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A E J Moraca, Mandy 2005-06 1998-99 Acquavella, Kristin 1989- Eames, Jenn 1991-94 Jacobs, Cassie 1983 Morrell, Anne 2001-04 Sherow, Anne 1985-88 91, 1993 Egan, Danielle 1991-94 Jakowich, Jill 1990 Morrison, Mandy 1997- Simmons, Katie 2000-01 Allan, Senga 1982-85 Eller. Karli 2003-05 Jennings, Melissa 1996-97 2000 Slocum, Nancy 1983-85 Altherr, Jenny 1987 (M) Ellis, Julie 1984 Johnson, Betsy 1982-85 Mount, Chaille 1990 (M) Smith, J. Douglas 1983-86 Arab, Alex 1981 (M) Ellis, Susan 1980-81, 83- Johnson, Marianne 1981- Mullinix, Siri 1995-98 (M) Averbuch, Yael 2005-06 84 82 Munden, Paula 1991 Smith, Jane 2000-02 Azzu, Renee 1990 Engen, Whitney 2006 Johnson, Rye 1994-95 Murphy, Leea 2002-05 Smith, Julie 2000 Enos, Stacey 1982-85 Jones, Kasey 1985-86 Murphy, Tina 1997-2000 Smith, Mary 1984 B Esposito, Kelly 2005-06 Jordan, Eleanor 1979-81 Smith, Sterling 2006 Ball, Elizabeth 1999, 2001- Eubanks, Mary 1989 Judd, Kerry 1980 N Soares, Sasha 1989-92 02 Eveland, Kristi 2006 Nelson, Stacey 1984-85 Springer, Carolyn 1990-93 Ball, Susie 2000-01 Everton, Erin 1990 K Noel, Margie 1988 (M) Steadman, Amy 2003-04 Ballinger, Anne 1979-80 Everton, Holly 1983 Kalinoski, Pam 1987-89, Nogueira, Casey 2006 Steelman, Amy 1995-96 Barnes, Brandy 1987 1991 Noonan, Tracy 1992-95 Stoecker, Lindsay 1997- Bates, Tracey 1985-87, F Kamholz, Kalli 1999-2000 2000 1989 Fair, Lorrie 1996-99 Karvelsson, Rakel 1995-98 O Stollmeyer, Suzie 1982 Baucom, Eva 2006 Falk, Aubrey 1994-97 Keller, Debbie 1993-96 O’Dell, Kathleen 1983-86 Stumpf, Andrea 1980 Beatty, Diane 1981-84 Felts, Anne 2001-04 Kelly, Angela 1991-94 O’Reilly, Heather 2003-06 Bernardi, Bettina 1985-86 Fettig, Nel 1994-97 Kelly, Christine 2005 (M) Overgaard, Gretchen T Bialas, Erin 1995 Finger, Shelley 1991-94 Kelly, Kathy 1981-84 1996-97 Tarpley, Lindsay 2002-05 Billings, Chrissy 1980-81 Fletcher, Kendall 2002-05 Kinney, Jamie 1999-2000 Owen, Lisa 1988-89 Taylor, Lou 1979-80 Black, Corinne 2002-05 Florance, Meredith 1997- Kirk, Tamara 2004-05 (M) Ozier, Ellen 1990 Thomas, Caeri 1990 Blazo, Stacey 1988-91 2000 Klas, Ann 1980-81 Ozier, Mary Ann 1989 Toll, Vanessa 2005 Bliss, Katherine 1979 Fox, Carolyn 1983 Kluegel, Jena 1998-2001 Tomecka, Maggie 2000-03 Blomgren, Leigh 2001-03 Frederick, Betsy 2006 Kovanen, Dori 1981-82, P Tooly, Lee 1979 Boneparth, Caroline 2006 Friedman, Nancy 1991-92 1984-85 Parlow, Cindy 1995-98 Tower, Rita 1989-90, 1992- Boobas, Jo 1983-86 Kubis, Kristen 2005 (M) Parsons, Aja 1984 93 Boone, Laura 1987-90 G Pastiglione, Meghan 1997 Trojak, Sonja 1992-95 Borgman, Danielle 1998- Gale, Judy 1981 L Patrick, Kim 1999-2000 2001 Garrison, Kathy 1979 Lancaster, Elizabeth 2003- Pediaditakis, Nicole 1980 U Boyle, Missy 1992, 1994 Gaston, Leslie 1999-2002 06 Peoples, Donnie 1987, Uritus, Meg 1994-95, 1997 Brallier, Robyn 1995-96 Gayle, Robyn 2004-06 Lawler, Helen 1996-99 1989 (M) Branam, Jenni 1999-2002 Gebauer, Wendy 1985-88 Lehmann, Courtney 1988- Perkins, Jennifer 2003-06 V Brooks, Alison 1992-94 Gegg, Gretchen 1986 90 Phillips, Liz 1980-81 Venturini, Tisha 1991-94 Brooks, Katie 2004-06 Gervais, Sophie 2001-04 Lewis, Celia 1979 Pickering, Emily 1981-84 Vest, Jane 1990-91 Burns, Amy 1992-93 Gilbert, Jaime 2004-06 Lilly, Kristine 1989-92 Poore, Louellen 1988-91 Bush, Susan 1999-2002 Goldberg, Ellen 1979-80 Lincoln, Amy 1995-96 Proost, Merridee 1987-90 W Byers, Jane 1993-94 Goulson, Amy 1983-84 Lippard, Allison 1983 Prosser, Anne 1979 Walker, Jordan 2000-03 Green, Susie 1991-94 Little, Elizabeth 1984 (M) Walker, Lori 1989-91 C Greenberg, Wendy 1981 Lockwood, Booie 1987 R Wallace, Diane 1980 Caldwell, Shanna, 1998 Gregg, Laurie 1981-82 Ludington, Sarah 1988-90 Ramsey, Alyssa 2000-03 Washington, Nikki 2006 Carbery, Rosemary 1979- Griffin, Tyler 2002 Luft, Tina 1984 Randolph, Sara 2001-04 Watley, Carmen 2000-03 80 Guarnotta, Julie 1986-89 Rayfield, Janet 1979-82 Werden, Carla 1986-89 Carter, Julie 1988-91 Guess, Elizabeth 2003-06 M Record, Elizabeth 1990 West, Jill 1991-92 (M) Caruso, Ryan, 2004-05 (M) Machin, Amy 1981-84 Record, Emily 1990 White, Kacey 2002-05 Castelloe, Keath 1984-87 H Markle, Kevin 1989-91 (M) Reddick, Catherine 2000- Whittier, Amy 1997, 1999, Catchings, Toni 1985 Hackett, Nancy 1998-2000 Marr, Sarah 1980 03 2001 Chalupny, Lori 2002-05 Haines, Kelly 1979 Marslender, Elizabeth Remy, Anne 1998-2001 Wiegman, Sarina 1989 Clary, Nancy 1980-81 Hamm, Mia 1989-90, 1995-96 Rice, Emily 1988-90 Wilson, Staci 1994-97 Cobb, Suzy 1981-84 1992-93 Marslender, Julia 1997- Riggs, Ashley 1992-95 Winget, Aly 2002-05 Cohen, Kari 1995 (M) Hamilton, Linda 1990 2000 Rigley, Donna 1986-88 Winslow, Laura 2001, Coley, Paige 1990-93 Harder, Lynn 1987 (M) Martens, Beth 1987 Roberts, Amy 1993-96 2003-04 Confer, Robin 1994-97 Hardman, Brynn 2002-05 Martin, Scott 1985 (M) Roberts, Nicole 1996 Wiren, Tracy 1979-80 Conlon, Tom 1983 (M) Harrelson, Lynn 1982 Mathis, Allyson 1984-87 Roberts, Tiffany 1995-98 Wiswesser, Bill 2003-05 Costa, Johanna 1998-2001 Harris, Ariel 2004-06 (M) Rodenbough, Anna 2005- (M) Crow, Dawn 1991-94 Harris, Ashlyn 2006 Maxwell, Jessica 2003-04, 06 Crowley, Liz 1980-81 Hawkins, Ali 2006 2006 Royal, Pam 1981-82 Y Current, Molly 1979-81 Hayes, Melissa 2006 McAuley, Joy 1980-81 (M) Rubio, Vanessa 1992, Yates, Julie 2004-06 Heath, Tobin 2006 McCartney, Jill 1984-85 1994-96 Young, Croft 1991-94 (M) D Hegstad, Birthe 1985-88 McDavid, Sherri 1984-86 Rupp, Daniel 1996 (M) Young, Hilary 2000 Dacey, Sarah 1993-96 Heinrichs, April 1983-86 McDermott, Marcia 1983- Young, Mitch 1987-88 (M) Davenport, Shannon 1991- Henry, Lori 1986-88 86 S 92 Higgins, Shannon 1986-89 McDonald, Raven 1997- Samsot, Katie 1986-87 Z Dempsey, Erika 1997-99 Howard, Donnie 1994-97 2000 Sanchez, Keri 1991-94 Zaccagnini, Jennifer 1990- Denney, Mikki 1993 (M) McDowell, Mary 2001-04 Sander, Tom 1992-93 (M) 93 DePlatchett, Kristin 1998- Huber, Beth 1981-84 McDowell, Rebekah 1996- Santana, Roz 1991-94 Zarzar, Katie 2003-05 2001 Hurst, Ginger 1980 99 Schwoy, Laurie 1996-98, Zeh, Stephanie 1981-82 Donahue, Tracy 1991-92 Huston, Chris 1988-89 McLaughlin, Caroline 1979 2000 Zeman, Andrea 1985-88 Dougherty, Meagan 1990- Hutton, Leslie 1994-95 McNeill, Annie 1985-86 Scott, Billy 2004-05 (M) 93 Hyatt, Ava 1986-89 Miller, Katharine 1980 (M) Scott, Synthia 1980-82 (M)=Manager Duffy, Lisa 1984-87 Mills, Meg 1980-81 Scruggs, Emily 1979 Dunlap, Joan 1983-84 Mitchell, Charlotte 1996-99 Serwetnyk, Carrie 1984-87 Monroe, Kasey 1992-93 Sharpe, Leonora 1979-80 Moore, Ashley 2006 Sheppard, Beth 1995-96, 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 67 Carolina & the U.S. National Team

