Australian World Cup Player and Olympian, Heather Garriock selected 12th overall in the WPS International Draft
Garriock chosen by Chicago Red Stars in the 2nd round
image:Jim Carroll
Heather Garriock pointing out where she was going to score a goal which helped the Adirondack Lynx beat the New England Mutiny in 2006. At the time of Garriock's goals the Fury had held their opponents scoreless through the first 7 matches of the 2006 season.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Adirondack Lynx is proud to announce that Australian International Heather Garriock, who played with the Adirondack Lynx in 2006 and 2007 was on the short list of international players being touted by the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) League. She was drafted 12th overall by the Chicago Red Stars. She will be joining US National Team Members, Carli Lloyd, Kate MarkGraf, and Lindsay Tarpley who were allocated last week.
Heather Garriock, a starting defender/midfielder on the Australian National Team (currently ranked #12 in the world by FIFA)who was unable to play with the Lynx in 2008 due to her National team commitments. However, she was a huge reason for the teams success in their first 2 years in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). In 2006 Garriock was the catalyst in helping the Adirondack Lynx, a first year team in the WPSL win a Divisional title and make it to the Eastern Conference Finals. She was only able to play 6 games with the team in 2006 before she had to return to National Team Duty in her native homeland. In 2007 she was only able to play in 5 matches. However, the confidence she instilled in our team lasted throughout the season." When Garriock was with the Lynx they went 8-3. She scored 10 goals and had 8 assists in 11 games! Those stats are pretty impressive considering she led the team to victory over the New England Mutiny with 1 goal and 1 assist (at the time were ranked #14 in the world) and the Long Island Fury (at the time had not been scored on in their first 7 matches) where she scored 2 goals.
I am so excited to be coming back to the States for a run in the WPS. I was actually real surprised when Coach Sermanni gave me the clearance to head overseas......” - Heather Garriock
"I am excited to be coming back to the States for a run in the WPS," comments Garriock. "My experience in the WPSL allowed me to continue playing at a high level and return to the Australian National Team rejuvenated. I was actually real surprised when Coach Sermanni gave me the clearance in 2007 to head overseas to play with the Lynx again, especially with the importance of where the Australian National Team was in gearing up for the Olympic Qualifiers and World Cup."
Garriock recently earned her 100th cap with the Matildas. She has been a mainstay on the the National Team since 1999. Thus has played in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics as well as the 2003 and 2008 FIFA World Cup.
Heather will be joining
A recap of Garriock's most recent world cup experience can be found below...
September 5- Heather Garriock and Danielle Small, Australian National Team players who have really set the standard and shaped the culture of the Adirondack Lynx WPSL team over the past 2 years departed for China today. The Matildas are heading to the 2008 FIFA Women's World Cup with a renewed sense of confidence. The Matildas are fresh off beating the Chinese (currently ranked #11) twice in 3 days as they played on the road at the brand new Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium in China. In the second match Garriock, playing in her new position of outside midfield, got the ball rolling as she netted the first goal of the night in front of 52,000 people. Below Garriock speaks about her upcoming match with Ghana.
9/12 Australia vs. Ghana - ESPN2 @ 4:55am
Australia wins First World Cup Match 4-1. Garriock scores and has an assist in the Ghana match.
9/15 Australia vs. Norway - ESPN2 @ 7:55am
Australia ties #4 Norway 1-1. Small gets starting nod, Garriock named player of the match.
9/19 Australia vs. Canada - ESPN @ 4:55am
History in the making! The Matildas move to the quarterfinals in dramatic fashion. Australia ties Canada in stoppage time to earn a match with Brazil.
9/23 Australia vs. Brazil - ESPN2 @ 8:00am
Garriock collects an assist to knot the game at 2-2 in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, the Matildas run towards the 2007 world cup comes to an end.
Joyce Bassett of the Albany Times Union keeps track of Australia and has been Blogging about the 2007 Women's World Cup.
Links:
Matildas - Australian Women's Soccer Team
ESPN - 2007 Women's World Cup Coverage
According to FIFA, Garriock scored one of the "10 Best Goals" of the 2008 Women's World Cup
September 30- Upon returning home to Australia, FIFA has listed Heather Garriock's Goal against Ghana one of the 10 best of the 2008 World Cup. It is now up to the fans to decide the Goal of the Tournament. Voting closes at 9am Tuesday, October 2. Check them out for yourself!
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- Garriock - Goal 3 vs New England (MUST SEE!)
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- Garriock - Goal 5 vs Long Island Fury
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