Keri Sarver Explained

Keri Sarver
Birth Date:30 March 1976
Birth Place:Akron, Ohio, United States
Position:Forward
Collegeyears1:1995–1998
College1:Maryland Terrapins
Collegecaps1:94
Collegegoals1:61
Years1:2001
Clubs1:Washington Freedom
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2002
Clubs2:Maryland Pride
Clubs3:New York Power
Years3:2003
Caps3:1
Goals3:0

Keri Beth Sarver (born March 30, 1976, in Akron, Ohio) is a retired American soccer player.

Early life and education

Sarver was born in Akron, Ohio on March 30, 1976.[1] [2] She graduated from Jackson High School in 1995, then received a Bachelor of Science in computer science from the University of Maryland in 1999.[3]

Career

Athletic career

Before and during university, Sarver played for the U.S. Youth National Teams from the U16 through U21 levels.[4] [5]

While studying at the University of Maryland college team, where she played soccer for Maryland Terrapins. While there, she was named an All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) player twice[6] and was selected to play on the ACC 50th anniversary team in 2002. In 1998, she was named an All-American and the university's Female Student-Athlete of the Year. During her tenure, the team played in four National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournaments. Upon graduation, she held five university records: total goals (61), assists (33), and points (155), as well as single-season assists (15); she also tied for the record of goals in a single season (21).

After graduation, Sarver took on a position as a software engineer and played semi-professionally in the USL W-League. She later became part of the 2000 WUSA Draft. Sarver played for the Washington Freedom, New York Power and Carolina Courage.[7] [8]

She played for Maryland Pride in 2002.[8]

Coaching

Since retiring from professional soccer, Sarver has coached professionally. Beginning in 2003, she coached part-time for Internationals Soccer Club and was named the Director of Coaching in 2008. In 2009, she received various honors for her coaching skills, including being named the United States Youth Soccer Association Girls Competitive National Coach of the Year, as well as the Ohio Youth Soccer Association North State and Region II Girls Competitive Coach of the Year.

Beginning in 2011, Sarver worked at the University of Akron as an assistant coach, as well as with the United States Soccer Federation Youth National Teams Program.

In 2017, she moved from her position as the Internationals SC Director of Coaching to the head coach of the United States women's national under-19 soccer team.[9]

In 2021, Sarver became an assistant coach for the New Zealand women's national football team, a position she still held in August 2023.

Honor

Sarver was inducted into her high school's Hall of Fame in 2004 and into the Ohio Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keri Sarver women's soccer Statistics . 2023-08-17 . StatsCrew.com . en . 2020-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200729092715/https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-sarveker001 . live .
  2. Web site: 2016-07-22 . Keri Sarver . 2023-08-17 . Canton Repository . 2023-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230804141011/https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/jackson/2016/07/23/keri-sarver/24465989007/ . live .
  3. Web site: Straus . Brian . 2001-04-13 . WUSA: Following the phenomenal success of the 1999 Women's World Cup, the first women's professional soccer league was formed around the core of the U.S. national team. But to succeed, it will have to be more than Mia vs. Brandi. . 2023-08-17 . . 2017-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170827080443/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2001/04/13/wusa-following-the-phenomenal-success-of-the-1999-womens-world-cup-the-first-womens-professional-soccer-league-was-formed-around-the-core-of-the-us-national-team-but-to-succeed-it-will-have-to-be-more-than-mia-vs-brandi/fcbd430e-7faa-45bf-b656-81d8dbaa570b/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2017-04-27 . ISC DOC Keri Sarver Named U.S. U19 WNT Head Coach . 2023-08-17 . SoccerToday . 2023-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010458/https://www.soccertoday.com/isc-doc-keri-sarver-named-u-s-u19-wnt-head-coach/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2011-09-07 . Akron resident Keri Sarver, inducted into Ohio Soccer Hall of Fame . 2023-08-17 . Cleveland.com.
  6. Web site: Keri Sarver – Women's Soccer Coach . 2023-08-17 . . 2023-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818011115/https://gozips.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/coaches/keri-sarver/338 . live .
  7. Web site: Muir . Alyssa . 2023-08-17 . Impact Of A Scholarship: Keri Sarver . 2023-08-17 . . 2023-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818011004/https://umterps.com/news/2023/8/17/terrapin-club-impact-of-a-scholarship-keri-sarver.aspx . live .
  8. Web site: Courage Signs Forward Keri Sarver. July 8, 2003. OurSports Central. August 17, 2023. August 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818011009/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/courage-signs-forward-keri-sarver/n-2335328. live.
  9. Web site: Lewis . Michael . 2019-02-12 . IT'S IN HER BLOOD: For Sarver, its soccer and Internationals Soccer Club . 2023-08-17 . Front Row Soccer . 2023-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230804152512/https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2019/02/11/its-in-her-blood-for-sarver-its-soccer-and-internationals-soccer-club/ . live .