Sherrill Kester

Sherrill Kester Dempsey (born Sherrill Lyles Kester; March 7, 1978) is an American former professional soccer player. A midfielder, she represented the San Diego Spirit of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) and won three caps for the United States national team.

Sherrill Kester
Personal information
Full name Sherrill Kester Dempsey
Birth name Sherrill Lyles Kester[1]
Date of birth (1978-03-07) March 7, 1978
Place of birth High Point, North Carolina,
United States
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1999 PSA Stars
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Duke Blue Devils 87 (35)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Raleigh Wings
2001–2002 San Diego Spirit 40 (1)
International career‡
2000 United States 3 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:37, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:37, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

Club career

Kester played for USL W-League team Raleigh Wings in 2000. She was the San Diego Spirit's second round draft pick, ahead of the inaugural 2001 season of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).[2] In the league's first two seasons, Kester featured in 40 of the Spirit's 42 regular season games, contributing one goal and two assists. She was sent to the New York Power in September 2002, as part of a five-player trade.[3]

Having got married in the off-season, Kester refused to go to New York. She informed team management that she would only play in WUSA if it was for the Carolina Courage, near her North Carolina-based husband.[4] Another trade saw her rights revert to San Diego, before she was waived. Kester trained with the Courage in 2003 pre-season, but was released from the reduced 16-player roster before the season started.[5]

International career

In January 2000 Kester was part of an understrength United States national team selected for the Australia Cup, while the team's regular players were in a contract dispute with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).[6] She scored twice in the first match, an 8–1 win over the Czech Republic, becoming the second player (after Cindy Parlow Cone in 1996) to score two goals on debut for the USWNT.[7] She featured in the other tournament matches versus Sweden and hosts Australia, finishing with three goals in her three caps.[8]

References
  1. Nagy, John A. (December 1, 1995). "Seniors honored for service". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. "Rating the eight WUSA teams" (PDF). Soccer America. 25 December 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. "WUSA: San Diego gets No. 1 draft pick in five-player deal with New York". Soccer America. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. Zeigler, Mark (22 February 2003). "Spirit bids adieu to fan favorites". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. "Carolina Courage Trims Roster". Our Sports Central. 24 March 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  6. Clare, Angela (29 January 2000). "Reaching her goals\ Sherrill Kester grew up through High Point's local soccer system to become one of the nation's top female soccer players". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  7. "U.S. Women's National Team Begin Year with 4-1 Win against Scotland". United States Soccer Federation. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  8. "Midfielder Sherrill Kester". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.


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