LaKeysia Beene
{{Short description|American former soccer goalkeeper}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2016}}
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| name = LaKeysia Beene
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| fullname = LaKeysia Rene Beene{{cite magazine |location= |url=http://archives.nd.edu/commencement/2005-05-15_Commencement.pdf |title=College of Engineering – The Degree of Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geosciences On: Degree awarded January 2, 2005 |magazine=160th Commencement Exercises |publisher=University of Notre Dame |page=70 |date=May 2005 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911045940/http://archives.nd.edu/commencement/2005-05-15_Commencement.pdf |archive-date=September 11, 2015}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|3|9}}
| birth_place = Sumter, South Carolina, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position = Goalkeeper
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| collegeyears1 = 1996–1999
| college1 = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
| collegecaps1 = 90
| collegegoals1 = 0
| clubs1 = California Storm
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| years2 = 2001–2003
| clubs2 = San Jose CyberRays
| caps2 = 59
| goals2 = 0
| clubs3 = California Storm
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| nationalyears1 = 2000–2003
| nationalteam1 = United States
| nationalcaps1 = 18
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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LaKeysia Rene Beene (born March 9, 1978) is an American former soccer goalkeeper who played for the United States women's national soccer team and the San Jose CyberRays of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).
Playing career
=College=
Beene attended and played college soccer as goalkeeper for the University of Notre Dame. She graduated in 1999 having majored in environmental geoscience. With the Fighting Irish, Beene was a two-time All-American and backstopped the team to a runners-up finish in the 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.
=Club=
In 2000, Beene became one of the 24 founding players of the Women's United Soccer Association, (WUSA), the first official professional women's soccer league in the United States. From 2001 to 2003, she played for the San Jose CyberRays. In 2001, Beene was named WUSA goalkeeper of the year, as the CyberRays won the championship game, beating Atlanta Beat on a penalty shootout.{{cite news |title=Milbrett Tops List of WUSA Post-Season Honorees |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2001/08/Milbrett-Tops-List-Of-WUSA-Post-Season-Honorees.aspx?print=true |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |date=August 23, 2001 |accessdate=December 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221022308/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2001/08/Milbrett-Tops-List-Of-WUSA-Post-Season-Honorees.aspx?print=true |archivedate=December 21, 2013}}
Beene previously played for pro–am Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team California Storm. She returned to the Storm when WUSA collapsed after the 2003 season.{{cite news |title=Women keep the ball rolling / Players passing time until WUSA returns |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Women-keep-the-ball-rolling-Players-passing-2783514.php |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |date=May 4, 2004 |accessdate=December 22, 2013 |first=Michelle |last=Smith}}
=International=
Beene's first appearance on the United States women's national soccer team was on January 7, 2000, in an 8–1 win over Czech Republic in Melbourne, Australia.{{cite web |title=Goalkeeper: Lakeysia Beene |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/beene.htm |publisher=Soccer Times |date=August 23, 2001 |accessdate=December 20, 2013 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205601/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/beene.htm |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-wom-intres.html |title=USA - Women - International Results |first=Dave |last=Litterer |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=June 16, 2011 |accessdate=September 23, 2012}} She collected a total of 18 caps over the following three years,{{cite web |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/about/media-services/media-guide.aspx |title=U.S. Women's National Team All-Time Player Appearances |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |accessdate=December 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216085455/http://www.ussoccer.com/about/media-services/media-guide.aspx |archivedate=December 16, 2013}} but was not included in the US squads for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, or the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
==International statistics==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | {{fbw|USA}} | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| Total||18||0 |
Personal life
Beene was a teenage Tang Soo Do champion. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in January 2005 with a B.S. in environmental geosciences.{{cite web |url=https://und.com/ot-60bca-story-html/ |title=Our Story |publisher=Notre Dame Fighting Irish |access-date=February 8, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026051017/https://und.com/ot-60bca-story-html/ |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |quote=1999 – As the last line of defense, goalkeeper Lakeysia Beene ('05) protects the net as the Irish women's soccer team advances to play in the NCAA title game.}}
She was admitted to The State Bar of California in 2009 and currently practices environmental law in Sacramento.{{cite web |title=Lakeysia R Beene - #265078 |url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/265078 |website=The State Bar of California}}
References
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External links
- {{FIFA player|186485}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20031004010014/http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/lakeysia_beene/ Profile] at Women's United Soccer Association
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20000226021521/http://www.fansonly.com/schools/nd/sports/w-soccer/mtt/nd-w-soccer-beene.html Notre Dame player profile]
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Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer players
Category:United States women's international soccer players
Category:Women's United Soccer Association players
Category:Soccer players from California
Category:San Jose CyberRays players
Category:Women's association football goalkeepers
Category:California Storm players
Category:Women's Premier Soccer League players
Category:African-American soccer players
Category:21st-century African-American sportswomen
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:20th-century African-American sportswomen
Category:20th-century American sportswomen
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