Tara Buckley O'Sullivan
American soccer player
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Tara Ann Buckley O'Sullivan is an American former soccer player who played as a sweeper, making one appearance for the United States women's national team. Career Buckley O'Sullivan played for the Trumbull Eagles in high school, before attending college at the University of Connecticut, where she played for the Huskies soccer team alongside her twin sister Moira. There she was a letter-winner and team captain during her senior year, becoming the school's only four-time All-American in women's soccer. She was named to the 1982 and 1983 NCAA All-Tournament teams, and was twice was selected as the team's most valuable player in 1982 and 1983. She was also selected in the NSCAA/Adidas All-Northeast Region team in all four seasons, as well as the NEWISA All-New England team from 1981 to 1983. In 1984, she was one of the winners of the UConn Club Outstanding Senior Athlete Award. Her jersey number 5 was the first of two to be retired by the school, making her the only player to wear the number. During halftime of a UConn Huskies football game in 2008, she received a commemorative bowl to honor her contributions to the program. In 2003, Buckley O'Sullivan was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame, and in 2007 was inducted into the UConn wing of the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame.
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