Carrie Dew
Encyclopedia
Caroline Frances Dew is an American
soccer defender
currently signed by Sky Blue FC
of Women's Professional Soccer
.
and currently resides in La Jolla, CA. Carrie’s Grandpa Bob can also be found in the stands at many games cheering on the Pride. At 91 years young he is Carrie’s biggest and favorite fan.
, Dew started all twenty-five games at center defender for the Irish, alongside teammate and Canadian international Candace Chapman
.
After an ACL
injury during her sophomore year, which caused her to miss all of the 2006 NCAA postseason games, Dew came back her in her junior year to anchor the central defense, guiding freshmen Lauren Fowlkes
and Julie Scheidler, and junior transfer Elise Weber
, to form an impressive defense that saw a 17-game unbeaten streak in 2007.
As co-captain of the team her senior year, Dew continued to be the backbone of an Irish defense that allowed just eight goals in 21 games in 2008, with 14 shutouts.
that played at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
in Russia
, alongside Notre Dame teammate Brittany Bock
. Carrie was called into her first U.S. U-20 National Team camp in January 2006 and was a member of the U.S. U-20 National Team that competed at the ‘06 Under-20 World Championship (Aug. 17-Sept. 3; in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia). She also played for the U.S. Under-17 in 2003, the Under-16 National Team in 2002 and the U-19 regional team.
, going to the Bay Area
's FC Gold Pride
in the second round, with the possibility of playing as a center midfielder
, as well as defender, for the Pride. She played at center defense alongside Rachel Buehler
for the majority of the 2009 season. In 2010, Dew moved back up to midfield, replaced by none other than her former Notre Dame teammate Candace Chapman
at center back.
She has the dubious distinction of being the first player to receive a red card in FC Gold Pride's history.
Carrie joins the Sky Blue FC
for her third professional season, following a WPS Championship season with the FC Gold Pride. Dew was selected by FC Gold Pride in the second round (12th overall) of the WPS Draft and started both as a midfielder and center back for the Pride. She scored her first goal as a professional on April 11, 2009 against Sky Blue FC and looks forward to scoring many more now that she’s wearing blue.
Played 10 years for the San Diego Surf club and captained the Surf team that won 2003 U-16 national title… Won four state titles with the Surf (‘99, ‘01, ‘03, ‘05) and 2003 Region IV championship while earning runner-up in 1999 and 2001… Named MVP at 2002 Blues Cup Summer Tournament and two Surf Cups (2000 and 2004)… Played with the U.S. U-23 National Amateur Team in 2005… Won an ODP National Title with Cal-South in 2004 as a co-captain… Also captained the Region IV team.
United States
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soccer defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
currently signed by Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC is an American professional soccer club based in Piscataway Township, New Jersey which participates in Women's Professional Soccer....
of Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
.
Personal
Carrie grew up a Southern California blonde in the beach City of Encinitas, CA with her parents, Jim and Pam, and big sister Natalie. In addition to becoming a star on the field, Carrie was also a star in the classroom. She graduated with honors from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame with a degree in marketing. Her sister Natalie also excelled both as a student and soccer defender at Cornell UniversityCornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and currently resides in La Jolla, CA. Carrie’s Grandpa Bob can also be found in the stands at many games cheering on the Pride. At 91 years young he is Carrie’s biggest and favorite fan.
Notable Honors
First Team All American, Two-Time Big East Defender of the Year, NCAA College Cup Defensive MVPCollege career
As a freshman at Notre DameNotre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represent the University of Notre Dame in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. The team has won 3 of the 29 NCAA national championships...
, Dew started all twenty-five games at center defender for the Irish, alongside teammate and Canadian international Candace Chapman
Candace Chapman
Candace Marie Chapman is a Trinidad and Tobago-born, Canadian soccer defender who is currently playing for the Sky Blue FC in the WPS and is a member of the Canadian national team....
.
After an ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
injury during her sophomore year, which caused her to miss all of the 2006 NCAA postseason games, Dew came back her in her junior year to anchor the central defense, guiding freshmen Lauren Fowlkes
Lauren Fowlkes
Lauren Ann Fowlkes is an American soccer player from Lee's Summit, Missouri. She is a defender for the United States U-23 women's national soccer team and the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer.-Collegiate career:...
and Julie Scheidler, and junior transfer Elise Weber
Elise Weber
Elise Weber is an American soccer defender currently playing for Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team.-External links:*...
, to form an impressive defense that saw a 17-game unbeaten streak in 2007.
As co-captain of the team her senior year, Dew continued to be the backbone of an Irish defense that allowed just eight goals in 21 games in 2008, with 14 shutouts.
