Word: makinen
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...first collegiate player selected was seventh pick Anne Makinen, the Notre Dame star who scored the game-winner in the Irish's 2-0 Sweet 16 win over Harvard in November. The 2000 Crimson finished the season ranked 18th in the nation in the final soccer coaches' association poll, which came out last week...
Notre Dame's first strike came in the 31st minute when a corner kick by forward Meotis Erickson was headed into the right corner of the Harvard net by unmarked midfielder Anne Makinen. As Erickson's cross passed in front of the goal, the Harvard defender positioned in front of Makinen mistimed her leap, leaving the Irish's leading scorer--and the leading candidate for Player of the Year--open for the redirect...
...weren't marked up tight enough, and they were able to find an open player and knock it in," McCarthy said. "Makinen is a great player, really good in the air. But there's no excuse, we needed to be marked up on that...
Superstar Irish co-captain and likely national player of the year Anne Makinen leads Notre Dame's explosive offense with abilities seen no where else in college soccer. A native of Finland, Makinen's capacity to create chances, serve corners, dominate the penalty area, and score goals has astounded competition...
...Makinen leads a young offense that has seen 40% of its scoring done by a trio of freshmen. Midfielder Randi Scheller and forwards Amanda Guertin and Amy Warner have provided strong play to support the efforts of more experienced players...