She became the 16th player in U.S. history to play over 100 matches for her country and was a founding member of the WUSA, the first women's professional soccer league in the United States.

She graduated from high school via correspondent courses in order to train full-time with the national team beginning in January 1995 in preparation for the 1995 Women's World Cup.

As a junior, she scored 34 goals and served 20 assists and helped lead Carondelet to the state title and the number one ranking in the country.

[3] Roberts attended the University of North Carolina and played for the Tar Heels under then former national team coach, Anson Dorrance.

As a freshman in 1995, she scored five goals and served six assists while starting 22 games and earning First-Team All-ACC honors.

As a sophomore, she helped the Tar Heels to the 1996 NCAA title while battling through injuries scoring nine goals and providing 15 assists.

During her junior year in 1997, she started all 28 games, scored seven goals and provided 11 assists while helping the team to the NCAA title.

During her senior year, she started all 26 games while scoring three goals with 12 assists and was named MVP of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

[4] In 2005, Roberts joined the Washington Freedom Reserves, an exhibition team put together by the Washington Freedom ownership, joining former WUSA players like Kylie Bivens and Emily Janss, as well as U-21 National Team players, Ali Krieger and Joanna Lohman.