Marcia Wallis (born March 31, 1981, in

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) is a retired American soccer player who played for

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Career

Wallis attended

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and played for the university team, when in 2003 she was the

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player of the year and appeared on the cover of ''

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'' along with seven other college athletes. She was a second round pick in the 2003 WUSA Draft for the Boston Breakers, but left midway through the season due to a lack of playing time, and went on to play for the Carolina Courage.

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