January 21, 2003

FURMAN'S MORRISON CALLED UP TO TRAIN WITH U.S. UNDER-21 NATIONAL TEAM

GREENVILLE, SC -- Furman freshman women's soccer standout Andre'a Morrison is currently training with the United States Under-21 Women¹s National Team in San Diego, Calif.

Morrison arrived in California last weekend to participate in an inter-regional competition for three days. When she arrived, she was instead invited to train with the Under-21 National Team. The U.S. Under-21's are conducting their first training camp of the year, which extends through January 26.

"This is an unbelievable opportunity for Dre," said Furman head coach Brian Lee. "She is an incredible talent and I¹m certain that she will impress the National Team coaches during this training camp."

Morrison, from Kernersville, N.C., scored eight goals and recorded six assists for Furman as a freshman, despite missing one month of the season due to a torn MCL. She was named Southern Conference Tournament MVP and earned a spot on the Soccer America Team-of-the-Week for her three goal, two assist performance in the SoCon Tournament.

Furman finished the season with a 16-6-1 record as it won its fourth straight SoCon regular season title, its second SoCon Tournament title, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four seasons.