Saskia Webber
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| Full name | Saskia Johanna Webber | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 13, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 78 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | OKI F.C. Winds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Philadelphia Charge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | New York Power | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992–1999 | United States | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Saskia Johanna Webber (born June 13, 1971) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who previously played for the United States women's national soccer team as well as the New York Power and Philadelphia Charge in the Women's United Soccer Association. She is currently a host for Q Televisions's On Q Live.
She began playing soccer and other sports when she was six.
Webber attended Princeton High School in Princeton, New Jersey.
Webber was a four-year starter on the women's soccer team at Rutgers University from 1989–1992. During her senior year, she helped lead the team to four consecutive East Coast Athletic Conference tournaments and three championships MVP of ECAC Tournament. She was named a two-time All-Eastern Region selection and a First-Team NSCAA All-American the same year. She also won the Missouri Athletic Club Goalkeeper of the Year Award and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy.
As a senior, she received the Sonny Werblin Award, the highest athletic honor at Rutgers and was the first female soccer player to be inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
Webber played three seasons for OKI F.C. Winds in the Japanese Women's Professional L. League from 1996–1998.
In 2001, she joined the Philadelphia Charge in the Women's United Soccer Association, the first professional women's soccer league in the United States. During the inaugural season, she played 12 games and posted a record of 4–5–3. She played a total of 998 minutes and made 44 saves while allowing 18 goals for a 1.62 GAA. The following season, she was traded to the New York Power.
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