# Jennifer Strong > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jennifer_Strong > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jennifer_Strong.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Strong > Source revision: 1345802934 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1973|6|24}}{{cite web |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/ssdi/person/?ssn=1d03de9d-b582-e511-93f7-0025907eb195/ |title=Jennifer Strong |work=[Social Security Death Index](/source/Social_Security_Death_Index) |via=[NewspaperArchive](/source/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}} | birth_place = [Lansdale, Pennsylvania](/source/Lansdale%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|3|27|1973|6|24}} | death_place = [Grand Junction, Colorado](/source/Grand_Junction%2C_Colorado), U.S. | position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1991 | youthclubs1 = [North Penn Maidens](/source/North_Penn_High_School) | collegeyears1 = 1991–1992 | college1 = [Connecticut Huskies](/source/UConn_Huskies_women's_soccer) | collegecaps1 = | collegegoals1 = | collegeyears2 = 1993–1995 | college2 = [Barry Buccaneers](/source/Barry_Buccaneers_women's_soccer) | collegecaps2 = 37 | collegegoals2 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 1992 | nationalteam1 = [United States](/source/United_States_women's_national_soccer_team) | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1996 | managerclubs1 = [Villanova Wildcats](/source/Villanova_Wildcats) (assistant) }} '''Jennifer E. Strong''' (June 24, 1973 – March 27, 2011) was an American [soccer](/source/Association_football) player who played as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)), making one appearance for the [United States women's national team](/source/United_States_women's_national_soccer_team). ==Career== Strong played soccer for the [North Penn Maidens](/source/North_Penn_High_School) in high school, before playing for the [Connecticut Huskies](/source/UConn_Huskies_women's_soccer) in 1991 and 1992, where she was a [letter-winner](/source/Letterman_(sports)). She was included in the [Soccer America](/source/Soccer_America) All-Freshmen Team in 1991, as well as the [NSCAA](/source/United_Soccer_Coaches)/[Adidas](/source/Adidas) All-Northeast Region and NEWISA All-New England selections in 1992.{{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](/source/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}} In 1993, she played for the [Barry Buccaneers](/source/Barry_Buccaneers), helping the team to win the [NCAA Division II championship](/source/NCAA_Division_II_Women's_Soccer_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.{{cite web |url=https://static.gobarrybucs.com/custompages/athletics-update/w-soccer/stats/1993/teamstat.htm |title=Statistics Summary for 1993 |website=[Barry Buccaneers](/source/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}}{{cite web |url=https://static.gobarrybucs.com/custompages/athletics-update/w-soccer/stats/1995/teamstat.htm |title=Statistics Summary for 1995 |website=[Barry Buccaneers](/source/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}} She was an NSCAA [All-America](/source/All-America)n in 1995, and was selected to the NSCAA All-Region Team in 1993 and 1995. She was also included in the [NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association) All-Tournament Team in 1993,{{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](/source/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}} and was selected as a [CoSIDA](/source/College_Sports_Information_Directors_of_America) Academic All-American and All-District player in 1996.{{cite web |url=https://gobarrybucs.com/sports/2015/6/11/WSOC_0611150827.aspx |title=Awards & Honors |website=[Barry Buccaneers](/source/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}} Strong made her only international appearance for the [United States](/source/United_States_women's_national_soccer_team) on August 16, 1992, in a [friendly](/source/Exhibition_game) match against [Norway](/source/Norway_women's_national_football_team), which finished as a 2–4 loss.{{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](/source/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}} 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](/source/Villanova_Wildcats).{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB839975560821944500 |title=Comings and Goings For Tuesday, August 13 |website=[The Wall Street Journal](/source/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}} She was inducted into the [Barry University](/source/Barry_University) Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.{{cite web |url=https://gobarrybucs.com/hof.aspx?hof=19 |title=Jennifer Strong |website=[Barry Buccaneers](/source/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}} ==Personal life== Strong graduated from the [Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine](/source/Philadelphia_College_of_Osteopathic_Medicine). She served in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) for seven years and was discharged as a [Major](/source/Major_(United_States)). She later worked in [obstetrics and gynecology](/source/Obstetrics_and_gynaecology) in [Grand Junction, Colorado](/source/Grand_Junction%2C_Colorado). Strong died suddenly on March 27, 2011, at the age of 37 in Grand Junction.{{cite news |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thereporteronline/obituary.aspx?n=jennifer-e-strong&pid=149843736 |title=Jennifer E. Strong |website=[Legacy.com](/source/Legacy.com) |publisher=[The Reporter](/source/The_Reporter_(Lansdale)) |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}} ==Career statistics== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|[United States](/source/United_States_women's_national_soccer_team) |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |1992||1||0 |- !Total!!1!!0 |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Strong, Jennifer}} Category:1973 births Category:2011 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Lansdale, Pennsylvania Category:Soccer players from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Category:American women's soccer players Category:American women's soccer coaches Category:United States women's international soccer players Category:Women's association football defenders Category:UConn Huskies women's soccer players Category:Barry University alumni Category:Female United States Army officers Category:American osteopathic medicine doctors Category:Medical doctors from Pennsylvania Category:21st-century American women medical doctors Category:21st-century American medical doctors Category:American gynecologists Category:American obstetricians Category:American women gynecologists Category:Military personnel from Pennsylvania --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jennifer Strong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Strong) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Strong?action=history)). 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