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Marcia Wallis

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Marcia Wallis
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-03-31) March 31, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Los Gatos, California, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Stanford Cardinal (49)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Boston Breakers 3 (0)
2003 Carolina Courage 8 (0)
International career
1999 United States U18
2002 United States U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcia Wallis (born March 31, 1981, in Los Gatos, California) is a retired American soccer player who played for Carolina Courage.[2][3]

Career

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Wallis attended Stanford University and played for the university team, when in 2003 she was the Pac-10 player of the year and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated along with seven other college athletes.[4][5][6] She was a second round pick in the 2003 WUSA Draft for the Boston Breakers,[7][8][9] but left midway through the season due to a lack of playing time, and went on to play for the Carolina Courage.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "2002 Women's Soccer Roster : Marcia Wallis". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "WUSA". July 7, 2003. Archived from the original on July 7, 2003.
  3. ^ Powell, Camille (August 3, 1999). "Moses Parts Water in Record Time". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Sparrer, Dick (March 1, 2010). "Wallis goes from the cover of SI to the Los Gatos Hall of Fame". Mercury News. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Women's Soccer Conference Honors". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "America's Best Sports Colleges (cover)". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "Breakers select Devvyn Hawkins in first round; Make first trade in club history". OurSports Central. February 2, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "Breakers add Monroe to Roster". OurSports Central. May 21, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Stanford Athletics. "Stanford in the Pros". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  10. ^ Vega, Damian (August 15, 2003). "WUSA playoffs: Monroe in middle of Breakers' success". Milford Daily News. Retrieved October 4, 2023.