At Delaware: Expected to see significant playing time at center back for the Blue Hens.

2007: Appeared in 12 matches while starting seven in the Blue Hen backfield • posted three shots on the season • helped the Blue Hens record five shutouts on the year.

High School: A four-year defender at West Chester East High School • three-time all-league selection • team captain as a senior • played basketball and lacrosse all four years • basketball captain as a senior • lacrosse team won state title in 2007 • club team, Spirit United, ranked second in the nation as a U.S. Youth Soccer Association national finalist, Region One champion and eastern Pennsylvania champion • member of Spanish National Honor Society • honor roll student.

Personal: Ilyssa U. Friedman ("uh-lisa freed-man") • daughter of David and Terri Friedman • cites mother as major influence on soccer career • has a sister, Brienne and a brother, Drayt • elementary education major who wants to teach third or fourth grade • worked as a counselor at University of Pennsylvania Soccer Academy during the summer.