Laurie Schwoy

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| name = Laurie Schwoy

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| full_name = Laurie Annette Schwoy{{cite web |url=https://goheels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1754 |title=Laurie Schwoy |website=North Carolina Tar Heels |access-date=August 28, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828053250/https://goheels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1754 |archive-date=August 28, 2019}}

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|2|14}}

| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

| position = Midfielder, forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = PHWM SC

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–1996

| youthclubs2 = McDonogh Eagles

| collegeyears1 = 1996–2000

| college1 = North Carolina Tar Heels

| collegecaps1 = 81

| collegegoals1 = 43

| years1 = 2001

| clubs1 = Philadelphia Charge

| caps1 = 17

| goals1 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 1996–1998

| nationalteam1 = United States U21

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 1997–1999

| nationalteam2 = United States

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 = McDonogh Eagles (assistant)

| manageryears2 =

| managerclubs2 = Baltimore Bays

| manageryears3 =

| managerclubs3 = Premier Soccer Club

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Laurie Annette Schwoy (born February 14, 1978) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder or forward, making four appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

Schwoy played for the McDonogh Eagles in high school, where she was a Parade High-School All-American and National Player of the Year as a senior. She was named the NSCAA/Umbro National High School Player of the Year in 1995, and was a three-time NSCAA All-American. She set a state record for career goals with 198, and was a two-time the player of the year in Maryland and named as the High School Athlete of the Year in 1995 by The Baltimore Sun. She played club soccer for Perry Hall White Marsh Soccer Club,{{cite news |last=Satterfield |first=Lem |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-10-20-1992294064-story.html |title=From rec to McDonogh, Schwoy's reputation grows 5-foot freshman stands up to defenses |website=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 20, 1992 |access-date=August 28, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828045220/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-10-20-1992294064-story.html |archive-date=August 28, 2019}} and also participated in basketball, softball, and track in high school. In college, she played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1996 to 2000, having redshirted during the 1999 season due to a pulled hamstring. During her career at North Carolina, the team won the NCAA championship in 1996, 1997, and 2000. She was an All-American during her collegiate career, being named to the 1996 first team (Soccer Buzz and Soccer News) and third team (NSCAA), the 1997 first team (Soccer Buzz, Soccer Times, and NSCAA) and third team (Soccer News), as well as the 1998 first team (Soccer Times and Soccer Buzz), second team (Soccer News and College Soccer Weekly On-Line), and third team (NSCAA). She received various honors during her freshman year in 1996, having been selected as the Soccer America and Soccer Buzz Freshman Player of the Year, the ACC Freshman of the Year, and the Soccer Buzz Freshman Regional Player of the Year, as well as being included in the Freshman All-America first team (Soccer America, Soccer Buzz, and Soccer News) and the Soccer Buzz Freshman All-Region team. She was included in the All-Region first team in 1996 and 1997 (NSCAA, Soccer Buzz, and Soccer News), as well as the 1998 first team by Soccer Buzz. Schwoy was included in the All-ACC first team from 1996 to 1998, and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 1997. She was also included in the All-Tournament Teams of the ACC in 1998 and the NCAA in 1996 and 1998.{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/16/2019MediaGuide.pdf |title=2019 North Carolina Women's Soccer Media Guide |website=North Carolina Tar Heels |date=August 16, 2019 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817050919/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/16/2019MediaGuide.pdf |archive-date=August 17, 2019}} In total, she scored 43 goals and recorded 36 assists in 81 appearances for the Tar Heels.{{cite web |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/schwoy.htm |title=Laurie Schwoy |website=SoccerTimes.com |access-date=August 28, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713074501/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/schwoy.htm |archive-date=July 13, 2015}}

Schwoy played for the U.S. under-21 national team, winning the Nordic Cup in 1997. She had also participated in the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival in Denver. She made her international debut for the United States on May 31, 1997, in the 1997 Women's U.S. Cup against Canada. In total, she made four appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on February 24, 1999, in a friendly match against Finland.{{cite web |url=https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |title=2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide |website=United States Soccer Federation |year=2019 |access-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074101/https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2019}}

Schwoy was chosen by the Philadelphia Charge in the 2000 WUSA Draft. In the 2001 season, she scored four goals and recorded four assists in seventeen regular season appearances for the Charge, and played in one postseason game.{{cite web |url=https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-schwolau001 |title=Laurie Schwoy |website=Stats Crew |access-date=August 28, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828053346/https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-schwolau001 |archive-date=August 28, 2019}} She later began coaching, working as an assistant for the McDonogh Eagles.{{cite news |last=Kent |first=Milton |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2004-09-26-0409260326-story.html |title=Intense alum Schwoy driven to help motivate McDonogh |website=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 26, 2004 |access-date=August 28, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828045804/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2004-09-26-0409260326-story.html |archive-date=August 28, 2019}} She has coached various youth club teams, including Premier Soccer Club and the Baltimore Bays,{{cite web |url=https://www.premiersoccerclub.org/page/show/4447358-coaches |title=Coaches |website=Premier Soccer Club |access-date=August 28, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828053444/https://www.premiersoccerclub.org/page/show/4447358-coaches |archive-date=August 28, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://baltimorebays.net/baltimore-bays-girls-99-maryvale-prep/ |title=Baltimore Bays Girls 99-Maryvale Prep |website=Baltimore Bays |year=2016 |access-date=August 28, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828053556/http://baltimorebays.net/baltimore-bays-girls-99-maryvale-prep/ |archive-date=August 28, 2019}} as well as helping train players at local high schools.{{cite web |url=https://sports.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=546337 |title=Laurie Schwoy |website=In Balance Training |access-date=August 28, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828053705/https://sports.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=546337 |archive-date=August 28, 2019}} In 2016, she was inducted into the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame.{{cite news |url=https://goheels.com/news/2016/9/13/211169496.aspx |title=Schwoy Elected To Maryland State Hall of Fame |website=North Carolina Tar Heels |date=September 13, 2016 |access-date=August 28, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828053857/https://goheels.com/news/2016/9/13/211169496.aspx |archive-date=August 28, 2019}}