Elizabeth Guess

Laurie Elizabeth "Libby" Guess (born January 11, 1985) is an American soccer forward and midfielder. She last played for the Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League.

Libby Guess
Guess in 2006
Personal information
Full name Laurie Elizabeth Guess
Date of birth (1985-01-11) January 11, 1985
Place of birth Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position(s) Forward/Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2006 University of North Carolina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 SoccerPlus Connecticut 5 (2)
2009 Atlanta Silverbacks 6 (1)
2012 Atlanta Silverbacks 11 (5)
2012 ADO Den Haag 11 (4)
2013 Boston Breakers 1 (0)
2013 Portland Thorns FC 4 (0)
National team‡
United States U-23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 28, 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 12, 2013 (UTC)

Career

Youth and college career

Guess was born in Athens, Georgia. She attended and played for Athens Academy in Athens, Georgia, where she received several honors and awards. Guess was a highly-recruited high school All-American in high school. Guess was a 2003 McDonald's All-American, 2003 Parade All-American and 2003 NSCAA All-American. She led her team in scoring and assists all three years and was first-team All-Northeast Georgia each year. In addition to excelling in soccer, Guess also played four years of basketball as a point guard and led her basketball team in scoring, assists, steals and free throw shooting three times. Guess was named All-Northeast Georgia her freshman through senior years, first-team All-State selection as a senior, honorable mention as a sophomore and All-Area as a senior as well as the All-Northeast Georgia player of the Year as a senior.

Guess attended the University of North Carolina. While at North Carolina she played with current Breakers teammates Heather O'Reilly and Cat Whitehill. Guess also won two NCAA National Championships and three Atlantic Coast Conference Championships with the Tar Heels during her four-year college career.[1]

Professional career

Boston Breakers

Guess was signed by the Boston Breakers as a discovery player in April 2013.[2] After playing only one game with the Breakers in which she provided the assist to the Breaker's lone and equalizer goal, Guess was waived by the team.[3][4]

Portland Thorns FC

Shortly after being waived by the Breakers, Guess was acquired by the Portland Thorns FC.[5] She was waived by the Portland Thorns in January 2014.[6]

International career

Guess was a member of the U.S. Under-16, Under-17 National Teams, U-23 Women's National Team and a pool player for the U.S. Under-21 National Team in 2005 and the U.S. Under-19 National Team.

Personal

Her parents are Ed and Page Allen and Amy and Frank Guess. She has two brothers and two sisters.

References
  1. "Boston Breakers Player Profile".
  2. "Breakers sign former University of North Carolina star Elizabeth Guess".
  3. "BREAKERS COME BACK TO DRAW WITH WASHINGTON". NWSL Soccer. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  4. "Leroux equalizer hands Breakers a point". New England Soccer Journal. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  5. "Portland Thorns FC Acquire Elizabeth Guess". Stumptown Footy. April 24, 2013.
  6. Goldberg, Jamie (January 2, 2014). "Portland Thorns sign midfielder Amber Brooks, waive Adelaide Gay and Elizabeth Guess". The Oregonian.
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