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Rees Bettinger

Class: Senior Hometown: Bellevue, Wash. High School: Bellevue Christian

Height / Weight: 5-10 / 165 Position: Forward Experience: 3V

Wurzberger on Bettinger:
"Rees has the ability to play as well as any forward in the country. A big year from Rees could translate into a big year for UW."

WASHINGTON
1998 (Junior): Played a more balanced role, netting seven goals and assisting on four more...was fourth on the team with 18 points...named to the NSCAA All-Far West Region third team and second-team All-MPSF...scored two goals, including the game-winner, and assisted on the other in a 3-2 MPSF win over UC Irvine...that performance earned him MPSF Player of the Week honors for week ending Oct. 25...also named to Soccer America's Team of the Week Oct. 25...netted two goals against San Francisco off three shots to lead UW to a 2-1 win...tied for eighth in the MPSF in both goals (7) and points (18)...started in a career-high 17 games for the Huskies...leads all current Huskies with 27 career goals and 68 career points...needs just one more goal to move into a tie for 10th all-time in the Husky record books.

1997 (Sophomore): Had a more balanced attack, with eight goals and eight assists, after a 12-goal, two-assist freshman campaign...secured a spot on the MPSF Mountain Division first team for the second straight season... scored at least one point in 10 games...contributed to at least two goals in five games...half of his goals were game-winners: vs. Sacramento State, Wake Forest, Portland and Seattle Pacific...third on the team in points with 24...started 12 of the 19 games in which he played...earned a spot on Soccer America's Team of the Week for his efforts against Portland...began the season with one goal and two assists vs. North Carolina...earned adidas/Foot Locker most outstanding offensive player honors for that game...also landed a spot on the NIKE-Wake Forest all-tournament team...was invited to participate in the adidas Summer League but declined in order to attend a mission trip.

1996 (Freshman): Had one of the best seasons of any freshman in the nation...named to Soccer America's all-freshman team...one of only two freshmen named to the MPSF all-league team...led the team in goals (12) while starting just 11 of the 17 games in which he appeared...tied Jason Boyce as the team leader in scoring with 26 points...had three game-winning goals, against Wisconsin and in both matches against Oregon State...netted the first goal in a 3-1 win over UCLA in the NIKE Husky Classic championship game...tied for first in goals scored in the Mountain Division...named MPSF Player of the Week on Nov. 4 after scoring the first goal vs. St. Mary's and the game-winner vs. OSU...named to Soccer America's Team of the Week on Nov. 5...selected to the World University Team.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Started for Olympic Development Program West Region team for three years...played for the Under-18 U.S. National Team that competed in Austria in 1994...four-year standout for Bellevue Christian...led his team to two state titles and two second-place finishes...scored three goals and assisted on the game-winner in 1995 state championship victory...also ran track all four years, helping the 400-meter relay finish fifth at state as a senior.

PERSONAL
Rees Alan Bettinger was born Aug. 18, 1977, in Redmond, Wash...son of Reed and Nan Bettinger...both parents attended UW...Reed ran track and cross country for the Huskies...has a younger brother and sister...sister, Alees, plays soccer in high school...brother, Ryan, played soccer until age 17 at the ODP level...graduated high school with a 3.4 GPA...was on the honor roll all four years...a comparative religion major.

BETTINGER'S Career Statistics

Year    GP-GS   Goals  Assists  Points  SHOTS   GWG
1996    17-11    12      2       26      44      3
1997    19-12     8      8       24      33      4
1998    20-18     7      4       18      40      3
Career  56-41    27     14       68     117     10