She attended Presentation High School in San Jose, California. She began playing with the U.S. Women's National Team in 1998, while still a freshman at Santa Clara University. In 2001, she led Santa Clara to the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship, scoring the only goal in Santa Clara's 1-0 victory over perennial powerhouse North Carolina. She was awarded the 2002 Hermann Trophy as the top collegiate soccer player in the country and the Today's Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2002.

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She was the first player selected in the Women's United Soccer Association's 2003 draft, with the San Diego Spirit trading three players for the rights to draft her. At the conclusion of the 2003 season, she was traded to the Boston Breakers, shortly before the WUSA suspended operations. She finally got the opportunity to play for the Breakers in a June 19, 2004 exhibition match against the Washington Freedom in Blaine, Minnesota, as part of a coordinated effort to maintain public interest in the WUSA.

In 2009, she began playing midfielder for the Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), successor to the failed WUSA.

 International career

In 2004, she was selected for the United States Women's Soccer team at the Athens Olympics in four matches she made six assists and scored six goals, helping the U.S. to a gold medal.

On July 30, 2006, she became the 18th United States Women's National Team player to reach the mark of 100 caps in a friendly match against Canada  as of October 20, 2007, her total stands at 117.

Despite a double hernia operation early in 2008, she was selected for the US team to play at the 2008 Summer Olympics, appearing as a reserve in one match.

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