BIOGRAPHY

Alyssa Michele Naeher is a goalkeeper for the Boston Breakers and the United States U-23 Women's National Soccer Team. Naeher went to Penn State for college where she was the starting goalkeeper from 2006-2009. She was the 2007 and 2009 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. In 2008, she was the 2008 Big Ten Tournament Defensive MVP. Naeher was selected 11th overall in the 2010 WPS Draft. That year, she started all 16 games she appeared in and led all WPS rookies in saves finishing with 3 shutouts.