| Melissa Onstad |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Castro Valley, Calif.
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| High School:
Castro Valley HS
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| Height:
5-9
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| Position:
Goalkeeper
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| Experience:
1V
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OREGON STATE: (2004) Onstad returns after starting the first 15 games as a true freshman... will battle with junior Amy Johnson for starting duties... one of 16 returning letterwinners and 12 returning starters... coach Fennah's comments: "Mel had a great freshman year and communicates very well. She's also worked very hard this summer to come back in tip-top condition." (2003) Earned the starting role as a true freshman and finished the year with a 5-8-2 record with four shutouts... posted shutouts in each of her first two games - 1-0 at San Diego State and 0-0 at the University of San Diego, a game in which she made an OSU season high 12 saves... held opponents scoreless for the first 131 minutes, 25 seconds of the season... also shut out No. 10 Washington and Weber State... 1.31 goals-against average in 1,379 minutes... had games of 11 (Pepperdine), nine, (San Francisco) and eight saves (Oregon).
ODP: Three years on the Region IV Team... one year in the state pool.
MTV UNITED (CLUB): Played three years.
CASTRO VALLEY: Allowed only two goals in 14 Hayward Area Athletic League games as a senior... first-team all-league as a sophomore, junior and senior... team MVP... two-time team captain... lettered four years... team was undefeated her senior year... played one year of softball... senior class vice president... graduated with high honors.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Linda and Brad Onstad... family includes sister, Michaela (26) and brother, B.J. (23)... born in Castro Valley, Calif... mother is a registered nurse... father is an insurance broker... majoring in Exercise and Sport Science... wants to be a physical therapist... enjoys waterskiing, wakeboarding, snowboarding and working with children... favorite athlete is Peter Schmeichel... chose OSU because, "It has so much to offer: a beautiful campus, great sports facilities, coaches, and the academics are great."
