Amy LePeilbet

Amy Elizabeth LePeilbet (born March 12, 1982) is an American women's soccer associate coach for the Salt Lake Bruins, and a retired professional and international player.

During the final, LePeilbet scored the equalizing goal with a header off of a corner kick in the 83rd minute.

LePeilbet was an All-Fox Valley Conference selection from 1997 to 2000, an all-sectional choice from 1998 to 2000, first-team all-area from 1999 to 2000, an all-tournament pick from 1999 to 2000, and named Most Valuable Player in 1999 and 2000.

She holds the school's records for total goals (53) and assists (37) in soccer.

Prairie Ridge coach, Mike O'Brien said of her exceptional talent, "She was very versatile, even as a sophomore. She could cut both directions, she could shoot righty or lefty, she could get up on head balls. She's always been a great team player, but I'd say she is even more so now. She's an unselfish player who distributes the ball in all directions."

LePeilbet was a member of the Chicago Cobras of the W-League from 1998 to 2002.

She was one of only three high school students to be named to the team's roster.

She noticed an improvement in her playing with the opportunity.

"I can see much more of what's going on and I understand the game better," LePeilbet said.

"At the high school level, some young players don't understand how things work. Playing with the older players on the Cobras helped me learn this. I'm much more aware of what's happening around me."

In 2000, she was named Northwest Herald Player of the Year and was honored with the John Mackie Senior Athlete of the Year award.

She also earned the Fox Valley Scholar-Athlete and United States Marine Corps Athlete Recognition awards the same year.

LePeilbet attended Arizona State University, where she majored in Sociology and graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors.

Amy played for the Arizona State Sun Devils women's soccer team from 2000 to 2003.

She was a three-time First-Team All-Pac-10 selection (2001–2003) and a two-time All-American.

During her freshman year, LePeilbet broke her nose halfway through the season, but continued to play.

As a defender, she scored one goal (an unassisted goal against Eastern Michigan) and had one assist.

During her sophomore year, LePeilbet was considered the team's top defender.

She posted one assist against Mississippi.

She was named Verizon Academic All-American, was a Maroon and Gold Scholar-Athlete, and was named to the Traditional Bank All-Tournament team.

In 2002, during LePeilbet's junior year, she was considered was one of the main reasons the team tied the school record with five straight shutouts.

She received an honorable mention All-American by Soccer Buzz, earned NSCAA second-team All-West Region acclaim and was named to the Soccer Buzz second-team All-West Region.

LePeilbet was given All-Pac-10 First Team honors for the second straight year.

She was first-team Pac-10 All-Academic, Academic All-American and all-region selection.

She scored two goals and had one assist on a game-winning goal against Northern Arizona.

During her senior year, LePeilbet was a main component in helping to carry the Sun Devils into the second round of the NCAA Championships, the team's second consecutive and third NCAA appearance in the last four years.

In 2005, LePeilbet appeared in eight games (696 minutes) and scored one goal for the Arizona Heatwave.

The Heatwave came in second in the Western Conference with a 10–3–1 record during the season.

In 2008, she played for the Pali Blues in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, California.

She appeared in 12 games (1,080 minutes), scored two goals and provided one assist.

The Blues came in first in the Western Conference with a 12–0–0 record and clinched the W-League championship title with a 2–1 win over FC Indiana.

She was an Olympic gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics and a silver medalist at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Born in Spokane, Washington, LePeilbet attended Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, Illinois, where she lettered four years in soccer and three times in basketball.

She was captain of the soccer and basketball teams during her junior and senior years.

She helped the team finish with a 13–5–3 record and a final national ranking of 14th in the nation.

As Arizona's top defender, LePeilbet also scored three goals, including two game-winners while leading a defense that allowed 1.05 goals per game and posted eight shutouts.

LePeilbet started all games in her career at Arizona State, playing in 74 career games.

She was also a two-time Academic All-American.

She was the interim head coach of Utah Royals FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) until its 2020 dissolution and relocation.

As a player, LePeilbet last played as a defender for FC Kansas City of the NWSL and was a member of the United States women's national team.