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Asta Helgadottir

5-11, Junior, Midfielder, Koparogur, Iceland (Reykjavik)

General Evaluation: An attacking midfielder that will continue to make an impact.

As A Sophomore (1998): Had two goals and three assists in the Vanderbilt Diadora Classic and was named the Tournament MVP...Named to Soccer America's Team of the Week (Sept. 8)...Helped Vanderbilt defeat Auburn with one goal and an assist and Alabama with three assists, which included the game-winning assist...Named SEC Player of the Week (Sept. 14)...Scored an assist in four straight games (9/4 - 9/11)...Missed VU's game against Texas and did not start against SMU due to a back injury...Tallied a goal and an assist in the Commodores' 4-0 win over South Carolina...Recorded three assists against No. 10 Virginia...Named to the Lady Vols Soccer Classic All-Tournament team...Scored two goals against Marquette...Had the game-winning goal in VU's win at Tennessee...Recorded a goal and an assist against Georgia...Scored the game-winning goal against Arkansas...Had two goals and an assist against Louisville...Scored a goal and an assist vs. LSU and tallied the game-winning goal in VU's win over Alabama in the SEC Tournament...Named to the SEC All-Tournament team...Named first team All-SEC for the second year...Named Vanderbilt's first first-team NSCAA All-American, while also earning first-team All-Central region honors...Earned first-team All-America, All-Central Region Offensive Player of the Year, and first-team All-Central Region honors from Soccer Buzz...College Soccer Weekly All-American...Ended the year ranked seventh in the nation in assists per game (0.76) and 27th in points per game (2.05)...Led Vanderbilt in assists and was second in goals and points...Named Vanderbilt's Female Athlete of the Year.

As A Freshman (1997): Led the freshman class and midfield in points scored, goals scored and assists...Third on the team in goals (8) and assists (6)...Led the team with three game-winning goals (St. Mary's, Miss. St. and Texas in overtime)...Had a career-best performance against Saint Mary's with a goal and two assists...Scored an assist against Arkansas and a goal against Kentucky in the SEC Tournament to be named to the All-Tournament team...In her first NCAA Tournament appearance, she scored a goal and an assist against Florida...Named first-team All-SEC and first-team All-Central Region...Earned first-team freshman All-American honors from Soccer Buzz...Played for Iceland's national team against the USA team, earning national television exposure on ESPN during the summer of 1998.

High School/Club: Led her club team to an undefeated season in the Icelandic Cup last yearŠWas the league¹s leading goal scorer and MVP ...Started playing for the U-16 Icelandic National Team when she was 14, the U-20 team when she was 16 and has played for the full National Team for the last four years ... Had 26 caps with the National Team and 11 international goals.

Odds and Ends: Asthildur Heldagottir ...Born 5/9/76...Daughter of Helgi Viborg and Hildur Sreinsdottir ...Plans to Major in Engineering or Business.