Liz Speights

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Junior (1999): Started six games, seeing action in eight total... scored one goal... had one assist.

Sophomore (1998): Saw action in five games, starting two ... hampered by injury during the season... contributed two assists, against San Francisco and NC State ... took one shot.

Redshirt (1997): Suffered a torn ACL in her left knee during the summer and missed the entire season.

Freshman (1996): Started all 23 matches for the Blue Devils as a freshman .. took five shots and collected one assist for one point ... assist came against Clemson ... helped spark Duke to seven defensive shutouts.

Prep: Lettered four years in soccer and one in volleyball at Wando High School ... soccer team captain as a senior ... NSCAA and Parade All-America her senior year ...three-time all-state selection... earned All-South accolades as a senior... was the High School Sports Report and South Carolina Coaches Association of Women's Sports state Player of the Year ... Post-Courier soccer Player of the Year as a sophomore, Athlete of the Year as a senior, and all-soccer team for four years… team won state championship her sophomore and junior campaigns... holds school records in scoring with 148 career goals and 56 assists ... Region Ill Olympic Development Program participant... a member of the under-20 National Team.

Personal: Born 2/13/78 ... daughter of Ikey and Betsy Speights.