National Team career
Dew was a member of the fourth-place United States U-20 women's national soccer teamUnited States U-20 women's national soccer team
The United States U-20 women's national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the full Women's National Team. The team's most recent major tournament was the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World...
that played at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
The 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Russia from 17 August to 3 September 2006. It was the officially recognized world championship for women's under-20 national football teams...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, alongside Notre Dame teammate Brittany Bock
Brittany Bock
Brittany Christine Bock is an American soccer defender currently playing for Western New York Flash of Women's Professional Soccer.-Personal:Bock was born in Naperville, Illinois and attended Neuqua Valley High School...
. Carrie was called into her first U.S. U-20 National Team camp in January 2006 and was a member of the U.S. U-20 National Team that competed at the ‘06 Under-20 World Championship (Aug. 17-Sept. 3; in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia). She also played for the U.S. Under-17 in 2003, the Under-16 National Team in 2002 and the U-19 regional team.
Professional career
Dew was the overall twelfth pick at the 2009 WPS Draft2009 WPS Draft
The 2009 WPS College Draft took place on January 16, 2009. It was the first college draft held by Women's Professional Soccer to assign the WPS rights of college players to the American-based teams.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Round 5:...
, going to the Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
's FC Gold Pride
FC Gold Pride
FC Gold Pride was an American professional soccer club based in Santa Clara, California which participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The club replaced the San Jose CyberRays of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association as the top-level women's soccer team in the San Francisco Bay Area...
in the second round, with the possibility of playing as a center midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
, as well as defender, for the Pride. She played at center defense alongside Rachel Buehler
Rachel Buehler
Rachel Marie Buehler is an American soccer defender currently playing for the United States women's national soccer team.-College career:...
for the majority of the 2009 season. In 2010, Dew moved back up to midfield, replaced by none other than her former Notre Dame teammate Candace Chapman
Candace Chapman
Candace Marie Chapman is a Trinidad and Tobago-born, Canadian soccer defender who is currently playing for the Sky Blue FC in the WPS and is a member of the Canadian national team....
at center back.
She has the dubious distinction of being the first player to receive a red card in FC Gold Pride's history.
Carrie joins the Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC is an American professional soccer club based in Piscataway Township, New Jersey which participates in Women's Professional Soccer....
for her third professional season, following a WPS Championship season with the FC Gold Pride. Dew was selected by FC Gold Pride in the second round (12th overall) of the WPS Draft and started both as a midfielder and center back for the Pride. She scored her first goal as a professional on April 11, 2009 against Sky Blue FC and looks forward to scoring many more now that she’s wearing blue.
High School / Youth Club
One of 20 players named to EA Sports High School All-America team for 2004-05, previously earning three NSCAA All-America honors (‘02-’04)… totaled 36 career goals and 25 assists in 107 starts from her defensive position while leading La Costa Canyon High School to pair of CIF state titles… repeated San Diego Union-Tribune honors for player of the year and all-academic first team, as senior captain (6G-4A for 17-4-1 team)… helped Mavericks earn national ranking all four seasons while winning conference and CIF state titles in both 2002 and ‘04… earned CIF all-state honors in final three seasons (first team in ‘04, ‘05)… named North County player of the year in 2003 and ‘04 (first team ‘03-’05)… earned all-section (first team ‘03-’05), all-conference and all-city (first team, ‘02-’05) honors in all four seasons… received team MVP and scholar athlete awards in 2004 and ‘05… presented with California Legislative Sports Award in 2004 and ‘05… named San Diego Hall of Champions athlete of the month (March ‘04)Played 10 years for the San Diego Surf club and captained the Surf team that won 2003 U-16 national title… Won four state titles with the Surf (‘99, ‘01, ‘03, ‘05) and 2003 Region IV championship while earning runner-up in 1999 and 2001… Named MVP at 2002 Blues Cup Summer Tournament and two Surf Cups (2000 and 2004)… Played with the U.S. U-23 National Amateur Team in 2005… Won an ODP National Title with Cal-South in 2004 as a co-captain… Also captained the Region IV team.
Club statistics
| Team | Season | League | Domestic League |
Domestic Playoffs |
Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | |||
| San Diego Gauchos San Diego Sunwaves San Diego Sunwaves were an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005, which played in the USL W-League for three years, until 2007, when they left the league and the franchise was terminated.... |
2006 | W-League W-League The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer.... |
1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Pali Blues Pali Blues Pali Blues is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2008. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada... |
2008 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 149 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Gold Pride FC Gold Pride FC Gold Pride was an American professional soccer club based in Santa Clara, California which participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The club replaced the San Jose CyberRays of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association as the top-level women's soccer team in the San Francisco Bay Area... |
2009 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season The 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season served as the inaugural season for WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States... |
WPS Women's Professional Soccer Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion... |
17 | 17 | 1429 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 17 | 1429 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 1429 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 17 | 1429 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | – | 22 | 18 | 1578 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 1578 | 1 | 0 | |