Caroline Means
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1993)}}
{{for|the American author|Caroline Abbot Stanley}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Caroline Means
| image = Caroline Stanley (15152148072).jpg
| fullname = Caroline Elizabeth Means
| birth_name = Caroline Elizabeth Stanley{{cite magazine |url=https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/asset-management/2A3BF1XLU8XOB |location=Los Angeles |title=Candidates for Degrees and Certificates – USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Arts |magazine=132nd Annual Commencement |publisher=University of Southern California |page=36 |date=May 15, 2015 |access-date=October 7, 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|16}}
| birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position = Goalkeeper
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| collegeyears1 = 2011 | college1 = Missouri Tigers | collegecaps1 = | collegegoals1 =
| collegeyears2 = 2012–2014 | college2 = USC Trojans | collegecaps2 = | collegegoals2 =
| years1 = 2015
| clubs1 = Seattle Reign FC
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = Sky Blue FC
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = Orlando Pride
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = United States U-17
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| manageryears1 = 2018
| managerclubs1 = Tulsa Golden Hurricane (assistant)
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Caroline Elizabeth Means ({{nee|Stanley}}; born March 16, 1993) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper. Before announcing her retirement in 2018, Caroline played for Sky Blue FC, Seattle Reign FC and Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League. She also represented the United States on the under-20, under-18, under-17, and under-15 national teams.
Early life
Born to parents David and Kelly Stanley, in Oklahoma City, Caroline grew up in Missouri and attended Lee's Summit North High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri from 2007 to 2011 where she earned two consecutive Goalkeeper of the Year awards from the Missouri State High School Soccer Coaches Association. She also played volleyball, basketball and track for the school.{{cite web|title=Caroline Stanley|url=http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/caroline_stanley_801627.html|publisher=University of Southern California|accessdate=August 1, 2015|archive-date=May 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526061730/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/caroline_stanley_801627.html|url-status=dead}}
She played club soccer for KCFC Intensity, the Scream and her childhood and first club team, the Pink Panthers. She won five state titles. Appeared in five Regional playoffs. In 2011, she won the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) with KCFC, making three saves during a shootout to win the championship.
=USC Trojans, 2012–2014=
After playing one season for the University of Missouri, she transferred to the University of Southern California where she played for the Trojans from 2012 to 2014. During her first season with the Trojans, she started in 17 of the 18 games in which she played. She made 95 saves allowing 32 goals. During her junior year, she started all 20 games and made 78 saves allowing 25 goals. In her senior year, Stanley appeared and started in every game as a team captain and the only starting senior. She set records for most saves per match, and saved a penalty kick against Notre Dame to beat them on the road.{{citation needed|date=May 2024|reason=Citation only shows up to junior season, not senior season.}}
Playing career
=Club=
Originally training with the Seattle Reign FC as an amateur player,{{cite web|title=Reign Call Up French and Stanley For Sky Blue Match|url=http://www.sounderatheart.com/seattle-reign/2015/5/8/8575581/reign-call-up-french-and-stanley-for-sky-blue-match|publisher=Sounder at Heart|accessdate=August 1, 2015|date=May 8, 2015|archive-date=August 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809095721/https://www.sounderatheart.com/seattle-reign/2015/5/8/8575581/reign-call-up-french-and-stanley-for-sky-blue-match|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Lauletta|first1=Dan|title=2015 NWSL Preview: Seattle Reign FC|url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2015/04/01/2015-nwsl-preview-seattle-reign-fc/|publisher=The Equalizer|accessdate=August 1, 2015|date=April 1, 2015}} Stanley signed with the team in July 2015.{{cite web|title=REIGN-THORNS DRAWS NWSL-RECORD CROWD OF 21,144|url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/13305007/seattle-reign-beat-portland-thorns-nwsl-record-crowd|publisher=ESPN|access-date=August 1, 2015|date=July 22, 2015}} She made her first appearance for the club on August 1, 2015, during an away match against the Boston Breakers.{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://twitter.com/SeattleReignFC/status/627558768985772032|publisher=Seattle Reign FC|accessdate=August 1, 2015|date=August 1, 2015}}
She signed with Sky Blue FC in March 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.skybluefc.com/sky-blue-fc-signs-goalkeeper-caroline-stanley/|title=Sky Blue FC Signs Goalkeeper Caroline Stanley|publisher=|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815235128/http://www.skybluefc.com/sky-blue-fc-signs-goalkeeper-caroline-stanley/|url-status=dead}}
After signing with the Orlando Pride following an injury to their backup goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe, she was substituted in for Ashlyn Harris early in the first half after Harris came down with a non-contact injury. This substitution happened one day after joining with her new club for the first time in Seattle, and she recorded several saves that contributed to a hard-fought road point against the Seattle Reign.{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2017/05/19/pride-face-another-test-sunday-against-seattle-reign-fc|title=Pride Face Another Test Sunday Against Seattle Reign FC|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-pride-soccer/os-sp-orlando-pride-news-0523-story.html|title=Orlando Pride emergency goalkeeper Caroline Stanley clutch under pressure|publisher=}} On August 14, 2017, Orlando cut Means to make roster room for the return of Ashlyn Harris.{{Cite web|url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2017/08/14/monday-roundup-uswnt-announce-october-friendlies/|title=Monday Roundup: USWNT announce October friendlies – Equalizer Soccer|date=August 14, 2017 }}
She officially announced her retirement from soccer on January 7, 2018, at age 24.
= International =
Post-Playing career
On February 27, 2018, Means announced that she had accepted the position as Goalkeeper Coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's soccer becoming the program's first full-time Goalkeeper Coach.
Personal life
She married Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means in November 2019.{{cite news|author=Ruiz, Nathan|title='This is still your path': Orioles' John Means skyrockets from edge of retirement to All-Star|work=The Baltimore Sun|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-john-means-all-star-profile-20190706-story.html|date=July 8, 2019|access-date=July 9, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theknot.com/us/caroline-and-john-means-nov-2019|title=Caroline and John Means's Wedding Website|website=The Knot|accessdate=April 8, 2020}} They welcomed their first child, a son, in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJAF0hVgC5C/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CJAF0hVgC5C |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|website=instagram.com|date=2020-12-17|access-date=2021-08-28|title=John Means on Instagram: "Meet my boy, McCoy Alan Means. 12/17/20" }}{{cbignore}}
Means is an ambassador for The Young and Brave Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports children with cancer.{{cite web|title=Caroline Stanley|url=http://www.theyoungandbrave.com/ambassadors/caroline-stanley/|publisher=Young & Brave Foundation|accessdate=August 18, 2015}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170608155910/https://www.orlandocitysc.com/players/124/caroline-stanley Orlando Pride player profile]
- [http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/caroline_stanley_801627.html USC Trojans player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526061730/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/caroline_stanley_801627.html |date=May 26, 2017 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150405014533/http://pro-skillssoccer.com/coaches/ Pro Skills Soccer coach profile]
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Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Seattle Reign FC players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:Soccer players from Missouri
Category:USC Trojans women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football goalkeepers
Category:Missouri Tigers women's soccer players
Category:NJ/NY Gotham FC players
Category:Orlando Pride players