USD Women's Soccer 2005

ru,11/JILfJJ1ilili■1rl1u1w111i;litl:lllirl BUCHANAN FRESHMAN DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER 5-4 CLAYTON, CA

1\i;i11'i,ailMc1il0l§JltiNiff;;J1lmiQt1~ CARTER FRESHMAN FORWARD 5-7 PALOS VERDES, CA

Prep : Hails from Carondelet High School. .. As a senior, earned NCS Scholar Athlete honors ... Received Second Team All-Bay Valley Athletic League honors and voted Defensive MVP as a junior.. . Led Carondelet to the NCS Finals... As a sophomore, named a NCS Scholar Athlete and the team's Most Improved Player... Coached by Rick Morin .. . Played club soc- cer for the Pleasanton Rage ... Competed with the CYSA North ODP Team from 2000 to 2004. Personal: Born on October 15, 1987 in Concord, California ... Recruited by San Francisco and UC Davis... Chose USO because of the prime location and the soccer program ... Daughter of Doug and Lynn Buchanan ... Undeclared major... Was a competitive gymnast for three years.

Prep: Played at Palos Verdes Peninsula .. . Team captain her senior year... Named Team Offensive MVP and led Palos Verdes to a Bay League Cham– pionship as a sophomore... Coached by Scott Massy.. . Played club soccer for the Slammers FC. Personal: Born on November 11 , 1986 in Torrance, California.. . Recruited by Penn and Pepperdine ... Chose USO because of the academics and the soccer program .. . Daughter of Bill and Joy Carter... Undeclared major... Also participated in track & field as a prep, where she was the Bay League Champion in the 400 meters two years in a row.

KIRK FRESHMAN FoRWARD!MJDFJELDER 5-7 WINDSOR, CA

FRESHMAN DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER 5-8 Los ANGELES, CA

Prep: Comes to USO from Harvard-Westlake School ... Earned First Team All-Mission League honors as a junior and senior.. . Named Team Defensive MVP in her final season ... Led Harvard-Westlake to three Mission League Championships her final three years... Coached by Stacy Schwartz.. . Played club soccer for the West Valley Samba. Personal: Born on April 18, 1987 in Tarzana, California ... Recruited by Johns Hopkins, Occidental, Pepperdine, and UC Santa Barbara ... Chose USO for the coastal location, the small class size, and the chance to play Division I soccer.. . Daughter of Daniele and Nancy Capisani ... Undeclared major.. . Participated at the State Cross Country Championships as a freshman .. . Enjoys surfing, drawing, painting, and photography.

Prep: Graduated from Ursuline High School ... Named to the First Team All– North Bay League and to the All-Empire Team as a junior and senior... Voted team captain her final two seasons... Coached by John Gilson .. . Played club soccer for the Marin FC and the Santa Rosa United. Personal: Born on July 20, 1987 in Santa Rosa, California... Recruited by Brown, Oberlin, and UC Santa Barbara ... Chose USO because of the location, the soccer program, and the education .. . Daughter of Doug and Cindy Kirk... Undeclared major.. . Earned three varsity letters on the basketball team and was named a Second Team All-North Bay League performer... Mother Cindy played tennis at UCLA, while Father Doug was an All-American goalie at the University of Pacific ... Enjoys performing community service.

USD WOMEN'S SOCCER NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES - 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1996