Rose Lavelle is an American soccer player who is signed with the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League. She has represented the United States on multiple youth national soccer teams including the under-18, under-20, and under-23 teams and was called up to the United States women's national soccer team in 2015. She played collegiate soccer for the Wisconsin Badgers from 2013-2016.
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Early life
Lavelle was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 14, 1995, to parents Marty and Janet, and was raised with three siblings, John, Nora and Mary. She played competitive soccer in her hometown of Cincinnati, initially with Sycamore United Soccer Club and later with the Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club. While attending Mount Notre Dame High School in Ohio, she played on the women's varsity soccer team all four years. Today, she plays as a Badger at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was added to the roster for the United States Women's National Soccer Team.
A four-year varsity women's soccer player at Mount Notre Dame High School, Lavelle was rewarded with being named Cincinnati's Player of the Year by the Cincinnati Enquirer her senior year. That same year, Lavelle scored 15 goals and scored a total of 38 points for her team. At the end of her high school career, Lavelle led her team in number of goals scored, totaling 57. This lead Lavelle to being rewarded NSCAA All-Region her junior and senior year of high school and first-team all-state honors. Having a decorated background at Mount Notre Dame High School, Lavelle was rewarded the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Sports Women of the Year award in 2013.
Lavelle played club soccer for Cincinnati United Premier team starting on the U-14 premier league that spanned for five years until attending college
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013-2016
Accepted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013, Lavelle was a starting player in her first 19 matches in the Big Ten Conference. She was ranked freshman of the year, and led the team with 73 shots and ranked second on her team with six goals. As a junior, she was named first-team All-American by NSCAA. The last time a Wisconsin Badger achieved this was in 1991.
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Playing career
International
On November 24, 2015, Lavelle was called to train with the United States Women's National Soccer Team. She was one of eight players who joined the team's Victory Tour following the 2015 Women's World Cup. She made her first appearance for the United States on March 4, 2017, during a match against England at the 2017 SheBelieves Cup. She was named Player of the Match following the team's 1-0 loss.
Club
Summer Leagues, 2014-2016
Lavelle played with the Dayton Dutch Lions in the USL W-League during the 2014 season. During her college break in the summer of 2015, Lavelle played for the Seattle Sounders Women of the W-League, where she was named all-league. After the W-League folded she returned to the Lions for the 2016 Women's Premier Soccer League season.
Boston Breakers, 2017
On January 12, 2017, Lavelle was selected as the number one overall draft pick at the 2017 NWSL College Draft by the Boston Breakers. Lavelle started her professional career well, scoring 2 goals in 8 games. However, her appearances were limited after suffering a hamstring injury in June. The Breakers then folded before the start of the 2018 season.
Washington Spirit
A dispersal draft was held by the NWSL to distribute Breakers players across the league. Lavelle was the first overall pick by Washington Spirit.
Honors and awards
Collegiate
- Hermann Trophy semifinalist (2015)
- Big Ten Midfielder of the Year (2015, 2016)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2013)
- U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year Finalist (2014)
- First Team All-Big Ten (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- 2016 NCAA Senior Class Award Finalist (2016)
- All-Big Ten Freshman Team (2013)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/17/13)
- Soccer America Preseason All-America Team (2014)
- NSCAA First Team All-American (2015)
- NSCAA Second Team All-American (2014, 2016)
- NSCAA All-Great Lakes First Team (2014, 2015, 2016)
- NSCAA All-Great Lakes Third Team (2013)
Professional
- National Women's Soccer League Player of the Month (April 2017)
References
External links
- Rose Lavelle - FIFA competition record
- US Soccer player profile
- Boston Breakers player profile
- Wisconsin Badgers player profile
- Rose Lavelle on Twitter
Source of article : Wikipedia
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