Alexandra Karlsson

Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Husie IF Soccer Club
Hometown:
Malmo, Sweden

2008: Played in 17 games, starting 13 games in the midfield ... made first-career start Aug. 31 vs. Michigan in her first action as a RedHawk ... took eight shots on the year with a season-high three coming Sep. 26 at Eastern Michigan ... fired lone shot on goal Oct. 5 vs. Buffalo ... logged 1,247 minutes of action, playing the entire time in eight matches.

Prior to Miami: Spent five years with Husie IF, a soccer club in Malmo, Sweden ... played the last three years with the club[apos]s First-Division team, one division below the professional level ... in 2001, Karlsson won a Swedish National Championship while playing with the indoor soccer club, VVK ... while playing with VVK, she also won the 1999 Gothia Cup.

Personal: Daughter of Annette and Peter Karlsson ... born on April Fool[apos]s Day (April 1) ... majoring in statistics.