A Goaltender Without Peer

It's not easy to win if you don't score much, but it sure helps a lot to have a goalie who never lets the other team score.

For four years, the Harvard women's soccer team has been supported by one of the best goalkeepers in America. After stopping more shots than a bullet-proof vest, two-time All-America Tracee Whitley is graduating with a net full of Harvard records.

The four-year starter from Raleigh, N.C., posted a record 31 shutouts during her Harvard career, and holds the school mark with 424 career saves. Whitley was named to the first-team All-Ivy squad in her freshman and junior years.

The 1987 season was perhaps her finest. In 13 games, Whitley yielded just seven goals, and allowed more than one goal in just one contest. She posted nine shutouts to set a new Harvard record and saved 92.3 percent of the shots she faced.

In the Ivy League, Whitley gave up just two goals in six games.

For her efforts, the Ivy League called Whitley its Player of the Year. Her teammates, fans, and opponents call her the best.