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In 2007
Team Captain ... Moved from up front to the defensive line and earned NSCAA All-Northeast Region second-team honors and Soccer Buzz All-America third-team honors ... Is one of seven players who started every game this past season (20) ... Had one goal and one assist ... Finished her career with 86 games started, good enough for fifth on the all-time list for games played and sixth in career starts ... She finished her career - eighth on the all-time points list with 61; eight in goals scored (24 career goals); third in shots (214 career shots) ... Was named to the Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week on Sept. 30 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team for the second consecutive season ... Represented Boston College at the NCAA Leadership Conference ... A two-time winner of the Athletics Director's Award for Academic Achievement and earned the Team Leadership Award as a junior ... Was named a Sr. Thea Bowman AHANA Scholar twice and earned the The Weaver-James-Corrigan Award - a postgraduate scholarship ... Will graduate in May 2008 with a degree from the Lynch School of Education with a human development degree
In 2006
Started 22 games ... Tallied 10 goals and seven assists for 27 points ... Had 66 shots, 43 on goal ... Had two game-winning goals and two game-winning assists ... Had an eight-game point scoring streak from August 27 to Sept 24 ... Notched two assists in the 2-1 win over Central Connecticut ... Had two goals and an assist in the win over Sacred Heart ... Scored two goals in three games, including the 3-0 win over Boston University in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament ... Assisted on five of teammate Gina DiMartino's team leading 13 goals ... Now has 23 career goals and 12 career assists for 58 total points ... Had a goal and an assist in two games and two goals in three games this past season ... Selected to the All-ACC Academic soccer team ... Named to the NEWISA All-Region first team...Named to the Soccer Buzz Magazine Northeast Regional third-team ... Received the team Leadership Award at the All-Sports Banquet.
In 2005
Started all 21 games in 2005, collecting nine points on three goals and three assists ... Recorded 52 shots ... Scored the insurance goal in the season-opener against Boston University ... Scored the game-winner against Sacred Heart on Sept. 2 and assisted on Tara Luciani's assurance goal ... Notched the assist on Nicole Reyes' game-winning goal at Brown University ... Scored the first conference goal in the ACC against Clemson on Sept. 25 ... Assisted on Tara Luciani's game-winning goal in the NCAA second round ... Had a goal or assist in five games this season.
In 2004
Started all 23 games at forward in her freshman campaign ... Was BC's leading scorer with 22 points on 10 goals and two assists ... Scored a team-leading five game-winning goals, most notably in the November 14 win over Central Florida to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16... Posted two goals against UW-Milwaukee on September 10 ... Named Rookie of the Week on October 25 ...Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Year ... Honored as All-BIG EAST first-team ... Named Soccer Buzz Magazine Northeast Freshman of the Year ... Was a finalist for Soccer Buzz Magazine National Rookie of the Year ... Named to the NEWISA All-New England Team.
Before BC
Earned NSCAA National High School Player of the Year honors in 2003 ... Was a member of the Under-19 National Pool ... Is a two-time NSCAA High School All-American ... 2003 State Player of the Year in Connecticut ... Was a three-time All-New England and All-State honoree ... A four-time All-Conference selection in the North Central Connecticut Conference ... Led Avon to three straight Class M State Championships with three undefeated seasons, an unbeaten streak of 60 games ... Was the 2003 Gatorade Player of the Year ... Played for the Region I ODP team from 2000-2004 and for the Connecticut ODP team from 1997-2004 ... Set a school record at Avon with 93 goals in four seasons ... An honor roll student, she also earned letters in basketball and track.
Personal
Born May 15, 1986 ... Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences ... Kia is the third of Mildred and Thomas McNeill's four children.
