Trisha Underberg
Trisha Underberg
Player Profile
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.

High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas-Mercy

Height:
5-5

Position:
Midfielder

Birthdate:
03/23/1978

At Saint Louis – (1999)Finished career as program’s most decorated and highest-scoring player … her 79 points, 28 goals, 23 assists, 176 shots and nine game-winning goals are all Billiken career records … her team-high 11 goals and 26 points in her senior season tied school single-season records … those numbers ranked her fourth in the conference in both categories … named first-team All-Conference … along with Kelly Young, earned the program’s first-ever selection to the NSCAA All-Central Region first team … recorded four game-winning goals, including two key conference games against Southern Miss and South Florida … named to All-Central Region third team by Soccer Buzz … (1998) Second-team All-Conference USA selection behind her team-high 18 points ... one of only three Billikens to start all 20 games ... scored six goals to lead the team and the rank 15th in the conference ... recorded a team-high two game-winning goals, including one on a 25-yard strike in a 2-1 overtime win at Tulane on Oct. 2 ... posted six assists, including a pair of game winners in the season's first two contests ... tallied a team-high three goals in conference games ... her goal against Drury on Oct. 13, the 14th of her career, made her the school's all-time leader in that category, surpassing teammate Holly Bina ... ended season with 17 career goals ... also posted two assists in team's 3-0 win over Drury ... (1997) Co-recipient of the Conference USA Scholar-Athlete Award for women's soccer ... first-team All-Conference USA selection ... team's Offensive Most Valuable Player ... preseason All-C-USA pick ... established herself as one of the league's most dynamic players and a Player of the Year candidate for the remainder of her career ... tied for team lead in points (24) with Holly Bina and assists (8) with Staci Dowdy ... second on the team with eight goals ... netted game-tying goal with 16 seconds left in regulation at UAB Sept. 12 ... scored game winner in overtime two days later at Tulane ... named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sept. 14 ... scored game winner at home against DePaul 58 seconds into the match, the quickest first goal in Saint Louis women's soccer history ... (1996) Preseason Conference USA Freshman of the Year went on to earn second team All-C-USA and C-USA All-Freshman Team honors ... finished with 10 points, three goals and four assists ... scored game-winning goal at intrastate rival Missouri on Sept. 8 ... started inaugural Billiken game on Aug. 31 versus Central Missouri State ... battled injuries in the preseason, but wound up starting 18 games.

At St. Thomas Aquinas-Mercy – 1996 Parade All-American ... earned three letters in softball and four in soccer ... played for coach Vince Drake ... Senior All-Star Game participant ... All-Midwest as a freshman ... four-year All-Conference Team member ... Conference Co-Player of the Year as a senior after collecting 11 goals and 14 assists ... owns school career records in goals (67), assists (41) and points (175).

Personal – Born March 23, 1978 ... daughter of Linda and Robert Underberg ... has three brothers, Michael, Bob and Tom ... majoring in psychology.

UNDERBERG'S CAREER STATS

Year G/GS Shots Goals Assists Points GWG
1999 20/20 45 11 4 26 4
1998 20/20 37 6 6 18 2
1997 19/19 52 8 8 24 2
1996 29/18 42 3 4 10 1
Career 78/77 176 28 22 78 9

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