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Lindsay Elston

Class: Junior Hometown: Sammamish, Wash. High School: Eastlake

Height: 5-8 Position: MF Experience: 1L

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Washington
2011 (Sophomore): In the Summer of 2011 played on the U-20 National Team with teammates Lindsey Bos and Chelsea Archer ... was one of two players to appear and start in all 20 games ... scored five goals ... finished second on the team in goals (5), assists (4), points (14), and shots (44) ... scored goals in back-to-back games against BYU (Aug. 19) and Wisconsin (Aug. 26) ... recorded a goal and an assist at Arizona on Oct. 28 ... also had goals against Gonzaga (Sept. 18) and Oregon (Oct. 21) ... scored a last-minute goal against Oregon to earn a 1-1 draw after 2OT ... took at least one shot in every game except against No. 1 Stanford ... had season-high five shots against USC on Oct. 14 and against WSU on Nov. 3 ... had assists in consecutive games against Colorado on Oct. 7 and Utah on Oct. 9, and then against OSU on Oct. 23 and Arizona on Oct. 28.

2010 (Freshman): Named to the Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team ... was one of two freshmen to play in all 24 games on the season ... made 22 starts, including the season-opener at Seattle U on Aug. 20, all Pac-10 games and all four NCAA Tournament games ... logged a career-high 90 minutes three times ... led the team with five assists ... was second on the team with two game-winning goals ... tied for third on the team with three goals and 11 points ... took 29 shots, 11 on goal ... scored her first career goal at St. Mary's on Sept. 24 in the 36th minute ... her first game-winning goal came two days later at San Francisco on Sept. 26 in the 30th minute ... also scored in the Pac-10 opener vs. Arizona on Oct. 8 in the 58th minute ... earned her first career assist at UMass on Aug. 27, assisting on Kellye Joswick's goal in the 26th minute ... assisted Kate Deines in the 18th minute vs. Syracuse on Sept. 3 ... assisted Sarah Martinez on the go-ahead goal at No. 4 Portland on Oct. 3 ... at No. 1 Stanford on Oct. 17, assisted Kelli Stewart on a goal in the 90th minute ... teamed up with Martinez again to assist the game-winning goal vs. Oklahoma in the NCAA First Round on Nov. 12 in the third minute ... was the third penalty kick shooter for the Huskies against No. 2 Portland in the NCAA Second Round on Nov 14, making her attempt ... tied for 10th amongst Pac-10 players in assists on the year.

High School/Club:
High school teammate of fellow Husky teammate Allie Beahan at Eastlake High School and on the Crossfire Premiere ... had a stellar senior campaign, being named the KingCo 4A Player of the Year along with first-team all-state, Seattle Times all-area and being nominated for Gatorade State Player of the Year ... was also named First-Team All-KingCo and second-team all-state her sophomore year, helping Eastlake win the league, district and state championships ... recently attended the U.S. Under-18 National Team training camp and will play for the team in an upcoming tournament in Spain ... also a stellar student off the field, maintaining a 3.8 GPA ... also competed in track and badminton.

Personal:
Lindsay Christina Elston ... born in McMurray, Pa. ... parents are Ann Louise and Cassius Elston ... has two older siblings, brother Cash and sister Leslie ... mother rank track at Pitt from 1977-79 ... brother played soccer for the U.S. Naval Academy from 2006-08 ... enjoys photography, running and skiing ... chose UW over Stanford, Santa Clara and Portland.

Coach Gallimore on Elston:
"Lindsay is a terrific all-around player with size, skill, speed and tactical-awareness. She will be a great compliment to the other central midfield players on our team. It will be interesting to see how quickly Lindsay adapts to the speed of play at the collegiate level because if she adjusts quickly, she will definitely have an immediate impact on our team."

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