Kristie Mewis

Kristen Anne Mewis (born February 25, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United of the Women's Super League (WSL) and the United States national team.

Mewis grew up in Hanson, Massachusetts, where she attended Whitman-Hanson Regional High School and played on the soccer team.

She finished her high school career with 74 goals and 34 assists.

She was a three-time NSCAA All-American, three-time All-New England and All-Massachusetts team honoree and a three-time Eastern Massachusetts Girls Soccer Association Div.

1 First-Team All-Star.

Mewis played for the Region 1 Olympic Development Program (ODP) team from 2003 to 2007.

She averaged 4.05 shots per game, ranking second in the ACC and was 11th in the ACC in points, with 22.

Mewis was a NSCAA Division 1 All-America third team selection and earned NSCAA Southeast Regional first team honors.

She was an all-ACC first team selection, was named to the Soccer America MVP second team, and was named to the Soccer America Preseason All-America list.

Mewis was named to the Preseason Hermann Trophy Watch List and was a semifinalist for the award.

In 2008, Mewis was named the NSCAA Youth Player of the Year and the US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year.

She played with her younger sister Sam at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

As a freshman at Boston College, Mewis recorded five goals and six assists, and was second on the team in shots taken with 72, bettered only by fellow Eagle and United States U-17 teammate, Vicki Dimartino.

Mewis played and started in 23 games and tied for fourth on the team in scoring with five goals and six assists for 16 points.

Mewis played midfield and filled in on defense due to injuries.

She was named to the All-ACC Freshmen Team, the Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie team, and Soccer America All-Rookie team and earned NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team honors.

In 2009, she was named to the Parade All-America team.

During her sophomore year in 2010, Mewis started all 25 games on the season and led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in shots with 101.

She scored ten goals, ranking seventh in the ACC and second for Boston.

She was first on the team in assists with 14; tied for the ACC lead.

She tied for fifth in the ACC in points with 34.

Mewis set a school record by recording a goal or assist in 11 consecutive games from August 29 to October tallying seven goals and eight assists during the run.

She was awarded ACC Player of the Week and CollegeSoccer360 Team of the Week honors on October 4.

Mewis was named New England Soccer News Player of the Year and was an All-ACC first team selection.

She was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist and a member of Soccer America MVP's first team.

Mewis received NSCAA All-American first team accolades and was named to Top Drawer Soccer's second team.

She was also the NSCAA Player of the Week on September 29.

After opening the season with a nine-game scoring streak, second to her personal and program record of 11 games which she accomplished in 2010, she was named a Division 1 ECAC All-Star and Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.

Mewis received NSCAA First Team All-America and All-Southeast Region honors and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Season – Upperclassmen – first team.

She was named to the All-ACC first team and College Sports Madness All-American first team.

Mewis tallied her first career hat trick in a match against Harvard.

The three goals made her the all-time leader in points at Boston College.

She finished her career with 39 goals, 38 assists, nine game-winning goals and 21 multiple-point games.

She was the second player in program history to register a goal in five straight games.

In 2011, Mewis led the team in scoring eight goals and six assists for 22 points and was named the Offensive Team MVP.

Starting and playing in 20 games during the season, Mewis logged 1,545 minutes of play while leading the team in shots with 81.

During her senior year, Mewis finished the 2012 season with a career-high 16 goals, 12 assists for a career-high 44 points.

She recorded nine multi-point games (three or more points) and had a goal or assist in 15 of 21 games this season.

Mewis is the all-time leading scorer in the Boston College program with 116 total points.

Mewis signed with the Australian W-League team Canberra United FC to finish the final two weeks of the 2012–13 season.