#17 Chelsea Stewart Season 2009-10
Midfield
As a freshman (2009): Highly-touted recruit didn[apos]t disappoint, starting all 18 games she played at midfielder … Named to SEC All-Freshman team Scored goals in three straight games against Murray State (8/30), Belmont (9/4) and Oklahoma (9/6), all victories … Goals against Belmont and Oklahoma were game-winners … Also assisted on game-winning goal against Ole Miss (10/25) … Took season-high five shots against Oklahoma … Led all Vanderbilt freshmen with seven points and 36 shots, 15 on goal … Away from Vanderbilt, she was named the Canadian U-20 Player of the Year and also served as team captain … Named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
Canadian National/U-20 Team (2008-09): Stewart had 17 caps for the U-20 team and scored two goals with them while participating in the FIFA U-20 Women[apos]s World Cup … won a gold medal at the 2008 CONCACAF Women[apos]s Under-20 Championship in Puebla, Mexico, after a 1-0 victory over the United States in the final … added to the National Team in the summer of 2008 and traveled to the Beijing Olympics … played for the National Team that advanced to the Cypress Cup Finals last spring … has six caps with the National Team.
High School/Club: Stewart is a highly decorated player and 2007-08 National Soccer Coaches Association Youth All-American … Played at Mountain Vista High in Colorado from 2004-07 and attended Shattuck-St. Mary[apos]s in Faribault, Minnesota … Considered as a player to watch and a Top-11 player in the Rocky Mountain Region by Top Drawer Soccer. In club soccer, Stewart has been a prominent player on the Region IV ODP squad, serving as team captain. Selected for U14, U15 and U16 National Camps and Region IV teams … Played for Real Colorado (2006-07) and Colorado Rush (2004-05) … Played on the USYSA U16 National Championship team in 2006 … 2005 and 2006 NSCAA All-Region … Selected for U14, U15 and U16 National Camps and Region IV teams.
Personal: Chelsea Blaine Stewart … Parents are Bill and Carla Stewart … Has a brother, Trevor, and a sister, Emily … High Honor Roll student at Shattuck-St. Mary[apos]s … plans to major in a business related field … Father, Bill, played for the Canadian National Ice Hockey Team in 1983 … Favorite soccer player is Fernando Torres of Spain.