PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played soccer at VMI before transferring to Howard.

HIGH SCHOOL: Received letters in basketball and soccer at James Robinson Secondary School (Fairfax Station, Virginia)...Was the captain of the varsity soccer team...Helped her team to a first-place finish for two years...Guided squad to a second-place finish in the Division I regional championship.

PERSONAL: Born August 14, 1988 in Dayton, Ohio...Daughter of Paul and Marie-Jocelyne Charles...Has one brother, Bernard...Major is Biology/Chemistry...Received academic honors in high school.