Lindsey Luz Huie (born December 26, 1982) is an American

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player who plays as a defender or

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for the

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, and made one appearance for the United States women's national team.

Career

Huie played for the Mission Viejo Diablos in high school, where she was a three-year letter-winner, two-time All-

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First Team player, and once chosen as the CIF Defensive Player of the Year. In college, she played for the

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from 2001 to 2005, winning the

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and

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. Her 2001 season was ended prematurely due to a knee injury, though she was granted a medical hardship waiver in order to regain the season she lost. In total, she scored 31 goals and recorded 48 assists in 99 games, ranking second in the career assists for the school. She was a four-time

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n (first team in 2004 and 2005, second team in 2003, and third team in 2002) and ''Soccer Buzz'' All-American (first team in 2003 and 2005, and second team in 2002 and 2004). Huie was also included in the

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All-Tournament Team in the 2005 championship-winning season. She was included in the ''

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'' National

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Team in 2003 and 2005, the ''Soccer America'' and ''Soccer Buzz'' All-Freshman Team in 2002, and was a semi-finalist for the

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in 2005. She was also an NSCAA Scholar All-American in 2005, as well as a

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Academic First-Team All-Region in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Huie was played for the U.S. under-18 and under-21 national teams, winning the 2003 and 2004 Nordic Cup with the latter. She made her only international appearance for the

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on March 11, 2005 in the 2005 Algarve Cup against

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. She came on as a substitute in the 74th minute for

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, with the match finishing as a 3–0 win. In 2014, Huie was inducted into the

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Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the school's 2002 championship-winning soccer team. She began coaching with the youth club CDA Slammers FC in 2015. In 2019, she returned from retirement to play club soccer for

in the UWS. She made five appearances in 2019, scoring one goal and recording two assists, and was included once in the UWS Team of the Week.

Personal life

Huie was born in

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, though

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is her hometown. She graduated from the

at the end of 2005 with a degree in

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, and has five children.

Career statistics

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huie, Lindsey 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from New Britain, Connecticut Soccer players from Hartford County, Connecticut American women's soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen American women's soccer coaches United States women's international soccer players Women's association football defenders Women's association football midfielders Portland Pilots women's soccer players United States women's youth international soccer players