| Colleen Bradley |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Clintondale, NY
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 | High School: Wallkill
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 | Height: 5-4
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 | Position: D
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An asset in the defensive backfield that will be sorely missed ... Finished career with 79 games played, 59 games started, 33 shots, two goals, four assists and eight points ... Moved to the
defender position prior to the 1998 season after playing in the midfield
her rookie campaign.
2000:
Saw action in every game, starting 20 ... Had three assists on the year ... Helped lead team to first-ever victory over fifth-ranked and eventual national champions North Carolina on Oct. 27 .. Named to Dean's List for fall semester.
1999:
Started every game ... Found net in Wake's 2-0 victory over Brown Oct.
17 ... Took a career high 10 shots ... Integral part of the Demon Deacon
defense that held opponents to a record low 18 goals, and 15 assists all
season ... Helped Wake Forest total a record 12 shutout victories.
1998:
Appeared in 20 games, making 16 starts on the season ... Netted first
career goal in Wake Forest's 3-1 victory at Florida State Sept. 18 ...
Took six shots on the season ... Key figure of a Demon Deacon defense
that allowed 1.45 goals per game, the third best mark in the ACC ...
Helped the Demon Deacons record four shutouts on the season.
1997:
Saw action in 15 games as a rookie in the midfield, although she did not
crack the starting lineup during the season ... Assisted the
game-winning goal in Wake Forest's 1-0 victory over Colorado College
Oct. 26 ... Provided steady play as a regular off the bench throughout
the year.
Background:
Came to Wake Forest after an outstanding prep career where she was
all-state and all-league for three years ... Captained Wallkill High's
team in both 1995 and 1996 ... Also lettered two years in track …
Selected to the Region I Olympic Development Team in 1996 ... Also named
a USYSA Academic All-American ... Member of the Yorktown Jaguar Club
team that was the Eastern New York State Champion in 1996 and 1997 ...
Graduated as valedictorian of her high school class ... Born Colleen Ann
Bradley on June 18, 1979 in Newburgh, N.Y. ... The daughter of John and
Margaret Bradley of Clintondale, N.Y.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | GP/GS | SH | G | A | PTS | GWG |
| 2000 | 21/20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23/23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20/16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15/0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 79/59 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
COLLEEN UP CLOSE
- Nicknames: Leener, Col, Cog
- My favorite food is calamari
- My favorite song is Crash - Dave Matthews Band
- My favorite music group is Dave Matthews Band
- The CD I would choose if I could just have one to listen to is KISS - House Nation
- My favorite movie is Braveheart
- My favorite TV show is The Sopranos
- My favorite book is Little Women
- My favorite hobby is running and working out
- My favorite class at WFU is biology
- The main reason I selected Wake Forest is great school and soccer team, small size, nice weather
- The person in history I would most like to meet is Jesus Christ
- The first thing I would do if I ruled the world for a day is rid the world of poverty and disease
- The first thing I would do if I was President of the United States for a day is declare a national holiday and have a nation-wide party
- The first thing I would do if I was President of Wake Forest for a day is declare a holiday, cancel classes and have a huge campus-wide party
- The first thing I would do if I was head coach for a day is have a really fun practice with no sprints
- The person I would most like to trade places with for a day is someone rich and famous to see what it would be like
- The teammate who makes me laugh the hardest is Tracy Chao
- One piece of advice I would pass along to myself 10 years ago is don't expect life to be perfect and if you love someone, love them no matter what
- The person who has most influenced my athletic career is my father
- My most memorable moment in athletics is scoring my first collegiate goal as a sophomore
- The best player I've ever faced is my assistant coach, Kelly, in practice
- The first thing I thought when I first met Coach da Luz was he seemed really laid back and short
- My craziest ambition is to travel around the world for a couple years
- My worst fear is not living up to the expectations I have for myself
- After college I plan to go to medical school (hopefully) or graduate school
- The actress who would play the part of me in a movie about my life would be Sandra Bullock
- Before every game I always go to the bathroom at least 3 times and retie my shoelaces at least twice
- My favorite sport besides soccer is baseball
- My biggest pet peeve is bad drivers
- One thing I wish I was better at is dancing
- The one possession I would keep if I lost all but one is my pictures
- The team I would most like to see added to the schedule is any team near my hometown so my friends and family could see me play
- The person who I would choose to be stranded on a deserted island with is my boyfriend