UTEP Miners

2010 (JUNIOR): One of 12 natives of Texas on the roster.

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Returned from an injury and displayed top form, starting all 20 matches while playing the second-most minutes (1,713) of anyone on the team ... aiding that figure was logging 90-plus minutes in 16 contests ... scored a pair of goals, including the match-winner in OT against I-10 rival NM State (8/21) ... credited with the game-deciding assist on Skye Schult[apos]z strike vs. SMU (9/27) ... one of eight Miners on the year to contributed at least five points ... earned placement on the Conference USA academic honor roll (min. 3.0 GPA)

2008 (FRESHMAN): Impact player who competed in 12 matches, including 11 straight starts, before having promising rookie campaign halted due to injury ... logged 90+ minutes in seven contests ... led all UTEP freshman and ranked tied for sixth overall on the squad with six points ... sparked a three-match win streak with at least one point vs. Air Force (9/18), vs. Northern Colorado (9/21) and at Tulsa (9/26) ... named to the Conference USA academic honor roll (min. 3.0 GPA).

PRIOR TO UTEP: 2007 district MVP for Abilene Wylie and coach David Wood ... tabbed district[apos]s offensive MVP as a sophomore in 2006 ... squad advanced to the regional semifinals in 2006 and regional finals in 20007 ... two-time member of the TASCO region I squad ... spent freshman year at Abilene Copper under guidance of coach Toby Walker ... was the starting center midfielder and selected as first-team all-district ... started club soccer in fall of 2000 with Abilene Soccer Club and eventually moved to to D[apos]Feeters Soccer Club ... squad won 2006 Disney Showcase, 2007 State cup, in addition to being the Region 3 semifinalist ... served as starting outside MF, and helped team achieve No. 1 ranking in the country ... garnered placement on the North Texas State Soccer Association ODP team in 2001 and played on the [apos]89 and [apos]90 teams the past seven years ... competed with [apos]89 squad at the ODP national championships ... all-around athlete who was a two-time regional qualifier ([apos]05 & [apos]06) in pole vault for Abilene Wylie ... member of the National Honor Society and ranked in the top-10 percent of her class.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brittany Shanae Vacca ... a kinesiology major ... daughter of Kim and Scott Vacca ... has an older brother, Sean ... born 2/11/90 (Dunedin, Fla.) .