| Alex Phillips |
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University of Washington
Two-year squad member who will battle for the starting position in goal.
2007 (Sophomore)
Appeared in two games in goal for the Huskies, making one start... Played 135 minutes, making four saves and allowing two goals... Had a 1.33 goals against average.
2006 (Freshman)
Practiced with the team, but did not see any game action ... Benefited from training with UW associated head coach and former U.S. National Team goalkeeper Amy Griffin.
Park City High School
Three-year letterwinner ... Park City won back-to-back Utah Class 3A state championships her final two seasons, in 2004 and 2005 ... Prep squad advanced to the state quarterfinals in 2003, her sophomore season ... Park City won three straight league championships ... A first-team all-state selection in 2004 and 2005 ... Served as team captain her senior year ... Received the team's Most Valuable Player award in 2005.
Personal
Born Jan. 26, 1988 in Detroit, Michigan ... Parents are Michael and Barbara Phillips ... Her father played college baseball and soccer at USC ... Played club soccer for the Celtic Storm, which was the runner-up at the 2005 Surf Cup after advancing to the championship game ... Celtic Storm won the Utah state title from 2001-04 ... Former prep and club teammate Kelly Isleib plays college soccer at Utah.
Coach Gallimore on Phillips
"Alex got some good games under her belt in the spring and gave us a reason to look at her for the starting job. Now she has to come in and compete. Our goalkeeper group is going to be competing and Alex has the leg up because of her game experience."