Megan Oyster
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Oyster playing for UCLA Bruins in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Megan Leigh Oyster | ||
Date of birth | September 3, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Naperville, Illinois, United States | ||
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
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Current team
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Washington Spirit | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | UCLA Bruins | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Chicago Red Stars | ||
2015– | Washington Spirit | 21 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Newcastle Jets (loan) | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 29, 2015 |
Megan Leigh Oyster (born September 3, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays for the Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League on loan from Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League.
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Early life
Raised in Naperville, Illinois, Oyster attended Neuqua Valley High School where she led the soccer to team to a 24–0 record and first place national ranking. [1][2] A four-time all-state selection and 2010 Parade All-American, Oyster was ranked as the number 21 recruit in the country and first in Illinois by Top Drawer Soccer.[1] In 2010, she was named All-American by ESPN RISE. The following year, she was named Gatorade State Player of the Year in Illinois.[1]
Oyster played club soccer for Windy City Pride from 1998–2011 and was a member of the regional Olympic Development Program (ODP) for five years.[1]
Playing career
Collegiate
UCLA Bruins, 2011–2014
Oyster attended UCLA where she played for the Bruins from 2011 to 2014.[1] In 2013, she helped lead the Bruins to win the NCAA College Cup for the first time.[3] She received All-Tournament honors and served the assist to the game-winning goal during the championship final against the Florida State Seminoles.[4] [1][5] As a senior in 2014, Oyster helped anchor a Bruin defense that recorded a 0.245 goals against average (GAA) and set UCLA records for shut-outs (19) and allowing only six goals.[1] The same year, she was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and earned conference All-Academic honorable mention honors for the second consecutive season.[1]
Club
Just before joining UCLA in 2011, Oyster played briefly for Chicago Red Stars in Women's Premier Soccer League.[6]
Washington Spirit, 2015–present
Oyster was selected by the Washington Spirit as the thirteenth pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.[7] During the 2015 season, she started in all 20 matches for the team and scored one goal primarily playing in the defender position.[8] The Spirit finished fourth during the regular season with a 8–6–6 record to advance to the playoffs.[9] The team was defeated 3–0 by Seattle Reign during the semifinal.[10]
Newcastle Jets, 2015–16
On October 8, 2015, Oyster joined Australian W-League club Newcastle Jets on loan for the 2015–16 season.[11]
International
Oyster has represented the United States at the under-16, under-18 and under-20 national team levels.[1]
See also
- List of people from Naperville, Illinois
- List of foreign players in the W-League (Australia)
- List of University of California, Los Angeles people
References
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