DEFENDER Joy Fawcett Height: 5-5 (1.65 m). Weight: 130 (59 kg). Born: Feb. 8, 1968, in Inglewood, California. Hometown: Huntington Beach, California. College: University of California, Berkeley. Club: San Diego Spirit (WUSA).

U.S. National Team Statistics 2000 Opponent Date Score GP GS MIN G A Pts Y R Norway Feb 6 2-3 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal Mar 12 7-0 1 1 45 1 0 2 0 0 Algarve Cup Sweden Mar 16 1-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Algarve Cup Norway Mar 18 1-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Algarve Cup Iceland Apr 8 0-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Mexico May 5 8-0 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Cup Canada May 7 4-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Cup China May 31 0-1 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Pacific Cup Canada Jun 3 9-1 1 1 90 0 1 1 0 0 Pacific Cup Japan Jun 8 4-1 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Pacific Cup Australia Jun 11 1-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Pacific Cup Trin & Tob Jun 23 11-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Cup Costa Rica Jun 25 8-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Cup Brazil Jun 27 0-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Cup Canada Jul 1 4-1 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Cup Brazil Jul 3 1-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Cup Norway Jul 16 1-0 1 1 90 0 1 1 0 0 DFB Tournament China Jul 19 1-1 1 1 90 0 1 1 0 0 DFB Tournament Germany Jul 22 1-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 DFB Tournament Norway Jul 27 1-1 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Norway Jul 30 1-2 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Russia Aug 13 7-1 1 1 90 0 1 1 0 0 Russia Aug 15 1-1 1 1 90 1 0 2 0 0 Canada Aug 20 1-1 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Brazil Sep 1 4-0 1 1 90 1 0 2 0 0 Norway Sep 14 2-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Olympics China Sep 17 1-1 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Olympics Nigeria Sep 20 3-1 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Olympics Brazil Sep 24 1-0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Olympics Norway Sep 28 2-3 1 1 102 0 0 0 0 0 Olympics Canada Nov 11 1-3 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 Total 31 30 2,712 3 4 10 0 0

National Team
Year	Record	GP/GS	G	A	Pts
1987	4-2-1	7/7	2	1	5
1988	3-3-1	7/6	1	0	2
1989	0-0-1	1/1	0	0	0
1990	5-0-0	5/5	0	1	1
1991	18-6-1	25/23	5	5	15
1993	9-3-0	12/12	6	0	12
1994	5-0-0	5/5	0	0	0
1995	15-2-2	19/19	1	2	4
1996	18-1-1	20/20	0	1	1
1997	1-0-0	1/1	0	0	0
1998	21-1-2	24/24	2	3	7
1999	23-2-2	27/26	4	4	12
2000	19-5-7	31/30	3	4	10
Total	141-25-18	184/179	24	21	69
World Cup
Year	Record	GP/GS	G	A	Pts
1991	5-0-0	5/5	1	1	3
1995	4-1-1	6/6	1	1	3
1999	5-0-1	6/6	1	1	3
Total	14-1-2	17/17	3	3	9
World Cup Champion - 1991, 1999
Olympics
Year	Record	GP/GS	G	A	Pts
1996	4-0-1	5/5	0	1	1
2000	3-1-1	5/5	0	0	0
Total	7-1-2	10/10	0	1	1
Olympic Gold Medalist - 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist - 2000
Club
Year	Club	GP	G	A	Pts
1992-98	Ajax of Manhatten Beach (U.S. Amateur)	-	-	-	-
Total		-	-	-	-
College
Year	Club	GP	G	A	Pts
1987	California-Berkeley	17	23	8	54
1988	California-Berkeley	23	15	8	38
1989	California-Berkeley	18	17	7	41
Total		58	55	23	133

Quick Take: Tagged by many as the best defender in the world, she is a genius at diffusing dangerous situations and is also an extraordinary attacker from the back. Often overlooked because nothing exciting seems to be happening in her area of the field, lest anyone forgot that lack of excitement is a mark of quality defending. She has been going forward much more as a flank defender in the 4-3-3 and 4-4-2 formation, but has also stepped into a role in the midfield on occasion. She is a prime example of the Americans' ability to attack from every position on the field. A career outside back with the national team, she moved into the middle after the injury to Carla Overbeck and showed no drop off in effectiveness. The highest scoring defender in national team history, Fawcett's calmness under pressure and ability to score an will be a key in the USA's Olympic run.

U.S. National Team: One of two players to play every minute of the 1995 Women's World Cup, the 1996 Olympics and the 1999 Women's World Cup ... The highest scoring defender in U.S. Women's National Team history with 21 goals at the end of 1999 ... Has started all but two games in which she has played for the U.S. through 1999 (151 of 153) ... 1999: Scored one of the most important goals in U.S. history when she headed home the third goal off a corner kick in the 1999 Women's World Cup quarterfinals against Germany to complete a comeback, 3-2 victory ... One of four players to play every minute of the 1999 Women's World Cup ... Nailed the second penalty kick against China during the shootout in the World Cup Final ... Played in 27 games for the USA in 1999, scoring four goals with four assists, the second highest total of her 13-year career ... Was second on the team in minutes played in 1999 with 2,280 ... 1998: Started 24 matches for the USA in 1998, her first full year back in the lineup after having her second daughter, and picked up where she left off, playing 1,992 minutes, the most on the team ... Member of the gold medal winning team at the 1998 Goodwill Games Scored two goals with three assists in 1998 ... Named MVP of the NIKE U.S. Women's Cup '98, the first defender to win the award, and scored the opening goal in the championship game against Brazil ... 1997: Played just one match in 1997 after returning to the U.S. team following the birth of daughter Carli ... 1996: Member of the Gold Medal winning U.S. Women's National Team at the 1996 Olympic Games Earned her 100th cap in the Olympic semifinal game ... Started and played every minute of the USA's five matches at the '96 Olympic Games, assisting on the game-winning goal in the gold medal match ... Took time off after the Olympics to have her second child and did not play for the USA until Nov. 1, 1997, against Sweden in Chattanooga, Tenn. ... 1995: One of two players to play every minute of the United States' six games in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden ... Suffered broken right leg while competing in the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival in Denver but made a complete recovery ... Pre-1994: Member of the U.S. team that won the title at the 1994 CONCACAF Qualifying Championship in Montreal, allowing the team to qualify for the 1995 World Cup in Sweden ... Member of the U.S. team which won 1991 World Cup in China ... Named U.S. Soccer's Chevrolet Female Athlete of the Year in 1988 One of 10 U.S. players to player more than 100 games ... First Appearance: Aug. 3, 1987, vs. China ... First Goal: Dec. 16, 1987, vs. Australia.

College/High School: Three-time All-American from 1987-1989 at the University of California, Berkeley where she is the all-time scoring leader with 55 goals and 23 assists ... Inducted into the UC Berkeley Hall of Fame in October 1997 ... Helped lead Cal to third-place finishes in the NCAA tournament in 1987 and 1988 ... Set a UC Berkeley school record for goals scored in a season with 23 in 1987 ... Attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, Calif., where she helped led the team to four straight league championships and was selected MVP of Southern California by the Los Angeles Times.

Club: Plays club soccer for Ajax of Manhattan Beach, champions of the U.S. Women's Amateur National Cup in 1992, 1993 and 1998.