Carissa Messimer Class: Freshman Hometown: Mountaintop, Pa. High School: Crestwood Height: 5-5 Position: Forward

On Messimer: An elite impact player who should contribute immediately to the team has an aggressive mentality in front of the goal an outstanding scorer.

Before Maryland: A high school All-America selection at Crestwood High School in both her junior and senior seasons her 49 goals in 1998 is a Pennsylvania high school single-season record and her 145 goals set the Pennsylvania career high school scoring record with 145 career goals, she has the third-highest career total ever record by a U.S. high school player a three-time all-state selection led the Wyoming Valley Conference in scoring three consecutive years a four-time Wyoming Valley Conference All-Star.

International Experience: A member of the 1999 U.S. Under-20 team played on the U.S. Under-19 team in 1998 selected to the U.S. Under-16 team in 1997.

Personal: Born Feb. 3, 1981 parents are Linda and Robert Messimer majoring in letters and sciences.

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