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General - One of college soccer's most dynamic midfielders in 2006...will continue to play on the right flank for the Tar Heels opposite fellow sophomore Tobin Heath on the left flank...could also move to the forward line where her speed could be a tremendous asset...freshman All-America and freshman All-ACC honoree in 2006...one of seven UNC true freshmen who were ranked among the Top 25 recruits in the country in 2006 according to Soccer Buzz magazine...coach Anson Dorrance says Washington's strengths are her speed and her ability to get behind defenses and make plays. National Team Experience - Current member of the U20 National Team player pool...in that role she earned a spot this past summer on the U.S.'s Pan American Games Team which competed in Brazil in July...America sent its U20 to represent the United States in that competition...the American side reached the gold medal match before falling to Brazil in the final when the Brazilians were playing their full national team squad...prior to arriving at Carolina she played for the U16 National Team and U17 National Team as a fixture on youth national team squads. Club Soccer -- Played for both the `87 and `88 Dallas Texans and captained the `88 team...was named a 2005 Parade Magazine All-America selection...named an NSCAA Youth All-America in 2003, 2004 and 2005...helped lead her club team to three straight Premier League Championships from 2003-05...club team won the 2003 State Cup and advanced to the 2004 USYSA National Championship where the team took third place...played on the championship team of the 2003 and 2004 Lake Highlands Classic League...also played on club team which won the 2005 U18 Disney Showcase...played on squads which went to the ODP National Championship in 2004 and 2006. Freshman Season (2006) -- Was a dynamic presence on the pitch as a playmaker, earning a myriad of awards...was a Soccer Buzz National Freshman of the Year finalist along with Tobin Heath...named second-team All-ACC and to the freshman All-ACC team...was on Soccer Buzz's first-team freshman All-America squad and on Soccer America's second-team freshman All-America unit as well as on Top Drawer Soccer's second team for rookie players...a second-team All-Southeast Region choice by Soccer Buzz...honored on Soccer Buzz's freshman All-Southeast Region team...an all-tournament honoree at the Duke adidas Classic...named to Soccer Buzz's National Elite Team of the Week on October 2...she tied an NCAA record by playing in and starting all 28 matches during the 2006 season...had three goals and nine assists on the campaign...her biggest goal was the game-winning second-half goal which propelled the Tar Heels past Texas A&M 3-2 in the NCAA quarterfinals...also scored goals against Miami and Wake Forest...had her assists scattered about with one in each of nine games...her assists came against UConn (on the game-tying goal), Washington, Portland (on game-winner by Casey Nogueira against 2005 defending national champions), Boston College (set up game-winner), NC State (on Jaime Gilbert's game-winner), Wake Forest, Clemson in the ACC Tournament semifinals, Navy in the NCAA second round (on Elizabeth Guess' game-winner) and Tennessee in the NCAA third round. Prep - Graduated from Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas on May 20, 2006...spent her first two years at Greenhill School in Addison, Texas before transferring to Spring Creek in order to graduate from high school a year early...graduated as a 17-year-old in 2006 after completing junior year...had earned enough credits to take option of early graduation...led Greenhill in scoring in each of her two years on the team...was named the 2003 Dallas Area Freshman of the Year...made the All-Conference team in both 2003 and 2004. Personal - Given name is Madeline Nicole Washington...goes by Nikki...was born August 1, 1988 in Dallas, Texas...her parents are Freida and Lecolion Washington...she was named after her grandmother...has two brothers and one sister...her older brother, Brandon, plays soccer for Swarthmore College.
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