Megan Oyster

Megan Oyster

Oyster playing for UCLA Bruins in 2014
Personal information
Full name Megan Leigh Oyster
Date of birth (1992-09-03) September 3, 1992
Place of birth Naperville, Illinois, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
(on loan from Boston Breakers)
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2014 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Chicago Red Stars
2015–2016 Washington Spirit 38 (1)
2015– → Newcastle Jets (loan) 12 (1)
2016– Boston Breakers

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 17, 2016.


Megan Leigh Oyster (born September 3, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Newcastle Jets in the W-League on loan from the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League.

Early life

Raised in Naperville, Illinois, Oyster attended Neuqua Valley High School where she led the soccer to team to a 24–0 record and first place national ranking.[1][2] A four-time all-state selection and 2010 Parade All-American, Oyster was ranked as the number 21 recruit in the country and first in Illinois by Top Drawer Soccer.[1] In 2010, she was named All-American by ESPN RISE. The following year, she was named Gatorade State Player of the Year in Illinois.[1]

Oyster played club soccer for Windy City Pride from 1998–2011 and was a member of the regional Olympic Development Program (ODP) for five years.[1]

Playing career

Collegiate

UCLA Bruins, 2011–2014

Oyster attended UCLA where she played for the Bruins from 2011 to 2014.[1] In 2013, she helped lead the Bruins to win the NCAA College Cup for the first time.[3] She received All-Tournament honors and served the assist to the game-winning goal during the championship final against the Florida State Seminoles.[1][4][5] As a senior in 2014, Oyster helped anchor a Bruin defense that recorded a 0.245 goals against average (GAA) and set UCLA records for shut-outs (19) and allowing only six goals.[1] The same year, she was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and earned conference All-Academic honorable mention honors for the second consecutive season.[1]

Club

Just before joining UCLA in 2011, Oyster played briefly for Chicago Red Stars in Women's Premier Soccer League.[6]

Washington Spirit, 2015–2016

Oyster was selected by the Washington Spirit as the thirteenth pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.[7] During the 2015 season, she started in all 20 matches for the team and scored one goal primarily playing in the defender position.[8] Oyster was the first player in Spirit history to play every minute of a single season.[9] The Spirit finished fourth during the regular season with a 8–6–6 record to advance to the playoffs.[10] The team was defeated 3–0 by Seattle Reign during the semifinal.[11] Oyster was named the 2015 Washington Spirit Defender of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.[9] In 2016, she started 15 matches for the Spirit as the team qualified to the NWSL Championship for the first time in club history.[9]

Newcastle Jets, 2015–16

On October 8, 2015, Oyster joined Australian W-League club Newcastle Jets on loan for the 2015–16 season.[12]

Boston Breakers, 2016–

On November 17, 2016, It was announced that Oyster was acquired by the Boston Breakers in exchange for Breakers Kristie Mewis and Kassey Kallman, as well as an exchange in a few draft picks in the 2017 draft, and distribution ranking orders.[13]

International

Oyster has represented the United States at the under-16, under-18 and under-20 national team levels.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Megan Oyster". UCLA. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Le Cren, Matt (July 21, 2015). "Megan Oyster and Washington Spirit to face Chicago Red Stars in NWSL". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "UCLA wins its first NCAA women's soccer title". Los Angeles Times. December 8, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "UCLA Wins NCAA Soccer Title in OT". ESPN. December 9, 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "5 Burning Questions for the NCAA Women's Soccer Season". ESPN. August 21, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Red Stars Bring In Nasenbenny, Oyster". boxscorenews.com. June 24, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ Yeo, Aubrey (January 21, 2015). "Bruins dominate 2015 NWSL draft with school-leading 6 picks". UCLA. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Megan Oyster". Soccer Way. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 http://washingtonspirit.com/persons/megan-oyster/
  10. ↑ Goff, Steven (September 10, 2015). "NWSL playoff preview: Ali Krieger to miss Washington Spirit match at Seattle". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  11. ↑ Pentz, Matt (September 13, 2015). "Seattle Reign shuts out Washington Spirit, 3–0, in NWSL semifinal". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Dydasco, Oyster, and Raso Loaned to Australian Teams". Washington Spirit. October 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/NEWS/927919.html

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