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Reggae Girlz Goalkeeper Joins Princeton Women’s Team Staff as Assistant Coach Whiskey Pineapple Chicken Recipe

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BY STEPHANIE K JAMAICANS.COM

for eight years. During her time at the University of South Florida, McClure was a stand-out performer. She also Nicole McClure, the goalkeeper for Jamaica’s senior women’s Reggae Girlz football team, is now serving as an assistant coach in the women’s football staff at Princeton University. McClure, 31, was a member of the Jamaican national team when it made its historic appearance at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament in France. McClure posted to Instagram that she was “super excited” to begin this new part of her career by becoming the soccer goalkeeper coach to the women’s Princeton Tigers team. The women’s program at Princeton has a strong reputation of fielding outstanding studentathletes, she added, stating that she is looking forward to providing guidance and being a mentor to the young women athletes. She is also excited to have the opportunity to learn from the team’s head coach Sean Driscoll and assistant coach Mike Poller as they work to prepare future leaders and continue the program’s success. McClure is an American-born Jamaican who has played professionally played for the Tampa Bay Hellenic before leaving the United States to play exclusively for European and Israeli clubs. McClure last played for Northern Ireland’s Sion Swifts WFC. She began her experience with the Jamaican Reggae Girlz in 2008 when she joined the Under-20 team. Her first senior national appearance was in 2014. In 2019, she helped Jamaica qualify for the first time for the Women’s World Cup when the team finished third at the CONCACAF Women’s Championship in 2018. Jamaica’s bid for the Women’s World Cup occurred in the third-place match versus Panama, which went into a penalty shootout. Reggae Girlz coach Hue Menzies brought McClure on as a 120th-minute substitute for the penalty shootout, and she saved two of the four penalties she faced, and Jamaican won the match 4 to 2. As part of the Princeton program, McClure will become part of a team and staff that won the Ivy League and qualified for the NCAA tournament in three of the five seasons it competed under the leadership of Coach Driscoll. l

Photo: Nicole McClure This chicken will have you in a state of bliss and excitement at the same time, offering sweetness, rich molasses flavors, and a subtle note of heat. Ensure that you marinade the chicken according to the recipe the night before so the seasonings permeate throughout the meat and allows for tenderness.

—Chef Boss, Jamaicans.com

Ingredients

2 each 6 oz boneless chicken breasts (butterflied or not) I prefer butterflied for presentation

For the Marinade

2 tsp garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, coriander 1 tsp allspice, brown sugar, dried habanero powder, salt & pepper, dry mustard 2 tbsp coconut oil 2 cups pineapple juice

Directions

Clean your chicken breasts thoroughly, pat dry, place in a clean mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients then mix in the coconut oil. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight 2 cups pineapple juice 1 cup raw honey Juice of 2 limes Pinch of salt

Grilling

Ensure your grill is at or above 325 degrees F and the racks are clean Place the chicken breasts on the grill skin side or presentation side down first at 10 o’clock for 3-5 minutes then turn the chicken to 2 o’clock for 3-5 minutes for perfect grill marks. Then flip the chicken and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. You can either glaze the chicken on the grill and cook until an internal temperature of 165 degrees or remove chicken from the grill and glaze then place in the oven until 165 degrees. Present the chicken with the grill marks showing, drizzle the remaining glaze on top, garnish with fresh cilantro!l

Chef Boss

Dana Nelson is a graduate from The Chef’s Academy of Morrisville, NC and known to many of her clients as “Chef Nel.” She has served in the Culinary Industry and North Carolina for over 15 years working as an Executive Chef, Chef Consultant and Private Chef to radio personalities at K97.5 and The Light 103.9. Her work is currently shared Globally through various networks inclusive of magazines, social media and word of mouth.