Rachel Brown Class: Freshman Hometown: Lake Mary, Fla. High School: Lake Mary Height: 5-8 Position: Defender

ODP - Florida state ODP team from 2002-05...participated in the Region ODP Camp for three years in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

HIGH SCHOOL - Played four years of varsity soccer at Orangewood Christian School before transferring to Lake Mary High School...scored her first high school varsity goal as a sixth grader at the age of 11 during a regional semifinal game...led Orangewood Christian in scoring during the 2002-03 season...at Lake Mary, served as a team captain for two years guiding her team to the State 6A Final Four in 2006-07, while finishing as the State 6A runner-up in 2005-06...named all-Central Florida Player of the Year honors in 2006-07 as well as earning Central Florida Elite 11 and Seminole County Athletic Conference (SCAC) first team recognition...NSCAA/adidas all-South Region, all-Seminole County and all-SCAC first team accolades during the 2005-06 campaign...was a member of the all-Central Florida second team that same year...garnered SCAC, Seminole County, all-State and all-Central Florida first team accolades in 2004-05.

CLUB - Tallied 15 years of club experience...recently played with Florida Soccer Alliance for the 2006-2007 season...played four years for the I.U.S Club U-17 HAYASA in the Region III Premier League...competed in the USL W-League Final Four in 2005 as member of the Central Florida Krush...played with the Central Florida Strikers of the WPSL in 2006-07.

ACADEMICS - 3.4 GPA and a member of the Honor Roll all throughout high school...was a recipient of the Golden Fleece recognizing overall involvement in high school.

PERSONAL - Daughter of Marcus and Debbie Brown...plans on majoring in elementary education...selected Florida State over Florida...has three older brothers...earned the distinction as the only player to receive both the Offensive and Defensive MVP awards at the Michelle Akers Tournament.