Rachel Quon

Quon was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Canadian father and an American mother.^[2] She grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois, and attended Lake Forest High School. As a freshman in 2006, she was named All-Section and All-Conference. During her second year, she provided the most assists on her team and was voted All-State and All-Conference, and was named NSCAA All-American. She did not play high school soccer during her junior year, but scored 25 goals with 21 assists during her first two seasons. In 2009, she scored 15 goals and had 10 assists to lead the Scouts to a 2009 regional title and into the Class 3A sectionals. She was named the 2009 National Gatorade High School Player of the Year as well as Illinois State Player of the Year. She was also named to the 2009 Parade Magazine and ESPN Rise All-America teams. She left Lake Forest High School with 40 goals and 31 assists over just three high school seasons.^[3]

Quon also played for the club team, Eclipse Select 90/91 and helped lead the team to the 2006 national U-15 club title, 2008 U-17 final, two Region II championships, and three Illinois State Cup titles. The team won four consecutive Illinois State Cups. Quon was rated as the nation's number 18 college prospect for the class of 2009 by Top Drawer Soccer and number 35 by ESPN Rise.^[4]

Quon attended Stanford University, where she played for the Cardinal from 2009 to 2012. As a freshman in 2009, she started all 24 games and helped the team to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the NCAA title game. She served four assists during the season and was a First-Team All-Pac-10 selection as well as a member of the Pac-10 All-Freshman team.^[3]

As a sophomore in 2010, Quon helped the Cardinal to 15 shutouts and a 0.45 goals-against average and was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. She started all 26 matches at outside right back and scored her first two collegiate goals. She was named to TopDrawerSoccer.com's Team of the Season first team and to the All-Pac-10 first team for the second consecutive season.^{[citation needed]}

As a junior in 2011, Quon was named to the All-Pac-12-second team and was a Pac-12 All-Academic honourable mention as well All White Kit Preseason All-American. During the NCAA quarterfinals, Quon saved a ball off the line and then provided an assist on the 93rd-minute winner in a 2–1 overtime victory over Oklahoma State. She made an overlapping run, reached the end line and pulled back a centring pass to the top of the six-yard box to Lindsay Taylor, whose first touch from five yards out won the match.^{[citation needed]}

During her senior year, Quon served as team captain and was named NSCAA first-team All-American and Soccer America MVP's second team. She was also a TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Season second-team choice and named to the NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team. She was an All-Pac-12 first-team selection for the third time and a four-year all-conference selection. She was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and was a Pac-12 All-Academic honourable mention.^[4][5][6]

In January 2013, Quon was drafted in the second round (ninth pick overall) of the 2013 NWSL College Draft to the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League.^[7][8][9]

After three seasons and 55 matches with the Red Stars, on March 14, 2016, Chicago Red Stars announced that Quon would not return for the 2016 season.^[10]