Dawn Siergiej (née Greathouse, born February 10, 1979, in Rochester, New York) is a retired American soccer player who played for the Washington Freedom and San Jose CyberRays.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Dawn Greathouse | ||
| Date of birth | February 10, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochester, New York, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Baylor Bears | (1) | |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Washington Freedom | ||
| 2002–2003 | San Jose CyberRays | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003– | Notre Dame (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life and education
Siergiej was born in Rochester, New York on February 10, 1979, but grew up in Texas.[1] She attended Allen High School and Baylor University.[1] In 2001, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in health fitness.[1]
Career
Athletics
While in high school, Siergiej trained with the United States women's national under-17 soccer team.[1]
While studying at Baylor University, Siergiej played for the university's soccer team. In 1998, the team won the school's first Big 12 Conference championship[2] and trained with the United States women's national under-20 soccer team.[1] During her tenure, she was named Soccer Buzz National Defensive Player of the Year,[2] an All-American player,[1] and held university records for "every goalkeeper statistic".[3]
Siergiej made her professional debut in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) after being drafted in the second round to play for the Washington Freedom,[1] where she remained for two years.[2] In 2002, she transferred to the San Jose CyberRays.[4] WUSA folded the following year.[2]
While playing in the WUSA, she was also a back-up goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team.[1]
Coaching
In 2003, began her career as an assistant soccer coach at the University of Notre Dame,[1] where she remained in 2023.[5] In that time, the team had participated in 16 championships, including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles in 2004 and 2010.[2]
Honors
In 2011, Siergiej was named in the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]
Personal life
In May 2014, Siergiej married Nick Siergiej, Notre Dame's hockey team's coordinator of operations.[2] As of 2021, they lived in South Bend, Indiana.[2]