Ann Orrison Explained

Ann Orrison
Full Name:	Ann Kimberly Orrison-Germain
Birth Name:	Ann Kimberly Orrison
Birth Date:	29 June 1961
Birth Place:	Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Position:	Defender
Clubs1:	Arlington United
Nationalyears1:	1985–1986
Nationalteam1:	United States
Nationalcaps1:	5
Nationalgoals1:	0

Ann Kimberly Orrison-Germain (; born June 29, 1961) is an American former soccer player who was a member of the United States women's national soccer team from 1985 to 1986.^{[1] [2]}

She played field hockey and lacrosse at the University of Virginia.

Personal life

Orrison was born in Arlington County, Virginia on June 29, 1961,^[3] to Karen and Charles Orrison, and grew up in McLean.^[1] She married Everett Grant Germain III on June 21, 1986, in Fairfax, Virginia.^[4] She is the sister-in-law of fellow U.S. international Suzy Cobb Germain, who later married Everett's brother Gregory in 1989.^[5] Both players had previously featured together in a match against Canada at the 1986 North America Cup, which the Americans won 3–0 (this was Cobb Germain's only international appearance, and Orrison's final match).^[6]

See also

• 1985 United States women's national soccer team

Further reading

• Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press,
• Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press,
• Nash, Tim (2016), It's Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women's Soccer, Lulu Press,

Notes and References

1. News: U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Ann Orrison . USSoccer.com . . October 3, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005104055/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/12/15/u-s-wnt-flashback-20th-anniversary-of-first-ever-match-ann-orrison . October 5, 2016.
2. Web site: U.S. Soccer: The 17 women who blazed an amazing trail. Soccer America. October 1, 2016. November 1, 2000.
3. Book: Richmond, Virginia . Virginia, Births, 1864–2016 . Virginia Department of Health.
4. Book: Virginia, Marriages, 1936–2014 . Richmond, Virginia . Virginia Department of Health. 1986 .
5. Book: Virginia, Marriages, 1936–2014 . Richmond, Virginia . Virginia Department of Health. 1989 .
6. Book: 1997 U.S. Soccer Media Guide . Women's All-Time International Results and Lineups . Chicago . United States Soccer Federation . 140 . 1998.