Player Bio: Alex Phillips - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Women's Soccer
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University of Washington
Three-year squad member and one-year letterwinner... Her four career shutouts rank tied for sixth all-time at UW.
2009 (Senior)
Was still working her way back from an ACL injury she suffered midway through the 2008 season... Appeared in three games, making one start which came in the final regular season game against USC on Senior Day... Combined with Kari Davidson on two shutouts, coming in to relieve Davidson in UW's 3-0 win over Columbia in the Husky Nike Invitational and the Huskies' 2-0 win over Utah State... Did not have to make a save in either match... Made one save in her 45 minutes against No. 19 USC.
2008 (Junior)
Had a promising season cut short due to injury as she suffered a torn ACL in UW's first Pac-10 contest at UCLA... Prior to that, Phillips had started 11 of UW's first 12 matches and compiled an 8-3 record with four shutouts... Had a 1.00 goals against average in 12 games and made 25 saves... Started the season strong, shutting out Montana in the season-opener, making one save... Posted her second shutout and made three saves in UW's 2-0 win over San Diego State... Recorded her third shutout with a two-save performance in a 1-0 win over Purdue... Fourth shutout of the season came at home against Utah when she recorded two saves in a 3-0 victory.... Made a then-career-high four saves against No. 3 Portland and held their high-powered offense scoreless for 93 minutes until the Pilots finally broke through for a 1-0 win in overtime... Set a new career-high with five saves in another overtime loss to a ranked team, this time 3-2 to No. 9 USC... Held No. 2 UCLA scoreless for 20 minutes before leaving the game.
2007 (Sophomore)
Appeared in two games in goal for the Huskies, making one start... Played 135 minutes, making four saves and allowing two goals... Had a 1.33 goals against average.
2006 (Freshman)
Practiced with the team, but did not see any game action ... Benefited from training with UW associated head coach and former U.S. National Team goalkeeper Amy Griffin.
Park City High School
Three-year letterwinner ... Park City won back-to-back Utah Class 3A state championships her final two seasons, in 2004 and 2005 ... Prep squad advanced to the state quarterfinals in 2003, her sophomore season ... Park City won three straight league championships ... A first-team all-state selection in 2004 and 2005 ... Served as team captain her senior year ... Received the team's Most Valuable Player award in 2005.
Personal
Born in Detroit, Michigan ... Parents are Michael and Barbara Phillips ... Her father played college baseball and soccer at USC ... Played club soccer for the Celtic Storm, which was the runner-up at the 2005 Surf Cup after advancing to the championship game ... Celtic Storm won the Utah state title from 2001-04 ... Former prep and club teammate Kelly Isleib plays college soccer at Utah.
Coach Gallimore on Phillips
"Alex got some good games under her belt in the spring and gave us a reason to look at her for the starting job. Now she has to come in and compete. Our goalkeeper group is going to be competing and Alex has the leg up because of her game experience."
ALEX PHILLIP'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | GP/GS | Minutes | Goals | Saves | GAA | Sho |
| 2007 | 2/1 | 135:00 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12/12 | 987:42 | 11 | 25 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3/1 | 75:19 | 2 | 1 | 2.39 | 0 | TOTALS | 17/14 | 1198:01 | 15 | 30 | 1.13 | 4 |
GETTING TO KNOW ALEX PHILLIPS
| Nickname | Philla |
| Favorite song | Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Simple Man" |
| Guilty pleasure | Taco Bell burritos |
| Most embarrassing soccer moment | YouTube: "Best goal ever USC" |
| Favorite part of being a Husky | It's acceptable to bark in public. Kind of. |
| Favorite restaurant in Seattle | Too many |
| Favorite place to hang out in Seattle | Gorillaz |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| If you could guest star on a TV show, what would it be? | Man vs. Wild |
| Biggest celebrity crush | Matt Damon |
| Store where you would like to spend a $10,000 gift card | The store that puts that $10,000 back into my bank account. |
| If you could have dinner with one person, who would it be | Yogi Bear and Boo Boo |
| Why did you choose your number | It chose me. |
| Random fact people wouldn't know about Alex Phillips | I have a fear of bangles. Banglephobia if you will |
| Best thing about playing for Coach Gallimore | She's just like us, but a few years older! |
