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...Tracee Whitley was an eighth-grade basketball player when her coach suggested that she take her "great hands" to spring soccer tryouts as a goalie...
...fact that Whitley's become a standout on a talent-laden squad--one that includes five former All-Americans and a swarm of All-Ivy selections--hasn't surprised a lot of observers, many of whom have charted the aggressive goalie's rise to prominence from eighth grade...
...time her senior year in high school rolled around, in fact, several colleges were interested in having Whitley minding their nets. In addition to Harvard, North Carolina and North Carolina State were especially interested...
...says Whitley, there was no contest. When she visited Cambridge after being accepted, she was sure that Harvard was the place...
...Whitley says the transition from high school to college goaltending hasn't been very difficult, though her concentration level has to be "100 percent almost the whole game." Her national team experience has helped, providing her with the best competition in the nation for the past few summers...