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2004 MEDIA GUIDE • PAGE 1 • UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER

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General—Two-year returning letterwinnerwho can play either defense or on the forwardline...a key reserve on the team each of the pasttwo years.ODP Soccer Experience—Played for theHFC ‘83 Quest club team for four years...amember of the 2001 Region III Team...was onthe 2000-01 N.C. ODP State SelectTeam...named to the 2001 adidas ESP All-StarTeam...played for club teams since 1994 whichwon tournament championships at the 2001Atlanta Cup, the 2000 Raleigh Shootout andthe 1999 Virginia Beach Tournament...memberof the West Team at the 2000 and 2001 StateGames, leading her team to the championshipboth years...played for the 2001 Blue RidgeRapids Women’s USL and W-League SoccerTeam and the 2002 Asheville Splash Women’sUSL and W-League Soccer Team.2003 Season—Played in 10 matches as a soph-omore, mainly in a reserve role as a defend-er...had two goals and one assist on the sea-son...had all five of her points in Carolina’sNCAA first-round win over High Point.2002 Season—Played in five matches as afreshman...recorded a pair of assists in the winover Guilford.Prep—A May 31, 2002 graduate of Enka HighSchool...had a 3.6 grade point average and wasa member of the A-B honor roll...was the

school’s 2001 Homecoming Queen and its2002 athlete of the year...a 2001 all-state soc-cer selection at Enka where she broke theschool’s scoring record...played four years ofvarsity soccer...she had 29 goals and 15 assistsas a freshman, 38 goals and 20 assists as asophomore and 27 goals and 16 assists as ajunior...was named All-Region, All-WesternAthletic Conference and to the AshevilleCitizen Times All-Western North CarolinaTeam from 1999-2001....was Enka’s teamMVP twice...also played in the East-West All-Star Soccer Game...also played basketball fortwo years and ran track and cross country forthree years each in high school...was a statequalifier in track and an All-Conference selec-tion in both track and cross country...memberof National Honor Society and Student BodyCouncil.Personal—Given name is Corinne MargaretBlack...nicknamed Rennie...is the daughter ofBart and Kathy Black...her mother ran track atthe University of Tennessee...was born August27, 1984 in Asheville, N.C....has two brothers,including one who plays soccer at MontreatCollege...hobbies include reading, mountainbiking, snowboarding and traveling...favoritebook is Without Remorse by Tom Clancy...listsOcean’s 11 and The Italian Job as her favoritemovies...says blueberries are her favoritefood...says her dad has had the greatest influ-ence on her athletic career...athlete she mostadmires is Lance Armstrong...biggest sportsthrill was winning the 2003 NCAA champi-onship...majoring in exercise and sports sci-ence.Corinne Black’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2002..............5 ......2 ......0 ......2 ......2 . . . .02003............10 ......4 ......2 ......1 ......5 . . . .0Totals ..........15 ......6 ......2 ......3 ......7 . . . .0

General—Three-year letterwinner who hasbeen one of Carolina’s top reserves on the frontline...underwent off-season surgery and likelywill red-shirt during the 2004 season and retainher final year of eligibility in 2005...came toUNC as a recruited non-scholarshipplayer...saw her playing time increased expo-nentially as a sophomore in 2002...continuedto see expanded time on the pitch in2003...named the team’s most improved playerin spring pratice pior to her sophomore year.ODP Soccer Experience—Was a member ofthe state team for six years and the region team

for four years...was a national team pool play-er for two years...played for the ‘83Greensboro Twisters for nine years as a for-ward...played on a club team which won threestate championships in a row.2003 Season—Was a key reserve for the TarHeels on the front line as a junior...played in 19games and started the match againstGuilford...scored two goals on the season, oneagainst Guilford and one against HighPoint...named to ACC Academic Honor Rollfor third straight year.

2002 Season—Saw action in 26 matches as asophomore...scored the first goal of her careerin the win at Florida State...she also had assistsagainst Clemson in the ACC Tournament andversus Radford and Tennessee in NCAATournament matches...named to 2003 ACCAcademic Honor Roll with 3.69 GPA...madeDean’s List in fall semester 2002.2001 Season—Played in six games, scoringher first collegiate point on an assist in UNC’s7-0 romp over Missouri...named to the 2002ACC Academic Honor Roll with a GPA of3.35.Prep—Graduated on June 12, 2001 fromWalter Hines Page High School in Greensboro,N.C....played varsity soccer for four years atPage as a forward...was a much honored highschool soccer player...co-captain of her highschool team...also earned all-state, all-confer-ence, all-region and all-area accolades...rantrack for the Greensboro Pace Setters for sixyears...specialized in the long jump, the 110-meter hurdles and the pole vault...earned statechampionships in all three of thoseevents...was active in Quill and Scroll andNational Honor Society...named an AcademicScholar and President Scholar...a four-year

CorinneBlack#23 •Forward/DefenderJuniorCandler, N.C.(Enka)

LeighBlomgren#36 • ForwardSeniorGreensboro, N.C.(Page)


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school yearbook as a junior and asenior...member of Interact Club and ImpactClub...also participated in Operation Smile.Personal—Given name is Leigh ThereseBlomgren...has one brother and one sister...isthe daughter of Rebecca and PeterBlomgren...was born on December 21, 1982 inGreensboro, N.C....Golden Key InternationalHonor Society member...NSCS Honor Societymember...member of the National Dean’s Listand the National Scholars Honor Society...per-son who had the greatest influence on her ath-letic career is Bill Utter...hobbies include read-ing, writing, traveling and shopping...athletesshe most admires are Kristine Lilly, MichaelJordan, Chris Webber and LanceArmstrong...says her biggest sports thrill waswinning the state championship in 1998 withher club team by a 3-0 score...each of the pre-vious three years her club team had lost in thestate finals in a shootout...favorite food ischicken...favorite TV shows are Sex and TheCity and Seinfeld...her favorite book is AFarewell To Arms by ErnestHemingway...majors in politicalscience...plans a career as a lawyer.Leigh Blomgren’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2001..............6 ......2 ......0 ......1 ......1 . . . .02002............26 ....15 ......1 ......3 ......5 . . . .02003............19 ......9 ......2 ......0 ......4 . . . .0Totals ..........51 ....26 ......3 ......4 ....10 . . . .0

General—Top newcomer who will playdefense for the Tar Heels...a two-sport star whowill also play lacrosse for Carolina in thespring.Prep—Graduated on June 6, 2004 fromWinchester High School...played four years ofsoccer there as a striker, four years of lacrosseas a midfielder and one year of basketball as apoint guard...played on soccer teams whichwon four successive league championships aswell as a state title in her junior year...as a sen-ior, she was named a Parade All-America onthe pitch...named to All-League Team and All-Eastern Massachusetts Team in each of herfour years of high school....was named All-State her sophomore through senioryears...All-New England as a junior and seniorand MVP of Middlesex League both of thoseyears as well...was an All-Scholastic selectionby the Boston Globe and Boston Herald herfinal two years...in lacrosse, she was a first-

team scholastic All-America selection as a jun-ior and senior...All-Middlesex League choiceher sophomore through senior years...playedon team which made the state finals her fresh-man year...led the team in scoring as a sen-ior...named to Boston Globe and BostonHerald All-Scholastic Teams her final twoyears...was a member of the French NationalHonor Society.Personal—Name is Katharine JeanBrooks...nicknamed “Brooksie”...is the daugh-ter of the late David Brooks and SusanBrooks...has a brother, Scott, and a sister,Jen...both of her siblings played lacrosse atHarvard...her late father played football atMcGill University before going on to medicalschool....was born November 5, 1985 inMontreal, Quebec...athlete she most admires isPat Tillman...biggest sports thrill was watchingthe New England Patriots win two SuperBowls...says her mother has had the greatestinfluence on her sports career...list TheDaVinci Code as her favorite book...sayspineapple is her favorite food...favorite movieis The Shawshank Redemption...Law andOrder is her favorite TV show...undecided onher major.

General—Two-year returning letter winnerwho started in the midfield for the Tar Heelsher first two seasons...was a consensus first-team All-America selection as a sophomore...isa member of the U.S. Women’s NationalTeam...was a gifted high school player whowas considered one of the top recruits in thecountry in of the class of 2001...was ranked asthe No. 2 recruit in the nation coming out ofhigh school by Soccer America...an attackingmidfielder who can play centrally or on thewing.ODP Soccer Experience—Earned five capswith the U.S. Women’s National Team from2001 through 2003 and she continues to be amember of that squad...a past member of theU.S. Under-21 National Team...played since1994 for the J.B. Marine Soccer Club in St.Louis.2003 Season—A consensus first-team All-America selection as a sophomore...she earnedsuch honors from Soccer Buzz, Soccer Times,Soccer Post, CSTV and Soccer America...shewas named second-team on the NSCAAcoaches squad...named first-team All-Southeast Region by both the NSCAA andSoccer Buzz...was a semifinalist for the 2003

MAC Hermann Trophy...first-team All-ACCselection...named to the All-Tournament Teamat the NCAA Championship...copped ACCPlayer of the Week honors September8...named to the Soccer America Team of theWeek September 10 and September 25,2003...chosen for the Soccer Buzz Elite Teamof the Week on September 9, 2003...named theUNC Waterscapes Student-Athlete of theWeek on September 8, 2003...won tournamentMVP honors at both the 2003 Carolina NikeClassic and the 2003 Duke adidasClassic...started in 26 games and played in all27 matches during the 2003 season...wasCarolina’s fourth-leading scorer with 34 pointson 11 goals and 12 assists...had the third-high-est goal total on the team...tied Lindsay

Tarpley for the team lead in game-winninggoals with five...scored both goals in UNC’s 2-1 win over Washington, including the game-winner in the second minute of overtime...tal-lied the game-winning goal againstKentucky...had her career-best game when shescored three goals and had an assist in a 6-0win over Nebraska, marking the third straightgame in which she scored the game-winner...registered the game-winning goal inthe 69th minute in UNC’s 2-0 win overRichmond...had an assist on Jordan Walker’sgoal which beat Navy 1-0...had a goal and anassist in a 3-1 win at No. 5 Virginia...had a goaland an assist versus NC State in the ACCTournament quarterfinals...had a game-win-ning tally as UNC beat UNC Greensboro in theNCAA Tournament second round...tied theNCAA Tournament record for assists in amatch with four in the third round win overPurdue...assisted on the first goal and scoredthe second goal in Carolina’s NCAA champi-onship win over Connecticut.

