Player Bio: Jane Mitchell - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Women's Soccer
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Washington
2010 (Senior): Improved all of her numbers her senior season, recording season-high's in games played/started, goals, assists, points and shots ... played in 23 of the 24 games earning 22 starts in the midfield ... played in all four NCAA Tournament games ... scored one goal vs. Penn State on Sept. 10 in the 10th minute ... had three assists on the year, tying for third on the team ... assisted McKenna Waitley on the game-winning goal at UMass on Aug. 27 in the 13th minute ... her second assist came on Waitley's goal in the 83rd minute at San Francisco on Sept. 26 ... also assisted Waitley on the go-ahead goal against No. 2 Portland in the NCAA Second Round on Nov. 14 in the 29th minute ... tallied five total points ... took 17 shots, three on goal ... played a season-high 104 minutes at UC Irvine on Nov. 20 in the NCAA Sweet 16.
2009 (Junior): Named the team's Most Improved Player ... stepped up with some quality minutes in the midfield during the season, coming on strong in the second half of the season ... appeared in 19 matches, making 13 starts, six of which came in Pac-10 games ... also got the starting nod in each of the Huskies' two NCAA Tournament games ... scored three points, including her first career goal midway through the season ... did not appear in the first two games, but appeared in the next nine matches, including starting the final five non-conference matches ... had an assist in UW's 3-1 win over Colorado College in the Husky Nike Invitational, setting up freshman Jessie Young for her first career goal ... came off the bench to score the game-winning goal in UW's 2-0 win at Arizona, the first goal of her career.
2008 (Sophomore): Appeared in 15 games, all off the bench ... contributed three assists, good for fourth on the team ... took five shots ... recorded her first career assist in UW's 4-1 win over Colgate, setting up Carli Cearnal for her first career goal ... assisted on UW's lone goal in a 5-1 loss to No. 5 Stanford, setting up McKenna Waitley's second goal of the season ... notched her second Pac-10 assist in UW's 2-1 win over Arizona, setting up freshman Kate Deines in the regular-season finale.
2007 (Freshman): One of several freshmen to see significant playing time ... appeared in 11 games, starting twice ... took two shots during the season.
Torrey Pines High School:
Four-year letterwinner ... listed as a top-50 national recruit in the SoccerBuzz.com rankings ... served as team captain her senior year ... an NSCAA/adidas Girls Youth All-American in 2005 ... named to the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team for both soccer (first team) and field hockey in 2006 and 2007 ... helped her prep squad to win two straight CIF Division I championship in 2006 and 2007, and a runner-up finish in 2005 ... led her high school team to three straight league titles in 2005, 2006, and 2007 ... finished her prep career with an undefeated season, CIF Div 1 championship, league championship, and number one national ranking in 2007 ... three-year letterwinner in field hockey.
Personal:
Born in San Francisco, Calif. ... parents are Julieta Uriarte and Arthur Mitchell ... her grandmother, Alice Connolly Mitchell, attended UW in the 1940s ... six-year Olympic Development Program competitor, including five years with the state team and three with the region IV squad ... helped her State ODP Team to a National Championship in 2006 and a finalist finish in 2007 ... twice helped her state team to regional championships as well as two finalist finishes ... led her club team to a state championship in 2006.
Coach Gallimore on Mitchell:
"Jane is a good defender, good on the attack and a very smart player with a good head for the game. She's capable of taking her game up a notch and I'm confident she will."
JANE MITCHELL'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | GWG |
| 2007 | 11/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15/0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 19/13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| 2010 | 23/22 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | TOTALS | 68/37 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 1 |
GETTING TO KNOW JANE MITCHELL
| Nickname | Jane of the Jungle |
| Guilty pleasure | Dessert |
| Favorite dance move | The Sprinkler |
| Most embarrassing soccer moment | Too many to pick just one |
| Favorite part of being a Husky | Purple |
| Favorite restaurant in Seattle | I Love Sushi |
| Favorite place to hang out in Seattle | 5010 |
| Favorite place on UW campus | Hitchcock |
| Current cell phone ring tone | Vibrate |
| Zodiac sign and one trait you possess typical of that sign | Pisces. I'm pretty emotional. I cry in movies all the time |
| If you could guest star on a TV show, what would it be? | Grey's Anatomy |
| Biggest celebrity crush | Paul Walker |
| Store where you would like to spend a $10,000 gift card | Costco |
| If you could have dinner with one person, who would it be | Oprah |
| If you could trade places with a teammate for a day, who would it be and why | VP, so I could feel what it's like to be magical |
| Best thing about playing for Coach Gallimore | Passion for the game |
