USD Women's Soccer 2002

2002 Torera Soccer

B

#12 Rebecca Smith 5-8 Sr. MF

#2Alexis Obeji 5-6 Jr. D La Costa Canyon HS Encinitas, CA San Diego Surf

UrsulineAcademy Dallas, TX Texas Spirit '81

2001: Earned AII-WCC Honor– able Mention honors during her first season playing for USO... Appeared in all 21 games, start-

2001: Standout defensive player starting in 14 of the 16 games she appeared in . 2000: Completed a stellar

ing in 20... Scored a goal during USO rout of CS Fullerton (10-28) ... Posted seven shots on the season, three on goal. 2001 AII-WCC Honorable Mention College: Transferred to San Diego after attending the University of Houston as a freshman and sophomore ... Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team and named to the all-conference th ird team in 1999... Started all 21 games in 1999 and 17 of 18 she appeared in as a sophomore... Recorded two game winning goals during her freshman season . Prep: Helped Ursuline Academy make four straight state tournament appearances and win three straight state championships ... Awarded all-state and district honors as a senior. .. Played for coach Susan Ellis at Ursuline Academy.. . Competed on the Texas Spirit '81 club team. Personal: Born on March 1, 1981 , in St. Louis, Missouri .. . Daughter of Barb and Gary Smith .. . Scored an outstand– ing 25 on her ACT. .. Awarded all-district and all-state hon– ors playing volley- ball in high school. .. Also recruited

freshman season as a Torero .. . Was named to the all– West Coast Conference First Team .. . Selected to the All– West Region Freshman Team while being named to the third team All-West Region squad ... Named USD's Rookie of the Year. .. Started 18 of USD's 20 contests... Totaled three assists and 15 shots from her sweeper and defen– sive position .. . Started a string of 17 straight games ... Was an honor roll student as a freshman . 2000AII-WCC First Team Prep: In her senior year at La Costa Canyon High School , Alexis was named Most Valuable Player, First Team AII– CIF, First Team All-County, Avocado League Player of the Year and Union-Tribune scholar-athlete. She also led her team to an Avocado League Championship while recording 50 goals and 30 assists on the year. Named Second Team AII-CIF and Avocado League Player of the Week in her junior campaign .. . Led her team to a CIF Championship in her sophomore and junior seasons .... Named MVP in sophomore year. Also named MVP in field hockey during freshman year. Her club soccer team, Surf,

was Regional final– ists, Surf Cup Cham– pions , Nomads Tour– nament Champions and Pleasonton Champions in 2000. Personal : Undecided major... Chose USO for its beautiful loca– tion , beach access , good education and sports programs ... Also recruited by Dartmouth , Cal Poly, Saint Ma ry's, Purdue and UC San Diego ... Parents are Henry Tubbs and Susan Obeji ... Born March 21 , 1982 in La Jolla, CA.

by UTEP, UNLV, Louisville and Or– egon State out of high school. .. Plans to major in Business Ad– ministration at USO .. . Chose to transfer to San Diego for the academ– ics , excellent weather and the soccer program .

Obeji's Career USD Stats

Smith's Career USD Stats

PT

SH GW

'YR

A

G

GP/GS 17/15

'YR

GP/GS 21/20 21/20

A

PT

SH GW

G

0 3 3

6

0 3 3

0 0 0

0

2001

2001

7 7

1 1

2 2

15 21

0 0

0 0

0 0

2000 20/18

37/33

Tot.

Tot.

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