Keri Sarver
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 30, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Akron, Ohio, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Maryland Terrapins | 94 | (61) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Washington Freedom | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | Maryland Pride | ||
| 2003 | New York Power | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Keri Beth Sarver (born March 30, 1976, in Akron, Ohio) is a retired American soccer player.
Early life and education[edit]
Sarver was born in Akron, Ohio on March 30, 1976.[1][2] She graduated from Jackson High School in 1995,[2] then received a Bachelor of Science in computer science from the University of Maryland in 1999.[3]
Career[edit]
Athletic career[edit]
Before and during university, Sarver played for the U.S. Youth National Teams from the U16 through U21 levels.[4][5]
While studying at the University of Maryland college team, where she played soccer for Maryland Terrapins. While there, she was named an All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) player twice[6] and was selected to play on the ACC 50th anniversary team in 2002.[2][6] In 1998, she was named an All-American and the university's Female Student-Athlete of the Year.[6] During her tenure, the team played in four National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournaments.[7] Upon graduation, she held five university records: total goals (61), assists (33), and points (155), as well as single-season assists (15); she also tied for the record of goals in a single season (21).[7]
After graduation, Sarver took on a position as a software engineer and played semi-professionally in the USL W-League.[3] She later became part of the 2000 WUSA Draft. Sarver played for the Washington Freedom, New York Power and Carolina Courage.[7][8]
She played for Maryland Pride in 2002.[8]
Coaching[edit]
Since retiring from professional soccer, Sarver has coached professionally. Beginning in 2003, she coached part-time for Internationals Soccer Club and was named the Director of Coaching in 2008.[4][6] In 2009, she received various honors for her coaching skills, including being named the United States Youth Soccer Association Girls Competitive National Coach of the Year, as well as the Ohio Youth Soccer Association North State and Region II Girls Competitive Coach of the Year.[6]
Beginning in 2011, Sarver worked at the University of Akron as an assistant coach,[4] as well as with the United States Soccer Federation Youth National Teams Program.[6]
In 2017, she moved from her position as the Internationals SC Director of Coaching to the head coach of the United States women's national under-19 soccer team.[4][9]
In 2021, Sarver became an assistant coach for the New Zealand women's national football team, a position she still held in August 2023.[7]
Honor[edit]
Sarver was inducted into her high school's Hall of Fame in 2004 and into the Ohio Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011.[2][6][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Keri Sarver women's soccer Statistics". StatsCrew.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ a b c d "Keri Sarver". Canton Repository. 2016-07-22. Archived from the original on 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ a b Straus, Brian (2001-04-13). "WUSA: Following the phenomenal success of the 1999 Women's World Cup, the first women's professional soccer league was formed around the core of the U.S. national team. But to succeed, it will have to be more than Mia vs. Brandi". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ a b c d "ISC DOC Keri Sarver Named U.S. U19 WNT Head Coach". SoccerToday. 2017-04-27. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ a b "Akron resident Keri Sarver, inducted into Ohio Soccer Hall of Fame". Cleveland.com. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Keri Sarver – Women's Soccer Coach". University of Akron Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ a b c d Muir, Alyssa (2023-08-17). "Impact Of A Scholarship: Keri Sarver". University of Maryland Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ a b "Courage Signs Forward Keri Sarver". OurSports Central. July 8, 2003. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (2019-02-12). "IT'S IN HER BLOOD: For Sarver, its soccer and Internationals Soccer Club". Front Row Soccer. Archived from the original on 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Akron, Ohio
- American women's soccer coaches
- American women's soccer players
- Carolina Courage players
- Maryland Pride players
- Maryland Terrapins women's soccer players
- New York Power players
- Washington Freedom players
- Women's association football forwards
- Women's United Soccer Association players