An honorable mention All-West Coast Conference selection... will become SCU's all-time leader in shutouts with four this season... one of the top goalkeepers in the country... has established herself as an excellent prime-time goalkeeper... one the reasons why Santa Clara has led the nation in scoring defense the past two consecutive seasons... solid performer who covers each inch of the goal... plays mistake-free soccer.
AS A JUNIOR IN 1999: Started and played the entire first half during the regular season before giving way to Alice Gleason in the second half... started in all 21 matches she played... ranked No. 1 in the nation in goals-against average, allowing only three goals in 1303 minutes played (0.21)... totaled 25 saves and 8.5 shutouts... earned All-West Coast Conference honorable mention honors... had not allowed a goal prior to Notre Dame's goal in the national semifinals since the 69:54 mark of a 2-1 victory against Nebraska on Sept. 19, a span of 16 games and 855 minutes... entered the 1999 Women's College Cup with a 0.28 GAA, the lowest in Bronco history... has 30.5 career shutouts which places her second on the all-time Santa Clara charts, only 3.5 shutouts behind former Bronco great Sue Wall... was the starting keeper on opening day at California, posting a pair of saves in Santa Clara's 2-0 win... played the full 90 minutes and made a season-high four saves to lead the Broncos past eventual Pac-10 champion Stanford 3-1 on Sept. 3... played 238:53 during Santa Clara's four-game road swing from Sept. 17-26, allowing one goal and making a pair of saves... charted one save en route to keeping No. 2 North Carolina scoreless in the first half on Sept. 24, allowing Santa Clara to take a 1-0 lead it would never relinquish... blanked both Evansville and Alabama in the first halves of Santa Clara's sweep of its own Nike Classic... faced four Notre Dame shots and made two saves in shutting out the sixth-ranked Fighting Irish during the first half on Oct. 17... Santa Clara scored four times in that first half to beat the Irish 4-2... started six of the seven WCC matches and was not scored upon, posting one save at Saint Mary's Oct. 6 and a pair at Pepperdine Oct. 24... tallied a pair of saves in a 2-0 shutout of Brigham Young in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... blanked UCLA over the first 74:17 in the third round, and recorded two saves in 90 minutes of scoreless action against Connecticut in the national quarterfinal... started and played the entire match of the national semifinals against Notre Dame, recording two saves.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 1998: A first team NSCAA All Far West and a second team All-WCC selection... established a new NCAA record for consecutive shutout minutes with 1268:29, surpassing the old mark of 884:00 set by Monmouth's Lori Houlihan during the 1996 season... named to the Nov. 3 Soccer America Team of the Week... compiled a 19-1-1 mark while appearing in 22 contests... recorded 42 saves while limiting opponents to three goals... recorded 15.5 shutouts, the highest single-season total in Bronco history... her 22 career blankings is the third-best mark in Santa Clara's rich goalkeeping annals... has recorded 26 saves in eight career postseason matches... was the opening night starter on Sept. 1, minding the nets for the first 62:13 of a 5-0 whitewash of the host Cal Poly SLO Mustangs... had a three-save night during Santa Clara's 1-0 road win over San Jose State on Sept. 7... also notched three saves at then No. 15 Stanford on Sept. 27... out-dueled All-American goalkeeper Jamie Pagliarulo of No. 21 George Mason on Oct. 2 as Santa Clara defeated the visiting Patriots 1-0 in the opening round of the Santa Clara/Nike Classic... had a season-high four saves during a 3-0 win against visiting Loyola Marymount on Oct. 9... made three saves in sloppy weather conditions during a 3-0 blanking of No. 24 Texas A&M on Oct. 18... recorded four saves on Oct. 25, blanking No. 6 Portland until Kathleen Celio could score the game-winner at 104:24... followed with a three-save shutout at No. 8 San Diego State on Oct. 30, another 1-0 Santa Clara victory... blanked Pacific over the first 75:45 of Santa Clara's 5-0 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... tied a season-high with four saves during her shutout of No. 19 BYU in the third round of the postseason... again recorded four saves in blanking No. 6 Connecticut 1-0 in the NCAA quarterfinal.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 1997: Enjoyed an outstanding freshman season, finishing second in the West Region with a 0.60 goals against average... appeared in 19 matches, starting eight, including all four NCAA Tournament games... recorded a 10-2-1 record with 6.5 shutouts in her first season between the posts... led the squad with 38 saves while facing a team-high 96 shots... played 56 percent of the minutes in goal for the Broncos... saw first collegiate action in the second-half of the season opener and blanked San Jose State over the 45 minutes, recording two saves in the 4-2 Bronco win... combined with fellow goalkeeper Nicole Leonard to record a season high five saves against Cal Poly SLO on Sept. 5... earned first career start in the Broncos' first West Coast Conference match vs. Gonzaga, keeping the Bulldogs off the scoreboard during the first-half of a 7-0 Santa Clara victory on Sept. 14... played the entire game against Vanderbilt on Oct. 12... notched three saves in Santa Clara's 4-1 win in the championship game of the Santa Clara Nike Classic... played all 90 minutes against BYU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament... recorded four saves and a shutout in her first NCAA Tournament appearance... started against Minnesota, shutting out the Golden Gophers before turning net duties to Christina Sanchez in Santa Clara's 5-1 victory... earned second shutout of the postseason blanking Clemson while making four saves... was in the nets for Santa Clara's 2-1 loss to eventual national champion North Carolina in the NCAA semifinals.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Attended Chatfield Senior High School in Littleton, Colo... lettered in soccer and basketball...played goalkeeper for coach Cindy Cannon... set a Chatfield record with 29 career shutouts... led the squad to its first-ever state title as a senior... a first team all-state selection three times... the Colorado 5A Player of the Year as a senior... set a personal best with 23 saves versus Cherry Creek HS as a junior... played five years with the Lakewood Fury, team that has produced current Bronco Rachel Weber as well as former standouts Ashley Albrecht, Whitney Hollis and Dayna Smith... also played club with the Colorado Rush under coach Tom Stone... helped lead the team to three consecutive state titles... a second team All-Jeffco 10 selection in basketball... graduated with a 3.8 grade point average... a member of the National Honor Society...named the Outstanding Senior Scholar Athlete at Chatfield... an academic all-state selection as a junior and as a senior... pre-med major... hopes someday to become a heart surgeon... full name is Crystal Lou Gordon... nicknamed "Gordo"... daughter of Louis and Sherry Gordon... born February 21, 1979 in Denver, Colo.
Gordon's Career Statistics
YearM-SMin.GASvShOGAA
199719-81189:588386.50.60
199822-211741:1334215.50.16
199921-211303:103258.50.21
Career62-504233.811410530.50.32
Gordon's Career Honors
Honorable Mention All-West Coast Conference 1999
NSCAA First Team All-Far West 1998
Second Team All-West Coast Conference 1998
Soccer America Team of the Week 11/3/98
