Tamara Strahota

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
5-6
High School:
Burnsville HS
Hometown:
Burnsville, Minn.

2012 ? SENIOR SEASON
Academic All-Big Ten ? Earning starting assignments in all 18 appearances ? Began the year on defense but was moved up to forward after aggravating an old injury ? Collected two goals and three assists for seven total points ? Had 10 shots on target out of 26 total shots for a .385 percentage ? Recorded her first assist of the season against Bowling Green (Aug. 30) ? Scored one goal and one assist in the three-goal shutout victory over Illinois (Oct. 12) ? Tallied one assist in the team's 5-1 win against Purdue on Oct. 21.

2011 ? REDSHIRT SEASON:
Missed entire season after suffering a leg injury ? received medical hardship waiver, restoring her final season of eligibility ? served as a team captain.

2010 ? JUNIOR SEASON:
Enters her senior season as one of Minnesota's top returners, having appeared in all 23 games last season including 21 starts ? set new career highs in 2010 with 17 points, six goals and five assists despite splitting time between forward and defender throughout the year ? tallied one game winner ? took 27 shots, landing 14 of them on goal ? named to the Academic All-Big Ten team ? earned third letter.

2009 ? SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team ? appeared in all 20 matches on the season, with 15 starts ?took at least two shots in 16-of-20 matches this season ? has taken four or more shots eight times ? 54 shots and five goals (tie) are second on the team, while 11 points are third on the team ? 54 shots ranked ninth in the Big Ten ? five goals on the season tie the mark from her freshman season ? took two shots, landing one on goal, in the season ending 1-0 win over Indiana on Nov. 6 ? among the team leaders with three shots in the 1-0 OT win over Northwestern on Oct. 30 ? scored the opening goal and finished with two shots in the 2-1 loss to Michigan State on Oct. 25, the first time in her career the Gophers lost when she had a point ? Gophers are now 7-1-2 in her career when she scores ? scored the Gophers only goal with her only shot in the 1-1 tie with Michigan on Oct. 23 ? held without a shot in the 1-0 loss to No. 19 Ohio State on Oct. 18, breaking the second longest streak of her career (14) ? took two shots, landing each on goal in the 1-0 loss to Penn State on Oct. 16 ? tallied first assist on the season, helping on Molly Rouse's game-winner in the 1-0 win over No. 9 Purdue on Oct. 11 ? took a game high five shots, and scored her third goal of the season on Oct. 4 against South Dakota ? took a game high four shots in the 2-1 OT win at Wisconsin on Oct. 1 ? took a game-high five shots against Illinois on Oct. 27 and scored her second goal of the season ? took two shots against Iowa on Sept. 24 ? tied a season high and led the team with five shots on Sept. 18 ? added four more shots on Sept. 20 as Minnesota put up 31 ? fired off two shots on Sept. 11 but was held without a shot on goal for the first time in three matches ? was held without a shot on Sept. 13, snapping a four-match streak ? took four shots on Sept. 4 and two on Sept. 6 ? started on Aug. 28 against Georgia for the first time since Nov. 9, 2008 ? tied a career high on Aug. 30 with three shots on goal ? fired off a team-high four shots on Aug. 21 against South Dakota State, landing a team-high three on goal ? scored the third goal of the match, less than five minutes into the second half ? score in season opener was third straight regular season match with goal.

2008 ? FRESHMAN SEASON:
Named a SoccerAmerica Freshman All-American? earned All-Great Lakes Region Freshman Team honors from SoccerBuzz ? Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team ? earned the Golden Gophers' 'Spark Award,' annually given to the top bench contributor ? tied for the Big Ten lead in game-winning goals with three in conference play ? five game-winners in all games tied for third in the Big Ten ? scored six goals in conference games to rank tied for sixth in the Big Ten ? finished tied for ninth in the Big Ten in points in conference games with seven ? game-winning goal (5) mark is tied for the fourth best season in Minnesota soccer history, and is the best mark by a freshman since 1993 ? appeared in all 26 matches and was a starter in six ? fourth on the team in scoring and led all freshman ? scored five goals and added two assists to finish with 13 points ? all five goals were game-winners ? fired off 42 shots on the season, landing 15 on goal ? first collegiate point came in the season opener in the form of an assists on the match's third goal ? first collegiate goal came two matches later on Aug. 28 when she opened the scoring in the Golden Gophers 2-0 win over South Dakota State ? collected a career high three points (1G/1A) on Oct. 26 in the 2-0 win over Northwestern ? in the following match, scored in back-to-back matches for the first career time as the Golden Gophers beat Iowa 1-0? named a U of MMaroonScholar Athlete ? earned first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2008 graduate of Burnsville High School where she played for coach Paige Hoff ? 2007 team captain at Burnsville ? 2007 Puma Senior Classic MVP ? Named to 2006 and 2007 all-state ? 2005, 2006 and 2007 all-metro ? 2005, 2006 and 2007 All-Lake Conference ? 2005 Lake Conference Champions ? 2004 Lake Conference Rookie of the Year ? Member of Bangu Tsunami 89/90 club team from 2005-2008 with Gopher teammates Shari Eckstrom and Josie Solie ? 2006, 2007 and 2008 Minnesota State Champions and 2008 Region II semifinalists ? 2007 Midwest Regional League runner-up ? club coach was Eric Singer ? 2008 Region II Olympic Development Program (ODP) Team - participating in 2008 European tour with teammate Eckstrom ? 2007 Region II ODP Team - Interregional Event, Stockton, CA and Brazil Tour ? Member of Region II ODP Team from 2006-2008 ? Member of Minnesota 1990 State ODP Team from 2003-2007 ? also lettered in hockey in 2005 and 2006 (coached by former Gopher assistant hockey coach Tom Osiecki) ? 2005 and 2006 section finalist in hockey ? Member of W-League Minnesota Lightning in 2007 and 2008.

PERSONAL:
Born January 11, 1990 ? daughter of Mary and Scott Strahota ? father Scott was President of Burnsville Soccer Club and both parents are active in Burnsville soccer community ? has one brother, Alan (23) and two sisters, Theresa (21) and Kristina (18) ? Sister Kristina is her twin ? undeclared on a major.

Getting to Know Tamara...
Favorite food: Chipotle.
Favorite professor: Linda Buturian
Favorite class at Minnesota: Art through identity and performance.
Best soccer memory: Overtime goal against Purdue.
Why you chose your number: Class number in third grade.
Toughest player you've ever faced: Krystle Kallman.
Any superstitions: Paint my nails before every game, or weekend trip.
After college I want to...: Travel to greece.
I cannot live without my: Socks.
Favorite thing about Minneapolis-St. Paul: The skyline at night.
Best birthday present you ever received: Seafood dinners every year.
Ultimate soccer dream: Play professionally.

Season	GP-GS	G	A	Pts	Sh	Sh%	SOG	SOG%	GW	PK-Att
2008	26-6	5	3	13	42	.119	15	.357	5	0-0
2009	20-15	5	1	11	54	.093	28	.519	0	0-0
2010	23-21	6	5	17	27	.222	14	.519	1	0-0
TOTAL	69-42	16	9	41	123	.130	57	.463	6	0-0