Although Sue may be a stalwart defender for the Fury, it was her assist off an indirect kick which led to the only goal of the national championship match, scored by Rebecca Moros in the 88th minute.
The Islip resident led a Fury defensive corps last year which did not concede a goal in the Fury's first 642 minutes of play last year or in the last 355 minutes of action, on the road to the national title.
Sue, 21, was named by Newsday as the Female Athlete of the Year for 2005. This award takes into acccount all sports, not just soccer. 2005 was a very good year as she was also named the BigAppleSoccer.com Player of the Year. Because of her exceptional play for the Fury as well as Hofstra University, she has been tabbed as well as Long Island Press Hero of the Week.
An image of her trapping a ball is on the home page of Women's Premier Soccer League.
"Sue is a marvelous defender with great physical qualities. She understands the game and has prolific organizational abilities. Sue is tough to beat, loves to overlap and has excellent vision. She's a complete defender which is a rarity in today's game," commented Fury head coach Paul Riley. "A local product with vast experience and terrific technical ability."
Weber grew up playing for the Long Island Junior Soccer League's Massapequa Spirit, leading them to the State Cup championship in 1999 and 2000. She was named a NSCAA/adidas High School All-American and McDonald's All-American as a senior at Islip High School in 2003. She led Islip High to the league championship four times and Suffolk County championship twice.
She was also Soccer Buzz's Top 50 Recruits and the 2003 State Class A Player of the Year.
Sue also did wonderfully in class as she was a member of the National Honor Society and the Foreign Language Honor Society. She has been in the U.S.Women's Under 21 National Team player pool, just recently this past winter.
The University of Georgia was lucky to get her and she started all 18 games on defense as a freshman.
A Bulldogs' coaching change prompted Sue to return home, playing for Hofstra. She led the Pride to their first-ever Colonal Athletic Association title and first-ever NCAA tournament appearance. She spearheaded a stingy defense that surrendered just three goals in 11 conference games and was selected a NSCAA All-American.