TAR HEELS ON THE U.S. NATIONAL TEAM The love affair that exists between the team coaching duties to concentrate on his Carolina Players on the U.S. Women’s National Team United States Women’s Senior National Soccer work as the Tar Heels’ head coach. During Player . .Caps . .Goals . Era Team and the women’s soccer program at the Dorrance’s coaching tenure, he led the U.S. Tracey Bates . .29 . 5 . 1987-91 Danielle Borgman . .2 . .0 . 1997-2002 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill National Team to a record of 65-22-2. Jenni Branam . .5 . .0 . 2000 can only be described as a match made in heav- In 1991, Dorrance led the U.S. Team to Susan Bush . .10 . 3 . 1998-2002 en. Blue Heaven to be exact. China to compete in the first-ever Women’s Lori Chalupny . .4 . .0 . 2001-02 Suzy Cobb . .1 . .0 . 1986 Since the founding of the U.S. Women’s World Cup. Nine of the 18 players on the team Robin Confer . .8 . .1 . 1996-98 National Team in 1985, Carolina players have were Carolina graduates or then current play- Tracy Ducar . .25 . 0 . 1996-2000 Joan Dunlap-Seivold . .4 . .1 . 1986 always played an integral role in the team’s ers, including team captain April Heinrichs, a Danielle Egan . .6 . .1 . 1993 success down through the years. A total of 42 1986 alumna of Carolina. The Americans won Stacey Enos . .10 . 0 . 1985-86 University of North Carolina players have seen that initial World Cup, beating Norway 2-1 in Lorrie Fair . .93 . 7 . 1996-2002 Meredith Florance . .3 . .0 . 1999-2000 action on the United States National Team the championship match. Wendy Gebauer . .26 . .10 . 1987-91 since its creation in 1985 through the close of Although the U.S. would be dethroned by Gretchen Gegg . .2 . .0 . 1986-90 Lauren Gregg . .1 . .0 . 1986 the 2002 season, including 14 players who eventual champion Norway four years later in Linda Hamilton . .71 . 1 . 1987-95 were members of the team at some point in the 1995 Women’s World Cup semifinals and Mia Hamm . .223 . .130. 1987-2002 time during the 2002 season. Tar Heels who have to settle for the bronze medal, the April Heinrichs . .47 . .37 . 1986-91 Lori Henry . .39 . 3 . 1985-91 were on the full roster or among the pool play- Americans came back to claim the 1996 Shannon Higgins . .51 . 4 . 1987-91 ers at some point in time during the 2002 sea- Olympic gold medal in women’s soccer in the Rakel Karvelsson (Iceland)10 . 7 . 1999-2002 son included defender Danielle Borgman, for- Games at Athens, Ga. The U.S. defeated Debbie Keller . .46 . .18 . 1995-98 Jena Kluegel . .17 . 0 . 2000-02 ward Susan Bush, midfielder Lori Chalupny, Norway in sudden death overtime in the semi- Kristine Lilly . .231 . .87. 1987-2002 midfielder Lorrie Fair, forward Mia Hamm, finals and then downed China in the gold Marcia McDermott . 7 . .4 . 1986-88 Siri Mullinix . .31 . 0 . 1999-2002 midfielder Jena Kluegel, midfielder Kristine medal match 2-1 before a capacity crowd. Carla Overbeck . .168 . .7 . 1988-2000 Lilly, goalkeeper Siri Mullinix, forward Cindy That U.S. Olympic team featured seven then Cindy Parlow . .105 . .48. 1996-2002 Parlow, forward Alyssa Ramsey, midfielder current or former Carolina players. Emily Pickering . .15 . 2 . 1985-92 Lou Ellen Poore . .2 . .0 . 1992 Sara Randolph, defender Catherine Reddick, Most recently the U.S. National Team took Alyssa Ramsey . .8 . .0 . 2000-02 defender Keri Sanchez and defender A m y home the silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Sara Randolph . .2 . .0 . 2001-02 Catherine Reddick . .14 . 1 . 2000-02 Steadman. Games in Sydney, Australia with six more Tar Tiffany Roberts . .80 . 6 . 1994-2002 The highlight of all the National Team’s Heels on that team. Keri Sanchez . .13 . 0 . 1991-2002 events recently was clearly the play of the Carolina players dominate the all-time sta- Laurie Schwoy . .4 . .0 . 1997-99 Zola Springer . .9 . .0 . 1992-93 1999 United States Women’s World Cup Team tistical charts in appearances, goals scored, AmySteadman . .4 . .0 . 2001-02 which recaptured the world championship with assists and points led by Mia Hamm and Rita Tower . .6 . .0 . 1993-94 a 5-4 shootout victory over China in a sold-out Kristine Lilly, both team members since 1987. Tisha Venturini . .132 . .44. 1992-2000 Staci Wilson . .14 . 0 . 1995-96 Rose Bowl on July 10, 1999. Rarely has any athletic team ever captured U.S. Women’s National Team All-Time Caps Leaders U.S. National Team All-Time Goal Scorers Players with 50 ormore caps Player . .Goals . .Caps. Era the imagination of the American public as did Player.............................Caps.........Goals..............Era 1. Mia Hamm . .129 . .219. 1987-2001 that United States National Team. Forty per- 1. Kristine Lilly..............228.............87......1987-2001 2. Michelle Akers . .105 . .153. 1985-2000 cent of the United States roster was tinged 2. Mia Hamm.................219............129.....1987-2001 3. Kristine Lilly . .87 . .228. 1987-2001 3. Julie Foudy..................202.............38......1988-2001 4. Tiffeny Milbrett . .86 . .169. 1991-2001 Carolina Blue led by starting forwards Mia 4. Joy Fawcett..................185.............24......1987-2001 5. Carin Gabarra . .53 . .117. 1987-1996 Hamm and Cindy Parlow, starting midfielder 5. Tiffeny Milbrett...........169.............86......1991-2001 6. Cindy Parlow . .46 . .101. 1996-2001 Kristine Lilly and starting defender Carla 6. Carla Overbeck.........168..............7 .......1988-2000 7. Tisha Venturini . .44 . .132. 1992-2000 7. Michelle Akers............153............105.....1985-2000 8. Julie Foudy . .38 . .202. 1988-2001 Overbeck, one of the team’s co-captains. 9. AprilHeinrichs . .37 . .47. 1986-1991 8. Brandi Chastain...........143.............25......1988-2001 Reserve roles were played by Tar Heel mid- 10. Shannon MacMillan . .35 . .127. 1993-2001 9. Tisha Venturini..........132.............44......1992-2000 Figures above are accurate through 2001 season. fielders Tisha Venturini and Tiffany Roberts, 10. Shannon MacMillan..127.............35......1993-2001 Former TarHeels in bold. defender Lorrie Fair and goalkeeper Tracy 11. Carin Gabarra............117.............53......1987-1996 U.S. National Team All-Time Assist Leaders Ducar. 12. Briana Scurry.............103..............0 .......1994-2000 Player . .Assists . .Caps. Era 13. Cindy Parlow...........101.............46......1996-2001 1. Mia Hamm . .108 . .219. 1987-2001 The U.S. dominated pool play as Hamm 14. Christie Pearce............91...............4 .......1997-2001 2. Kristine Lilly . .65 . .228. 1987-2001 scored the game-winning goals in victories 15. Lorrie Fair................89...............7 .......1996-2001 3. Tiffeny Milbrett . .54 . .169. 1991-2001 over Denmark 3-0 and Nigeria 7-1. Then the 16. Tiffany Roberts.........79...............6 .......1994-1999 4. Carin Gabarra . .49 . .117. 1987-1996 17. Linda Hamilton........71...............0 .......1987-1995 5. Julie Foudy . .43 . .202. 1988-2001 U.S. clinched pool play first place as Venturini 18. Kate Sobrero...............67...............0 .......1998-2001 6. Shannon MacMillan . .41 . .127. 1993-2001 scored two goals in a win over North Korea 3- 19. Sara Whalen...............65...............7 .......1997-2000 7. Michelle Akers . .37 . .153. 1985-2000 20. Thori Bryan................56...............0 .......1993-2001 8.Brandi Chastain . .24 . .143. 1988-2001 0. 9. Tisha Venturini . .22 . .132. 1992-2000 21. Amanda Cromwell......55...............1 .......1991-1998 After beating Germany 3-2 in the quarterfi- 10T. Joy Fawcett . .20 . .185. 1987-2001 22. Shannon Higgins.......51...............4 .......1987-1991 10T. Cindy Parlow . .20 . .101. 1996-2001 nals, Parlow tallied the game-winner as the Figures above are accurate through 2001 season. Figures above are accurate through 2001 season. U.S. ousted Brazil 2-0 in the semifinals. After Former TarHeels in bold. Former TarHeels in bold. battling China to a 0-0 tie through 120 minutes TarHeels on U.S. World Cup Rosters U.S. National Team All-Time Points Leaders 1991--Tracey Bates, Wendy Gebauer, Lauren Gregg (Coach), Player . .Points . .Caps. Era of play in the final, the U.S. triumphed 5-4 in Mia Hamm,April Heinrichs, Lori Henry, Shannon Higgins, 1. Mia Hamm . .366 . .219. 1987-2001 penalty kicks with Tar Heels Overbeck, Lilly Kristine Lilly,Carla Overbeck; 1 9 9 5 - -Lauren Gregg 2. Michelle Akers . .247 . .153. 1985-2000 and Hamm providing three of the five U.S. (Coach), Mia Hamm, Debbie Keller, Kristine Lilly, Carla 3. Kristine Lilly . .239 . .228. 1987-2001 Overbeck, Tiffany Roberts, Tisha Venturini; 1999--Tracy 4. Tiffeny Milbrett . .226 . .169. 1991-2001 goals in the penalty shootout. Ducar, Lorrie Fair, Lauren Gregg (Coach), Mia Hamm, 5. Carin Gabarra . .155 . .117. 1987-1996 Of course, Tar Heel head coach A n s o n Kristine Lilly, Carla Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Ti ff a n y 6. Julie Foudy . .119 . .202. 1988-2001 Roberts, Tisha Venturini. 7. Cindy Parlow . .112 . .101. 1996-2001 Dorrance was one of the chief architects of the TarHeels on Olympic Team Rosters 8. Shannon McMillan . .111 . .127. 1993-2001 national team’s amazing success. He began 1996--Lauren Gregg (Coach), Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, 9. Tisha Venturini . 110 . .132. 1992-2000 coaching the team in 1986 one year after its Carla Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Ti ffany Roberts, Ti s h a 10. April Heinrichs . .84 . .47. 1986-1991 Venturini, Staci Wilson; 2000--Lorrie Fair, Lauren Gregg Figures above are accurate through 2001 season. founding and he served in that role for eight (Coach), Mia Hamm,Kristine Lilly, Siri Mullinix, Carla Former TarHeels in bold. years before retiring in 1994 from his national Overbeck, CindyParlow). 2002 NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN’S SOCCER • PAGE 1 TAR HEELS IN THE WUSA Players Na m e Yea r of UNC Highest Collegiate Honor World Cup and OlympicRosters Made WU S A Gr a d u a t i o n (N u m b e ro f Nat Team Caps) Team (years) 1.