Izzy Brown

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.
High School:
Green Hope

Dorrance on Izzy: “Has a wonderful frame. She is going to be good in the air. She provides an outstanding target in the box as a 9. She has wonderful strength. She is very brave. She is very committed to her development as a player. She will compete for time up front even as a freshman.”

Freshman Year (2019): A reserve player who came off bench, earlier in season in midfield and later at striker • played in 10 games overall, totaling 180 minutes • played in both games in the Husky Invitational, totaling 38 minutes in the two games • saw significant action in Duke Nike Classic after an injury to starter Taylor Otto • played 30 minutes against LSU and 45 minutes against UNLV, the second most of any non-starter against the Rebels • most recently saw 16 minutes in a relief role at forward versus Pitt, six minutes off the bench at Boston College and seven minutes versus Virginia Tech.

High School: Attended Green Hope High School in Cary, N.C. • played varsity basketball as a freshman and varsity soccer as freshman and sophomore • graduated Summa Cum Laude • four-year honor roll student at Green Hope.

Club: Played for CASL ECNL from 2015-17 • competed for NC Courage Girls Development Academy from 2017-19 • member of Top Drawer Soccer IMG Girls Top 150 for Class of 2019 • Soccerwire Top 100 Girls of 2019 • named to Top Drawer Soccer Best XI at GDA Winter Showcase in 2017 • top scorer for inaugural NC Courage GDA U18/U19 team in 2017-18 season • competed in ODP international tournaments in 2016 & 2017 in Costa Rica, including being named MVP in 2017 • competed in ECNL PDP Invite in 2017 • ODP All-Star Team member in 2015 • chosen for ODP National Team Training Camp in 2016 in Phoenix, Ariz. • competed in ODP National Championship Invite in 2016 • U.S. Soccer Market Training invite in 2016 • Id2 Roster in 2016 • U.S. Soccer Market Training in 2014, 2015, 2016 • ODP Region 3 Team from 2015-17 • ODP Region 3 Pool List for 2014-17 calendar years.

Personal: Full name is Isabella Maria Brown • goes by Izzy • daughter of Chucky and Melanie Brown • stands 5-10 tall • has two sisters – Amelia (14) and Abigail (11) • was born in January 2001 in Cary, N.C. • has not yet declared a major • her father Chucky played basketball at NC State and won an ACC championship there • he played in NBA for 13 years, tied for record of most teams ever played for in the NBA, including winning an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets • sister Amelia is a sophomore at Green Hope HS and is a midfielder for NC Courage Girls Development Academy and member of TDS IMG Girls Top 150 for Class of 2022 • sister Abigail is in seventh grade at East Cary Middle School and plays AAU basketball for Carolina Elite.