Since the founding of the U.S. Women’s to compete in the first-ever Women’s Carolina Players on the U.S. Women’s National Team; National Team in 1985, Carolina players have World Cup. Nine of the 18 players on the (Through May 12, 2007) always played an integral role in the team’s team were Carolina graduates or active UNC Player ...... Caps . . . . . Goals ...... Era success down through the years. A total of 46 players, including ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 2007 University of players have team captain Tracey Bates ...... 29 ...... 5...... 1987-91 U.S. Women’s National Team Danielle Borgman ...... 2 ...... 0...... 1997-2000 earned caps playing on the , a All-Time Caps Leaders Jenni Branam ...... 6 ...... 0...... 2000-06 National Team since its creation in 1985 1986 alumna of Player ...... Caps Susan Bush ...... 10 ...... 3...... 1998-2000 through games of May 12, 2007. Carolina. The 1. , M ...... 325 ...... 38 ...... 4...... 2001-07 2. , F ...... 275 Suzy Cobb ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 1986 Tar Heels who are current members of the Americans won 3. , M ...... 272 Robin Confer ...... 8 ...... 1...... 1996-98 4. , D ...... 239 U.S. full national team pool include Yael that initial World Tracy Ducar ...... 25 ...... 0...... 1996-99 Averbuch, Jr., MF; Jenni Branam, ‘02, GK; Cup, beating 5. , F ...... 204 6. , D ...... 192 Joan Dunlap-Seivold ...... 4 ...... 1 ...... 1986 Lori Chalupny, ‘05, MF; , ‘05, Norway 2-1 in the 7. Shannon MacMillan, M .. 176 ...... 6 ...... 1 ...... 1993 D; , So., GK; , So., championship 8. , D ...... 168 Stacey Enos ...... 10 ...... 0...... 1985-86 ...... 120 ...... 7...... 1996-2005 MF; Kristine Lilly, ‘92, F; Casey Nogueira, match. 9. Christine Rampone, F ... 162 10. , G ...... 160 Meredith Florance ...... 3 ...... 0...... 1999-2001 So., F; Heather O’Reilly, ‘06, F; Catherine Although the 11. Cindy Parlow, F ...... 158 Wendy Gebauer ...... 26 ...... 10 ...... 1987-91 Reddick (Whitehill), ‘03, D; , U.S. would be 12. Kate Markgraft, F ...... 157 Gretchen Gegg ...... 2 ...... 0...... 1986-90 ‘05, F; , ‘05, MF. dethroned by 13. , M ...... 153 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 1986 Chalupny, Lilly, O’Reilly, Whitehall and eventual champi - 14. , M ..... 132 ...... 71 ...... 1...... 1987-95 15. Lorrie Fair, D ...... 120 Mia Hamm ...... 275 ...... 158 ...... 1987-2004 Tarpley are all on the U.S. Team playing in the on Norway four 16. Carin Gabarra, G ...... 117 April Heinrichs ...... 47 ...... 37 ...... 1986-91 2007 World Cup in China in September. years later in the 17. , M ...... 112 ...... 39 ...... 3...... 1985-91 The U.S. National Team was coached by 1995 Women’s 18. , M ..... 110 Shannon Higgins ...... 51 ...... 4...... 1987-91 UNC alumna April Heinrichs, ‘86, from 2000- World Cup semi - 19. , F ...... 108 ...... 46 ...... 18 ...... 1995-98 20. , F ...... 90 Jena Kluegel ...... 24 ...... 1...... 2000-03 04. Heinrichs retired as the team’s coach after finals and have to 21. Linda Hamilton, F ...... 72 Kristine Lilly ...... 325 ...... 122 ...... 1987-2007 leading the Americans to the 2004 Olympic settle for the , D ...... 72 Marcia McDermott ...... 7 ...... 4...... 1986-88 23. Lindsey Tarpley, F ...... 67 ...... 45 ...... 0...... 1999-2004 gold medal in , Greece, in its most bronze medal, 24. , D ...... 65 Casey Nogueira ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 2007 recent major competition. the Americans 25. , M ...... 64 Heather O’Reilly ...... 59 ...... 10 ...... 2002-07 Thori Bryan, D ...... 64 One of the top highlights of all the National came back to Carla Overbeck ...... 168 ...... 7...... 1988-2000 , M ...... 64 Team’s events was the play of the 1999 U.S. claim the 1996 Cindy Parlow ...... 158 ...... 75 ...... 1996-2004 28. Heather O’Reilly, F ...... 59 World Cup Team which recaptured the world Olympic gold 29. , M .... 55 Emily Pickering ...... 15 ...... 2...... 1985-1992 championship with a 5-4 shootout victory over medal in 30. Shannon Higgins, M .... 51 Lou Ellen Poore ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 1992 China in the on July 10, 1999. women’s soccer. 31. Debbie Belkin, D ...... 50 Alyssa Ramsey ...... 8 ...... 0...... 2000-01 Sara Randolph ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 2001 Rarely has any athletic team captured the The U.S. defeat - 32. April Heinrichs, F ...... 47 33. Debbie Keller, F ...... 46 Tiffany Roberts ...... 110 ...... 7...... 1994-2004 imagination of the American public as did that ed Norway in 34. Siri Mullinix, G ...... 45 Keri Sanchez ...... 13 ...... 0...... 1991-2001 team. Forty percent of the U.S. roster was the sudden death 35. , G ...... 44 Laurie Schwoy ...... 4 ...... 0...... 1997-99 product of Carolina led by starting forwards in the 36. , D ...... 43 Zola Springer ...... 9 ...... 0...... 1992-93 37. Lori Henry, D ...... 42 Amy Steadman ...... 4 ...... 0 ...... 2001 Mia Hamm and Cindy Parlow, starting midfield - semifinals and Megan McCarthy, D ...... 42 Lindsay Tarpley ...... 67 ...... 15 ...... 2003-07 er Kristine Lilly and starting defender Carla then downed Tar Heels in bold. Figures Rita Tower ...... 6 ...... 0...... 1993-94 Overbeck, team captain. Reserve roles were China in the gold above are accurate through Tisha Venturini ...... 132 ...... 44 ...... 1992-2000 played by Tisha Venturini and medal match 2-1 May 12, 2007. Kacey White ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 2006 Tar Heels on U.S. World Cup Cat Whitehill ...... 108 ...... 11 ...... 2000-07 Tiffany Roberts, defender Lorrie Fair and goal - before a capacity Rosters ...... 14 ...... 0...... 1995-96 keeper Tracy Ducar. crowd at the 1991-- Tracey Bates, (Coach), Wendy Parlow tallied the game-winner as the U.S. University of U.S. National Team All-Time Goal Scorers Gebauer, Lauren Gregg (Players With 25 or More Goals) ousted Brazil 2-0 in the semifinals. After bat - Georgia’s (Coach), Linda Hamilton, Mia tling China to a 0-0 tie through 120 minutes of Sanford Stadium. Hamm, April Heinrichs, Lori Player ...... Pos...... Goals 1. Mia Hamm ...... F ...... 158 play in the final, the U.S. triumphed 5-4 on That U.S. Henry, Shannon Higgins, Kristine Lilly, Carla Overbeck; 2. Kristine Lilly ...... M ...... 122 3. Michelle Akers ...... M ...... 105 penalty kicks with Tar Heels Overbeck, Lilly Olympic team 1995-- Lauren Gregg (Coach), and Hamm providing three of the five U.S. featured seven Linda Hamilton, Mia Hamm, 4. Tiffeny Milbrett ...... F ...... 100 goals in the penalty shootout. active or former April Heinrichs (Coach), Debbie 5. Cindy Parlow ...... F...... 75 6. Abby Wambach ...... F...... 71 The most recent National Team triumph Carolina players. Keller, Kristine Lilly, Carla Overbeck, Tiffany Roberts, 7. Shannon MacMillan ...... F...... 60 came during the 2004 Olympics in Athens, More recently Tisha Venturini; 1999-- Tracy 8. Carin Gabarra ...... F...... 53 Greece. That squad was coached by the U.S. National Ducar, Lorrie Fair, Lauren 9. Julie Foudy ...... M ...... 45 Heinrichs and six Tar Heels played on the Team took home Gregg (Coach), Mia Hamm, 10. Tisha Venturini ...... M ...... 44 Kristine Lilly, Carla Overbeck, 11. April Heinrichs ...... F...... 37 squad, including Hamm, who was competing in the silver medal Cindy Parlow, Tiffany Roberts, 12. Brandi Chastain ...... D ...... 30 her final major international event before retir - at the 2000 Tisha Venturini. 2003-- Mia 13. Joy Fawcett ...... D ...... 27 ing. Lilly and Parlow continued as veteran Hamm, April Heinrichs (Coach). Kristine Lilly, Siri Mullinix, Bill U.S. National Team All-Time Points Leaders mainstays and they were joined by three in , Palladino (Coach), Cindy younger generation Tar Heels – Cat Whitehall, Australia with six (Players With 80 or more points) Parlow, Catherine Reddick, Player ...... Goals ...... Assists ...... Points Tiffany Roberts; Kristine Heather O’Reilly and Lindsay Tarpley. O’Reilly more Tar Heels 2005— 1. Mia Hamm ...... 158 ...... 144 ...... 460 Lilly, Lori Chalupny, Catherine scored the game-winning goal in overtime as on that team. 2. Kristine Lilly ...... 122 ...... 95 ...... 339 Reddick Whitehall, Lindsey 3. Tiffeny Milbrett ...... 100 ...... 61 ...... 261 the U.S. beat Germany 2-1 in the semifinals The National Tarpley, Heather O’Reilly. 4. Michelle Akers ...... 105 ...... 37 ...... 247 and then Tarpley scored the opening goal of Team won the Tar Heels on Olympic Team Rosters 5. Cindy Parlow ...... 75 ...... 31 ...... 181 the match as the Americans beat Brazil 2-1 in bronze medal at 6. Shannon MacMillan . . . . . 60 ...... 53 ...... 173 1996-- Lauren Gregg (Coach), overtime for the gold medal. Tar Heel players the 2003 World Mia Hamm, April Heinrichs Abby Wambach ...... 71 ...... 31 ...... 173 accounted for seven of the 12 goals scored by Cup with six (Coach), Kristine Lilly, Carla 8. Carin Gabarra ...... 53 ...... 49 ...... 155 the U.S. in the 2004 Olympics. Carolina players Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Tiffany 9. Julie Foudy ...... 45 ...... 49 ...... 149 Tar Heel head coach Anson Dorrance was on that squad. Roberts, Tisha Venturini, Staci 10. Tisha Venturini ...... 44 ...... 22 ...... 110 Wilson; 2000-- Lorrie Fair, 11. Brandi Chastain ...... 30 ...... 27 ...... 87 one of the chief architects of the national Carolina play - Lauren Gregg (Coach), Mia 12. April Heinrichs ...... 37 ...... 10 ...... 84 team’s amazing success. He began coaching ers dominate the Hamm, April Heinrichs (Coach), the team in 1986 and he served in that role for all-time statistical Kristine Lilly, Siri Mullinix, Carla Figures above are accurate through May 12, 2007. eight years before retiring in 1994 to concen - charts in appear - Overbeck, Cindy Parlow. 2004- -Mia Hamm, April Heinrichs Tar Heels in bold. trate on his work as the Tar Heels’ head coach. ances, goals (Coach), Kristine Lilly, Heather During Dorrance’s coaching tenure, he led the scored, assists O’Reilly, Cindy Parlow, U.S. National Team to a record of 65-22-2. and points. Catherine Reddick, Lindsay Tarpley. In 1991, Dorrance took the U.S. Team to 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 68 1984, 1986 Player of The Year April Heinrichs

April Heinrichs’s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots G A PTS 1983 19/18 73 18 11 47 1984 24/20 80 23 13 59 1985 19/18 89 18 14 50 1986 23/23 128 28 13 69 Totals 85/79 370 87 51 225

Every great story has a beginning. in 1985. Her No. 2 uniform April Heinrichs was the first of the truly great was the first to be retired by players in Carolina’s storied women’s soccer the Carolina women’s soc - history. She was also the first true superstar in cer program. women’s soccer worldwide. Heinrichs’ greatness is Heinrichs was also evidenced by her place named a first-team in the Carolina record All-America for - books. She shares the ward in 1984, 1985 school record for assists in and 1986 by the a game with five against National Soccer Warren Wilson on October Coaches 29, 1983. She is second in Association of Carolina history in scoring America. She was with 225 points. Her 87 also a third-team goals are third in school his - All-America in tory, and she is also tied for 1983. eighth in assists with 51. The In each of her four sea - Intercollegiate sons Heinrichs led the Tar Soccer Association of America named her Heels in scoring – in 1983 National Player of the Year in both 1984 and with 47 points, in 1984 with Team, which won the gold medal in , 1986. 59 points, in 1985 with 50 points and in 1986 Ga. She was the head coach of the U.S. Heinrichs particularly excelled in postseason with 69 points. Women’s National Team from 2000-05, leading play for the Tar Heels. She was named to the recognized her as the the team to an 87-17-20 record in five years. All-Tournament Team at the 1983, 1984, 1985 Player of the Decade for the 1980s. Heinrichs coached the team to an Olympic and 1986 NCAA Tournaments. In 1984, she Success continued for Heinrichs even after gold medal in 2004 in her last major competi - was the overall Most Valuable Player of the her time in Chapel Hil was over. She was a tion as the squad’s head coach. Her first college coaching position was as head coach at in 1990, where she compiled an 8-6-1 mark. She then moved on to become head coach at the University of Maryland for five years from 1991-95, compiling a mark of 56-40-7. In 1995, she was named Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Terrapins to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. After her stint in College Park, she served four years as the head women’s soccer coach at the . She went 52-27-7 there with four NCAA Tournament appear - ances. Heinrichs was named head coach of the U.S. National Team in early 2000 and she retired at the conclusion of the 2004 campaign. She then coached for one year at UC-Irvine in 2006 before accepting a post with the United State Olympic Committee in December 2006. Heinrichs served as the captain of the 1991 U.S. Women’s National Team which won the NCAA Tournament. In 1985 and 1986, she was member of the U.S. Women’s National Team championship at the first ever Women’s World the Most Valuable Offensive Player of the from 1986-91 and had 47 caps, scoring 37 Cup in China. NCAA Tournament. Heinrichs’ performances in goals. A native of Denver, Colo., she graduated those tournaments helped the Tar Heels win After Heinrichs’ playing days, she made a from the University of North Carolina in 1986. the NCAA championship in 1983, 1984 and transition into the coaching arena. In 1996, she 1986. Carolina was the NCAA runnerup team served as assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 69 1988, 1989 Player of the Year Shannon Higgins

Shannon Higgins-Cirovski won two national She was named a first- player of the year honors during her four years team All-America midfield - Shannon Higgins’ Career Statistics at the University of North Carolina. Soccer er by the National Soccer Year GP/GS Shots GAPTS America honored her with its award in 1988 Coaches Association of 1986 24/19 43 5515 and the Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America in both 1988 and America gave her its 1989. 1987 24/24 75 6 11 23 award in 1989. She Higgins was also 1988 21/21 57 13 17 43 also won the Honda named to the first-team 1989 25/25 140 15 18 48 Soccer Award in All-Atlantic Coast Totals 94/89 315 39 51 129 1989. Conference squad in Higgins played for 1987, 1988 and 1989, win - the U.S. Women’s ning the ACC Player of the Year award in National Team from 1989. 1987-91 and had a The University of North Carolina hon - total of 51 caps. She ored her with the Patterson Medal in was a member of the 1990 as the outstanding senior student- United States Team athlete at the school. which won the 1991 Also in 1990, Higgins won the first- Women’s World Cup ever Mary Garber Award given by the title in China. Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association Her career continued as a coach of the to the female athlete of the year in the sport on the collegiate level. She was the head conference. coach for seven years at George Washington Higgins had a memorable career in University and six more at the University of postseason play for the Tar Heels. Maryland before retiring from coaching follow - She was named to the All-Tournament ing the 2004 season. Her seven Maryland Team at the NCAA Tournament in 1987, teams combined to go 62-51-10. Her final 1988 and 1989. Higgins was the Terrapin squad advanced to the Final 16 of the Offensive Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Tournament. 1988 NCAA Tournament after she scored three goals in Carolina’s 4-1 victory over NC State in the championship game. In each of her four years at Carolina (1986-89), the women’s soccer team - tured the NCAA championship. She also played on Tar Heel teams which captured ACC championships in 1987 and 1989. Her jersey number (No. 3) is one of 14 retired numbers in Carolina women’s soc - cer history. Higgins is ranked 15th in career scor - ing at Carolina with 129 points and she is 19th in goals scored at Carolina with 39. She is tied for eighth in Carolina history with 51 assists. In 1988, she led the ACC in scoring with 43 points. For three consecutive seasons, she led the conference in assists. She had 10 in 1987, 17 in 1988, and 18 in 1989.

Before her time with the Terps, Higgins served as the head women’s soccer coach at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she posted a 69-59-11 record in seven years. Higgins is married to , the head men’s soccer coach at the University of Maryland. As a collegian, Higgins rather remarkably scored the game-winning goal in the 1987, 1988 and 1989 NCAA championship games. 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 70 U.S. National Team Captain Carla Overbeck

She earned first- In 1996, she was captain of the U.S. team All-Atlantic Coast National Team which won the gold medal at Conference accolades the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. as a junior in 1988 and In 1999, she started 22 games for the U.S. again as a senior in National Team, playing 1,764 minutes as she 1989. co-captained the United States Team that won She was named the the World Cup championship. She converted Most Valuable on the first penalty kick in the United States’ Defensive Player of the victory over China in the World Cup champi - 1988 NCAA onship match. The U.S. won the penalty kick Tournament as the Tar shootout 5-4 after battling the Chinese to a Heels defeated arch- scoreless tie after 120 minutes of regulation rival NC State 4-1 in time and overtime. the championship Overbeck is now in her 17th year as an

Carla Overbeck’s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots GAPTS 1986 25/25 17 124 1987 24/24 4204 1988 20/20 10 328 1989 25/25 38 5313 Totals 94/94 69 11 7 29

game after having tied assistant coach at Duke University. She also the Wolfpack twice dur - played for the in the WUSA, ing the regular season. leading the team to the Founder’s Cup crown Her defensive prowess in 2002. She was a charter member in the was evidenced by her founding of the pro league. four appearances on She graduated from the University of North the NCAA All- Carolina in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts Tournament team as a degree in psychology. Tar Heel defender. Overbeck began competing internation - ally while she was still Carla Werden Overbeck is a proven winner. a Tar Heel. She competed on the 1988 United She is one of only three women in history to States Team which won the gold medal at the win an NCAA title, an Olympic gold medal, a in . Women’s World Cup championship and the Overbeck was also a member of the 1991 Women’s United Soccer Federation’s U.S. National Team which won the World Cup Founders Cup championship, joining fellow Tar in China. She was captain of the 1995 U.S. Heel stars Tisha Venturini and Mia Hamm in World Cup squad, which finished third. that category. Overbeck put her stamp on Carolina history early in her career, winning 1986 Freshman All-America honors from Soccer America mag - azine. And while she had an outstanding career at Carolina, her level of success for the U.S. National Team in international competition was truly remarkable. She took her play and her leadership to another level when suiting up for the United States. As a member of the U.S. National Team from 1988-2000, she was the sixth-most capped player in the team’s history at the time - of her retirement, appearing in 168 games. Despite having now been retired for seven years, she still ranks eighth all-time in National Team caps. Winning has never been foreign to Overbeck, who played on four University of North Carolina women’s teams from 1986-89 that won NCAA championships under her maiden name Carla Werden. The Tar Heels Overbeck is a native of , Texas, where did not lose a single game during her four-year she attended Richardson High School. tenure, compiling a record of 89-0-6 from Her husband, Greg Overbeck, co-owns sev - 1986-89. Those teams were a spotless 12-0 in eral restaurants in the Triangle, including NCAA Tournament play. Squid’s, 411 West and Spanky’s in Chapel Hill. The National Soccer Coaches Association of They have a 10-year-old son, Jackson, and a America named her a first-team All-America in four-year-old daughter, Carson. They live in both 1987 and 1988 and a second-team All- Carrboro, N.C. America in 1989. 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 71 1990, 1991 Player of the Year Kristine Lilly

Kristine Lilly’s long tenure on the U.S. scoring with 20 goals and 12 assists for 52 National Team has earned her the distinction of points. being one of the most durable, most versatile When it comes to experience in international and exceedingly outstanding players in competition, Lilly has no equal. She has partic - women’s soccer history. ipated in over 90 percent of the As of May 12, 2007, Lilly games the U.S. women’s team had 325 caps with the has ever played. That gives her U.S. National, 50 more more international matches than than Mia Hamm’s 275 any other player – man or woman which rank second. – in the history of the U.S. Lilly will play in her fifth National Team. World Cup in China in Her career international assist September 2007. As of total of 95, point total of 339 and May 12, 2007, she was goal total of 122 all rank second the second-leading scorer only to Mia Hamm in U.S. National in National Team history in Team history as of May 12, 2007. goals with 122 and points The U.S. Soccer Federation with 339, ranking only named Lilly its Player of the Year behind her former Tar in 1993. Heel teammate Hamm in Lilly was a member of the U.S. those two areas. National Team, which won the Lilly was twice named Gold Medal at the 1996 Olympics National Player of the in Atlanta, Ga. and the 2004 Year while at Carolina, Olympics in Athens, Greece. winning the award in 1990 She also helped the U.S. win and 1991. Soccer America the 1999 World Cup just as she had in 1991. penalty kick in the final against China as well Lilly scored as clearing a sure Chinese goal off the goalline two goals and in the overtime period. had one Her jersey number 15 was retired by the assist during University of North Carolina. She received her the 1999 degree from Carolina in Radio, Television & competition. Motion Pictures. She convert - Lilly played for the Breakers in the ed a key WUSA for three seasons.

Kristine Lilly’s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots GAPTS 1989 25/24 142 20 6 46 1990 22/22 125 20 12 52 1991 19/19 91 15 4 34 1992 25/25 79 23 19 65 Totals 91/90 437 78 41 197

honored her in 1990 and 1991, while the Athletic Club, the Honda Soccer Award, the and the Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America all gave her their awards in 1991. In 1993, she earned the Patterson Medal, given to the most outstanding senior athlete at the University of North Carolina. She was the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1991 while winning the ACC Tournament’s Most Valuable Player award in 1990. Soccer America named her the National Freshman of the Year in 1989. In postseason play, Lilly was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player in the 1989 and 1990 NCAA Tournaments. She scored 10 goals and had seven assists for 27 points in nine career NCAA Tournament matches. The Tar Heels won national championships in all four of her years at Carolina (1989-92). UNC compiled a record of 93-1-2 during Lilly’s tenure at Chapel Hill. She is fifth in school history in scoring with 197 points, fourth in UNC history in goals with 78 and tied for 17th in assists with 41. In 1990, Lilly was second in the nation in 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 72 1992, 1993 Player of the Year Mia Hamm

No one would argue against the fact Mia 1999. points in 1992. Hamm also holds the UNC Hamm has attained the status of being recog - She was one of the key players and stars record for single-season assists with 33 in nized as the the world’s most talented and of the U.S. team which won the title at the 1992. She scored 32 goals in 1992, the sec - equally famous women’s soccer player in the 1999 World Cup, an event which propelled the ond-highest single season total in UNC histo - history of the game. popularity of women’s soccer in the United ry. FIFA named her the Women’s World Player States to previously unheard of heights. Before retiring from soccer at the conclu - of the Year in 2001 and 2002, the first two Hamm converted a key penalty kick in the sion of the 2004 season, Hamm had been a years in which the world’s governing body had United States’ double overtime victory over member of the U.S. National Team since 1987 bestowed the award on a woman. China in the championship game. and she started for the U.S. when it won its Her fame has expanded well off the pitch. Hamm was the 1994 recipient of the Honda first-ever World Cup title, played in China in People Magazine named her one of the 50 Broderick Cup given to the Most Outstanding 1991. She was 15 years old when she first Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997. Female Athlete in all of college Several corporations have contracted with her sports. She is the only Tar for major endorsements. Among them are Heel athlete to ever win the Mia Hamm’s Career Statistics Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola and Pert shampoo. award. She also received the Year GP/GS Shots GAPTS Nike named the largest building at its world 1994 Patterson Medal as the 1989 23/18 113 21 4 46 headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., after her in outstanding senior athlete at 1990 22/22 108 24 19 67 the University of North 1992 25/21 117 32 33 97 Carolina. 1993 22/22 97 26 16 68 The Atlantic Coast Conference honored Hamm Totals 92/83 435 103 72 278 with the 1993 and 1994 Mary Garber Awards as the ACC’s Female Athlete of the Year. She also won the played for the team, making her the youngest ACC Player of the Year award three times and woman ever to play for the National Team. was a three-time unanimous first-team All- She ended 2004 as the world’s all-time America selection. leading scorer with 158 goals and 144 assists Hamm helped lead the Tar Heels to the for 460 points. Amazingly, her assist total NCAA championship in 1989, 1990, 1992 and alone would rank her as the ninth highest 1993. She was the unanimous choice as National Player of the Year in 1992 and 1993. Hamm also won the NCAA Tournament MVP awards for offense in both 1992 and 1993. In 1989 and 1992, she was the MVP of the ACC Tournament. A lethal weapon for the Tar Heels on offense, Hamm led the nation in scoring in 1990, 1992 and 1993, setting the NCAA single-season record for scoring with 97

scorer in U.S. women’s soccer history. Her 158 international goals are the most of all-time, man or woman. She went out on a high by winning her second Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece in 2004. UNC’s highest honorary society, the Order of the Golden Fleece, inducted her into its ranks in 1993. In 1999, Hamm established the Mia Hamm Foundation to raise funds and awareness for bone marrow transplant patients and families and to provide more opportunities for young girls in athletics. She received her degree in political sci - ence. She is married to , All-Star infielder for the Dodgers.

2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 73 1994 Player of the Year Tisha Venturini

Tisha Venturini won Venturini was at championships at every her absolute best in Tisha Venturini’s Career Statistics level of her highly suc - the postseason. She Year GP/GS Shots G A PTS cessful playing career. was named the ACC 1991 24/24 88 21 16 58 She is one of only three Tournament’s Most 1992 25/25 81 14 18 46 women in history to win Valuable Player in 1993 19/17 55 13 4 30 an NCAA title, an 1991, 1993 and 1994 27/27 118 21 13 55 Olympic gold medal, a 1994, and, in each Women’s World Cup of her four seasons, Totals 95/93 342 69 51 189 championship and the she made the NCAA WUSA’s Founders Cup All-Tournament Team. U.S. National Team. championship. The oth - A versatile player, she won the She started at center midfield for the U.S. ers were also Tar Heels Most Outstanding Defensive Player of National Team in the 1995 Women’s World — Mia Hamm and Carla the 1991 NCAA Tournament accolade Cup, and tied for the U.S. team lead in scoring Overbeck and the Most Outstanding Offensive for that World Cup squad with three goals. Her career at the Player of the 1994 NCAA Tournament In the 1996 Olympics, she helped the U.S. University of North award. capture the gold Carolina got off to a fast In 14 NCAA Tournament games, medal in Athens, start by winning Soccer she had seven goals and added nine Ga. She was also America’s National assists for 23 points. a member of the Freshman of the Year Venturini established a reputation 1999 U.S. World accolade in 1991 to as a clutch player, scoring three goals Cup championship complement her Atlantic against Duke in the 1994 ACC team. Venturini Coast Conference Freshman of the Year Tournament championship game and two scored two goals award. That season she led both the ACC and goals against Notre Dame in the 1994 NCAA versus North the NCAA in scoring with 21 goals and 16 title game. In those two title-deciding games in Korea in the last assists for 58 points. the 1994 her performances were at another round of pool play. Venturini would go on to be the unanimous level of play. Duke had between the Tar Heels Overall, she had in the regular 132 caps for the season and National Team, Notre Dame scoring 44 goals. had tied the She played for Heels. the San Jose In each of Cyber Rays in the her four sea - WUSA for three sons at years, capturing a Carolina, the title in 2001. Tar Heels

selection as the 1994 National Player of the won the NCAA championship Year after leading Carolina to a fourth straight and those four squads compiled national championship. She was a recipient of a stunning cumulative record of the Hermann Trophy that year and was also 97-1-1. named Player of the Year by the Missouri She is sixth all-time in UNC Athletic Club, the Honda Soccer Award, the history with 69 goals and tied Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America, for eighth all-time in assists with Soccer America, Soccer News and College 51. She tied for seventh in Sports. points wih 189. Her 10 goals She was the recipient of the 1995 Patterson and four assists gave her 24 Medal given to the most outstanding senior points in nine ACC Tournament athlete at the University of North Carolina. games – good enough for the In 1995, she also won the Mary Garber all-time leading career scoring Award as the Most Outstanding Female Athlete record until Tar Heel forward in the ACC. She was the ACC Player of the Robin Confer shattered that Year in 1994 and was also named first-team record in the 1997 tournament. All-ACC and first-team All-South four times in Venturini also went on to suc - her career. cess in international play for the 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 74 1995, 1996 Player of the Year Debbie Keller University o f North Carolina head coach Anson Debbie Keller’s Career Statistics Dorrance called Year GP/GS Shots G A PTS Debbie Keller pos - 1993 23/18 51 11 12 34 sibly the finest 1994 27/27 93 15 15 45 leader he has 1995 26/25 76 23 15 61 seen in his quarter 1996 26/26 80 18 15 51 plus century of Totals 102/96 300 67 57 191 coaching at Carolina. America honoree Sportsmanship Award in 1996. In 1995, she by the National From 1995-98, Keller earned 46 caps with was named Co- Soccer Coaches the U.S. National Team which ranks her 33rd National Player of Association of all-time in tha category in statistics through the Year by Soccer America and May 12, 2007. Digest, and, in Soccer News. In 1996, she was 1994 and 1996, she named National was a second-team Player of the Year All-America selec - by Soccer America tion by the NSCAA. and Soccer Buzz. Keller was a Keller received finalist for the pres - the Patterson tigious Honda Medal, given to the Soccer Award in most outstanding 1996. senior athlete at With 102 games the University of played, she was the North Carolina, in former NCAA 1997. career record hold - UNC won the er in that category NCAA champi - until it was broken a onship with Keller year later by fellow as a member of Tar Heel Robin the team in 1993, 1994 and 1996. She co-cap - Confer who played in 107 matches. Keller tained the 1996 team and played all 210 min - ranks sixth in UNC history in career points with utes of the NCAA semifinals and championship 191, eighth in career goals with 67 and fifth in game that year. In the championship game, career assists with 57. she scored the game-winning goal at the Over the course of her career, she scored 16 110:56 mark. After the tournament, she was game-winning goals. named its Most Valuable Offensive Player. The Atlantic Coast Conference tabbed her as In 1996, she was a first-team All-America a first-team All-ACC selection in 1994 and selection by Soccer America, Soccer News and 1995. She was also the Most Valuable Player Soccer Buzz. In 1995, she was a first-team All- of the 1995 ACC Tournament. The Tar Heels won four ACC Championships while Keller played at UNC. In 1996, she was a finalist for both the Hermann Trophy and the Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation Player of the Year Award. fea - tured her in its Faces in the Crowd section of a December issue in 1996. She scored all three goals for the East Team in the 1997 Umbro Select Senior All- Star Game in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The East team defeated the West Team 3-0. Soccer Buzz gave her its National 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 75 1997 Player of the Year Robin Confer

22 assists, eighth most in a Robin Confer’s Career Statistics single season. Year GP/GS Shots G A PTS In 1995, her 18 1994 27/16 65 18 5 41 assists record - 1995 26/25 106 19 18 56 ed that season 1996 26/26 88 20 10 50 are tied for the 1997 28/28 96 20 22 62 12th most in a Totals 107/95 355 77 55 209 single cam - paign in National Soccer Coaches Association of Carolina women’s soccer lore. America in 1997. In 1996, she was named sec - As a senior, she was named ond-team All-America by Soccer Buzz and the National Player of the Year Soccer News. In 1995, she was a Soccer by Soccer Buzz Internet maga - News second-team All-America. As a freshman zine and Soccer News magazine. in 1994, she was named a third-team All- Confer was also a finalist for the America by Soccer News. 1997 Hermann Trophy and a Confer was named first-team All-Atlantic semifinalist for the 1997 Missouri Coast Conference in 1995 and 1997 and sec - Athletic Club Sports Foundation ond-team All-ACC in 1994 and 1996. She was Player of the Year award. the ACC Tournament’s MVP in 1996. The Tar Confer established an NCAA Heels won four ACC championships and three record for games played in a NCAA championships (1994, 1996 and 1997) career with 107 appearances during her stint at Chapel Hill. She has more from 1994-97, breaking Debbie career points in ACC Tournament games than Keller’s old NCAA record of 102 any other player in history with 31 and more set the year before. Confer never goals with 13. missed a game in her career at Her 27 game- Carolina. She shares the winning goals are Carolina record for most games the most in UNC played and most games started One of the most gifted women’s soccer history. Confer in a season with 28 in 1997. players in NCAA history, Robin Confer had an netted 11 game- An inspired performance in the 1997 NCAA uncanny ability to find the goal throughout her winners in 1995, Tournament led to her being named the Most Tar Heel career. She was a pure finisher and the most in a sin - Valuable Offensive Player of that competition. that was reflected both in her career scoring gle season. She scored a goal late in the second half to lift statistics and the number of game-winning Soccer Buzz UNC to a 2-1 NCAA semifinal win over Santa goals she tallied in her college days. named her the Clara. Two days later, she scored the insur - She is ranked fourth in Carolina history in 1997 Southeast ance goal in the waning minutes in the Tar total points with 209 and is the fifth best goal- Region Offensive Heels’ 2-0 victory over Connecticut in the scorer in school history with 77 tallies. Her 55 Player of the Year, championship game. assists are good enough for the sixth most in and Soccer News In 1997, Soccer America, Soccer News, Tar Heel women’s soccer lore. named her the Soccer Buzz and Soccer Times all named her In 1997, she had 62 points – a total tying 1997 Southeast a first-team All-America selection. She was her for 10th most points in a season in Region Player of named a second-team All-America by the Carolina history. Also in that season, she had the Year. After a stint as an assistant coach to Patrick Baker at Florida State University, Confer is currently on Baker’s staff at the University of Georgia.

2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 76 1995 Player of the Year Staci Wilson

man in 1994, she was a first-team Soccer News All-America. Staci Wilson’s Career Statistics Wilson was a first-team All- Year GP/GS Shots GAPTS Atlantic Coast Conference defender 1994 25/22 12 113 from 1994-1996 and made the sec - 1995 26/25 22 4311 ond-team All-ACC Team in 1997. 1996 23/21 13 339 She was named to the All-ACC Tournament Team in 1994, 1995 1997 28/28 20 3 5 11 and 1997 as Carolina won champi - Totals 102/96 67 11 12 34 onships each of those seasons. She also earned honors as a member of the NCAA’s All-Tournament Team at the 1994, 1995 and 1997 tournaments. The U.S. Olympic Team tapped her as a

reserve for the 1996 gold medal team in Atlanta, Ga. Small in stature, but big in heart, defender She played for the U.S. National Team in Staci Wilson was impossible to intimidate on 1995 and 1996 and earned 14 caps, while the pitch. She was tenacious in her desire to starting six games. win. She is remembered as one of the tough - In the Women’s United Soccer Association, est defenders in the history of both Carolina she was a starting defender for the Carolina and NCAA women’s soccer. Wilson always Courage, winning a Founder’s Cup title in made the difficult tackle and pursued every 2002. loose ball with ferocious intensity. Playing high school and club soccer in Wilson was also Northern Virginia, she was one of the top- respected as a top ranked players in the United States’ high offensive threat school ranks when she was recruited by the from her backfield Tar Heels in 1993-94. position and she was always suc - cessful at jump starting the Tar Heel attack from the back. She helped the Tar Heels win four Atlantic Coast Conference cham - pionships from 1994 through 1997 and three NCAA championships in 1994, 1996 and 1997. In 1995, she was the Co-National Player of the Year as named by Soccer Digest. In her first season at UNC, she was named the National Freshman Player of the Year by Soccer America magazine in 1994. As a senior in 1997, she was named a first- team All-America by Soccer America, Soccer Buzz and Soccer Times and a second-team All-America by Soccer News and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Umbro. In her junior season in 1996, she was a coaches’ association first team All- America and was named a second-team All- America by Soccer Buzz and a third-team All- America by Soccer News. Her 1995 campaign earned her a first-team All-America selection by the national soccer coaches association, Soccer America and Soccer News. As a fresh - 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 77 1996, 1997, 1998 Player of the Year Cindy Parlow

She was North Carolina’s leading scorer with 44 points, Cindy Parlow’s Career Statistics netting 13 goals and notching Year GP/GS Shots G A PTS 18 assists while playing in 26 1995 26/25 98 19 13 51 games. 1996 25/24 71 15 11 41 In the 1997 NCAA 1997 26/26 100 13 18 44 Tournament championship game, Parlow scored the 1998 26/26 107 21 11 53 game-winning goal in a 2-0 Totals 103/101 376 68 53 189 victory over Connecticut. With four assists against Wake Forest in a first-round win, she set the NCAA Tournament record for assists in a sin - gle game, a record broken in 2005 by UNC’s Kacey White. Soccer News, Soccer America, Soccer Buzz, Soccer Times and NSCAA/Umbro all selected her as a first-team All-America. She was also selected as first-team All-ACC and the MVP of the ACC Tournament in 1997. In her senior campaign, Parlow was hon - ored with the Mary Garber Award as Female- Athlete-of-the-Year in the ACC. She tallied 21 goals and had 11 assists for a total of 53 points. She led North Carolina in games played and games started with 26, shots with 107, goals with 21, points with 53 and game-winning goals with seven. Several organizations honored her as the are also the seventh highest total in school his - nation’s best player in 1998. She won the tory. Her 101 games started equal the school Hermann Trophy and was named National record. She finished her career with 12 game- Player of the Year by the Missouri Athletic Club winning goals. Foundation, Soccer News and In her four seasons at UNC, the Tar Heels Weekly Online. went 102-3-1. Teams she played on won the Dynamic forward Cindy Parlow was the She was named a first-team All-America by ACC regular season championships four years youngest player to ever win both a women’s the NSCAA/Umbro, Soccer America, Soccer in a row from 1995 to 1998, NCAA champi - World Cup title and an Olympic gold medal. News, ESPN.com/Soccer Times, Soccer Buzz onships in 1996 and 1997 and ACC She is the fifth-leading goal scorer in the histo - and College Soccer Weekly Online. The ACC Tournament championships four years from ry of the U.S. Women’s National Team despite named Parlow its Player of the Year and also 1995 through 1998. She was part of a team having played on the team for only nine years selected her as a first-team all-conference that was the NCAA semifinalist in 1995 and (1996-2004). She totaled 181 points in her player. NCAA runnerup in 1998. career and also ranks fifth all-time in goals with She scored 189 points in her UNC career. Parlow was a starter for the 1999 U.S. 75 as of May 12, 2007. That equals the seventh highest total in North World Cup Women’s Soccer Team which won As a standout player at the University of Carolina women’s soccer history. She scored the gold medal. She played with the U.S North Carolina, Parlow was named National 68 goals, which ranks as the seventh highest National Team from 1996-2004 and has cap - Player of the Year three different years by mul - total in North Carolina history. Her 53 assists tured two Olympic gold medals and one World tiple organizations, earning top honors in 1996, Cup title. 1997 and 1998. She also played for the U.S. squad which Parlow had an immediate impact for the Tar won the gold medal at the 1998 Goodwill Heels as a freshman in 1995. Soccer News Games in . and Soccer America both named her National Parlow had 158 caps with the U.S. National Freshman Player of the Year and, along with team from 1996-2004, scoring 75 goals. the National Soccer Coaches Association of Parlow played for the Atlanta Beat in the America/Umbro, they also picked her as a first- WUSA for three seasons from 2001-03. team All-America. Parlow also garnered first- team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and ACC Rookie of the Year honors. She scored 19 goals and had 13 assists for 51 points in 26 games during her inaugural year wearing Carolina Blue & White. As a sophomore, Soccer News magazine named her National Player of the Year. She was also a finalist for the Hermann Trophy and the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year Award. She was again chosen as a first-team All-America by Soccer News, Soccer America, the NSCAA/Umbro and Soccer Buzz as well as being named first-team All-ACC. She had 41 points on 15 goals and 11 assists in 25 games. As a junior, Parlow won the Hermann Trophy and National Player of the Year honors from the Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation and Soccer Times magazine. 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 78 1999 Player of the Year Lorrie Fair

impressive. Soccer News named her a second-team All-America and a fresh - Lorrie Fair’s Career Statistics man All-America, while Soccer Year GP/GS Sh GAPts GWG America named her to its freshman All- 1996 24/12 14 0440 America Team. Soccer Buzz named 1997 28/28 25 8723 2 her a first-team Freshman All-America 1998 26/26 40 5 16 26 0 and a Southeast Region All-Freshman 1999 22/20 45 8 10 26 3 selection. In the postseason, she earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference Totals 100/86 124 21 37 79 5 Tournament, All-NCAA Tournament and All-NCAA Final Four honors. Her sophomore season saw her start all 28 games for the Tar Heels, scoring eight goals and notching seven assists for a total of 23 points. She scored goals or had assists in 15 different games but never had a two-goal or two-assist effort. Against and Duke, she recorded game-winning goals. In the national semifinal victory against Santa Clara, she tied the game with an early second-half goal. She was a semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year Award and was named first-team All-America by Soccer News, second-team All-America by Soccer Times and third-team All-America by Soccer Buzz. Soccer News also named her to its sophomore All- America team. In the 1997 NCAA Tournament, she was an all-tournament selection and she was also a While at Carolina, Lorrie Fair was one of the 1997 first-team All-ACC selection. nation’s top defenders. Entering her senior As a junior in 1998, Fair was again a semifi - year, she was a preseason All-America selec - nalist for the Missouri Athletic Club’s Player of tion by Soccer Buzz, Soccer America and the Year Award. ESPN.com/Soccer Times College Soccer Weekly Online. She fulfilled named her the National Defender of the Year. started 10 times for the U.S. Women’s National that promise by going on to win National The National Soccer Coaches Association of Team. She earned her 100th cap against Player of the Year honors following the Tar America/Umbro, Soccer America, Soccer Scotland on September 8, 2002. As one of the Heels’ 1999 NCAA championship season. News, ESPN.com/Soccer Times, Soccer Buzz team’s brightest, youngest stars, she was a Fair was a four-year letter winner at Carolina and College Soccer Weekly Online all selected consistent starter for the team from 2000-02. beginning her career as a and finish - Fair as a first-team All-America. In the 1999 World Cup, Fair played 69 minutes ing up her last three years Soccer Buzz honored Fair as in four games as the U.S. captured the cham - as a standout defender. the Southeast Region Defensive pionship. Fair already had exten - Player of the Year. She made 11 appearances for the National sive experience with the She was also a first-team All- Team in 1998, including three starts. Over U.S. National Team before ACC selection. Against Wake those 11 games she played 502 minutes. she excelled as a member Forest, she scored two of her five Fair’s first international goal came against New of the U.S.’s 1999 World goals on the season and against Zealand before a crowd of 46,037 at Robert F. Cup championship team. San Francisco she had three Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C. on May She had trained and played assists. In the ACC Tournament 30, 1998. At the 1998 Goodwill Games in New with the National Team dur - final, she scored a goal versus York City, Fair helped the U.S. team to win a ing the Victory Tour pre - Clemson. gold medal. sented by Nike in 1997. Despite an injury-plagued sea - Fair ended her career with the National She was also selected for son her senior year, Fair still cap - Team in 2005. She logged 120 caps with the the Under-21 Women’s tured the Honda Soccer Award, National Team. National Team, which given to the top player in college played in the Nordic Cup in soccer. She also garnered the Denmark in 1997. In 1998, 1999 ACC Player of the Year she was again on the award. For the third consecutive Under-21 roster for the year she earned a spot on the Nordic Cup in Holland. first-team All-ACC squad. After a solid freshman She was a consensus first- year, Fair was one of the team All-America selection, earn - nation’s most improved players in 1997 and ing honors from the NSCAA, she followed that year of growth with brilliant College Soccer Online, Soccer Times, Soccer junior and senior seasons. Buzz and Soccer America. After graduating from Carolina, Fair was one Fair played on her third NCAA championship of the founding members of the WUSA as an team at Carolina and was named defensive all-star player for the Charge. MVP in the NCAA College Cup. Her twin sister, Ronnie, played at Stanford Fair spent time on the injury list but still and was also on the 1997 and 1998 U.S. played in 22 matches, spending some time at women’s Under-21 national team rosters with forward during her recovery and moving back Lorrie. to the defense for the stretch run of the sea - Fair’s freshman season at Carolina was son. In 2002, Fair played in 18 contests and 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 79 2000 Player of the Year Meredith Florance

Mary’s and two assists versus NC Meredith Florance’s Career Statistics State. Year GP/GS Sh GAPts GWG In NCAA Tournament games against 1997 28/2 55 10 4 24 0 Wake Forest and Florida, she had one 1998 26/26 78 10 11 31 3 goal and one assist. Soccer Buzz 1999 25/24 104 13 9 35 2 named her a third-team Freshman All- 2000 24/23 111 26 8 60 5 America and to the All-Southeast Totals 103/75 348 59 32 150 10 Region Freshman Team. Starting in all 26 games for UNC as a sophomore, Florance scored 10 A four-year letter winner for the Tar Heels, goals and had 11 assists for 31 points. That Meredith Florance started as a sophomore, ranked her as the fourth-highest scorer on the junior and senior at Carolina and in her senior team in 1998. Versus San Francisco, Maryland year she copped National Player of the Year and Portland, she netted game-winning goals. honors. She finished her career in 2000 ranked The dramatic goal against Portland came in in a tie for 10th place in career goals at the the 150th minute of a quadruple overtime University with 59. NCAA semifinal. She had two-assist efforts Florance was arguably one of the top high against Hartford and against Duke in the ACC school players coming out of the prep ranks in Tournament quarterfinals. 1997 from her hometown of Dallas, Texas. Soccer Buzz named her to its third-team All- Southeast Region squad. She also made the All-Tournament Team at the 1998 NCAA College Cup. Her junior season was tremendous, both for the Tar Heels as a team and for Florance indi - As a senior, Florance firmly established her - vidually. College Soccer Online named her an self as one of the best players in the country. honorable mention All-America and Soccer She finished fourth in the nation and first in Buzz named her second-team All-Southeast the ACC in goals scored with 26, matching the Region. sixth-highest total in a season for a Tar Heel. She was named to the NCAA All- She also led the conference in scoring with 60 Tournament Team after scoring the game-win - points. ning goal against Notre Dame in the title game. Soccer Times named her the National She was also named second-team All-ACC. At Player of the the Notre Dame Key Bank Classic, she was Year and she named to the All-Tournament team. also received the She started all 24 games for the Tar Heels Honda Award as that season, scoring 13 goals and serving up the top player in nine assists for 35 points. Two of those goals the nation. were game-winners, and, ironically, both came Florance against Notre Dame. She had two goals in a scored five second-half comeback win against Duke. game-winning Among her great skills, Florance possessed goals, and, in the incredible speed, explosive power, strength NCAA champi - and intimidation. Moreover, she was a beautiful onship game, striker of the ball. she netted a goal As a freshman, she played in all 28 games that tied the for the Tar Heels, including starts against game against Florida and against SMU in her hometown of UCLA in the final Dallas. 15 minutes of She scored 10 goals and had four assists play. UNC for 24 points, notching a hat trick in her first- eventually went ever home game at against on to win 2-1, Tennessee. She also had two goals against St. claiming its 17th national champi - onship. In the third round of the NCAA Tournament, she scored the game-win - ner against Virginia and in the quarterfinal match against Connecticut, she scored the first two goals of the game in a 3-0 win. Florance was a consensus first-team All- America, a first-team All-ACC selection, the Most Valuable Offensive Player of the NCAA College Cup, the Most Valuable Player of the ACC Tournament and the Southeast Region Offensive Player of the Year. Over the course of the season, she was named the MVP of four different tournaments. In international experience, she played for the 1997 U.S. Under-21 team in the Nordic Cup that competed in Denmark. She again competed with the under-21 team in 1999 at the World Championships in Iceland. 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 80 2003 Player of the Year Catherine Reddick

the five finalists for the 2004 Honda Catherine Reddick’s Career Statistics Broderick Cup as the outstanding colle - Year GP/GS Sh GAPts GWG giate female athlete in America during 2000 24/1 44 5515 1 the 2003-04 school year. 2001 23/23 35 3713 1 After being named a first-team fresh - 2002 17/15 26 6517 1 man All-America in 2000, Reddick went 2003 13/12 35 6517 2 on to become one of Carolina’s most Totals 77/51 140 20 22 62 5 decorated players in history during her final three years. She was a consen - Catherine Reddick did not earn her first sus first-team All-America in 2001, starting assignment in a University of North 2002 and 2003 as one of the top defenders in Carolina uniform until the final game of her the college game. In each of those years, she freshman year which happened to be the also was named first-team All-Atlantic Coast NCAA championship contest against the UCLA Conference. Bruins in 2000. Reddick’s performance in that As a senior, Reddick was limited to playing game was certainly a sign of things to come. in only 13 matches because of her commit - Not only did Reddick score the game-winning ments while competing in the World Cup. She made the most of the opportunity to play for the Tar Heels, however, as she scored six goals and had five assists for 17 points. She scored the game-winning goal in the 2003 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament cham - pionship game as the Tar Heels turned back Florida State 3-2. For the second time in her career Reddick was named the Most Valuable Defensive Player in the NCAA College Cup as she helped the Tar Heels outscore their six Year awards in 2003, Reddick was a finalist for NCAA tourney opponents by a stunning 32-0 national awards in 2002 given by Soccer Buzz, margin while anchoring a defense that barely the Honda Soccer Award and the Missouri let opponents shoot much less score. Athletic Club Hermann Trophy. Reddick received first-team All-America Possessing what most likely was the accolades following her senior season from strongest leg in the history of the women’s col - Soccer Buzz, Soccer Times, Soccer Post lege game, Reddick appeared in 77 games for Magazine, College Sports Television, Soccer America and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. As a junior, she was named first-team All-America by Soccer Buzz, Soccer America and the NSCAA while as a sophomore she earned first-team All-America by Soccer Buzz and Soccer America and was tapped for the second team by the NSCAA. Prior to winning two National Player of the goal in the final 10 minutes of play, she was also named the Most Valuable Defensive Player of the NCAA College Cup as a fresh - man first-time starter. A few months later, Carolina alumna April Heinrichs, then the head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team, tapped Reddick for her first National Team cap. Almost from the start, Reddick found herself in the National Team starting lineup on defense as she has gone on to earn 108 caps through matches of May, 12, 2007, scoring 11 goals. In the process, Reddick earned starting spots for the U.S. in the 2003 World Cup where the Americans took third place as well as on the 2004 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic Team squad. She is a member of the 2007 U.S. the Tar Heels in her career and scored 20 Women’s World Cup team which will seek to goals while passing for 22 assists. It was not reclaim the championship in China in unusual for her to shoot with accuracy on the September. goal from near midfield. As Reddick matured into a star of the U.S. She led the Tar Heels to ACC Tournament National Team, she continued her playing days championships in each of her four years at at Carolina and despite missing much of her Carolina from 2000 through 2003. She played junior and senior years because of her on NCAA championship teams at Carolina in National Team commitments, Reddick devel - 2000 and 2003. oped into one of the top collegiate defenders in A native of Birmingham, Ala., Reddick was history. She culminated her career by being named a 1999 and 2000 Parade high school named the National Player of the Year follow - All-America in soccer coming out of Briarwood ing the 2003 season as she won the Honda Christian School. Soccer Award as well as the Missouri Athletic After getting married she now plays for the Club’s Hermann Trophy. She was also one of U.S. National Team at Cat Whitehill. 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 81 2003 Player of the Year Lindsay Tarpley

