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Anoop Josan

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Edmonton, Alberta

High School:
J. Percy Page Composite HS

Height:
5-3

Position:
Midfielder

2007 (Sophomore)
Started 18 of 21 matches, racking up three goals and three assists for nine points ...effort placed her fifth in helpers and sixth for goals and points on the squad ... durable player, evidenced by playing more than 72 minutes per contest to rank seventh on team ... converted a penalty kick for the match-winning-strike vs. Portland State (9/7) ... tallied an assist against both New Mexico (9/23) and East Carolina (10/28) to help the Miners earn ties in each of those contests ... helped spark the comeback in the triumph at Colorado College (10/13) by scoring with 16 seconds left in the opening half ... recorded an assist in setbacks at North Texas (9/2) and vs. Weber State (9/9).

2006 (Freshman)
Hyped freshman who was as good as advertised ... named a freshman All-American by SoccerBuzz ... garnered second-team all conference accolades and spot on league's all rookie squad as well ... played a pivotal role in UTEP's prolific offensive attack which paced C-USA and was 12th nationally ... started all 21 games, scoring five goals while dishing out 14 helpers to break the Miner single-season rookie record and rank second all time ... overall, recorded 24 points to check in second on the squad and seventh in the league ... of the five goals, two served as game winning tallies ... most memorable strike was converted penalty kick late in the match to send UTEP past No. 17 Rice, 1-0 ... did most of her damage, though, with passes of laser-like precision ... concluded the campaign ranked third in the nation with 0.67 assists per game ... effort led Conference USA by wide margin ... equaled single-season school standard with four gamewinning assists ... twice turned in three-assist tilts to tie for the third most in a single game in program annals ... became the first player in school history to receive recognition from three separate national organizations after being tabbed to SoccerAmerica's, SoccerBuzz's and SoccerTimes' National Teams of the Week following outstanding performances against Houston and Rice the weekend of Oct. 6 ... recorded three helpers in 5-1 romp against the Cougars before accounting for the lone goal in 1-0 triumph versus the Owls ... also was tabbed as the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week for effort in the two contests ... scored first-career goal from 30 yards out off of free kick to afford UTEP a 1-0 advantage in eventual 4-0 blanking of Eastern New Mexico ... set up Melissa Abraham's tally against Air Force in 1-0 campaign-christening win with beautiful ball over the wall off a set piece ... had two separate five-game point scoring streaks ...was 2-for-2 in penalty kicks on the campaign ... Miners were 5-0 when Josan scored and 13-1 when she had at least one point ... named to C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.

International
Member of the Canadian National Team's Under-20 squad ... competed in four "friendlies" against Brazil and the United States ... played in all four matches, seeing second-half action in each of the contests ... Team Canada posted a 1-2-1 record ... also played for Canada's U-17 Development team which faced off against Germany in a three-game series last fall ... competed at the 2005 adidas Cup as a member of the U-18 National Team.

High School/Club
Listed among SoccerBuzz's top-20 international collegiate recruits ... member of the North West United Soccer Club ... Josan was named the 2005 Most Valuable Player for the outdoor season ... led the league in goals during the indoor campaign ... Attended U-17 national camp ... also spent time in the U-18 national camp ... captained Alberta's Canada Games Team, coached by Keith Pritchard, to a 4-1 record at the 2005 Canada Summer games in August 2005.

Personal
Full name is Anoop Josan ... pre-nursing major ... daughter of Darshan and Pam Josan ... has a sister, Karen and a brother, Vic ... born on April 22, 1988.

 
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