The Atlanta Beat is a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association

Women's United Soccer Association

The Women's United Soccer Association, often abbreviated to the WUSA, was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the United States...

. The team played at Bobby Dodd Stadium

Bobby Dodd Stadium

Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field is the football stadium located at the corner of North Avenue at Techwood Drive on the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, who completed the 2011 season with a loss to rival UGA...

 on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology

The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...

 in their first year of operation before moving to Herndon Stadium

Herndon Stadium

Alonzo Herndon Stadium, named for Alonzo Herndon, is a 15,011-seat stadium on the campus of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the only two-sided stadium in the Atlanta University Center. It is one block over from the locally known Herndon Home, and sits above the MARTA...

, on the campus of Morris Brown College

Morris Brown College

Morris Brown College is a private, coed, liberal arts college located in the Vine City community of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is a historically black college affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church...

 in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

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The team began play in 2001, and reached the playoffs in each of the WUSA's

Women's United Soccer Association

The Women's United Soccer Association, often abbreviated to the WUSA, was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the United States...

 three seasons — the only team in the league to do so. They advanced to the Founders Cup in both 2001 and 2003, losing on both occasions.

The Beat's "founding players" were Briana Scurry

Briana Scurry

Briana Colette Scurry is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup , 1996 Olympics , 1999 World Cup , 2003 World Cup , 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Cup...

, Cindy Parlow and Nikki Serlenga of the USA women's national team. The Beat had the #1 pick in the inaugural WUSA draft, and selected China's Sun Wen, star of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Their first goal was scored by Japan

Japan women's national football team

The Japan women's national football team, or Nadeshiko Japan , is a selection of the best female players in Japan and is run by the Japan Football Association . Japan defeated the U.S...

 star midfielder Homare Sawa

Homare Sawa

is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese...

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The coach of the Atlanta Beat was Tom Stone

Tom Stone (coach)

Tom Stone is the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders women’s soccer team. He played soccer as a youth, collegiately and professionally. Stone held various coaching positions before coming to Tech.-Playing career:...

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The league announced on September 15, 2003 that it was suspending operations. Several former Beat players went on to play for the Atlanta Silverbacks Women

Atlanta Silverbacks Women

Atlanta Silverbacks Women is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2007. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...

 in the W-League

W-League

The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....

, and four -- Briana Scurry

Briana Scurry

Briana Colette Scurry is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup , 1996 Olympics , 1999 World Cup , 2003 World Cup , 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Cup...

, Sharolta Nonen

Sharolta Nonen

Sharolta Nonen is a Canadian soccer defender currently playing for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer and was previously a member of the Canadian National Team.-External links:* * * *...

, Homare Sawa

Homare Sawa

is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese...

 and Ifeoma Dieke

Ifeoma Dieke

Ifeoma Dieke is an American-born, Scottish football defender currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Scotland women's national football team....

 -- played in Women's Professional Soccer.

It was announced on October 7, 2009 that the Atlanta Beat would be joining WPS

Women's Professional Soccer

Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...

. On June 17, 2009 the new Atlanta Beat announced that Shawn McGee would be the General Manager of the recently reformed team.

Players (All-Time Roster)

