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  Shira Averbuch
Shira Averbuch

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Upper Montclair, NJ

High School:
Montclair

Height:
5-10

Position:
MF

At Stanford: Outstanding playmaking ability ... superior skill ... tactically strong player ... stood out during 2010 spring season.

As a Sophomore in 2009: Played in seven matches, all as a reserve ... played season-high 40 minutes against Wisconsin (9/20), taking season-high three shots and forcing one save.

As a Freshman in 2008: Played in 18 matches, all as a reserve ... earned her first career assist on Kristin Stannard's goal against UNC Greensboro (9/14) ... took nine shots, four on goal.

National Team Experience: Played with the U.S. U-16 and U-17 squads from 2005-2007 ... first entered the U.S. system with the U-15 National Development Program.

High School/Club: A 2008 graduate of Montclair (N.J.) High School, where she was a four-year letterwinner ... scored 62 goals and had 45 assists during her high school career ... a two-time NSCAA All-American ... team captain and MVP, and all-New Jersey first-team selection in 2007 ... first team Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League All-Conference selection and All-Essex County player all four years ...a two-time Essex County Player of the Year (2006, 2007) ... played club for Arsenal World Class ... club team advanced to USYSA National Cup in 2007.

Personal: Daughter of Paul Friedman and Gloria Averbuch ... older sister, Yael, played soccer at North Carolina, plays for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer and is a regular on the U.S. national team ... father set the still-standing Rutgers University 10,000-meter record in 1980 and twice ran in the Olympic marathon trials ... majoring in psychology.

Career Statistics

Year GP-GS Shots Goals Assists Points
2008 18-0 9 0 2 2
2009 7-0 4 0 0 0
Totals 25-0 13 0 2 2

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