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Nicole Barnhart begins her fourth year as a volunteer assistant coach at Stanford . Barnhart, a three-time All-American, is also a member of the U.S. National Team and the first Cardinal to play in goal for the United States. Barnhart, now playing for the FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer, has been a member of both the 2007 Women's World Cup and 2008 U.S. Olympic teams. She previously helped coach the Stanford team from 2005-07. Barnhart earned her first cap with the National Team in 2004 when she played as a forward against Mexico, marking the first time a U.S. goalie has seen minutes as a field player, because the team had already used all its substitutes off the bench. The following March she became the first Stanford goalie to ever start in net for the U.S. National Team, posting the first shutout of her post-collegiate career as she led the United States to a 1-0 victory over France at the Algarve Cup. Barnhart collected three saves in the match and kept star forward Marinette Pichon off the scoreboard. Barnhart finished her Stanford career No. 1 in school history with a 0.451 goals-against average in 71 matches. She also holds the No. 2 ranking in the Stanford record books with 39 career shutouts and is No. 3 in career saves with 210 in four seasons. Barnhart graduated from Stanford with a double degree in Studio Art and Psychology.
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