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forward who played for the United States women's national soccer team, as well as the Philadelphia Charge and

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of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).

Playing career

College

Clemens attended

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and found success in college soccer as a forward. She graduated in 1999 with a degree in

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. With the Broncos, Clemens was twice named a First-Team All-American. In 95 games at Santa Clara she scored 67 goals and served 67 assists, both all-time records in program history. She collected the

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, for the best college player in the country, after her senior year in 1999. She spent the final six months of her college career in Brisbane, Australia, where she eschewed soccer in favor of running half marathons. This caused Clemens to lose so much weight that "startled" national coach April Heinrichs told her she no longer resembled a soccer player.

Club

In 2000, Clemens was among the twenty founding players of the Women's United Soccer Association, (WUSA), the first official professional women's soccer league in the United States. From 2001 to 2002, she played for the Philadelphia Charge. After her second season in Philadelphia, team

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traded Clemens to

in exchange for a fourth round draft pick, which he used to acquire Hope Solo. Clemens had often been moved into midfield or left on the substitutes' bench after an injury to Philadelphia's Kelly Smith saw Krikorian make tactical changes. With the demise of WUSA, Clemens signed for pro–am Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team San Diego WFC SeaLions for the 2004 season. In 2007, she joined WPSL team Ajax America Women. During her graduation year in 1999, Clemens had played WPSL soccer for Silicon Valley Red Devils – she scored three goals and added an assist to total seven points.

International

Clemens's first appearance on the United States women's national soccer team was on February 24, 1999, in a 3–1 win over Finland in

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. She collected a total of five caps over the following three years, but was not included in the US squads for the

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national soccer teams. It was hosted as well as won by the United States and took place from June 19 to July 10, 1999, at ...

, or the

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Personal life

In 2004 Clemens took part in American Broadcasting Company (ABC) reality television show '' The Bachelor''. After her soccer career she became a mental health counselor and a qualified practitioner of Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). In 2012, she was

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with twins.

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