2008 University of North Carolina Women’s Socer Media Guide 2008 UNC Soccer Media Guide Table of Contents Carolina Quick Facts Hall of Fame Coach Anson Dorrance . .Front Cover Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Returning Starters . .Inside Front Cover Founded: 1793 (the oldest state university in the nation) Table of Contents, Quick Facts, Credits, Website Info, Nike Info . .1 Enrollment: 27,700 (undergraduate, graduate, professional students) 2008 Roster . .2 Chancellor: Dr. Holden Thorp 2008 Schedule . .3 Director of Athletics: Dick Baddour 20078 Outlook . .4 Senior Women’s Administrator: Beth Miller A Conversation with Anson Dorrance . .7 National Affiliation: NCAA Division I Win Forever Fund . .8 Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference 2007 Statistics, Season Results, Individual & Team Honor Roll . .9 Nickname: Tar Heels 2008 Player Biographies . .10 Mascot: Rameses the Ram (both live and costumed) Head Coach Anson Dorrance . .34 School Colors: Carolina Blue and White Chief Assistant Coach Bill Palladino . .38 Athletic Department Website: www.TarHeelBlue.com Assistant Coach Chris Ducar . .39 Carolina Women’s Soccer Carolina Women’s Soccer Staff . .40 Head Coach: Anson Dorrance (North Carolina, ‘74) Carolina Women’s Soccer History . .41 Record at UNC and Overall Coaching Record: 648-32-19 (has com- Tar Heel Historical Honor Roll of Awards . .48 pleted 29 seasons, 1979-2007) Year-by-Year Game Results . .54 Dorrance’s Office Phone: (919) 962-5491 Series Records . .58 Women’s Soccer Office Fax: (919) 962-4038 Carolina Women’s Soccer Record Book . .60 Chief Assistant Coach: Bill Palladino (North Carolina ‘73) Year-by-Year Records, Significant Dates in UNC History . .63 Palladino’s Office phone: (919) 843-8654 Carolina In Tournament Play . .64 Goalkeeper Coach/Recruiting Coord.: Chris Ducar (Missouri ‘90) UNC’s Retired Numbers . .65 Ducar’s Office phone: (919) 843-8655 Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders, UNC in Overtime Games . .66 Director of Women’s Soccer Operations: Tom Sander All-Time Letter Winners . .67 Sander’s Office phone: (919) 962-4100 UNC and the U.S. Women’s National Team . .68 Women’s Soccer Administrative Assistant: Delaine Marbry Player of the Year April Heinrichs . .70 Marbry’s Office phone: (919) 962-5220 Player of the Year Shannon Higgins . .71 Home Stadium & Playing Surface: Fetzer Field (Natural Grass Field) U.S. National Team Captain Carla Overbeck . .72 Fetzer Field Capacity: 6,000 Player of the Year Kristine Lilly . .73 Fetzer Field Press Box Phone: (919) 962-1460 Player of the Year Mia Hamm . .74 National Championships Won: 19 (18 NCAA, 1 AIAW) Player of the Year Tisha Venturini . .75 Overall Atlantic Coast Conference Championships Won: 19 (begin- Player of the Year Debbie Keller . .76 ning in 1987, every year but 1988 and 2004) Player of the Year Robin Confer . .77 2007 Overall Record: 19-4-1 Player of the Year Staci Wilson . .78 2007 ACC Record: 9-1 (First Place) Player of the Year Cindy Parlow . .79 2007 ACC Tournament Finish: ACC Champion Player of the Year Lorrie Fair . .80 2007 NCAA Tournament Finish: NCAA Round of 16 Player of the Year Meredith Florance . .81 Starters returning/lost from 2007: 8/3 Player of the Year Catherine Reddick . .82 Women’s Soccer Athletic Training Staff: Nicole Fava, Sarah Allard, Player of the Year Lindsay Tarpley . .83 Eric Bengtson, Stephanie Romich Player of the Year Heather O’Reilly . .84 Team Physician: Tom Brickner UNC Athletic Department . .85 Orthopedic Surgeon: Alex Creighton Fetzer Field & McCaskill Soccer Center . .86 Managers: Corey Johnson, Courtney Hirsekorn, Tom Soker, Jessica The University of North Carolina, The Town of Chapel Hill . .88 Koonz, Courtney Schnabel, Rebecca Crane, Sarah Woerner, Ashley Carolina Athletic Tradition . .89 Bratcher Carolina Athletic Department, Student-Athletes Services . .90 Academic Advisor: Brent Blanton Educational Foundation Advertisement . .92-Inside Back Cover Strength & Conditioning Coach: Greg Gatz Carolina’s Senior & Red-Shirt Juniors . .Back Cover Compliance Directors: Susan Maloy, Lance Markos UNC Athletic Communications Staff Associate Athletic Director for Communications: Steve Kirschner TarHeelBlue.com Primary Women’s Soccer Contact: Associate Athletic Communica- Media and fans can follow the Carolina women’s soccer team and the en- tions Director Dave Lohse (32nd year at UNC) tire UNC athletics program from anywhere in the world on the official world Email address: [email protected] wide web site of North Carolina athletics. TarHeelBlue.com offers sched- Office phone: (919) 962-7257; Office fax: (919) 962-0612 ules, rosters, results, features, podcasts, media guides and game notes Cell Phone: (919) 641-4128 plus much, much more for all 28 of