Tara Mounsey #2
Position: Defense
Height: 5-6
Weight: 150
Hometown: Concord, N.H.
Birthdate: Mar. 12, 1978
1996-97 Team: Brown University
Mounsey has appeared on two U.S. Women's
National Teams (1996 and 1997), recording
three goals and three assists in 10 games ...
was named the U.S. Player of the Game
following Team USA's 6-0 win against China at
the 1997 Women's World Championship ...
earned an Outstanding Performance Award for
the U.S. at the 1996 IIHF Pacific Women's
Hockey Championship ... also appeared on
U.S. Women's Select Teams in 1995 and 1996
and was a member of the 1995 U.S. Women's
National Junior Team ... Mounsey will be a
sophomore at Brown University ... helped lead
the Bears to the Eastern College Athletic
Conference tournament semifinals ... was
named the 1996-97 ECAC Rookie of the Year
and was named to the ECAC Division I All-Star
Team ... she also garnered the 1996-97 Ivy
League Rookie of the Year award and received
a first-team All-Ivy nod ... she is studying biology
at Brown and hopes to pursue a career as an
orthopedic surgeon ... she graduated from
Concord High School in 1996 and captained
her team to the 1996 New Hampshire (Class L)
State Championship ... was named the 1995-96
New Hampshire (Class L) Player of the Year,
the only girl to ever win that award ... enjoys
mountain biking and reading in her spare time
... has one younger brother, Mike, who
participated at the 1996 USA Hockey Select 16
Festival and the 1997 USA Hockey Select 17
Festival ... parents are Mike and Susan
Mounsey.
