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Christen Press

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

High School:
Chadwick

Height:
5-7

Position:
F

At Stanford: Outstanding skills ... one of the fastest players on the team ... great quickness with the ball ... has the ability to score inside and outside ... ranks ninth at Stanford in career points (65) and 10th in goals (24) ... "one of the best strikers in the country," coach Paul Ratcliffe said.

As a Sophomore in 2008: Had 16 goals and 11 assists (43 points), the second-highest single-season point total in school history ... Top Drawer Soccer second team All-American ... second team All-West Region (NSCAA, Soccer Buzz) ... second team All-Pac-10 ... only Stanford player named to the College Cup All-Tournament team ... second team All-Academic Pac-10 ... one of five to start every game ... scored or assisted in 19 matches ... named the Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 17-24 after recording five points in the home opener against Pacific (8/24), scoring twice with an assist ... had three multi-goal games, including against Cal (11/8), to earn Top Drawer Soccer national team of the week honors ... scored from six yards of in the 86th minute to beat Portland 1-0 (11/28) in the NCAA quarterfinals and send Stanford to the College Cup ... assisted on Kelly O'Hara's goal in a 1-0 victory over Rutgers (11/21) in the NCAA third round.

As a Freshman in 2007: The Pac-10 Freshman of the Year ... Soccer Buzz Freshman of the Year finalist and first-team Freshman All-American ... Top Drawer Soccer first-team All-Rookie selection ... second-team All-Pac-10 ... Pac-10 All-Freshman team ... started in 18 of 21 appearances ... led the team in assists (6), and was second in goals (8), points (22) and shots (60) ... scored twice in a 4-1 victory over St. Mary's (9/30) and in a 2-0 win over Oregon State (11/11) ... had two goals and an assist in 7-0 win over Sacramento State (11/16) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, including a goal 37 seconds into the match for the fastest in school history ... converted a penalty kick in a 7-6 shootout victory over California (11/18) in the NCAA second round.

National Team Experience: One of 24 players called to the U.S. U-23 training camp in June ... scored against an Irish select side during a U-23 two-match tour of Ireland and Northern Ireland ... formerly a member of the U.S. U-20 player pool.

High School/Club: A 2007 graduate of Chadwick School in Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif. ... 2006 NSCAA High School All-American ... Parade Magazine All-American ... two-year team captain and four-year starter ... led Dolphins to two Southern Section Division IV titles ... scored 128 high school goals, including a school-record 38 as a junior ... a two-time Southern Section Division IV Offensive Player of the Year ... a four-time Prep League Offensive MVP ... also won letters in track and tennis ... played club for the Slammers FC of Newport Beach, Calif. ... won Golden Boot for most goals scored in the USYSA national championship tournament.

Personal: Daughter of Cody and Stacy Press ... father played football for Dartmouth ... born in Los Angeles ... has a brother, Tyler, and sister, Channing ... majoring in communication.

Press' Career Statistics

Year GP-GS Sh G A Pts
2007 21-18 60 8 6 22
2008 25-25 117 16 11 43
Career 46-43 177 24 17 65


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