LoriChalupny#17 • MidfielderJuniorSt. Louis, Mo.(Nerinx Hall)Katie

Brooks#34 • DefenderFreshmanWinchester, Mass.(Winchester)

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2002 Season—Named to the Atlantic CoastConference All-Freshman Team...captured sec-ond-team freshman All-America honors fromSoccer Buzz...Soccer Buzz Southeast RegionAll-Freshman selection...despite some injuryproblems that saw her miss a large part of thesecond half of the season, she played in 16games and started 11 times...she had three goalsand seven assists...had game-winning goalsagainst Saint Mary’s and Clemson...also had anassist in the Saint Mary’s game...her game win-ner versus Clemson came in the second over-time...she had two assists against FloridaInternational...also scored a goal against TexasA&M in the regular season meeting.Prep—Graduated in May 2002 from NerinxHall High School...played four years of varsitysoccer...was a Parade High School All-Americaselection in both 2001 and 2002...also namedtwice to the all-metro, all-conference and all-state Teams...established the single-season scor-ing record for Nerinx Hall...earned honor rollkudos her sophomore through senior years.Personal—Given name is Lori ChristineChalupny...nicknamed Chalupa...was bornJanuary 29, 1984 in St. Louis, Mo....daughter ofKen and Barb Chalupny...has one sister...likesto play tennis in her spare time...athletes shemost admires are Michael Jordan and LanceArmstrong...biggest sports thrill was playing inPortugal for the U.S. National Team and earn-ing her first cap.Lori Chalupny’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2002............16 ....30 ......3 ......7 ....13 . . . .22003............27 ....68 ....11 ....12 ....34 . . . .5Totals ..........43 ....98 ....14 ....19 ....37 . . . .1

General—A returning letter winner who playsforward and successfully earned a spot on theteam as a walk-on in spring practice of2003...was named to ACC Academic HonorRoll in 2003 with 3.06 GPA.2003 Season—Named to the ACC AcademicHonor Roll for the second straight year...madeDean’s List in spring semester of 2004 with3.67 GPA.Prep—Graduated from Western Guilford HighSchool on June 1, 2002...played soccer for threeyears as a forward and midfielder, basketball forfour years as a point guard, golf for one yearand softball for four years as a shortstop andpitcher...led soccer team to state runner-up fin-ish as senior...all-state soccer selection thatyear...also named team MVP...was named to

East-West All-Star Team in summer after senioryear...Region 7 player of the year as a sen-ior...nominated for N.C. High School Athlete ofthe Year...captured all-conference awards assophomore, junior and senior......she served ascaptain of the soccer, basketball and softballteams as a junior and a senior...scored a schoolrecord 45 points in a basketball game...all-areaand team MVP in both softball and basketballas a junior and senior...set or tied five state highschool hitting records in softball...MoreheadScholar nominee...co-president of the NationalHonor Society...graduated fourth in her highschool class...voted best all-around senior by

her classmates...member of FCA, Senior Betaand Young Life.Personal—Given name is Karli CummingsEller...is the daughter of Pete and WandaEller...nicknamed Kar...has one brother,Michael...was born October 6, 1983 inGreensboro, N.C....elementary educationmajor...plans to be a kindergarten teacher andcoach...hobbies include golf, reading and trav-eling...athletes she most admires are OzzieSmith and Derek Jeter...biggest sports thrill washitting the game-winning jump shot in doubleovertime against Cummings High School...saysher parents have had the greatest influence onher athletic career...her favorite book is BeachMusic by Pat Conroy...favorite TV shows areOne Tree Hill and Everwood...favorite food ischicken...favorite movie is A Few GoodMen...her cousin Corey Driver, played golf atTulane.Karli Eller’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2003..............2 ......0 ......0 ......0 ......0 . . . .0

General—A spirited three-year letter winnerwho has excelled as a part-time starter and keyreserve from 2001-03...came to Carolina as oneof the best players in Missouri high school his-tory...she finished as the all-time single seasonand career goal scorer in the Show Me State’shigh school history...finished with a careerassist total that ranks fourth all time among highschool players in the United States...theMissouri high school record holder for singleseason assists (38), career assists (103), singleseason goals (56) and career goals (167).ODP Soccer Experience— Past member of theU.S. Under-18 National Team...was named tothe Region II ODP team for 2001...she previ-ously was on that same team from 1997-99 asthe starting center midfielder...played for theBusch Soccer Team from 1999-2001...the teamwon the state cup in 2001 and advanced to theregionals...in 2000 Busch Soccer Team was alsothe state champion and ended up as the region-al runnerup...played for the Marine Soccer Clubfrom 1995-99...spent time there as a center mid-fielder, forward and defender.2003 Season—Dependable player who sawaction in all 27 matches for the Tar Heels in2003...scored a goal in the ACC Tournamentquarterfinals against NC State...had assists inthe wins over Villanova, High Point and SantaClara.

KarliEller#35 • ForwardJuniorGreensboro, N.C.(Western Guilford)

AnneFelts#6 • MidfielderSeniorRolla, Mo.(Rolla)

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S 2002 Season—Had an outstanding campaignfor the Tar Heels...started 14 of the 25 matchesin which she played...she scored three goals andadded four assists...scored goals against USC,Marquette and Florida International...had twoassists in the Guilford match and added singleassists against FIU and in the ACC Tournamentmatch versus Maryland.2001 Season—Played in all 25 games for theTar Heels as a freshman, earning twostarts...scored her only goal of the seasonagainst Missouri and had assists againstGeorgia and in the NCAA Tournament winover Duke.Prep—A 2001 NSCAA High School All-America...the Missouri High School Player ofthe Year in 2000...was named first-team All-State in Missouri for the four years in arow...was named to the NSCAA All-MidwestTeam in 2000...graduated from Rolla HighSchool on June 3, 2001...played forward andmidfield at Rolla High School from 1997-2000...was the Missouri High School OffensivePlayer of the Year in 2000...was the captain ofher high school team in 1999 and 2000...led herhigh school team to four straight state quarterfi-nal appearances...she was named four years in arow to the all-district and all-state teams...wasthe four-year Rolla High School MVP for soc-cer...also an adept swimmer...was a qualifier forU.S. Swimming sectionals, achieving 4A timesin the breaststroke events...in her spare time sheserved as a swimming coach with the Rolla FinsSwim Club...she graduated as the valedictorianof her high school class with a perfect 4.0 GPA.Personal—Given name is Anne ChandlerFelts...nicknamed Feltsey and Feltser...has twosisters...was born on August 11, 1983 in Rolla,Mo...is the daughter of James and CynthiaFelts...her dad is bicycle racer and cross countryskier...Anne was the overall MVP of theCarolina Girls Soccer Camp in 2000 and theoffensive MVP at the Carolina Girls SoccerCamp in 1998...likes cycling, hiking, campingand rock climbing....athletes she most admiresare Leslie Gaston and LanceArmstrong...biggest sports thrill was winningthe 2003 NCAA championship with what shedescribes as all of her best friends...she hasalopecia, an auto immune disorder whichcaused her to lose all her hair her senior year inhigh school...she was bald from ages 16 to 20but her hair began growing back after Carolinawon the 2003 NCAA title...her family lives inRolla, 100 miles from St. Louis, but for sevenyears the family made a 200-mile roundtripthree to four times a week for Anne’s club soc-cer games...as a senior at Rolla High School shewas co-enrolled at the University of Missouri-Rolla...her favorite book is The Hobbit by JRRTolkien...favorite foods are sushi, ice cream andsteak...loves watching an soccer match she canfind on TV...at UNC, she works with ACCOutreach, the Athletic Fundraising Committeeand the UNC Dance Marathon...Carolina

women’s soccer team academic team cap-tain...member of UNC’s Student-AthleteAcademic Council...she is majoring in geolo-gy...would like to be a science teacher and soc-cer coach.Anne Felts’ Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2001............25 ....11 ......1 ......2 ......4 . . . .02002............25 ....21 ......3 ......4 ....10 . . . .02003............27 ......8 ......1 ......3 ......5 . . . .0Totals ..........77 ....40 ......5 ......9 ....19 . . . .0

General—Two-year returning letter winnerwho started in the defense as a sophomore...canalso play in the midfield if necessary...one ofthe top recruits in the country coming out ofhigh school in 2001...was ranked as the nation’ssixth best high school senior that year by SoccerAmerica...started with sophomore Tar HeelAmy Steadman on the back line of the U.S.Under-19 National Team in 2002...helped leadthat team to the Under-19 World Championshipthat year...ranked as one of the best high schoolplayers to ever come out of the state of NorthCarolina...won the Carolina team’s award as thebest off-season weightlifter in 2003.ODP Soccer Experience—Member of the U.S.Under-19 National Team from 2001-02...mem-ber of state ODP team from 1997-2002...ODPregion team selection in 2000-01...played forseveral different club teams...competed for theCASL Spartan Stars in 1997-98, the CASLSpartan Vipers in 1999 and the GYSA TwistersGreen in 2000-01...played twice on club teamswhich won State Cup championships...alsoplayed four years of AAU basketball.2003 Season—Played in 25 games for the TarHeels as a sophomore and started 18 times inthe defensive flat back three...was a provenscorer for UNC with four goals and sevenassists...scored the game-winning goal for UNCin the NCAA semifinal victory overUCLA...also had a goal and an assist in the reg-ular-season win against the Bruins...had thegame-tying goal in the ACC Tournament cham-pionship match versus Florida State...assistedon the game-winning goal against WashingtonState...2002 Season—Overcame some early season ill-ness problems to play in 19 matches...startedagainst Duke and Wake Forest...had a goal inthe win over Washington and an assist versusFlorida State.Prep—Graduated May 29, 2002 from ApexHigh School...a Parade and NSCAA High

School All-America selection...a great all-around athlete there...played center midfield forthe soccer team for four years along playingwith two years of varsity basketball as a pointguard...2001 Gatorade Player of the Year inNorth Carolina for girls soccer...also named all-state in 2001 as well as all-conference and all-region in 2000 and 2001...member of StudentHonor Roll, National Honor Society, FrenchClub and Student Council.Personal—Given name is Kendall LorraineFletcher...nicknames include Deezy and K-Fletch...was born November 11, 1984 inRaleigh, N.C....has one brother, Eric, and onesister, Preston...daughter of Gwen and YatesFletcher...her mother played basketball and wasa volleyball All-America at Wake Forest...hob-bies include watching DVDs and reading...ath-letes she most admires are Kristine Lilly, BretFarve and Paul Scholes...people who have hadthe greatest influence on her career are her par-ents, Stacy Hampton and Jenny Altere...hasbeen to national level competitions in basket-ball, cheerleading, gymnastics andsoccer...biggest sports thrill was winning thefirst-ever Under-19 world title in 2002 in frontof 60,000 fans in Edmonton, Alberta, beatingthe Canadians in the final...favorite books areOn The Road by Jack Kerouac and DaVinciCode by Dan Brown...says her favorite foodsare apples, peanut butter, green beans and pota-toes...lists her favorite TV shows as The DickVan Dyke Show and Friends...her favoritemovies are Pirates of The Caribbean, Chocolatand Stepmom...majors in exercise and sportsscience...is thinking about a career in coachingor film.Kendall Fletcher’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2002............19 ....10 ......1 ......1 ......3 . . . .02003............25 ....13 ......4 ......7 ....15 . . . .1Totals ..........44 ....23 ......5 ......8 ....18 . . . .1


KendallFletcher#4 • DefenderJuniorCary, N.C.(Apex)

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General—Outstanding newcomer who will fig-ure in the equation for a possible starting posi-tion on defense.ODP Soccer Experience—Member ofCanadian Under-19 National Team which was afinalist at the 2002 Junior World CupChampionships...captained Under-17 Ontarioprovincial team.Prep—Graduated in June 2003 from St. FrancisXavier High School...ran track and field forthree years there specializing in the 100 and 200meters and on relay teams...was the captain ofher high school basketball team and playedguard on the team for two years...also playedvolleyball in high school...named to high schoolhonor roll.Personal—Given name is Robyn KristaGayle...has two brothers...daughter of Glen andLana Gayle...was born in Toronto,Ontario...athletes she most admires areZinedine Zidane and David Beckham...biggestsports thrill was winning the semifinal matchagainst Brazil in the Under-19 WorldChampionship on a penalty kick shootout...saysher brothers have had a greatest influence onher athletic career...favorite movie is TheMatrix...favorite TV show is TheSimpsons...undecided on major.

General—A recruited non-scholarship playerfrom Chapel Hill who has lettered three timesand played a key role as a reserve forward forUNC...a native of Canada, she became a UnitedStates citizen in 1998.ODP Soccer Experience—Played with a vari-ety of club teams...led the Chantilly Hurricanesto the state cup championship in 1995...playedon the Carolina United Soccer Club which wonthe state cup championship in 1997...alsoplayed for the Greensboro Twisters as they wonstate cup championships in 1999, 2000 and2001 and were regional finalists all three ofthose years...on the ODP level she was a mem-ber of the State Team from 1996-2000 and a

member of the regional pool program in 1996.2003 Season—Came off the bench to see actionin 10 matches as a reserve forward...had anassist in UNC’s first-round NCAA win overHigh Point.2002 Season—Earned membership on the 2003ACC Academic Honor Roll with a GPA of3.08...played in seven games for the Tar Heelsand earned a reputation for producing instantoffense...she took only five shots on the seasonbut scored three goals...her goals came againstGuilford, in the ACC Tournament champi-onship game against Clemson and in the NCAAfirst round match against Radford...she also hadan assist in the Guilford match.2001 Season—Played in two games for the TarHeels, seeing action against Georgia andMissouri.Prep—Graduated from Chapel Hill HighSchool on June 9, 2001...played varsity soccerfrom 1998-2001...played both on defense and atforward...as a senior she was named all-confer-ence, all-state, all-region and was the team’scaptain and MVP...as a junior, she was thePiedmont Athletic Conference Player of theYear and was also named all-conference, all-region and all-state...she was also CHHS’soffensive MVP as a junior...as a sophomore, shewas the team’s offensive MVP and an All-Conference and All-Region choice...she alsowon those same honors as a freshman...was aclass council member her freshman throughsenior years...served as secretary of her sopho-more class and was active in Key Club and onthe yearbook staff.Personal—Given name is Sophie JocelyneGervais...has one brother and one sister...wasborn in Toronto, Ontario on September 15,1983...is the daughter of Pierre and JocelyneGervais...athlete she most admires is LanceArmstrong...her brother, Eric, played lacrosse atLoyola College...he is a member of the

Canadian National Lacrosse Team and a mem-ber of a professional indoor lacrosse team, theBaltimore Thunder...says her brother has hadthe greatest influence on her athleticcareer...attended the Janseen Peek PerformanceLeadership Workshop...her hobbies includepainting, traveling and dancing...biggest sportsthrill was winning the 2003 NCAA champi-onship...favorite movie is FindingNemo...favorite foods are sushi, pasta and any-thing Mexican...favorite TV show is Sex andThe City...majoring in journalism and advertis-ing.Sophie Gervais’ Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2001..............2 ......0 ......0 ......0 ......0 . . . .02002..............7 ......5 ......3 ......1 ......7 . . . .02003............10 ......1 ......0 ......1 ......1 . . . .0Totals ..........19 ......6 ......3 ......2 ......8 . . . .0

General—Outstanding freshman forward whowas ranked as the No. 11 recruit in the nation inthe Class of 2004 by Soccer America magazine.ODP Soccer Experience—Member of U.S.Under-17 and Under-19 NationalTeams...played club soccer for the Stars ofMassachusetts when they won the 2003 and2004 state championships and made the region-al semifinals...was coached there by JasonDewhurst...team also won 2004 PDAInvitational and Region I league title...alsoplayed for Spirit of Massachusetts club teamwhen it won the 2000 Orange Classic...she wasnamed MVP of that tournament.Prep—Graduated May 30, 2004 from theBrooks School...she scored the most goals inBrooks school history with 91 in three sea-sons...missed fourth season due to kneeinjury...played forward for four years on soccerteam, power forward for four years on basket-ball squad and attacking midfielder for twoyears on the lacrosse squad...named a 2003Parade high school All-America insoccer...three-time All-League and All-Stateselection...named Eagle Tribune All-Star andwin of newspaper’s golden boot award threetimes...led Brooks to Class A and ISL title in2003 and Class B title and ISL crown in2002...2003 Eagle Tribune MVP...also namedMVP of ISL league in 2003...a 2003 All-Scholastic selection...also excelled on the bas-ketball court where she led Brooks to Class Band ISL championships in 2002 and 2003...wasnamed three times to All-League and All-StateTeams...also a three-year Eagle Tribune All-

RobynGayle#55 • DefenderFreshmanMississauga, Ontario(St. Francis Xavier)


SophieGervais#32 • ForwardSeniorChapel Hill, N.C.(Chapel Hill)

JaimeGilbert#5 • ForwardFreshmanNorth Andover, Mass.(Brooks School)


Star and NEPSAC All-Star.Personal—Given name is Jaime Alechia-AnneGilbert...nicknamed “Gilbs”...born March 28,1986...daughter of Cesar and KareemGilbert...had four brothers and sisters...plans onpursuing a career in medicine...would like to bea pediatrician or child psychiatrist...hobbiesinclude reading, biking and roller blading...ath-letes she most admires are Julie Foudy,Michelle Akers and Pele...person who has hadthe greatest influence on her athletic career isher father, Cesar Gilbert...favorite book is TheHorse Whisperer...favorite food is baked pota-toes...favorite TV show is The O.C....favoritemovies are Brown Sugar and Remember theTitans.

General—Returning letter winner who had anoutstanding freshman year in 2003 coming offthe bench...likely to move into the starting line-up this season at the holding midfield spot...wasa highly-recruited high school All-America.ODP Soccer Experience—Led her club teamto the 2001 national championship and a third-place finish in 2003...her club team also wonthree state championships and two regionaltitles and was the regional finalist the otheryear...2001 NSCAA All-America selection...selected for Under-14 regional camp and thenmade the U.S. Under-16 and Under-17 NationalTeams...also a member of the pool for the U.S.Under-19 National Team...named to GeorgiaODP State Team every year since 1998 andRegion III ODP team every year since 1999.2003 Season—Named to the 2003 ACC All-Freshman Team...played in all 27 matches forthe Tar Heels...scored seven goals and had twoassists for 24 points...scored her first career goalagainst Nebraska...had the game-winning goalin the 92nd minute in a 1-0 victory over TexasA&M...had a pair of goals in the win overGuilford...also scored twice, including thegame-winning goal, in UNC’s victory overDuke in the ACC Tournamentsemifinals...scored in a goal in the NCAATournament victory over UNC Greensboro...Prep—Graduated from Athens Academy onMay 26, 2003...played soccer for three seasonsthere, missing her junior season...2003McDonald’s All-America...2003 Parade All-America nominee...led the team in scoring andassists all three years and was first-team All-Northeast Georgia each year...also played fouryears of basketball as a point guard...named All-Northeast Georgia her freshman through senior

years and all-area as a senior...was the All-Northeast Georgia player of the Year as a sen-ior...led her team in scoring, assists, steals andfree throw shooting three times...first-team all-state selection as a senior and honorable men-tion as a sophomore...participated in FCA,International Club and Spanish Club.Personal—Given name is Laurie ElizabethGuess...nicknamed Libby...her parents are Edand Page Allen and Amy and Frank Guess...hastwo brothers and two sisters...born January 11,1985 in Atlanta, Ga....hobbies include tennisand biking...athletes she most admires are Julie

Foudy, Ruud Van Nistelroy and BrettButler...biggest sports thrill was winning anational championship with her clubteam...among her favorites are the Harry Potterbooks, Will & Grace on TV, ravioli as herfavorite food and The Godfather as her favoritemovie...her great-grandfather was the footballcoach at the University of Georgia and hergrandfather coached at the University ofRichmond.Elizabeth Guess’ Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2003............27 ....24 ......7 ......2 ....16 . . . .2

General—Two-time returning letterwinnerwho has seen reserve playing time the past two

years primarily as a forward...can also play inthe midfield.ODP Soccer Experience—Played club socceras a forward and outside midfielder from 1994-2002...competed for the Raleigh Spartan Speedclub team...led her team to three North Carolinastate championships and twice to the regionalfinals...chosen for the NCYSA State Team1996-2002 and the USYSA Region III Team1997-99 and 2001...played for the Region IIIteam in the 1998 U.S. Soccer Festival...compet-ed in the 2000 Under-17 InternationalTournament in France and Italy...also played inthe 2001 National ODP Championship...playedfor the Raleigh Wings in the W-1 League from1997-99...that team won the league champi-onships in 1998 and 1999...2001 adidasESP/ODP All-Star Team member.2003 Season—Came off the bench to see actionas a reserve midfielder and forward in her soph-omore year...saw action in five matches.2002 Season—Named to 2003 ACC AcademicHonor Roll with 3.08 GPA...played in sevenmatches...scored her only goal of the season inthe win over Florida International.Prep—Graduated from Broughton High Schoolon June 1, 2002...played soccer there as a for-ward from 1999-2002...was a member of statechampionship teams in 1999, 2000 and2001...three-time all-conference selection andtwice chosen NCHSAA All-State...won theindividual MVP award at the 1999 state tourna-ment...2002 team captain.Personal—Given name is Brynn AshleyHardman...nicknamed Brynner...was bornNovember 18, 1983, in Raleigh, N.C....daughterof Kent and Jody Hardman...says her father hashad the greatest influence on her sportscareer...Brynn is an only child...business admin-istration major...would like to pursue a career indevelopment...hobbies include sewing, cookingand laughing...athlete she most admires isLance Armstrong...biggest sports thrill was

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ElizabethGuess#30 • MidfielderSophomoreAthens, Ga.(Athens Academy)

BrynnHardman#18 • ForwardJuniorRaleigh, N.C.(Broughton)

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playing against the Brazilian National Teamwhile a member of the Raleigh Wings andmarking Sisi...was the youngest member of theW-1 League’s Raleigh Wings...favorite book isMirror Image...favorite foods are tacos, chexmix and ice cream...favorite movies are LegallyBlond and Pretty Woman...favorite TV showsare CSI Miami and Law and Order.Brynn Hardman’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2002..............7 ......6 ......1 ......0 ......2 . . . .02003..............5 ......1 ......0 ......0 ......0 . . . .0Totals ..........12 ......7 ......1 ......0 ......2 . . . .0

General—An outstanding addition to the TarHeel defensive corps...expects to compete forsignificant playing time in her first season atCarolina.ODP Soccer Experience—Has been a memberof the Region III ODP Team since she made theUnder 14 Team...played her club soccer for theCASL ‘85 Elite...led her team to the 2004 statechampionship.Prep—Graduated from Apex High School onMay 29, 2004...an outstanding all-around ath-lete there...played soccer there as well as play-ing four years of basketball...also competed intrack, running everything from the 100 to 800meters and relay events...was an All-Conference selection in both basketball andtrack...won the coaches award in track...alsonamed to the conference’s all-academicteam...ran on a 4x200-meter relay team whichcaptured third place in the state champi-onships...member of National HonorSociety...scholar-athlete honoree.Personal—Given name is Ariel ElisaHarris...nicknamed Earl...has one sister...wasborn April 4, 1986 in Niskayuna, N.Y....is thedaughter of Robin Harris and WilliamHarris...favorite athlete is Michael Jordan...saysher mother has had the greatest influence on herathletic career...favorite book is I Know WhyThe Caged Bird Sings...says her favorite food isanything her mother cooks...favorite movie isLove and Basketball...favorite TV show isGirlfriends.

General—Returning letter winner who will beCarolina’s top backup goalkeeper in2004...played lacrosse for Carolina last springand was named the team’s most improved play-er.ODP Soccer Experience—Played club soccerfor seven years...her team won the 2002 StateCup and finaled at the Region III Tournament.2003 Season—earned a spot on the 2004 ACCAcademic Honor Roll...also a Dean’s List hon-oree...played in five matches as Carolina’sbackup goalie...saw 153 minutes of action andmade two saves...had an assist in the win overGuilford.Prep—Graduated from Greensboro DaySchool on June 6, 2003...great all-around ath-lete there...played soccer for four years as agoalie and played field hockey for six years as aforward...ran a myriad of events in track (100,200, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400)...also a freestylesprinter on the swimming team, competing inthe 50 and 100 frees and on the 200 and 400free relays...started in the goal for the soccerteam for four years, earning all-conference andall-region honors...was twice named all-confer-ence...named conference’s player of the year asa senior...also excelled in field hockey, leadingteam to state finals for first time in school his-tory...made the all-conference team twice andwas the conference’s player of the year as a sen-ior...also named to the all-state team and thesquad’s MVP...member of National HonorSociety...editor of the yearbook.Personal—Given name is Elizabeth Daniell

Lancaster...daughter of Ed and DonniLancaster...has one brother...born June 9, 1985in Greensboro, N.C....hobbies include back-packing, wakeboarding andsnowboarding...athletes she most admires areJulie Foudy and Lance Armstrong...people whohave had the greatest influence on her athleticcareer are her parents...biggest sports thrill waswinning the 2003 NCAAchampionship...favorite books are the HarryPotter series, favorite food is fresh fruit, favoriteTV show is Friends and favorite movie is HowTo Lose a Guy in Ten Days.Elizabeth Lancaster’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP MIN ..GA AVG ..SV .SHO2003..............5 ..154 ......0..0.00 ......2 . . . .0

General—Returning starter on defense whohad an outstanding first year in a Tar Heel uni-form in 2003, earning freshman All-Americahonors...has played the past few months as amember of the U.S. Under-19 National Team.ODP Soccer Experience—Current member ofthe U.S. Under-19 National Team...winner ofthe 2001 North Texas State Cup Fair PlayAward...led her Dallas Texans club team to the2003 Under-18 national championship....namedan NSCAA All-America as an outside back in2002 and 2003...captain of Dallas Texans clubteam...played for the Dallas Texans, winners ofseven State Cup champions and two regionalcrowns...club team also was two-time Surf Cupchampions, WAGS finalists and DisneyShowcase finalists.2003 Season—Named a freshman All-Americaby both Soccer Buzz and SoccerAmerica...named third-team All-SoutheastRegion by Soccer Buzz...also named to SoccerBuzz’s Freshman All-Southeast RegionTeam...ACC All-Freshman Teamselection...started all season long in the defen-sive back three...played in 20 matches overall,missing seven games because of an injury suf-fered late in the regular season...had one goal,the game-winner in the regular-season victoryover NC State.Prep—Graduated from Colleyville HeritageHigh School on May 24, 2003...2002 highschool All-America selection...twice named tofirst-team all-district team...played on a highschool team which was a state semifinalist in2001 and four-time district champions from2000 to 2003...earned membership on princi-pal’s honor roll...participated in FCA...a TexasScholar and Academic All-State selection.


ArielHarris#40 • DefenderFreshmanHolly Springs, N.C.(Apex)

ElizabethLancaster#12 • GoalkeeperSophomoreGreensboro, N.C.(Greensboro Day)

JessicaMaxwell#24 • DefenderSophomoreColleyville, Texas(Heritage)


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Personal—Given name is Jessica LaurenMaxwell...has two brothers and onesister...daughter of Gary and BarbaraMaxwell...born March 4, 1985 in San Antonio,Texas...athlete she most admires is MichelleAkers...biggest sports thrill was winning thestate title in the 400 meters...says that her clubcoach, Kenny Medina, has had the greatestinfluence on her athletic career...favorite food isanything Chinese...favorite movie is TommyBoy...favorite TV show is Friends.Jessica Maxwell’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2003............20 ......6 ......1 ......0 ......2 . . . .1

General—A valuable three-year letter-winnerfor the Tar Heels who has seen significantaction and frequent starting experience as botha forward and midfielder for Carolina...theyounger sister of former Tar Heel RebekahMcDowell, class of 1999, who played withPhiladelphia and Boston in the WUSA...adynamic forward who was a Parade HighSchool All-America in 2000 and 2001...wasnamed to the adidas/National Soccer CoachesAssociation of America All-America team in2000...valedictorian of her high school class in2001 with a 4.0 GPA in a class of 323 students.ODP Soccer Experience—A member of theU.S. Under 21 National Team in 2002...was alsoa member of the U.S. Under-18 National Teambeginning in 2000...member of the state ODP

team from 1997-2000...member of the RegionalODP Team 1998-2001...played for theColorado Rush club team...helped lead the Rushto five state championships, four regionalchampionships, one runnerup regional finishand two national championships...she alsoplayed club soccer for both the Mile HighMustangs and the Denver Diamonds.2003 Season—Played in 27 matches for the TarHeels as a junior and earned seven startingnods...had 20 points on four goals and 12assists...her 12 assists tied for the fourth highesttotal on the team...scored the game-winninggoal in Carolina’s 1-0 regular-season win overFlorida State...had two assists in the seasonopener against Washington State,in the regularseason win over NC State and against HighPoint...had a goal and an assist versusKentucky, Guilford and in the ACC Tournamentquarterfinals versus NC State...named to the2004 ACC Academic Honor Roll.2002 Season—She had a solid sophomore cam-paign as she finished fifth on the team in scor-ing with 18 points...had five goals and eightassists...scored the game-winning goal againstMarquette...started 11 times while playing in all27 matches...her best game offensively wasagainst Guilford when she had two goals andone assist for five points...she had two assistsagainst Radford in the opening round of theNCAA Tournament...also had single goalsagainst Washington and Florida State.2001 Season—Named to the 2002 ACCAcademic Honor Roll....played in all 25 gamesfor the Tar Heels, starting the season openeragainst Texas...scored her only goal of the sea-son in the first round NCAA Tournament winover UNC Greensboro...had assists againstTennessee, against Florida State in the regularseason and against Wake Forest in the ACCTournament.Prep—Graduated from Wheat Ridge HighSchool on May 23, 2001...Gatorade NationalHigh School Player of the Year in2000...Colorado Soccer Sportswoman of theYear in 2001...won the 2001 Steinmark Awardgiven to the best all-around high school student-athlete in the state of Colorado...played fouryears of soccer, ran cross country for four years,competed in track for four years and played bas-ketball for two years...her soccer accoladesincluded first-team All-Conference honors1999-2001 as well as being the team captaintwice and the team MVP once...she was anincredible track athlete, competing in the 200meters, 400 meters, 4x800 relay, long jump,triple jump and 4x100 relay...as a high schoolcross country runner, she led her team to leaguetitles in 1998 and 1999...she was named all-con-ference in the sport in 1999 and 2000 and wasall-state in 1999...she qualified for the state highschool cross country championship four succes-sive years...she was the team’s most valuablerunner and the squad’s captain in 1999...as atrack athlete she was all-conference in the triple

jump in 1998, 1999 and 2000 and in the longjump in 2000...she was a state high school qual-ifier in the triple jump all four years of highschool...she also qualified in the long jump, 400meters and 4x400 relay her junior year...wasnamed Wheat Ridge’s most valuable runner in2000...finished 10th in the state in the longjump in 2000...member of USA Track and Fieldall-high school squad in 2001...earned highschool academic letters 1998-2001 and was onthe Honor Roll four straight years.Personal—Given name is Mary MargaretMcDowell...has one brother and three sis-ters...was born July 25, 1982 in Denver,Colo....is the daughter of Scott and KathyMcDowell...active in Young Life and ACCOutreach activities...member of UNC FCA ser-vant team in 2003...hobbies include movies, iceskating, camping and hiking...athlete she mostadmires is Michelle Akers...biggest sportsthrills were winning club nationals two succes-sive years, scoring each year with a header onher birthday as well as playing on youth nation-al teams...favorite book is Redeeming Love,favorite food is steak and favorite TV show isWho’s Line Is It Anyway...her brother Jakeplayed soccer at Holy Cross and was a volun-teer assistant coach with the Tar Heels in 2002and 2003...her sister Rebekah played soccer atCarolina (1996-99) and for three years in theWUSA, her sister Elizabeth played soccer atWake Forest (1999-2002) and her sister Rachelcurrently plays at Florida State...recreationadministration major...wants to attend graduateschool in dental hygiene or going into collegecampus athlete ministry with Athletes In Actionprogram.Mary McDowell’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2001............25 ....33 ......1 ......3 ......5 . . . .02002............27 ....38 ......5 ......8 ....18 . . . .12003............27 ....31 ......4 ....12 ....30 . . . .2Totals ..........79 ..102 ....10 ....23 ....43 . . . .3


MaryMcDowell#33 •Forward/MidfielderSeniorLakewood, Colo.(Wheat Ridge)

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General—Three-year letter winner...started atforward her first two seasons and will likelymove back into the starting lineup in her senioryear...a consistent scorer who was a great sparkoff the bench last season...currently ranks 33rdin UNC history with 25 goals...the firstMichigan player to play for the Tar Heels...aParade High School All America in 2000.ODP Soccer Experience—Member of the U.S.Under-21 National Team in 2002...practicedwith the U.S. National Team in 2001 after beingcalled up to the squad by Coach AprilHeinrichs...a member of the national power-house Michigan Hawks club team...won fivestate championship with the 82 MichiganHawks...was MVP of state championshipevents in 2000 and 2001...led Hawks to threeWAGS titles as well as three regional titles andtwo national pool runnerup finishes...she was aseven-year State Team member and six-yearregional player, serving as captain threeyears...member of U.S. under-16, under-18 andunder-21 National teams...member of 2000National Championship state ODP Team...wonthe Golden Boot for the NationalTournament...a 2000 NSCAA All-AmericanNational Youth Team selection.2003 Season—Played in all 27 matches for theTar Heels and was the team’s sixth-leadingscorer with 23 points on eight goals and sevenassists...had two goals and an assist in the vic-tories over Guilford and Purdue...had a goal andan assist versus Wake Forest and HighPoint...asisted on the game-winning goalagainst Virginia.2002 Season—Named the ACC Player of theWeek on October 21, 2002 after scoring game-winning goals against both Florida State andVirginia...also had a game winner againstOregon...fourth-leading scorer on the team with23 points as she had nine goals and fiveassists...she had a pair of goals in the win atFlorida State...assisted twice in the NCAA quar-terfinal win versus Texas A&M...had singlegoals versus Texas, Marquette, Virginia,Maryland in the regular season meeting andagainst Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournamentmeeting.2001 Season—Had a magnificent freshmanseason...was named to the 2001 ACC All-Freshman Team...tied for fifth in the ACC inassists with eight...named second-team fresh-man All-America by Soccer Buzz and to SoccerBuzz’s Southeast Region All-FreshmanTeam...played in all 25 games of the season and

started 23 of them...had eight goals and eightassists for 24 points...scored game-winninggoals against Georgia, Tennessee andClemson...her top game of the season cameagainst Georgia with two goals and oneassist...she also scored twice in the win atTennessee...had a goal and an assist in the winover Clemson and in the ACC championshipmatch against Florida State...came off the benchto score the game-tying goal in UNC’s win overRutgers in the third round of the NCAATournament...her other goal came in the win atDuke...had two assists in the regular season winover Penn State and one each against Charlotte,Auburn and Portland.Prep—2001 graduate of Plymouth-CantonHigh School...in soccer, she was four times all-conference, all-district, all-regional and all-stateselection...she was the first woman to receiveAll-Dream team status four years in arow...Michigan Miss Soccer in 2000 and

2001...State Gatorade Player of the Year...threetimes she was named to the Parade All-America team...second highest scorer in statehistory with 140 career goals in Division I...setthe high school record for most goals in a sea-son with 40...named Michigan High SchoolFemale Athlete of the Year in 2001...first playerin any sport in her school district to have heruniform number retired (No. 7)...led team tostate championship in 2001 by scoring eightgoals in three games...played one year of vol-leyball and three years of basketball atPlymouth Canton High School in addition toher outstanding soccer resume...member ofschool senate for two years...was on athlete stu-dent council for four years...was captain of2001 soccer and basketball teams...as a basket-ball player she was two years all-division andwas honorable mention all-state as asenior...two-time all-defensive player and the

team’s first Blood and Guts award winner.Personal—Given name is Robynn AnneMorrell...has three brothers—David, Dennisand Dutch—and one sister, Abi...was born inSouthfield, Mich. on September 24, 1982...thedaughter of Russell and Norah Morrell....enjoysskateboarding and surfing in her sparetime...says the late Paul Scicluna has had thegreatest influence on her athletic career...athleteshe most admires is Rasheed Wallace...herfavorite type of food is Mexican and herfavorite TV show is CSI...favorite movie is TheLast Samurai and favorite book is The DaVinciCode by Dan Brown...biggest sports thrill waswinning the 2003 NCAA championship...herbrother, David, was a wrestler at the Universityof Michigan and her sister, Abi, plays soccer atEastern Michigan University where she was theMid-American Conference Player of the Yearon a team which won the conference title in2003...brother Dutch is a freshman soccer play-er at Siena...majors in communications with anemphasis in media production.Anne Morrell’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2001............25 ....50 ......8 ......8 ....24 . . . .32002............27 ....62 ......9 ......5 ....23 . . . .32003............27 ....42 ......8 ......7 ....23 . . . .0Totals ..........79 ..154 ....25 ....20 ....70 . . . .6

General--Two-time returning letter winner...awalk-on who has added tremendous depth onthe forward line for the Tar Heels the last two


AnneMorrell#37 • ForwardSeniorPlymouth, Mich.(Canton)

LeeaMurphy#1 • ForwardJuniorTecumseh, Kan.(Shawnee Heights)


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play both soccer and run track...a real speed-burner.2003 Season—Saw action in 18 matches as areserve forward...contributed with fiveassists...had assists on the first four goals UNCscored against Guilford in Carolina’s 9-0 win.2002 Season—Contributed in a reserve role atforward, seeing action in 12 matches...shescored two goals—one in the ACC Tournamentchampionship game against Clemson and theother in the NCAA first round win overRadford.Prep--Graduated from Shawnee Heights HighSchool on May 19, 2002...played basketball andsoccer there and also ran track...was a three-time selection to the all-city, all-league and all-regional teams in soccer...was an academic let-ter winner...was outstanding in track in highschool...at the 2002 state championship meetshe finished third in the 100 and 200 meters andwas on the 4x400 relay team which won thestate title...won a total of 10 city and threeregional championships in individual eventsand on relays in her high school career...alsowon 2002 USATF state title in the 100meters...as a sophomore she pulled off the dou-ble of competing in the regional track meet anda regional soccer match on the same day.Personal--Given name is Leea DawnyielMurphy...nicknamed Sassy...was born May 15,1984 in Topeka, Kan....is the daughter of Lanceand Colette Murphy...her stepmother playedsoftball at the University of Kansas...has foursisters....hobbies include dancing, listening tomusic and watching TV...biggest thrill was scor-ing a goal in the 2002 ACC Tournament cham-pionship game...favorite book is The DevilWears Prada...favorite food is icecream....favorite movie is Dodge Ball andfavorite TV show is The Cosby Show...says herfather has had the greatest influence on her ath-letic career...exercise and sports science major.Leea Murphy’s Career StatisticsYear....GP/GS ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2002............12 ....14 ......2 ......0 ......4 . . . .02003............18 ......7 ......0 ......5 ......5 . . . .0Totals ..........30 ....21 ......2 ......5 ......9 . . . .0

General—Conensus choice as the NationalFreshman of the Year in 2003 as she helped leadUNC to the national championship...named byhead coach April Heinrichs to play for the 2004U.S. Olympic Team...named the Gatorade High

School National Player of the Year in2002...member of the U.S. National Team since2002...was invited to participate in trainingcamp prior to the 2003 Women’s WorldCup...suffered a broken fibula playing for theNational Team on June 14, 2003 yet was clearedfor practice 10 days before the Tar Heels’ firstregular season match last year.ODP Soccer Experience–A member of theU.S. National Team since 2002...named to the

2004 U.S. Olympic Team, one of six Tar Heelplayers on the squad...saw her first action withthe National Team in 2002 and earned 18 capsin her first two years on the team...was a mem-ber of the U.S. Under-19 National Team whichcaptured the gold medal at the WorldChampionships in Canada in 2002...played forthe EB Bears Club Team which won the 2001state championship and three county titles.2003 Season—Consensus selection as NationalFreshman of the Year...won the award fromSoccer Buzz, Soccer America and SoccerTimes...earned first-team All-America honorsfrom Soccer Post and Soccer America, second-team All-America by Soccer Buzz and SoccerTimes and third-team All-America by theNSCAA coaches...first-team freshman All-America selection by Soccer Buzz and SoccerAmerica...tapped as the Southeast RegionFreshman Player of the Year by SoccerBuzz...named first-team All-Southeast Regionby Soccer Buzz and to Soccer Buzz’s FreshmanAll-Region Team...shared UNC’s Waterscapes’Athlete of the Week on December 8,2003...named to the All-Tournament Team atthe 2003 NCAA Championships and the 2003ACC Tournament...copped honors as the MostValuable Offensive Player of the 2003 NCAATournament...second-team All-ACC selec-tion...also named to ACC All-FreshmanTeam...played in 25 matches and started 20times...finished the year as UNC’s third-leadingscorer with 43 points on 16 goals and 11

assists...had 13 of her 16 goals in the final 12games of the season as she caught fire in post-season play...had two goals and an assist againstGuilford...assisted on the game-winner againstRichmond...assisted twice in the regular-seasonwin over Duke...had a goal and two assists ver-sus Clemson...had the game-winning goal andan assist in the win over No. 5 Virginia...scoredtwice against Duke in the ACC Tournamentsemifinals...scored eight goals and had twoassists in NCAA Tournament play...had twogoals verus UNCG, 1g, 1a versus Purdue andtwo goals and an assist against UConn amongstthe highlights...she set the record for the mostgoals scored by a UNC player in an NCAATournament.Prep–Graduated from East Brunswick HighSchool on June 20, 2003...as a senior she wasthe consensus national high school player of theyear...won that award from Gatorade Circle ofChampions, National Soccer CoachesAssociation and Parade Magazine...three-timehigh school All-America selection by both theNSCAA and Parade...member of NationalHonor Society...also played point guard on herhigh school basketball team for four years.Personal–Given name is Heather AnnO’Reilly...daughter of Andrew and CarolO’Reilly...was born January 2, 1985 in NewBrunswick, N.J....has three brothers...hopes topursue a career as a professional soccer playeror teacher after her UNC days are over...hob-bies include basketball, music and comput-ers...athlete she most admires is LanceArmstrong...biggest sports thrill was earning aspot on the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team...personwho most influenced her career is her soccercoach, Charlie Naimo...favorite book is Catcherin the Rye...favorite food is cereal...favorite TVshow is Friends...her favorite movie is TheShawshank Redemption...her favorite color isCarolina Blue...her father ran track at Villanovaand one of her brothers competes in track andcross country at the Air Force Academy...major-ing in education.Heather O’Reilly’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2003............25 ....46 ....16 ....11 ....43 . . . .2

General—Returning letter winner at forwardwho was one of UNC’s most improved playersin spring practice of 2004...just the second play-er in North Carolina state history to win boththe Gatorade and NCSCA player of the year


HeatherO’Reilly#20 • ForwardSophomoreEast Brunswick, N.J.(East Brunswick)

JenniferPerkins#16 • ForwardSophomoreRaleigh, N.C.(Saint Mary’s)

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awards … earned North Carolina player of theyear honors following her junior and senior sea-sons.ODP Soccer Experience – A four-year memberof the Region III ODP Team and a six-yearmember of the State ODP Team … played forthe Under-19 Region Team in 2003, the Under-17 Region Team in 2002 and the Under-16Region Team in 2001 … started at forward forthe Greensboro Twisters in the W-League in2003 and the Carolina Lady Dynamo in 2004 …played for the GYSA ’84 Twisters Green for sixyears, winning a state championship in 2001and finishing as a finalist in 2002 and ’03 …also played for the CASL Spartan Stars Elite,state semifinalists in 1997, ’98 and ’99...playedfor the GSA Phoenix in regionals in 2004.2003 Season—Saw action in six games as afreshman as a backup forward.Prep—Graduated from Saint Mary’s School inRaleigh, N.C. in 2003…NSCAA All-Americain 2003 and All-Region choice in 2002 and2003...2003 NSCAA state player of theyear...North Carolina Gatorade Player of theyear in 2002 and ’03 … NCSCA State Player ofthe Year in 2003 … Player of the Year by theRaleigh News & Observer in 2002 and ’03 …NCSCA Region Player of the Year in 2002 and’03 … four-time all-state, all-region and all-conference selection … TISAC ConferencePlayer of the Year in 2002 and ’03 … led SaintMary’s in scoring all four years and was namedteam MVP three times...team captain in 2002and ‘03… team won the state championship in2001 and was a finalist in 2002 … recipient ofthe 2003 WRAL Scholar-Athlete Extra EffortAward … graduated with honors … recipient ofthe Saint Mary’s Merit/Leadership Scholarshipand was named to the President’s Honor Roll …member of the Big Sister/Little Sister Club, theSpanish Club and the Outdoor Club… active incommunity service work … spent two years asan assistant coach for a U13/U14 Boys Selectsoccer team.

Personal—Given name is Jennifer AshleyPerkins … was born April 11, 1985, in Raleigh… daughter of Nancy and Derrick Perkins ...shetutors children at elementary schools in ChapelHill…says her high school coach, JimmyRogers, has had the greatest influence on herathletic career... athlete she most admires isLance Armstrong … hobbies are reading, golfand listening to music … says she is “the mostsuperstitious person in the world … favoritefood is lobster tails, favorite book is TheNotebook by Nicholas Sparks, favorite movie isPretty Woman and favorite TV shows areFriends and Sex and the City...biggest sportsthrill was winning the 2003 NCAA title…undecided on a major … after graduation,would like to a career in law.Jennifer Perkins’ Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2003..............6 ......2 ......0 ......0 ......0 . . . .0

General—Three-year letter winner who startedher freshman and sophomore years and playedas a key reserve in 2003...has developed into areliable player for Carolina...her versatility is akey as she feels comfortable both in the mid-field and on the back line of defense.Club/ODP Experience—Has experience as amember of the United States National Teamwhere she earned two caps with the U.S.National Team in Italy and Portugal...was ele-vated to that team in 2001 after being on theUnited States Under-18 National Team...playedon the same club team as former Tar Heel All-America Danielle Borgman...has been a mem-ber of the U.S. Under-16, Under-18 and Under-21 National Teams as well as the WNT pool andthe Under-19 national team pool...played clubsoccer for 11 years as a forward and club bas-ketball for seven years as a guard...led theHammer FC soccer team to Ohio South statechampionships in 1997, 1998 and 2001...wasnamed an under-16 NSCAA All-America.2003 Season—Played in 26 games for the TarHeels in 2003 and started on nineoccasions...had one goal and two assists.2002 Season—Played in 24 games for the TarHeels as a sophomore and started on 20 occa-sions...finished the year with two goals and fourassists...had the game-winning goal in anNCAA second round victory over WakeForest...she also scored versusWashington...had assists versus Texas A&M,Texas, Oregon and Radford.

2001 Season—Had a magnificent freshmanseason...played in all 25 games for the TarHeels, starting 21 times...scored two goals onthe season, the game-winning goal againstFlorida State in the ACC Tournament champi-onship game and the first UNC goal in theNCAA quarterfinals against Penn State...hadassists against Georgia, Missouri, UAB andPortland...tapped as a member of SoccerAmerica’s All-Freshman Team...was named tothe 2001 ACC All-Freshman Team...named sec-ond-team freshman All-America by SoccerBuzz and to Soccer Buzz’s Southeast RegionAll-Freshman Team...earned All-Tournamenthonors in the 2001 NCAA College Cup...had agreat year academically...was named to theACC Academic Honor Roll with a 3.43GPA...was also chosen for the Dean’s List in thefall semester 2001 with a 3.65 GPA.Prep—Graduated from Sycamore High Schoolin Cincinnati on June 3, 2001...played fouryears of high school soccer...a Parade HighSchool All-America in 2001...active in NationalHonor Society, the Huddle Drug AwarenessProgram and Special Olympics...named to high

honor roll four successive years...was named toGreater Miami Conference All-Academic Teamfor three years.Personal—Given name is Sara ReneeRandolph...has one sister...was born February27, 1983 in Denver, Colo....is the daughter ofRandy and Alice Randolph...her chief hobbiesare drawing and painting...her biggest sportsthrill was her first cap with the U.S. Women’sNational Team as it was such an honor to repre-sent the U.S. on any national team...athlete shemost admires is Lance Armstrong...her fatherran track for the University of Texas as a hurdlerand was a four-year letter winner for theLonghorns...her grandfather played baseball atthe University of Virginia...majors in journal-ism with emphasis in graphic design and multi-media...lists her favorite food as anything


SaraRandolph#10 •Midfielder/DefenderSeniorCincinnati, Ohio(Sycamore)


CAROLINA WOMEN’S SOCCERMexican, her favorite book as The Road LessTraveled, her favorite TV show is MostExtreme Challenge and her favorite movie asThe Thomas Crown Affair...post-school plansare to attend portfolio school or grad school.Sara Randolph’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2001............25 ....33 ......2 ......4 ......8 . . . .12002............24 ....10 ......2 ......4 ......8 . . . .12003............26 ......9 ......1 ......2 ......4 . . . .0Totals ..........75 ....52 ......5 ....10 ....20 . . . .2

General—A top-flight defender and midfielderwho started for the first half of the 2003 seasonbefore going to the sidelines because of a tornACL... ironically, she also missed the entire

2002 campaign because of a torn ACL aswell...she is versatile enough to play either ondefense or in the midfield...one of the best highschool players to ever come out of the state ofNorth Carolina...was rated the third-best highschool prospect in the nation in 2002 by SoccerAmerica magazine......started with fellow UNCdefender Kendall Fletcher on the back line ofthe U.S. Under-19 National Team which wonthe world championship in the summer of 2002.ODP Soccer Experience—Was one of twoincoming freshmen on the 2002 team with U.S.National Team experience...a past member ofthe U.S. Under-19 National Team...currenly amember of the U.S. Under-21 NationalTeam...has been a pool member of the fullNational Team squad since 2000, earning fourcaps in the process during the 2001

season...played her club soccer for theGreensboro Twisters and the AtlantaLightning...won the Under-19 national champi-onship with the Lightning.2003 Season—Played in 14 matches before herseason was ended by a torn ACL...started 10times...had all of her scoring in UNC’s 5-2 reg-ular-season win over No. 3 UCLA...scored twogoals, including the game-winning tally andalso had an assist in the match...selected for theSoccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week onSeptember 24, 2993...named to ACC AcademicHonor Roll for the second straight year.2002 Season—Redshirted while rehabbingfrom a torn ACL...named to ACC Honor Rollwith 3.68 GPA...earned membership on Dean’sList each semester.Prep—An alumna of Brevard High School in2002...Parade and NSCAA High School All-America selection in 2001 and 2002...missedher senior year of high school soccer because ofa torn ACL...she played soccer as well as run-ning track and swimming as a prepster...rantrack for two years and swam for one year...wasthe 400-meter state champion in 2001, the 2001WAC Conference Runner of the Year and anoutstanding 100-yard freestyler in swim-ming...also competed on her high school’s MathTeam.Personal--Given name is Amy ElizabethSteadman...nicknamed Steady...the daughter ofNed and Carol Steadman...has one brother...wasborn September 8, 1984 in Brevard, N.C....saysher father has had the greatest influence on herathletic career...he participated in track atAppalachian State...majoring in political sci-ence...would like to attend law school afterUNC...likes to read in her spare time...biggestsports thrill was winning the Under-19 WorldChampionship in 2002...athlete she mostadmires is Lance Armstrong...favorite book isThe Hunt for Red October, favorite TV show isSeinfeld, favorite movie is The Usual Suspectsand favorite food is ice cream...active in ACCOutreach activities.Amy Steadman’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2003............14 ....12 ......2 ......1 ......5 . . . .1

General—Consensus first-team All-America in2003 when she was named National Player ofthe Year by Soccer America, Soccer Buzz,Soccer Times, Soccer Buzz and SportsIllustrated on Campus...named to the 2004 U.S.Olympic Team...one of the top attacking pres-

ences in the college game...heads into the 2004season ranked 15th in UNC history in pointswith 120, tied for 17th in goals with 39 and 14thin assists with 42...consensus choice as NationalFreshman of the Year in 2002...elevated to theU.S. National Team in early 2003...was rankedas the fourth-best high school recruit in thenation in 2002 by Soccer America magazine.ODP Soccer Experience—Has been a memberof the U.S. National Team since early in2003...had eight caps in her first year on theteam...named to the 2004 U.S. Olympic Teamby U.S. National Team head coach AprilHeinrichs...excelled as a member of the U.S.Under-19 National Team in 2002...that teamcompeted in the Junior World CupChampionship in August 2002...was elected thecaptain of that team and she scored the goldengoal in the championship match of the tourna-ment against Canada...member of MichiganODP State Team since 1997...from 1998 on shesuccessively earned spots on the Under-16,Under-18, Under-19 and Under-21 NationalTeams...led Michigan ODP teams to nationaltitles in February 2000 and 2001, winning theadidas Golden Boot the second year...played forthe Michigan Hawks club team which won theSnickers Club National title in August 2001 andthe WAGS Premier Cup championship in2001...won MVP honors at the SnickersTournament...has competed for U.S. YouthNational Teams in Bulgaria, Albania, Germanyand Holland.2003 Season—Won five National Player of theYear awards after a phenomenal sophomoreseason...won the awards given by SoccerAmerica, Soccer Times, Soccer Buzz, SoccerPost and Sports Illustrated on Campus...wasalso a finalist for the MAC/Hermann Award andthe Honda Soccer Award...consensus first-teamAll-America, earning honors from SoccerTimes, Soccer Buzz, Soccer America, SoccerPost, CSTV and the NSCAA...led the nation intotal points with 73 and in assists with 27...alsohad 23 goals in a spectacular scoring cam-paign...her 73 points were the fourth most in aseason in UNC history while her 23 goals tiedfor 10th best total in school lore and her 27assists were the third highest mark in a singlecampaign...was named first-team All-ACC forthe second straight year...was the ACC Playerof the Year and the Most Valuable Player of theACC Tournament...was the first player to winthose two awards and lead the ACC in scoringsince Mia Hamm in 1993...won honors as theSoccer Buzz Southeast Region Player of theYear...named first-team All-Southeast Regionby both Soccer Buzz and the NSCAA coach-es...captured All-Tournament Team honors atboth the NCAA Championship and the ACCTournament...named the ACC Player of theWeek on October 6 and chosen for the SoccerAmerica Team of the Week on October 8 aswell...named to Soccer Buzz Elite Team of theWeek on September 9 and October 9...named

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LindsayTarpley#25 • ForwardJuniorKalamazoo, Mich.(Portage Central)


the Waterscapes UNC Student-Athlete of theWeek on October 6 and November 10,2003...started the season off with a bang with ahat trick against Washington State...assisted onLori Chalupny’s overtime game-winner againstWashington...had a goal and an assist versusKentucky...had a goal and three assists in thewin over Nebraska...had two assists againstGuilford...had a trick trick in the regular seasonwin over Duke...had two goals in the win atMaryland...scored a career-high four goals inCarolina’s win over Wake Forest...had a goaland an assist in UNC’s 3-1 win atVirginia...assisted on Mary McDowell’s game-winner in a 1-0 win over Florida State...had agoal and an assist versus NC State in the ACCTournament and a three-assist match versusDuke in the ACC semifinals...was stupendousin the NCAA Tournament, setting aTournament record for assists with 11 and aUNC scoring record with 19 points...tied theNCAA record with four assists versusUNCG...had three more assists in the thirdround against Purdue...had a goal and an assistagainst Santa Clara...exploded against UConnin the NCAA title game with two goals and twoassists...scored the game-winning goal in thegame’s eighth minute.2002 Season—Outstanding student who wasnamed to 2003 ACC Academic Honor Roll with3.06 GPA...named National Freshman of theYear by both Soccer Buzz and SoccerAmerica...first-team All-America selection bySoccer Buzz...named ACC Rookie of the Yearand first-team All-ACC...finalist for U.S.Soccer Chevy Young Female Athlete of theYear...named first-team freshman All-Americaby Soccer Buzz...All-Tournament selection atboth ACC Tournament and NCAAChampionship...Soccer Buzz Southeast Region

Freshman Player of the Year...named first-teamSoutheast Region by both the NSCAA coachesand Soccer Buzz...also named to Soccer BuzzSoutheast Region All-Freshman Team...ACCPlayer of the Week on September 16, 2002...sheled the Tar Heels in scoring as a freshman with47 points...she was second on the team in goalswith 16 and tied for the team lead in assists with15...also led Carolina with five match-winningtallies...those came against Washington, Texas,Florida International, Wake Forest in the regu-lar season meeting and Tennessee in the thirdround of the NCAA Tournament...her highpoint game was six as she scored three goals onher birthday (9/22/2002) against FIU...had twogoals against both Guilford and Wake Forestinthe ACC Tournament quarterfinals...had a pairof assists in games against Florida State,Virginia and Wake Forest in the NCAATournament second round...had three points(1g, 1a) versus Washington, Texas A&M andWake Forest (regular season meeting)...also hadsingle goals against Texas, NC State, Radford,Tennessee and Santa Clara.Prep—Parade and NSCAA High School All-America selection...graduated in May 2002from Portage Central High School...played fouryears of soccer...selected as a 1999 NSCAAAll-America and a Parade All-America in 2001and 2002...was named the nation’s top highschool forward by Parade in 2002...MichiganGatorade Player of the Year in 2002...helpedhigh school team win MSHAA state title in1999...was the captain of her high school teamand named three times all-conference, all-region and all-state...scored 139 goals in herhigh school career...named to the MichiganDream Team three times...played basketball forfour years as the team’s starting pointguard...was team MVP all four years as well asthe squad’s captain and a three-time all-confer-ence selection...alltime leader for steals andassists in a single season, game and career atPortage Central...an honor roll student in highschool all four years...graduated with a 3.9GPA...member of Rotary Club and churchyouth group...won the B’nai B’rith Award forAcademics, Athletics and ExemplaryCommunity Leadership performance.Personal—Given name is Lindsay AnnTarpley...nicknamed Tarp...has two brothers—Chad, 23, and Josh, 16...born September 22,1983 in Madison, Wis....daughter of Gary andBarb Tarpley...attended high school inKalamazoo, Mich. but family now lives inMiddlton, Wis....athlete she most admires isMia Hamm...hobbies include basketball andshopping...biggest sports thrill was winning the2003 NCAA championship...says her parentshave had the greatest influence on her athleticcareer...her brother Chad played baseball atWestern Michigan and her uncle, Bob Williams,played football at Iowa State...majoring in com-munications...her favorite book is TheNotebook by Nicholas Sparks, her favorite

movie is Miracle and says pizza is her favoritefood.Lindsay Tarpley’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2002............25 ..105 ....16 ....15 ....47 . . . .52003............27 ..130 ....23 ....27 ....73 . . . .5Totals ..........52 ..235 ....39 ....42 ..120 . . .10

General—A two-year returning letter winnerwho was one of the most improved players inthe nation last season...two-year starter forCarolina in the midfield...one of the top recruitsin the nation in 2002...ranked as the No. 10recruit in the country by Soccer America mag-azine.ODP Soccer Experience—Named this pastyear to the U.S. Under-21 National Team whichplayed in the Nordic Cup Championship...pastmember of the U.S. Under 19 National Teamand Pool in 2001-02...started playing club soc-cer at the age of five...competed for the Solar 84and Defeeters 84 club teams...USYSA All-America Team selection in 2001...member ofregional ODP teams 1998-2002 and Texas StateODP Team 1997-2002...led club team her jun-ior year with 61 goals...helped lead her clubteam to the WAGS championship and the run-nerup spot in the Orange Bowl Classic twice.2003 Season—Named to first-team All-ACCTeam...named Soccer Post second-team All-America and honorable mention All-Americaby Soccer Buzz...captured second-team All-Southeast Region honors from Soccer Buzz andfrom the NSCAA coaches...All-Tournament

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Team selection at the 2003 ACC Tournament,2003 Carolina Nike Classic and 2003 Duke adi-das Classic...ranked fourth in the nation in totalassists with 16...started 26 times and played in27 games...was UNC’s fifth-leading scorer with28 points on six goals and 16 assists...assistedon the game-winners versus Richmond andNavy...had a pair of goals in the regular seasonwin over NC State...had a goal and an assistagainst Clemson and Purdue...had a goal andtwo assists versus NC State in the quarterfinalsof the ACC Tournament...had a pair of assistsversus High Point...2002 Season—Did a nice job in her freshmanseason for the Tar Heels...played in 22 matchesand earned seven starting nods...scored threegoals and also had three assists...two of herscores came in the ACC Tournament as shescored against Maryland in the semifinals andClemson in the final...she had a goal and anassist playing against Texas A&M in her homestate of Texas on September 13, 2002...also hadassists against Guilford and Washington.Prep—Parade High School All-America selec-tion...graduated May 17, 2002 frm GracePreparatory Academy...named a high schoolAll-America in 2002 by Powerade McDonald’sand Parade magazine...a 2001 NSCAA All-America...played basketball and ran track inhigh school...on the court she was first team all-district twice, defensive player of the yeartwice, all-state honorable mention twice andcaptain of the team two years...she made All-State Tournament one year and led the area inassists and steals...played on teams which wontwo district titles, one regional title and finishedas the state runnerup once...was a gifted per-former in track...she won state titles as a seniorin the 800 meters, 1600 meters and on the4x400 relay and was the high point scorer at thestate championship meet...she won the samethree events at the district meet, setting recordsin two of them, was the high point scorer andalso finished third in both the pole vault andhigh jump...graduated with honors in math, sci-ence and Spanish...finished sixth in her highschool class...named the school’s top student inSpanish...four-year member of the high honorroll...elected to the Student Council two years.Personal—Given name is Kacey DellWhite...has one brother and one sister...wasborn April 27, 1984 in Aurora, Colo....daughterof Craig and Julie White...would like to studymedicine after graduating from UNC...plans toeither be a doctor or play professional soc-cer...hobbies include outdoor activities, singingand reading...athlete she most admires is KurtWarner...biggest sports thrill was scoring twogoals in her first international match againstFinland...her father, Craig, played soccer atRockford College and Midwestern State andprofessional soccer for the DenverAvalanche...her mother, Julie, played basketballat Midwestern State University...active in FCAand ACC Outreach...exercise and sports science

major...after school would like to pursue prosoccer career, play with the National Team andpursue a career in the medical field.Kacey White’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2002............22 ....37 ......3 ......3 ......9 . . . .12003............27 ....57 ......6 ....16 ....28 . . . .0Totals ..........49 ....94 ......9 ....19 ....37 . . . .1

General—Two-year letter winner who startedall 27 games for Carolina last year and devel-oped into one of the top goalies in thenation...ranked second nationally in goalsagainst average at 0.43...split time as the starterwith Jenni Branam in 2002...ranks second incareer saves at UNC with 127...attendedCarondelet High School, the same school whichproduced former Tar Heel and current U.S.National Team midfielder Tiffany Roberts...oneof Carolina’s tallest players ever at six feet tall.Club Soccer—A past member of the UnitedStates Under-18 National Team...named to U.S.National Soccer pool Under-14 team in 1997,Under-15 team in 1998 and Under-16 team in2000...earned membership on Region IV soccerpool 1997-2000...NORCAL state team player1997-2000...helped lead team to NomadTournament Under-19 championship in2001...played for the DVSC United 19 whichwon the Premier State Cup Championship in2000.2003 Season—Had second best goals againstaverage in the nation at 0.43...allowed only 11goals in 27 matches...ranked No. 1 in the nationin minutes played...did not allow a single goalin six NCAA Tournament games...posted 16solo shutouts on the campaign...first-team All-America selection by Soccer Post...named theWaterscapes UNC Student-Athlete of the Weekon September 15, 2003...chosen for the SoccerBuzz Elite Team of the Week on September 16,2003...had six saves against Washington State,Duke in the regular season and Maryland, fivesaves versus Texas and UCLA in the regularseason and four each against Purdue and SantaClara in the NCAA Tournament.2002 Season—Named honorable mentionfreshman All-America by Soccer Buzz...SoccerBuzz Southeast Region All-Freshman Teamchoice...had a solid freshman year...she sharedstarting goalkeeping duties with JenniBranam...started nine of 19 games she playedin...played 1,254 minutes and led the ACC ingoals against average at 0.93...made 56 savesand had a save percentage of .812...finished

with a 10-1-2 record and had solo shutouts ofPortland, Oregon and Saint Mary’s...her seasonhigh for saves was eight against Texas...she alsohad seven in the win over Marquette and sixsaves while holding NCAA champion Portlandscoreless for 110 minutes in a 0-0 tie with thePilots.2001 Season—Redshirted in her first season atUNC.Prep—Graduated from Carondelet HighSchool in Concord, Calif. on June 2, 2001...wasan NSCAA/adidas All-America in 2000 and theNSCAA/adidas State Player of the Year for2000...was the starting goalkeeper on aCarondelet team which finished in the top ranksof the final NSCAA high school rankings...as ahigh school goalie, she allowed only two goalsin 1998, one goal in 1999, two goals in 2000and eight goals in 2001...played four years ofsoccer in high school as a center forward andgoalkeeper...led her high school team to NCSchampionships in 1999 and 2001...is one ofonly four players in school history to play ontwo winning NCS title teams...led CHS toBVAL league championships four times from1998-2001...played on teams which wereranked No. 1 high school team in the nation byUSA Today in 1999 and 2000 and by theNSCAA in 1999...also played two years of vol-leyball as an outside hitter and setter for herhigh school team and City Beach VolleyballClub...was soccer team’s captain in 2000-01...aBVAL All-League First Team choice in2001...named to NSCAA/adidas All-AmericanHigh School team in 1999...All Far West HighSchool selection in 1999...was an honor roll stu-dent and won the Principal’s Scholarship Awardas a sophomore.Personal—Given name is Alysha AlayneYount-Winget...has two sisters...was born inSan Jose, Calif....is the daughter of Cheri A.and Norma Winget...was born October 25, 1983in Santa Clara, Calif...hobbies include soccerand music...athletes she most admires are KaseyKeller, Tony Meola, Cobi Jones and GabrielleReese...biggest sports thrill was beating SantaClara in the 2003 NCAA quarterfinals...com-

AlyWinget#59 • GoalkeeperJuniorOrinda, Calif.(Carondelet)


munications major with minor inhistory...would like to pursue a career as asports representative...her favorite food is thesteak at the Angus Barn...favorite TV shows areThe OC and One Tree Hill...people who havemost influenced her athletic career are RustyTaylor and Greg Bingham.Aly Winget’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP MIN ..GA AVG ..SV .SHO2002............19 1254 ....13..0.93 ....56 . . . .32003............27 2285 ....11..0.43 ....71 . . .19Totals ..........46 3539 ....24..0.61 ..127 . . .22

General—Two-year returning letterwinnerwho missed the entirety of the 2002 season afterfoot surgery...contributed in 2001 and 2003 as areserve player on defense for Carolina...one ofthe top high school players in the state of NorthCarolina in 2001...will look to make contribu-tions in practice this year as well as increasingher playing time as a defensive substitute.ODP Soccer Experience—Member of NorthCarolina ODP team as a freshman...played forthe ‘83 Greensboro Twisters team which wonthe under-16, under-17 and under-18 statechampionships...was a member of the 2000Donnelly Cup finalist team.2003 Season—Named to the 2004 ACCAcademic Honor Roll...also a Dean’s List selec-tion...saw action in five games and recorded oneassist in the High Point match.,2001 Season—Named to the 2002 ACCAcademic Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.12...sawaction in nine games including all three gamesin the ACC Tournament and one in the NCAATournament.Prep—Graduated from Walter Hines PageHigh School on June 11, 2001...played soccerfor four years as a center midfielder and for-ward...Page was a state finalist team her fresh-man year...was high school all-conference insoccer four years as well as being all-region

choice four years...named to the high school all-state team her sophomore through senioryears...named to play in the East West All-StarGame...was captain of the Page team as a sen-ior...adidas ESP attendee as sophomore and jun-ior...ran cross country as a freshman and a soph-omore...active as a member of National HonorSociety and Quill and Scroll...was editor inchief of the yearbook as a senior...a four-yearhonor roll student...earned the Girl Scout SilverAward.Personal—Given name is Laura StewartWinslow...has three sisters...was bornDecember 13, 1982 in Greensboro, N.C....thedaughter of Rich and Mabel Winslow...likes toshop, travel and read in her spare time...athleteshe most admires is Duce Staley..studies in theSchool of Public Health...majors in health poli-cy and administration...would like to pursue acareer as a healthcare administrator or hospitalCEO..spent time last summer coaching girlssoccer in Kenya.Laura Winslow’s Career StatisticsYear....GP/GS ....Sh ....G......A ..Pts GWG2001..............9 ......0 ......0 ......0 ......0 . . . .02003..............5 ......1 ......0 ......1 ......1 . . . .0Totals ..........14 ......1 ......0 ......1 ......1 . . . .0

General—Outstanding addition to the Tar Heelprogram who will add depth to the UNC defen-sive corps.ODP Soccer Experience—Played forGreensboro Twisters ‘85 club team which won2003 Southern regional title and advanced tonational semifinals...that team also won the2003 Premier League title...member of GeorgiaODP Team from 1997-99 and member of NCODP Team since 2000...Region III camp playerfrom 2001-03.Prep—Graduated May 22, 2004 from MountTabor High School...played four years of soccerand was captain of team as asenior...also playedone year of basketball...started on soccer teamfor four years...in 2001 she had 11 goals andfive assists while being named All-Conferenceand All-Region...as a sophomore she scored 16goals and had seven assists and was againnamed All-Conference and All-Region...alsonamed All-State and was the Region 8 Player ofthe Year...in 2003, she had 17 goals and sevenassists and repeated all the major awards shewon as a sophomore...she was limited as a sen-ior to only 10 matches because of an ACLinjury and scored six goals and had twoassists...graduated in top five percent of her

class...was a junior marshal, member of SpanishClub and TGC service club.Personal—Given name is Julie OgdenYates...nicknamed Jules...has one brother,Will...born in Denver, Colo....daughter of Tomand Prudy Yates...would like to pursue a careerin law or journalism...hobbies include reading,hanging out with friends and watchingmovies...athletes she most admires are AnneLance, Joe Sakic, Chris Paul and KevinGarnett...biggest sports thrill was winningregional final ODP tournament...says RichWinslow has had the greatest influence on herathletic career...favorite books are The Da VinciCode and To Kill a Mockingbird...favoritefoods are cinnamon toast, fruit andpasta...favorite movies are Good Will Huntingand The Usual Suspests...favorite TV shows areAlly McBeal, The OC and The Real World.

General–Returning letter winner who sawbackup duty in the goalkeeper’s spot last sea-son.ODP Soccer Experience–Competed in clubsoccer for the Triangle Futbol Club Premier asboth a field player and goalkeeper...led clubteam to State Cup semifinals in 2002...named amember of the North Carolina ODP StateTeam...captained her club team in 2000.2003 Season—Saw action in one match as abackup goalkeeper for UNC.Prep–Graduated on June 7, 2003 from EastChapel Hill High School...played on statechampionship soccer team there as a fresh-man...excelled there as a goalkeeper as sheearned all-conference, all-region and all-statehonors...four-year letterwinner...graduated witha 4.2 GPA...worked as a volunteer at UNCHospitals in her spare time.Personal–Named Katherine MarieZarzar...nicknamed Zar...was born July 7, 1985in Charleston, S.C....daughter of Michael andKrista Zarzar...has one brother,Christopher...hobbies include sailing, snow-boarding, scuba diving, fishing andsleeping...says her father has had the greatestinfluence on her athletic career...majors in inter-national studies and French...hopes to pursue acareer in medicine...says her dad has had thegreatest influence on her athleticcareer...biggest sports thrill was winning the2003 NCAA championship.Katie Zarzar’s Career StatisticsYear ..........GP MIN ..GA AVG ..SV .SHO2003..............1 ....10 ......0..0.00 ......0 . . . .0


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KatieZarzar#29 • GoalkeeperSophomoreChapel Hill, N.C.(East Chapel Hill)


JulieYates#44 • DefenderFreshmanWinston-Salem, N.C.(Mount Tabor)

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