Clare Gagne, a native of Orono, Minnesota, started her collegiate career with Brown University. She started 23 games and made 29 appearances for the Bears. Her senior season saw her post a 9-1-2 record as she led her team to the third consecutive Ivy League conference title. After transferring to the University of North Carolina she became the club’s immediate first choice goalkeeper, starting all 27 games for the Tar Heels, including all six games in the NCAA tournament. She was named to the All-Tournament Team and named The Most Outstanding Defensive Player as she kept clean sheets in five of the six matches.
