{{Short description|American soccer player (1973–2011)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jennifer Strong | image = | caption = | height = | full_name = Jennifer E. Strong<ref name="obituary"/> | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1973|6|24}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/ssdi/person/?ssn=1d03de9d-b582-e511-93f7-0025907eb195/ |title=Jennifer Strong |work=Social Security Death Index |via=NewspaperArchive |access-date=June 4, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604085814/https://newspaperarchive.com/ssdi/person/?ssn=1d03de9d-b582-e511-93f7-0025907eb195/ |archive-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> | birth_place = Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.<ref name="obituary"/> | death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|3|27|1973|6|24}} | death_place = Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S. | position = Defender<ref name="media guide"/> | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1991 | youthclubs1 = North Penn Maidens | collegeyears1 = 1991–1992 | college1 = Connecticut Huskies<!--"Connecticut" until 2013--> | collegecaps1 = | collegegoals1 = | collegeyears2 = 1993–1995 | college2 = Barry Buccaneers | collegecaps2 = 37 | collegegoals2 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 1992 | nationalteam1 = United States | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1996 | managerclubs1 = Villanova Wildcats (assistant) }} '''Jennifer E. Strong''' (June 24, 1973 – March 27, 2011) was an American soccer player who played as a defender, making one appearance for the United States women's national team.

==Career== Strong played soccer for the North Penn Maidens in high school, before playing for the Connecticut Huskies in 1991 and 1992, where she was a letter-winner. She was included in the Soccer America All-Freshmen Team in 1991, as well as the NSCAA/Adidas All-Northeast Region and NEWISA All-New England selections in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/w-soccer/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/media-guide-p6.pdf |title=2012 UConn Women's Soccer Media Guide |publisher=UConn Huskies |year=2012 |access-date=August 11, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811165331/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/w-soccer/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/media-guide-p6.pdf |archive-date=August 11, 2019}}</ref> In 1993, she played for the Barry Buccaneers, helping the team to win the NCAA Division II championship. After taking a year break from soccer, she again played for the Buccaneers in 1995. In total, she scored 4 goals and recorded 8 assists in 37 appearances during her two seasons with the Buccaneers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://static.gobarrybucs.com/custompages/athletics-update/w-soccer/stats/1993/teamstat.htm |title=Statistics Summary for 1993 |website=Barry Buccaneers |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812191652/https://static.gobarrybucs.com/custompages/athletics-update/w-soccer/stats/1993/teamstat.htm |archive-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://static.gobarrybucs.com/custompages/athletics-update/w-soccer/stats/1995/teamstat.htm |title=Statistics Summary for 1995 |website=Barry Buccaneers |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812192052/https://static.gobarrybucs.com/custompages/athletics-update/w-soccer/stats/1995/teamstat.htm |archive-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref> She was an NSCAA All-American in 1995, and was selected to the NSCAA All-Region Team in 1993 and 1995. She was also included in the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 1993,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://webadmin.barry.edu:446/athletics-update/w-soccer/mediaguide/2010_wsoccer.pdf |title=Barry University Women's Soccer 2010 Media Guide |publisher=Barry Buccaneers |year=2010 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812192431/https://webadmin.barry.edu:446/athletics-update/w-soccer/mediaguide/2010_wsoccer.pdf |archive-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref> and was selected as a CoSIDA Academic All-American and All-District player in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gobarrybucs.com/sports/2015/6/11/WSOC_0611150827.aspx |title=Awards & Honors |website=Barry Buccaneers |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812192226/https://gobarrybucs.com/sports/2015/6/11/WSOC_0611150827.aspx |archive-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref>

Strong made her only international appearance for the United States on August 16, 1992, in a friendly match against Norway, which finished as a 2–4 loss.<ref name="media guide">{{cite web |url=https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |title=2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide |website=United States Soccer Federation |year=2019 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074101/https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>

Strong was selected for the Umbro Select College All-Star Classic in 1996. Later that year she served as an assistant coach for the Villanova Wildcats.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB839975560821944500 |title=Comings and Goings For Tuesday, August 13 |website=The Wall Street Journal |date=August 14, 1996 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812192620/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB839975560821944500 |archive-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref> She was inducted into the Barry University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.<ref name="HOF">{{cite web |url=https://gobarrybucs.com/hof.aspx?hof=19 |title=Jennifer Strong |website=Barry Buccaneers |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812192814/https://gobarrybucs.com/hof.aspx?hof=19 |archive-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life== Strong graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She served in the United States Army for seven years and was discharged as a Major. She later worked in obstetrics and gynecology in Grand Junction, Colorado. Strong died suddenly on March 27, 2011, at the age of 37 in Grand Junction.<ref name="obituary">{{cite news |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thereporteronline/obituary.aspx?n=jennifer-e-strong&pid=149843736 |title=Jennifer E. Strong |website=Legacy.com |publisher=The Reporter |date=April 1, 2011 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812192829/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thereporteronline/obituary.aspx?n=jennifer-e-strong&pid=149843736 |archive-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

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