LaKeysia Beene

LaKeysia R. Beene (born March 9, 1978) is an American former soccer goalkeeper who played for the United States women's national soccer team and the San Jose CyberRays of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).

LaKeysia Beene
Personal information
Full name LaKeysia R. Beene
Date of birth (1978-03-09) March 9, 1978
Place of birth Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 90 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
California Storm
2001–2003 San Jose CyberRays 59 (0)
California Storm
National team
2000–2003 United States 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

College

Beene attended and played college soccer as goalkeeper for the University of Notre Dame. She graduated in 1999 having majored in environmental geoscience. With the Fighting Irish, Beene was a two-time All-American and backstopped the team to a runners-up finish in the 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.

Club

In 2000, Beene became one of the 24 founding players of the Women's United Soccer Association, (WUSA), the first official professional women's soccer league in the United States. From 2001 to 2003, she played for the San Jose CyberRays. In 2001 Beene was named WUSA goalkeeper of the year, as the CyberRays won the championship game, beating Atlanta Beat on a penalty shootout.[1]

Beene previously played for pro–am Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team California Storm. She returned to the Storm when WUSA collapsed after the 2003 season.[2]

International

Beene's first appearance on the United States women's national soccer team was on January 7, 2000, in an 8–1 win over Czech Republic in Melbourne, Australia.[3][4] She collected a total of 18 caps over the following three years,[5] but was not included in the US squads for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, or the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

International statistics
 United States
YearAppsGoals
200030
200110
200290
200350
Total180

Personal life

Beene was a teenage Tang Soo Do champion.[3]

She was admitted to The State Bar of California in 2009 and currently practices environmental law in Sacramento.[6]

References
  1. "Milbrett Tops List of WUSA Post-Season Honorees". United States Soccer Federation. August 23, 2001. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  2. Smith, Michelle (May 4, 2004). "Women keep the ball rolling / Players passing time until WUSA returns". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  3. "Goalkeeper: Lakeysia Beene". Soccer Times. August 23, 2001. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  4. Litterer, Dave (June 16, 2011). "USA - Women - International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  5. "U.S. Women's National Team All-Time Player Appearances". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  6. "Lakeysia R Beene - #265078". The State Bar of California.


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