Dawn Greathouse

Dawn Siergiej (née Greathouse, born February 10, 1979, in Rochester, New York) is a retired American soccer player who played for the Washington Freedom and San Jose CyberRays.

Dawn Siergiej
Personal information
Birth name Dawn Greathouse
Date of birth (1979-02-10) February 10, 1979
Place of birth Rochester, New York, United States
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Baylor Bears (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Washington Freedom
2002–2003 San Jose CyberRays 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life and education

Siergiej was born in Rochester, New York on February 10, 1979, but grew up in Texas.[1] She attended Allen High School and Baylor University.[1] In 2001, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in health fitness.[1]

Career

Athletics

While in high school, Siergiej trained with the United States women's national under-17 soccer team.[1]

While studying at Baylor University, Siergiej played for the university's soccer team. In 1998, the team won the school's first Big 12 Conference championship[2] and trained with the United States women's national under-20 soccer team.[1] During her tenure, she was named Soccer Buzz National Defensive Player of the Year,[2] an All-American player,[1] and held university records for "every goalkeeper statistic".[3]

Siergiej made her professional debut in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) after being drafted in the second round to play for the Washington Freedom,[1] where she remained for two years.[2] In 2002, she transferred to the San Jose CyberRays.[4] WUSA folded the following year.[2]

While playing in the WUSA, she was also a back-up goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team.[1]

Coaching

In 2003, began her career as an assistant soccer coach at the University of Notre Dame,[1] where she remained in 2023.[5] In that time, the team had participated in 16 championships, including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles in 2004 and 2010.[2]

Honors

In 2011, Siergiej was named in the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]

Personal life

In May 2014, Siergiej married Nick Siergiej, Notre Dame's hockey team's coordinator of operations.[2] As of 2021, they lived in South Bend, Indiana.[2]

References
  1. "Women's Soccer Completes 2003 Coaching Staff With Addition Of Dawn Greathouse And Ben Waldrum". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. 2003-08-22. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. Hill, Jerry (2021-02-02). "Greathouse Siergiej (1997–2000) Helped Soccer Win Baylor's 1st Big 12 Title". Baylor University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  3. "Baylor Soccer's Greathouse Named to Umbro Select Team". Baylor University Athletics. 2001-01-02. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  4. "Transactions". The Hartford Courant. 2002-06-01. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. "Dawn Siergiej". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. 2019-05-10. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
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