#	Name	Position	Day of Birth	Height	Hometown	College
33	Callie Withers	M	May 29, 1981	5' 8"	Palo Alto, California Palo Alto, California Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...	Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
22	Ifeoma Dieke Ifeoma Dieke Ifeoma Dieke is an American-born, Scottish football defender currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Scotland women's national football team....	D	February 25, 1981	5' 7"	Glasgow, Scotland	Florida International University Florida International University Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
15	Julie Augustyniak Julie Augustyniak Julie Ann Augustyniak is an American soccer player who played for the Atlanta Beat of the Women's United Soccer Association....	D	February 1, 1979	5' 5"	Peachtree City, GA	Clemson University Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
29	Leslie Gaston Leslie Gaston Leslie Gaston is an American soccer player. A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Leslie was a high school All-American. She went on to play college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a two-time NCAA Women's Soccer National Champion...	D	August 9, 1980	5' 5"	Montgomery, AL	University of North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
25	Nancy Augustyniak	D	February 1, 1979	5' 5"	Peachtree City, GA	Clemson University Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
6	Sharolta Nonen Sharolta Nonen Sharolta Nonen is a Canadian soccer defender currently playing for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer and was previously a member of the Canadian National Team.-External links:* * * *...	D	October 30, 1977	5' 6"	Vancouver, BC, Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	University of Nebraska
11	Abby Crumpton Abby Crumpton Abby Lynn Crumpton is an American soccer forward/defender who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer.-External links:* * * *...	F	April 6, 1981	5' 6"	Rochester Hills, MI	University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
10	Charmaine Hooper Charmaine Hooper Charmaine Hooper is a former striker for the Canadian women's national soccer team.-Career:A former star at North Carolina State University, she currently plays for the * of the Women's Premier Soccer League. In 2006 she played for the New Jersey Wildcats in the American W-League...  (2001-2004)	F	January 15, 1968	5' 7"	Ottawa, Canada	North Carolina State University North Carolina State University North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
12	Cindy Parlow	F	November 18, 1978	5' 11"	Memphis, TN	University of North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
13	Maribel Dominguez Maribel Domínguez Maribel Guadalupe Domínguez Castelán is a Mexican footballer.-Career:In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Domínguez led the Mexican women's Olympic soccer team to the quarter-finals. Later in 2004, she accepted a two year contract from a second division Mexican men's football club Atlético Celaya. This...	F	November 18, 1978	5' 4"	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
9	Tara Minnax	F/M	November 26, 1979	5' 5"	Tampa, FL	University of Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
1	Briana Scurry Briana Scurry Briana Colette Scurry is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup , 1996 Olympics , 1999 World Cup , 2003 World Cup , 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Cup...	GK	September 7, 1971	5' 8"	Dayton, MN	University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts This article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...
24	Melanie Wilson	GK	October 5, 1978	5' 9"	Memphis, TN	Texas A&M University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
18	Aleisha Rose (2004)	M	July 28, 1982	5' 10"		Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
8	Homare Sawa Homare Sawa is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese...	M	September 6, 1978	5' 4"	Tokyo, Japan
19	Kristin Warren	M	December 17, 1980	5' 7"	Littleton, CO	University of Denver University of Denver The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
4	Kylie Bivens Kylie Bivens Kylie Elizabeth Bivens is an American association football player and a member of the United States women's national soccer team. She represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup finals....	M	October 24, 1978	5' 5"	Upland, CA	Santa Clara University Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
16	Marci Miller Marci Jobson Marci Jobson is a former American soccer midfielder and now the head women's soccer coach at Baylor University.-Career:...	M	December 4, 1975	5' 7"	St. Charles, IL St. Charles, Illinois St. Charles is a Chicago suburb in Kane and DuPage counties of Illinois, United States, and is roughly west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. According to a 2004 census estimate, the city has a total population of 32,134. The official city slogan is Pride of the Fox, after the Fox River that runs...	Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
	Nicky Thrasher	F		5' 6"	El Paso, TX	Texas A&M University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
2	Wendy Dillinger Wendy Dillinger Wendy Dillinger is an NCAA soccer coach and former professional soccer player. Dillinger currently coaches the women's side at Iowa State University.-Youth:Born in St...  (2001)	D	December 9, 1974	5' 7"	St. Charles, MO	Indiana University Indiana University Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
5	Nikki Serlenga	M		5' 5"		Santa Clara University Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
21	Lisa Krzykowski (2001-2002)	M			Cedarburg, WI Cedarburg, Wisconsin Cedarburg is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States with Cedar Creek running through it. The city is bordered by the Village of Grafton to the east and the Town of Cedarburg elsewhere...	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is Wisconsin's premier public urban university. It is a coed public research university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. It is also the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wisconsin System...