| Laura Harper |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Nepean, Ontario
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 | High School: Mother Teresa
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 | Height: 5-9
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 | Position: Forward
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 | Birthdate: 01/30/1986
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IN 2007: Named a tri-captain of the Black Bears for the 2007 campaign. IN 2006: Had an outstanding season for the Black Bears... named to the America East First Team... named to the 2006 National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas NCAA Division I Women's Northeast All-Region Second Team... named to the Soccer Buzz Northeast Region Second Team... named to the America East All-Academic squad... named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team... led America East in points, points per game, goals and goals per game... led Maine in scoring with 11 goals and two assists for 24 points... had a five-game goal scoring streak that started with a pair of goals against Canisius (9/3)... followed that up with a goal and two assists at Holy Cross (9/9)... scored goals against Marist (9/15), URI (9/17) and at Brown (9/20) in the streak... notched both goals in Maine's 2-0 win against Albany (10/12)... also scored two goals in Maine's game at UMBC (10/22)... tallied the game-winner against Vermont in the first game of the America East Tournament (10/27)... scored five game-winning goals on the season... converted penalty kicks at Holy Cross (9/9) and at UMBC (10/22)... started all 20 games for the Black Bears... named to the America East Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll... also named a UMaine Scholar-Athlete Award winner
IN 2005: Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team... saw action in 19 games, earning four starts... ranked fourth on the team and second among returners in scoring with four goals and three assists for 11 points... notched goals in wins over Sacred Heart (8/26), Holy Cross (9/13), Stony Brook (10/6) and UMBC (10/23).
IN 2004: Named to the America East All-Rookie Team... saw action in 18 games as a rookie, starting seven... finished third on the team in scoring with six goals and one assist for 13 points.... recorded two goals in Maine's 5-0 win over Hartford (10/15) and Maine's 3-1 win over Vermont (10/17)... notched game-winning goals in Maine's wins over UMBC (10/1) and Albany (10/28)... named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll and also a UMaine Academic "Rising Star".
BEFORE UMAINE: Played for the Ottawa Fury... was the youngest member of the Fury in 2003... helped lead the Fury to the W-League Final Four in 2003... previously played with the Ontario Provincial and National Training Center Teams... also trained with the Quebec National Training Center.
PERSONAL: A bio chemistry major... born 1/30/86... daughter of Patti Harper and Shawn Thompson.