Nandi Pryce

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| full_name = Nandi Tyi Pryce

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|5|30}}

| birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

| position = Defender

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| youthclubs1 = Team Boca

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| youthclubs2 = Klein Challenge SC

| youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2000

| youthclubs3 = Lake Howell Silver Hawks

| collegeyears1 = 2000–2003

| college1 = UCLA Bruins

| collegecaps1 = 66

| collegegoals1 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1999

| nationalteam1 = United States U16

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| nationalyears2 = 1999

| nationalteam2 = United States U18

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| nationalyears3 = 1999

| nationalteam3 = United States U21

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| nationalyears4 = 2000

| nationalteam4 = United States

| nationalcaps4 = 8

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2004

| managerclubs1 = UCLA Bruins (assistant)

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Nandi Tyi Pryce (born May 30, 1982) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender, making eight appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

Pryce played for the Lake Howell Silver Hawks of Winter Park, Florida in high school, where she was a two-time Parade and NSCAA All-American, as well as the Parade National Defender of the Year in her senior season. She also played club soccer for Team Boca in Miami and Klein Challenge Soccer Club, and competed in track and field in her freshman and sophomore years.{{cite news |last=O'Shea |first=Michael |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/235554681/ |title=Meet Parade's All-America High School Girls Soccer Team |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |via=Newspapers.com |page=13 |date=February 20, 2000 |access-date=August 26, 2019}} In college, she played for the UCLA Bruins from 2000 to 2003. In 2002 and 2003, she was an NSCAA and Soccer Buzz All-American, as well as a Soccer America MVP. She received NSCAA and Soccer Buzz All-Region honors in both years as well, being selected as the Soccer Buzz West Region and Pac-10 Player of the Year as a senior. She was included in the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2003, as well as the All-Pac-10 selection second team in 2001 and first team in 2002 and 2003. In total, Pryce scored 1 goal and recorded 7 assists in 66 appearances for the Bruins.{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uclabruins.com/documents/2018/8/17/2018_WSOC_Guide_Full.pdf |title=2018 UCLA Women's Soccer Information Guide |publisher=UCLA Bruins |year=2018 |access-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818180055/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uclabruins.com/documents/2018/8/17/2018_WSOC_Guide_Full.pdf |archive-date=August 18, 2019}}

Pryce appeared for the under-16, under-18, and under-21 U.S. national teams. She helped the under-18 team win the gold medal against senior national teams at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, and won the Nordic Cup in 2000 and 2002 with the under-21 team. Pryce made her international debut for the United States on January 7, 2000 in the 2000 Australia Cup against the Czech Republic. In total, she made eight appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on July 7, 2000 in a friendly match against Italy.{{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}}

In 2004, Pryce suffered a broken leg, which halted her soccer career.{{cite news |last=Sanders |first=Ryan |url=http://www.irvingbible.org/blog/06-29-2016/leader-with-a-limp |title=Leader with a Limp |website=Irving Bible Church |date=June 29, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826044407/http://www.irvingbible.org/blog/06-29-2016/leader-with-a-limp |archive-date=August 26, 2019}} Later that year she served as an undergraduate assistant coach for the UCLA Bruins.{{cite web |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208179058.aspx |title=Player Bio: Nandi Pryce |website=UCLA Bruins |access-date=August 26, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826044640/https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208179058.aspx |archive-date=August 26, 2019}} She was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.{{cite news |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/5/29/208473171.aspx |title=Nandi Pryce Named to UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame |website=UCLA Bruins |date=May 29, 2013 |access-date=August 26, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826044746/https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/5/29/208473171.aspx |archive-date=August 26, 2019}}

Personal life

Pryce was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, though she grew up in Irvington, New Jersey and Casselberry, Florida. Her brother, Trevor Pryce, is a former American football player who played fourteen seasons in the NFL.{{cite web |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/pryce.htm |title=Nandi Pryce |website=SoccerTimes.com |access-date=August 26, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919140920/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/pryce.htm |archive-date=September 19, 2015}}