eight on goal ... tied for team lead with three game-winning goals ... notched goals against Dayton (Sept. 9), Iowa (Sept. 23) and Minnesota (Oct. 19) ... registered assists against Detroit (Sept. 17) and Illinois (Nov. 9) ... had a season-high four shots against Western Michigan (Nov. 3).

Sophomore (2000)... Played and started in all 23 games ... recorded 15 shots and seven shots on goal ... recorded assists in wins over Minnesota (Sept. 24), Butler (Oct. 30), Iowa (Nov. 2) and Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 8) ... assisted on Michigan's lone goal in NCAA second round game against Notre Dame (Nov. 12).

Freshman (1999)... Saw action in 19 games, starting 13 ... made career debut in a start against Oakland (Aug. 29) ... scored first career goal in win over Vanderbilt (Sept. 3).

Prep... Wayne Hills High School (1999) ... National Honor Society ... four-year Honor Roll student ... class vice president freshman and sophomore years ... team captain senior year ... Parade All-American ... Old Timers Athletic Award as a senior ... Record All-Area team for four years (third person to accomplish feat) ... New Jersey North I All-State sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... finished high school career with 72 goals and 60 assists ... set school scoring record senior year.

Club/Junior Team... Plays with Central Jersey Splash in W-League ... member of New Jersey ODP team (1997-99) ... 1998 ODP Region I team ... played with Counties United ... two-time State Cup champions (1996, '98) ... 1997 State Cup finalists ... 1997 Junior Orange Bowl champions ... Jefferson Cup Champions (1998, '99) ... involved with Olympic Development Program since 1996.

National/International... Member of 1999 U.S. Under-18 National Team ... played in exhibition match against Mexican National Team.

Personal... Graduated from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (2003) ... concentrated in communications ... born May 13, 1981 ... daughter of John and Maura Kayal.

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