| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tracy Jean Noonan (nee Ducar) | ||
| Birth name | Tracy Jean Noonan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-06-18)June 18, 1973 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Raleigh Wings | ||
| 2001–2003 | Boston Breakers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–1999 | United States | 24 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–1999 | UNC Greensboro Spartans (goalkeeping) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Greensboro Pride | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tracy Jean Noonan (née Ducar; born June 18, 1973) is an Americansoccergoalkeeper who previously played for theUnited States women's national soccer team and member of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Championship Team and theBoston Breakers in theWomen's United Soccer Association.
Ducar was born inLawrence, Massachusetts and began her athletic career atNorth Andover High School.[2] She played both basketball and soccer, however, her second year she injured her back and needed surgery for two vertebrae to be fused together. Ducar was not able to play her junior year of soccer, and her soccer coach thought she was never going to be able to play again. However, Ducar proved her coach wrong, and led North Andover's women's soccer team to a Cape Ann League Title.[3]
Ducar attended and played goalkeeper for theUniversity of North Carolina. She graduated in 1995 with a degree inbiology and a minor inchemistry. She was also inducted intoPhi Beta Kappa. In the 1994 NCSS Tournament, Ducar played every minute in every game, andUniversity of North Carolina won the National Championship. Ducar had complete shutouts both in the semi-final and final games.
Ducar was nominated for the 1995Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year. She was named All-American, captain, Most Valuable Player, (M.V.P.), and led U.N.C. with a record of 23–0–0 in 1995.[3]
In 2000, Ducar became one of the twenty founding players of theWomen's United Soccer Association, (WUSA), the first official professional women's soccer league in the United States. From 2000 to 2001, Ducar played for theBoston Breakers. In 2001, Ducar was awarded the Boston Breaker's Shield Award.
Previously, during the summer of 1998, Ducar played for theRaleigh Wings. In 1999, Ducar played again for the Wings and led the team to a win in theW-League Championship.[4]
Ducar's first appearance on theUnited States women's national soccer team was on January 16, 1996 vs. Brazil in Campinas, Brazil. Ducar picked up two morecaps, (games played against international competition), inMelbourne on February 28, 1996 and inBathurst on March 3, 1996. Ducar managed her first shutout on January 28, 1996 vs. Ukraine.[2] Then in 1997, during the Nike Victory Tournament, Ducar split time in every game withBriana Scurry, (the starting goal keeper for the U.S. National Team), and also in the Women's World Cup in 1997.
One of Ducar's most shining moments was during the U.S. vs. Salzgitter, Germany. A substitution was made by the U.S., replacing Scurry with Ducar. Ducar had made four big saves to keep the shut out. In 1997, Ducar had made twelve overall appearances for the national team, while starting in three of them. In 1998, Ducar played in six matches for the national team and while starting in each one, had four shutouts, and allowed only two goals. That same year, the team won theGoodwill Games. During the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Ducar represented the U.S. as one of the two back-up goalkeepers.[3]
From 1999 to 2000, Ducar was goalkeeper coach and recruiting coordinator at theUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro.[5]
In 2004, Ducar was named the women's head soccer coach atGreensboro College.[6] Ducar and her husband, Chris Ducar, (the women's goalkeeper coach at the University of North Carolina), live together inDurham, North Carolina and run soccer camps, clinics, and private teaching sessions together.[5][7]
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