Elizabeth Guess
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1985)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Elizabeth Guess
| image = Elizabeth Guess 2006 3.jpg
| caption = Guess in 2006
| fullname = Laurie Elizabeth Guess{{cite web |url=https://goheels.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/libby-guess/6645 |title=Libby Guess |publisher=North Carolina Tar Heels |access-date=June 26, 2022}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|1|11}}
| birth_place = Athens, Georgia, U.S.
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position = Forward/Midfielder
| youthclubs1 =
| youthyears1 =
| collegeyears1 = 2003–2006
| college1 = North Carolina Tar Heels
| collegecaps1 =
| collegegoals1 =
| clubs1 = SoccerPlus Connecticut
| years1 = 2008
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 2
| clubs2 = Atlanta Silverbacks
| years2 = 2009
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 1
| clubs3 = Atlanta Silverbacks
| years3 = 2012
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 5
| clubs4 = ADO Den Haag
| years4 = 2012
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 4
| clubs5 = Boston Breakers
| years5 = 2013
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| clubs6 = Portland Thorns FC
| years6 = 2013
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| nationalteam1 = United States U-23
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = April 28, 2013 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = April 12, 2013 (UTC)
}}
Laurie Elizabeth Guess (born January 11, 1985) is an American soccer forward and midfielder. She last played for the Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League.
Youth and college career
Guess was born in Athens, Georgia. She attended and played for Athens Academy in Athens, Georgia, where she received several honors and awards. Guess was a highly recruited high school All-American in high school. Guess was a 2003 McDonald's All-American, 2003 Parade All-American and 2003 NSCAA All-American. She led her team in scoring and assists all three years and was first-team All-Northeast Georgia each year. In addition to excelling in soccer, Guess also played four years of basketball as a point guard and led her basketball team in scoring, assists, steals and free throw shooting three times. Guess was named All-Northeast Georgia her freshman through senior years, first-team All-State selection as a senior, honorable mention as a sophomore and All-Area as a senior as well as the All-Northeast Georgia player of the Year as a senior.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}
Guess attended the University of North Carolina. While at North Carolina she played with current Breakers teammates Heather O'Reilly and Cat Whitehill. Guess also won two NCAA National Championships and three Atlantic Coast Conference Championships with the Tar Heels during her four-year college career.{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/playerbios/elizabethguess/index_E.html |title=Boston Breakers Player Profile |access-date=April 12, 2013 |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071243/http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/playerbios/elizabethguess/index_E.html |url-status=dead }}
Club career
=Boston Breakers=
Guess was signed by the Boston Breakers as a discovery player in April 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/NEWS/707893.html |title=Breakers sign former University of North Carolina star Elizabeth Guess |access-date=April 12, 2013 |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208050348/http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/NEWS/707893.html |url-status=dead }} After playing only one game with the Breakers in which she provided the assist to the Breaker's lone and equalizer goal, Guess was waived by the team.{{cite web |title=BREAKERS COME BACK TO DRAW WITH WASHINGTON |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/710819.html |publisher=NWSL Soccer |accessdate=April 25, 2013}}{{cite web |title=Leroux equalizer hands Breakers a point |url=http://nesoccerjournal.com/news/breakers/2013/04-14-breakers-tie-washington-in-first-nwsl-game |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629233120/http://nesoccerjournal.com/news/breakers/2013/04-14-breakers-tie-washington-in-first-nwsl-game |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2013 |publisher=New England Soccer Journal |accessdate=April 25, 2013 }}
=Portland Thorns FC=
Shortly after being waived by the Breakers, Guess was acquired by the Portland Thorns FC.{{cite web |url=http://www.stumptownfooty.com/2013/4/24/4261622/thorns-fc-acquire-elizabeth-guess |title=Portland Thorns FC Acquire Elizabeth Guess |work=Stumptown Footy |date=April 24, 2013}} She was waived by the Portland Thorns in January 2014.{{cite news |title=Portland Thorns sign midfielder Amber Brooks, waive Adelaide Gay and Elizabeth Guess |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland-thorns/2014/01/portland_thorns_sign_midfielde_1.html |work=The Oregonian |first=Jamie |last=Goldberg |date=January 2, 2014}}
International career
Guess was a member of the U.S. Under-16, Under-17 National Teams, U-23 Women's National Team and a pool player for the U.S. Under-21 National Team in 2005 and the U.S. Under-19 National Team.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}
Personal
Her parents are Ed and Page Allen and Amy and Frank Guess.{{clarify|date=April 2013}} She has two brothers and two sisters.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130828033957/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/thornsfc/elizabeth-guess Portland Thorns player profile]
- [http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/playerbios/elizabethguess/index_E.html Boston Breakers player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071243/http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/playerbios/elizabethguess/index_E.html |date=December 8, 2015 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140525042554/http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205672536 North Carolina player profile]
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Category:American women's soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:Portland Thorns FC players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players
Category:Parade High School All-Americans (girls' soccer)
Category:Boston Breakers players
Category:Eredivisie (women) players
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands