Brett Maron
Encyclopedia
Brett Maron is an American
soccer goalkeeper currently playing for magicJack
of Women's Professional Soccer
.
for Fairfield University
where she earned honors as SoccerBuzz First Team All-Northeast Region and NSCAA Third Team All-Northeast Region in 2006 and twice as Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) Defensive Player of the Year and MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year in 2005 and 2006. She backstopped the Stags
to the 2005 MAAC Tournament championship and a berth in the 2005 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
. During her four year career, Maron posted 34 wins, which is third all-time in program history. She finished second in school history with 24 shutouts, falling short by 0.5 shutouts, having played in the NCAA rules era of not splitting shutouts between keepers. Maron played 6,911 minutes in her career, with a goals-against average of 1.11. She recorded 376 saves, a dozen short of the school record in that category as well.
of the Women's Premier Soccer League
in 2007.
She then played for Afturelding FC of the Icelandic Women's Premier League (Landsbankadeild
) in 2008 where she was named to the mid-season Top Eleven and named the Best Foreign Player and Best Goalkeeper by the league. She then moved to Kristianstads DFF
of the Swedish Women's Premier League (Damallsvenskan
) in 2009. Maron signed with the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer
on February 9, 2010.
and Sociology
from Fairfield University
in 2008. During her senior year, inspired by 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
recipient Muhammad Yunus
and the Grameen Bank
, Maron and eight other Fairfield students started Sustainable Equity for Women, a micro-lending project designed to raise and invest money in small businesses run by women in developing countries in conjunction with Kiva Microfunds
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer goalkeeper currently playing for magicJack
MagicJack (WPS)
MagicJack was an American professional soccer club based in Boca Raton, Florida. The team competed in Women's Professional Soccer. MagicJack was originally founded in 2001 as the Washington Freedom of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. In 2011, the team relocated to Boca Raton, Florida...
of Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
.
Collegiate career
Maron played college soccerCollege soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
for Fairfield University
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
where she earned honors as SoccerBuzz First Team All-Northeast Region and NSCAA Third Team All-Northeast Region in 2006 and twice as Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. MAAC teams compete in the NCAA's Division I. Most of the members are Catholic or formerly Catholic institutions; the only exception is the private but secular Rider...
(MAAC) Defensive Player of the Year and MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year in 2005 and 2006. She backstopped the Stags
Fairfield Stags
The Fairfield Stags are the athletic programs representing Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Most of the programs are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and classified as Division I-AAA in the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
to the 2005 MAAC Tournament championship and a berth in the 2005 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
NCAA Women's Soccer Championships are divided into three divisions. This article lists NCAA Women's soccer championships.-Division I:The NCAA began conducting a Women's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1982 with a 12-team tournament...
. During her four year career, Maron posted 34 wins, which is third all-time in program history. She finished second in school history with 24 shutouts, falling short by 0.5 shutouts, having played in the NCAA rules era of not splitting shutouts between keepers. Maron played 6,911 minutes in her career, with a goals-against average of 1.11. She recorded 376 saves, a dozen short of the school record in that category as well.
Professional career
Maron began her professional soccer career with SoccerPlus ConnecticutSoccerPlus Connecticut
SoccerPlus Connecticut is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2006. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the North Division of the East Conference.The team plays its home games at the...
of the Women's Premier Soccer League
Women's Premier Soccer League
The Women's Premier Soccer League is a national women's soccer league in the United States and Puerto Rico, and is on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the W-League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
in 2007.
She then played for Afturelding FC of the Icelandic Women's Premier League (Landsbankadeild
Landsbankadeild
The Úrvalsdeild karla is the top tier of the Icelandic football pyramid. Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer . It is run by the Football Association of Iceland and is currently comprised by 12 clubs. UEFA currently ranks the league 37th in...
) in 2008 where she was named to the mid-season Top Eleven and named the Best Foreign Player and Best Goalkeeper by the league. She then moved to Kristianstads DFF
Kristianstads DFF
Kristianstads DFF is a football club from Kristianstad, Sweden. The club was established in 1998 when Kristianstads FF merged with Wä IF. The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.- History :...
of the Swedish Women's Premier League (Damallsvenskan
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ladies' all-Swedish, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred as to the women's Allsvenskan, this term being used alone to refer to the men's division....
) in 2009. Maron signed with the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
on February 9, 2010.
Education
Maron received her bachelor's degree in AnthropologyAnthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
and Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
from Fairfield University
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
in 2008. During her senior year, inspired by 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
recipient Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency. In 2006 Yunus and Grameen received the Nobel Peace Prize...
and the Grameen Bank
Grameen Bank
The Grameen Bank is a microfinance organization and community development bank started in Bangladesh that makes small loans to the impoverished without requiring collateral...
, Maron and eight other Fairfield students started Sustainable Equity for Women, a micro-lending project designed to raise and invest money in small businesses run by women in developing countries in conjunction with Kiva Microfunds
Kiva (organization)
Kiva Microfunds is an organization that allows people to lend money via the Internet to microfinance institutions in developing countries around the world and in the United States, which in turn lend the money to small businesses and students...
.