• Married Chris Rampone on November 9, 2001, in Jersey City, New Jersey
• Graduated from Monmouth with a degree in Special Education and has her teaching credential
• Also volunteered as a soccer coach and basketball coach at the middle school when she was student teaching
• Worked in classroom situations with communication handicapped children
• as a black Labrador named Tiger who serves as her alarm clock and running buddy
• Has a large collection of Snow Babies.

Christie?s soccer skills were honed during her years at Monmouth University. Coming off a high school career where Christie led the Shore Conference in scoring in basketball, soccer, and field hockey she was heavily recruited by numerous major colleges and universities, mostly as a basketball talent. Monmouth offered an opportunity that most of the other wouldn?t give her, the ability to play more than one sport. It offered an opportunity to play close to home (Point Pleasant) which was appealing to both her and her family. She helped put Monmouth University?s name on the map. Looking over all the World Cup literature, newspaper articles, programs, yearbooks, and even web sites, anywhere the team roster is published the name Monmouth University jumps out. It?s right up there with the likes of University of North Carolina, Stanford, Florida, and Rutgers. Was a founding player in the WUSA for the New York Power. Recovered from ACL surgery at the end of the 2001 season to play 1,699 minutes over 19 matches. Helped lead the New York Power to the WUSA playoffs before tearing her ACL just two minutes into the third to last match of the regular season. Started 18 matches for the Power and played every minute until her injury. Played several matches for the New Jersey Stallions of the W-League during the summer of 1998. A high-scoring forward in college, she converted to defender for the USA and made her debut in 1997 the only player from a small soccer school to ever make an impact on the national team. Became the 15th U.S. player to earn 100 caps when she played against Brazil on July 13 in New Orleans. She captained the USA for the first time in that match. In 2001 played in four matches for the USA during a limited schedule, starting two missed the Nike U.S. Women?s Cup after tearing her right ACL while playing for the New York Power. In a breakout year, she started 30 of the 33 matches in which she played, including all five games at the Olympics and played 2,540 minutes scored two of her four career goals, both against Iceland on April 5, in Davidson, N.C. Christies boasts a list of accomplishments as big as the Great Lawn. She?s focused, determined to reach her goals on and off the soccer field, and about as solid as the foundation of Wilson Hall. All this is packed into one of the most sincere and cheery personalities that ever mowed down an opposing defender on her way to the net.

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