PORTLAND, Ore. --- Shannon MacMillan, who starred on the pitch for the Portland Pilots women's soccer team in the early 1990's, has been elected to National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2016. MacMillan joins fellow WCC alum Brandi Chastain and MLS Commissioner Don Garber to comprise the 2016 Hall of Fame Class.
MacMillan, a 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup champion and 1996 Olympic gold medalist, enters the Hall of Fame on the Veteran Ballot. She had a 12-year career with the U.S. Women's National Team, playing in 176 matches from 1993-2005.