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  Carissa Youker

Carissa Youker

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Potomac, Md.

High School:
Winston Churchill

Height:
5-7

Position:
F

Honors
• 2008 Second-Team All-Patriot League
• 2008 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week - 10/13
• 2007 Patriot League All-Tournament Team

Outlook -- Carissa is capable of running at defenders 1v1 and getting teammates into scoring position ... very mobile, very fit and great team player ... offensive catalyst, capable of changing the game in our attack and a good finisher with both feet ... great attitude ... evolved into a complete attacking forward.

2008 --Enjoyed a breakout sophomore season, producing a team-leading seven goals and a career-best 16 points ... one of six Mids to earn All-Patriot League honors, receiving second-team recognition ... showcased an incredible knack for scoring timely goals, finishing with five game winners, the sixth-most in a single-season in program history ... appeared in all 22 games during the fall ... joined the starting-11 on Sept. 19 against Mount St. Mary's and proceeded to earn starting nod in each of team's final 15 matches ... her seven goals were tied for the fourth-most in the conference ... racked up a team-best 14 points (6 g, 2 a) in 13 regular season home contests ... displayed terrific rapport with classmate Christine Calderon, who assisted on four of her seven tallies, including three game-winners ... scored all five of her game-winning goals in a 10-game, month-long stretch from Sept. 12-Oct. 12 ... earned Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week honors after registering four goals and eight points in three Navy victories from Oct. 6-12 ... struck twice with two goals, including the eventual winner, in the first 19:30 of the Mids' 5-0 rout of Delaware State (10/6) ... contributed the decisive tally in one-goal wins at Liberty (9/12) and St. Francis (9/28) ... also netted the eventual winner against Mount St. Mary's (9/19) as well as in a 2-0 victory over league foe Lehigh (10/12) ... Navy won all eight games in which she recorded a point.

2007 -- Saw action in 22 matches as a rookie forward, including making her debut in the Mids' 1-1 tie against Iowa in the 2007 opener ... produced five points on two goals and an assist ... scored game-winning goal in the 42nd minute to lead the Mids to their second straight Patriot League crown ... one of five Mids named All-Patriot League Tournament team ... recorded her first points in a Navy uniform by feeding Sam Schroth the first of her two goals against Saint Peter's ... notched her first career goal in an 8-1 win over Howard.

High School/Club -- A 2007 graduate of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Md. ... a four-year letter winner as a forward on the soccer team where she earned All-State (Md.) and all-county recognition while serving as the team captain her senior year ... she also earned a letter in indoor track, running middle distances where she garnered all-county mention in 2004 as a member of the 4x800 meter relay team ... member of the Bethesda Extreme club team, winners of the 2005, `06, `07, and `08 Maryland state titles ... was also a member of the four-time (2000-03) Colorado state winning club team, and one-time regional champions.

Personal -- Full name is Carissa Glenne Youker ... daughter of James and Christine Youker ... born Sept. 21, 1988, in Denver, Colo. ... majoring in international relations.

Youker's Career Highs
Points: 4, vs. Delaware State (10/6/08)
Goals: 2, vs. Delaware State (10/6/08)
Assists: 1, Three Times; MR: vs. Francis Marion (9/26/08)
Shots: 5, at Holy Cross (10/26/08)

Youker's Career Statistics

		Overall				Patriot League
Yr	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts
2007	21/0	10	2	1	5	7/0	0	0	0	0
2008	22/15	26	7	2	16	7/7	11	2	0	4
Total   43/15	36	9	3	21	14/7	11	2	0	4

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