Tournament record for assists in a game Lindsay Tarpley’s Career Statistics with three. Year GP/GS Sh GAPts GWG Her career high for goals in a game 2002 25/21 105 16 15 47 5 came on October 14, 2003 when she 2003 27/26 130 23 27 73 5 scored four in a 6-0 victory over Wake 2004 14/11 47 5414 0 Forest. 2005 21/21 100 15 13 43 2 Tarpley’s banner year was 2003 when Totals 87/79 382 59 59 177 12 she led Carolina to a 27-0 record and she was a unaimous choice for first- The 2003 National Player of the Year as team All-America honors, being named named by five organizations, forward Lindsay by every organization with a team. That sea - Tarpley had her No. 25 jersey number retired son she also earned a quintet of national play - by the University of North Carolina in February er of the year accolades, winning honors from 2006 after a star-studded career. Despite Soccer America, Soccer Buzz, Soccer Times, being injured for half of her junior year and for Soccer Post and Sports Illustrated on Campus. the start of her senior year, she finished with In 2003, she became the first player since some of the most impressive career statistics Mia Hamm in 1993 to be named the ACC Player of the Year and the MVP of the ACC Tournament while also leading the ACC in scoring. Tarpley also was brilliant as a freshman in 2002, being named national freshman of the year by both Soccer Buzz and Soccer America. That year she was named the ACC Rookie of the Year and earned the first of two first-team All-ACC accolades. Most impres - sively, Tarpley won the prestigious award as in the championship match, Tarpley pounced the U.S. Soccer Chevrolet Young Female on her own rebound to give the U.S. the cham - Athlete of the Year. pionship 1-0 in an exciting victory over the host Tarpley has played as a member of the U.S. Canadian side. National Team since 2003 where starts at the A native of Kalamazoo, Mich., Tarpley grad - attacking center midfield position. In 67 caps uated from Portage Central High School in she has scored 15 goals through May 12, 2007. No goal was bigger than the 25-yard strike which found the lower left corner of the net to give the U.S. a 1-0 lead in the 2004 Olympic gold medal match in Athens, Greece. The U.S. would go on to win the gold medal 2- 1 on a golden goal. Speaking of golden goals, Tarpley also had one of the biggest of those in U.S. soccer history. FIFA sponsored the first- ever U19 world championship in 2002 in in UNC history. Canada with Tarpley earning the captain’s role In 87 games, Tarpley finished her time at for the U.S. squad. In sudden death overtime UNC with 59 goals, 59 assists and 177 points. She ranks 10th in career points in Tar Heel his - tory, is tied for 10th in career goals with Meredith Florance and Heather O’Reilly and is third in career assists behind only Mia Hamm and Alyssa Ramsey. In 2003, Tarpley led NCAA Division I in scor - ing with 73 points, the fourth most points in a season in UNC history. She had 23 goals that season, equaling the 10th most in a season in Tar Heel lore, and her 27 assists that year are the third most in a single campaign. She led the nation that year in total points and in assists per game. Tarpley ended her career with several school records and an NCAA record to her credit based in large measure on her brilliant play in NCAA Tournament games. She holds UNC career records in NCAA games for goals with 16, assists with 19 and points with 51. The 19 assists are also the NCAA record in 2002 ranked as the No. 4 recruit in the nation that category. In 2003, she set UNC school that year by Soccer America. A two-time records for assists in a single NCAA Parade All-America, she was named the Tournament with 11 and points with 19. national high school player of the year by She shares the school’s NCAA Tournament Parade Magazine in 2002. records for goals in a game and points in a Tarpley graduated from UNC in 2006 with a game. She scored three goals in an NCAA degree in communications. As a senior she game three times and twice had seven points was an ESPN The Magazine Third-Team in a match. She also shares the ACC Academic All-America. 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 82 2006 Player of the Year Heather O’Reilly

Heather at UNC with 59, 11th in O’Reilly’s road to career points with 167 and Heather O’Reilly’s Career Statistics winning National 12th in career assists with Player of the Year 49. Her career was Year GP/GS Shots GAPTS honors in 2006 capped in 2006 when she 2003 25/20 46 16 11 43 was almost was named the national 2004 21/21 71 13 11 37 derailed before player of the year by 2005 24/24 81 18 11 47 she ever donned a Soccer America while also 2006 27/27 75 12 16 40 North Carolina uni - claiming the prestigious form. O’Reilly was Honda Soccer Award. Totals 97/92 273 59 49 167 the top-ranked She was also named recruit in the high ESPN The Magazine’s National Academic All- offensive MVP of the College Cup after scoring school class of America of the Year for women’s soccer, was a four goals and adding six assists in NCAA play. 2003 and she was finalist for the prestigious Honda Broderick Cup She scored the insurance goal in the NCAA already playing and was the runnerup for the Mary Garber semifinal win over UCLA, scored the first goal with the U.S. Award as the ACC’s outstanding female ath - of the NCAA final against Notre Dame and National Team as lete. then assisted on the eventual game-winning a high school senior in 2002 while attending O’Reilly was at her absolute best in leading tally against the Fighting Irish. East Brunswick (N.J.) High School. Carolina to NCAA Championships in 2003 and Following her senior year she won the O’Reilly was the surprise player in the 2006, both years being named the offensive NCAA’s prestigious Today’s Top VIII Award. No National Team training camp in 2003, earning MVP of the College Cup. She was the unani - Tar Heel student-athlete had won the award 10 caps as the team prepared to play that mous choice as national freshman player of since 1984 and it was the crowning jewel of summer in the World Cup which was to be the year in 2003 and then a consensus first- her college career. The award is the highest held on American soil. There was a strong team All-America in her final three seasons. annually bestowed by the NCAA for athletic belief at the time that the high school senior She was a finalist for multiple national player of prowess, academic achievement and commu - had a good chance to knock a more experi - the year honors in both 2004 and 2005 before nity service. enced player off the World Cup roster. But on breaking through to win two of the four major This fall she will be a key part of the June 14, 2003, just 74 seconds into a friendly awards in 2006 and finishing only one point American effort to return to the winner’s circle against Ireland in Salt Lake City, O’Reilly suf - behind the winner for the Missouri Athletic at the World Cup in China. Don’t bet against fered a broken left fibula and her dream of Club’s Hermann Trophy. her and the Americans. O’Reilly determination making the World Cup team was dashed. O’Reilly led the Tar Heels in scoring three to win was the bedrock of her career at Now dealing with the injury, O’Reilly enrolled straight years from 2004-06 and she was the Carolina and drove the Heels to success. at Carolina that August as planned but now in third-leading scorer on the 2003 team that the midst of rehabbing from a broken leg. went 27-0. She had 15 goals, 14 assists and Amazingly she was cleared to play 10 days 44 points in NCAA Tournament games, second before the Tar Heels’ season opener that year in Carolina history to Lindsay Tarpley in all and took the field for the first time in UNC’s three categories. third game of the season. And thus started the As she was rehabbing from the broken leg college career of a dynamic forward who would in 2003, O’Reilly entered the ACC Tournament lead the Tar Heels to two NCAA champi - having scored only five goals in the 16 regular- onships and three ACC championships while in season games in which she played. But she the midst of her time at Carolina scoring one of had three goals in the ACC Tournament and the most important goals in Olympic women’s then exploded in the NCAA Tournament with soccer history, sparking the U.S. to the an 18-point performance on eight goals and Olympic gold medal in 2004 in Athens. two assists. Those eight goals are the most in O’Reilly finished tied for 10th in career goals UNC history in a single NCAA Tournament. In the summer of 2004 O’Reilly played with the U.S. National Team in Greece in the hopes of winning an Olympic gold medal. With the U.S. and Germany tied 1-1 in overtime of the semifinal game, O’Reilly blistered the back of the net off a Mia Hamm assist to catapult the Americans into the gold medal match, while also avenging the U.S. loss to Germany in the 2003 World Cup semifinals. A few days later the college sophomore pos - sessed an Olympic gold medal after the U.S. beat Brazil in overtime in the final match. O’Reilly returned to Chapel Hill and led the Tar Heels in scoring with 37 points but Carolina fell in penalty kicks in the ACC Tournament final and then was upset in the NCAA round of 16 by Santa Clara. In 2005, O’Reilly again led the Tar Heels in scoring with 47 points and she was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year while leading Carolina to an ACC Tournament championship. But a penalty kick setback against Florida State in the NCAA quarterfinals denied Carolina a College Cup appearance for the second straight year. O’Reilly returned as the captain of UNC’s 2006 team and as a senior she was determined to go out a winner. After Carolina dropped its opener at Texas A&M, she led the Heels to 27 straight wins and the national title. She was the 2007 UNC WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 83