Missy Halliday

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Ocean City, NJ
	High School: Ocean City HS

	Height: 5-3
	Position: M
	Experience: 3V

General: One of the team's leaders and a well-rounded player • A hard worker and great teammate • Much of the action tends to focus around her in the midfield • A quick, athletic and dynamic player • Has worked hard on her distribution skills and keeping the ball on the stick.

Cardinal Career: Started all but one game in four years on The Farm with 80 starts • Contributed 34 points on 13 goals and eight assists • Name to the All-NorPac First Team her senior year • Four-time NFHCA All-Academic.

As A Senior in 2005: Named to the West Region Second Team and All-NorPac First Team • A member of the NorPac All-Tournament Team • Played in 21 games for the Cardinal, starting 20 • First on the squad with five assists, as well as fourth on the team with three goals and 11 points • Also fifth on the team with 31 shots • NFHCA All-Academic for the fourth-straight season.

Individual Game Notes (2005)

Game-By-Game Statistics
11/3 vs. Appalachian State (NorPac Tournament Opener) - AST ... assisted Julia Drewes' goal in the eighth minute of Stanford's 5-1 victory, her fifth assist of the season • 10/10 at Wake Forest - G ... Nabbed Stanford's only goal in the 61st minute • 10/7 at Davidson - 2 AST ... recorded her first career two-save game in Stanford's 5-1 win • 10/1 vs Pacific - G ... scored in a second-straight game against the Tigers as Stanford fell, 4-3, in the shootout • 9/25 at Pacific - G ... notched her first goal of the season in the Cardinal's 2-1 victory • 9/13 vs. Bucknell - AST ... assisted Aska Sturdevan's goal buzzer goal as Stanford recorded a 6-0 shutout • 8/30 vs. Delaware - AST

As A Junior In 2004:Third on the club with five goals and tied for third with 10 points • Led the team with a .312 shooting percent-age, scoring her five goals on only 16 shots • Had a pair game-winning goals to rank second on the team • Started all 20 contests • Earned NFHCA All-Academic honors for the third straight season.

Individual Game Notes (2004)

Game-By-Game Statistics
11/6 vs. Southwest Missouri State (NorPac Championship Third-Place Game) - G ... scored the only goal in a 1-0 win • 10/2 at Southwest Missouri State - G • 9/10 at Iowa - G ... helped lead Cardinal to 5-1 win • 8/31 vs. Providence - G ... capped a 3-2 comeback win with late game-winner ... scored in second straight game • 8/29 vs. Indiana - G ... only Stanford score in 2-1 loss

As A Sophomore In 2003: Ranked third on the team with nine points (4 G, 1 AST), as well as tied for third on the club with her four goals • Posted a .235 shot percentage (four goals in 17 shots) that ranked third on the team and second among regular starters • Named NFHCA All-Academic.

Individual Game Notes (2003)

11/8 vs. Southwest Missouri State (NorPac Championship Third-Place Game) - AST ... assisted on Noor Dawood's game-winning overtime goal that gave Cardinal a 2-1 victory • 11/6 vs. Appalachian State (NorPac Championship First Round Game) - G ... scored first goal in 2-1 overtime win • 9/27 vs. Pacific - G ... picked up final goal in 4-1 Stanford win • 9/5 at Virginia Commonwealth - G ... scored Stanford's first goal in an eventual 3-2 overtime win • 9/2 vs. Ohio State - G ... tied the contest with a score that was the first of two late Stanford goals in a 3-2 win

As A Freshman In 2002: Became one of the top newcomers in the NorPac, start-ing all 21 games and playing solidly in the defensive midfield • Contributed four points on a goal and two assists • Named NFHCA All-Academic.

Individual Game Notes (2002)

10/7 at Saint Louis - AST ... assisted on a goal by Amanda Billmyer late in the first half that gave the Cardinal a lead in an eventual 4-3 win • 9/10 at Colgate - AST ... contributed to a 5-0 win • 9/5 vs. Albany - G ... scored first collegiate goal on penalty stroke in 4-0 victory

High School: A 2002 graduate of Ocean City High School in Ocean City, NJ • A First Team Regional and Second Team National All-American as a senior. Also earned All-League and All-South Jersey honors in her final two seasons • Prep team won state titles three times (1999, 2000, `02) • Scored 12 career prep goals • A three-sport athlete that also participated in lacrosse as well as track and field.

Other Amateur Field Hockey: Twice participated in the Junior Olympics (2000, `01) • Won a pair of gold medals at the National Futures Tournament with teams from New Jersey in 2000 and '01 • Won three gold medals with Spirit USA at the National Hockey Festival (2000-02) while playing six seasons (1997-2002) with the club team.

Coaching Staff On Halliday: "Missy is a leader for this team, both on and off the field. She has really stepped up her game and intends to finish her collegiate career with a strong senior season. She's one of the players that we're most excited about emerging this year. She's very determined and knows that she wants to go out with a bang."

Getting To Know Missy Halliday

Born:	February 3, 1984
Parents:	Patricia Falck
Major:	Psychology
My earliest field hockey memory is:	Scoring my first goal by accidentally kicking the ball in as an 11-year-old
The reasons I chose Stanford are:	It's an incredible place and such a well-rounded school
The best advice I've ever received is:	It's the joy of the journey