{"420171":{"#nid":"420171","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Connection to Soccer Phenom","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis weekend, when the whole world becomes women\u2019s soccer fans, Vickie Brian, assistant director for operations in the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, will be right in her element. The mother of Morgan Brian, midfielder for the U.S. Women\u0027s National Team, will be in the stands in Canada.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy husband and I bought those tickets a while ago, just in case,\u201d said the soft-spoken Georgia native. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be anywhere else.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEver respectful of her daughter\u2019s singular athletic accomplishments, Vickie Brian nevertheless speaks about \u201cus\u201d and \u201cwe\u201d when she sizes up Team USA\u2019s chances in the upcoming match. The competitive spirit runs seamlessly through her. This proud mother will be cheering with thousands as the U.S. Women\u0027s National Team takes on Japan in a rematch of the 2011 Women\u0027s World Cup final, which the American side lost in a penalty shootout.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMorgan Brian has already been in the spotlight this World Cup, after knocking heads with a player from Germany in the semifinals. Both players were laid out on the field for several minutes, and it gave viewers the chance to see FIFA\u0027s new concussion protocols in action. After getting an all-clear from the team doctor, Brian was back on the field to finish out the match.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBorn on St. Simons Island, Georgia, Morgan has been a soccer fanatic and phenom for as long as her mother can remember. A stand-out player on her middle school team, she went on to be named team MVP, All-Region, and All-State her freshman year at Frederica Academy, where she helped her team claim the state title.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrian, who also plays for the University of Virginia, was recently named the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.richmond.com\/sports\/college\/schools\/university-virginia\/article_f37a17dd-a2c2-5cc4-843d-a1c4924f7063.html\u0022\u003EACC\u0027s top female athlete\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis time, as she attempts to bring home a World Cup for the national squad, her mother will be right there cheering her on.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Proud mother, Tech employee cheers on daughter at Women\u0027s World Cup"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the world watches the U.S. in the finals of the FIFA Women\u0027s World Cup, one Georgia Tech staff member will be in the stands supporting her daughter.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"As the world watches the U.S. in the finals of the FIFA Women\u0027s World Cup, one Georgia Tech staff member will be in the stands supporting her daughter."}],"uid":"28058","created_gmt":"2015-07-02 09:58:29","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:52","author":"Steven Norris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-07-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-07-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"420211":{"id":"420211","type":"image","title":"Morgan and Vickie Brian","body":null,"created":"1449254287","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:38:07","changed":"1475895157","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:37","alt":"Morgan and Vickie Brian","file":{"fid":"202620","name":"fullsizerender_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/fullsizerender_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/fullsizerender_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":133058,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/fullsizerender_0_0.jpg?itok=hWfx7HxL"}}},"media_ids":["420211"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/","title":"Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"6317","name":"AE"},{"id":"2082","name":"aerospace engineering"},{"id":"3423","name":"employees"},{"id":"167723","name":"soccer"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kathleen.moore@aerospace.gatech.edu%20\u0022\u003EKathleen Moore\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003EAerospace Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kathleen.moore@aerospace.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}