Alexis Suarez

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Whitfield

Working toward a major in international studies ... Plans to earn a minor in Spanish ... Coaches youth field hockey

2001: As a redshirt freshman, appeared in five games, totaling 98 minutes of play ... Gave up one goal for a goals against average of 0.71 ... Earned her first career shutout after coming off the bench to play 60 minutes of a 13-0 win over Virginia Commonwealth

2000: Did not appear in a game and counted the year as a redshirt season

National/International: Played for the championship-winning Southern Charm in the United Airlines USFHA summer league in 2000 and also was on the roster in 2001 ... Member of the Futures National Team in 1998

At Whitfield School in St. Louis: A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar-Athlete ... As a senior, named West Region All-America, first-team all-state and team MVP ... Also all-state in 1998 ... Earned all-state honors in lacrosse in 1998 and '99 ... The Whitfield lacrosse team won the MWAA league championship in 1999 ... Played for Team Gateway St. Louis in 1998-99

Personal: Born April 23, 1982, in St. Louis, Mo. ... Daughter of John and Lee Suarez ... Has a sister, Andrea Feldman (33) and a brother, Tobe (30)

More on Alexis: Favorite pastimes are cooking, spending time outdoors and playing golf ... Favorite pregame meal is a bagel and favorite postgame meal is "anything" ... Started playing field hockey in ninth grade when her team needed another goalkeeper ... Favorite sport to play besides field hockey is golf ... After graduation, would like to attend culinary school and travel around Europe ... If she could trade places with someone for a day, she'd pick President George W. Bush, "so I could truly understand our country's government" ... The people she most admires are her brother and sister, "my brother for his hard-working, ambitious drive and my sister for being such a wonderful mom" ... Something few people know about her is that she loves art and is a talented painter ... The most important things she has learned from college athletics are "how to manage my time and make lists"