She joined her first team, a mix of boys and girls, at age 5 in Scranton, Pa., where she spent her first decade of life.
The shutdown of the Northrop Grumman division that employed her father, Paul, a communications information technology specialist, and his transfer to another division brought the family to Arnold.
That didn't affect Melissa's desire to play soccer - in fact she now plays all year long.
Her mother, Maureen, is a pre-school teacher's aide at St. Andrew by the Bay. Melissa has two younger sisters: Kerri, 12, who is...
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