Feb. 7, 2007

Beth England
5-7, Midfielder
Arlington, VA
VISTA Hotshots
Yorktown High School
Born: Aug. 18, 1989

Honors/Statistics: Starter for the VISTA Hot Shots, 2006 Washington Area Girls Soccer (WAGS) Division I champions and 2005 Virginia state cup finalists ranked 4th nationally...Three year letter winner at Yorktown HS...National District Honorable Mention...Four time recipient of the Virginia High School League Academic Excellence Award...Four time member of the Northern Region Athletic Honor Roll...Also a four time varsity letter winner in indoor and outdoor track for Yorktown HS.

Chris Huston on England: "We are so pleased to have Beth part of our team for the upcoming 2007 season. Beth is an extremely hard worker in the middle of the field and does a great job distributing in the final third. She is a very simple player with a great physical presence and we are looking forward to watching her compete for a starting position."

England on Rice: "I chose Rice because it's everything a student-athlete could look for in a university. It has an excellent academic reputation with a degree that will be respected at any job interview, as well as a soccer program that already has a conference championship under its belt and is still loaded with potential."