TORONTO LYNX MEDIA RELEASE

Thursday, March 24, 2005 (TORONTO, ON) - The Toronto Lady Lynx have solidified their goalkeeper situation for their inaugural W-League season with the addition of Stacey Van Boxmeer of Collingwood, Ontario. Van Boxmeer is an experienced international, earning 16 caps with the U-20 Canadian National Team and recording 7 shutouts. The talented 19-year old was the starting goalkeeper for the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand and was named top goalkeeper at the 2004 CONCACAF U-19 Qualifying Tournament with four shut-outs. Van Boxmeer also enjoyed a standout youth soccer career captaining the Collingwood Comets to the Central Girls Soccer League championship in 2000, 2001 and 2002, as well as leading her Ontario provincial teams to national championships in 2000 and 2002. Her success at the youth level led the Collingwood Collegiate Institute graduate to attend Indiana University where she was one of the top freshman goalkeepers in the Big Ten Conference in 2003 before redshirting in 2004 to play at the FIFA U-19 World Championship. As a freshman, Van Boxmeer appeared in 13 games and started 6, sharing in 6 shutouts and has earned a spot in the Canadian Women's National Team pool.

"The goalkeeper selection is arguably the most important position to fill when putting a team together," explained Lady Lynx head coach, Brett Mosen. "To fill that position with a player the quality of Stacey is a huge bonus. Stacey will bring a vital component to our team. We are delighted to have Stacey on board."

The Lady Lynx are also pleased to announce the signing defender/midfielder, Holly Lincoln. Lincoln has played the previous two seasons with the previous W-League Toronto franchise. A former member of the U-19 Canadian National team, Lincoln, proved that she belongs in the W-League last season when she ranked 3rd in minutes played while scoring 1 goal and adding 3 assists. A native of North York, Lincoln, attended Agincourt Collegiate where she was a standout in both soccer and track, winning the Scarborough Championship three times in the 400M. She also teamed with Van Boxmeer on the 2000 and 2002 Ontario provincial teams that captured the national championship and was a member of the Canadian National developmental teams at the U-16, U-17 and U-18 levels. Lincoln played her youth soccer with the Scarborough United Soccer Club.