Carolina’s varsity sports. TarHeel- Chief Student Asst. for Women’s Soccer: Charlie Hulme Blue.com is a partner in CBS College Sports’ Online program based in Mailing address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Carlsbad, Calif. Based on average hits, TarHeelBlue.com ranks as the Shipping address: 300 Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 most popular site in the CSTV family of college websites. Onsite coordi- nators for TarHeelBlue.com are Matt Bowers and Kevin Best of the Athletic 2008 Women’s Soccer Media Guide Communications Office. Photos taken and provided by Jeffrey K. Camarati, Grant Halverson, Shane M. Lardinois and from other sources pro- Supporting UNC Women’s Soccer vided through the years for Carolina’s The University of North Carolina and Nike extended their historical archives. Covers designed by associate athletic communications direc- agreement beginning in July 2002. The agreement pro- tor Dana Gelin. The 2008 UNC women’s vides each varsity team with shoes, apparel, equipment soccer media guide was written and ed- bags and other products. It also provides $100,000 an- ited by Dave Lohse, Associate Director of nually to the Chancellor’s Academic Enhancement Fund for undergrad- Athletic Communications, with assistance uate teaching and $100,000 annually to the athletic department to on biographies from athletic communica- reward Olympic sports programs and coaches for academic and athletic tions student assistant emeritus Bradley excellence. The current Nike deal will expire in 2010. Young. Page 1 • 2008 UNC Women’s Soccer Media Guide No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown High School 0 Monica Welsh-Loveman 5-8 G So. Wellesley, Mass. Wellesley 00 Anna Rodenbough 5-10 G Sr. Greensboro, N.C. Grimsley 1 Amanda Tucker 5-8 G So. Seminole, Fla. Seminole 4 Meghan Klingenberg 5-2 M So. Gibsonia, Pa. Pine Richard 2008 Roster 5 Caroline Early 5-7 D Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte Country Day 6 Brittani Bartok 5-7 F Fr. Union, N.J. The Pingry School 9 Whitney Engen 5-7 D Jr. Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Palos Verdes Peninsula 10 Erin Mikula 5-6 M So. New Richmond, Ohio New Richmond 11 Merritt Mathias 5-6 F Fr. Birmingham, Ala. Oak Mountain 12 Sterling Smith 5-7 F Jr. (R) Chapel Hill, N.C. East Chapel Hill 16 Rachel Givan 5-5 D So. Ridgeland, Miss. Ridgeland 17 Yael Averbuch 5-11 M Sr. Upper Montclair, N.J. Montclair 18 Ashlyn Harris 5-9 G Jr. (R) Satellite, Beach, Fla. Satellite 21 Allie Long 5-7 M Sr. Northport, N.Y. Northport 23 Caroline Boneparth 5-6 D Jr. Lawrence, N.Y. Lawrence Woodmere Academy 24 Rachel Wood 5-11 F Fr. Laguna Niguel, Calif. Aliso Niguel 26 Nikki Washington 5-4 F Jr. Mesquite, Texas Spring Creek Academy 29 Betsy Frederick 5-9 D Jr. (R) Raleigh, N.C. Broughton 30 Leslie Briggs 5-4 F So. Carrollton, Texas Parish Episcopal School 32 Kristi Eveland 5-10 D Jr. Southlake, Texas Carroll 33 Pammy Boneparth 5-4 M Fr. Lawrence, N.Y. Lawrence Woodmere Academy 34 Mandy Moraca 5-4 M Sr. Mantua, N.J. Gloucester Catholic 36 Ashley Moore 5-0 M Jr. Clifton Park, N.Y. Shenendehowa 40 Emmalie Pfankuch 5-5 D Fr. Fort Collins, Colo. Fort Collins 44 Kim Currie 5-7 M Fr. Lumberton, N.C. Lumberton 54 Casey Nogueira 5-6 F Jr. Raleigh, N.C. Needham Broughton 71 Katie Lutz 5-6 D So. Waxhaw, N.C. Weddington 76 Ali Hawkins 5-9 M So. (R) Encinitas, Calif. La Jolla Country Day 84 Courtney Jones 5-8 F Fr. Danville, Calif. Monte Vista 89 Katie Klimczak 5-9 F So. Elk Grove Village, Ill. Elk Grove Village 91 Maria Lubrano 5-4 M So. High Point, N.C. Wesleyan Christian Academy 98 Tobin Heath 5-6 M Jr. Basking Ridge, N.J. Ridge (R) indicates this player has already taken a redshirt year. CAROLINA WOMEN’S SOCCER STAFF Head Coach: Anson Dorrance Chief Assistant Coach: Bill Palladino Goalkeeper Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Chris Ducar Director of Women’s Soccer Operations: Tom Sander Team Physician: Tom Brickner Team Orthopedic Surgeon: Alex Creighton Athletic Trainers: Nicole Fava, Sarah Allard, Eric Bengtson, Stephanie Romich Student Managers: Corey Johnson, Courtney Hirsekorn, Tom Soker, Jessica Koonz, Courtney Schnabel, Rebecca Crane, Sarah Woerner, Ashley Bratcher Administrative Assistant: Delaine Marbry Communications Director/Public Address Announcer: Dave Lohse Academic Advisor: Brent Blanton Senior Women’s Administrator: Beth Miller Strength & Conditioning Coach: Greg Gatz Compliance Directors: Susan Maloy, Lance Markos Pronunciation Guide Name Pronunciation Yael Averbuch yah-ELL AY-ver-bush Whitney Engen ENG-in Kristi Eveland EVE-uh-lind Rachel Givan sounds like given Katie Klimczak KLIM-zak Maria Lubrano luh-BRAHN-oh Katie Lutz LEWTZ Erin Mikula mi-KOOL-uh Mandy Moraca mor-AH-kuh Casey Nogueira nuh-GARE-uh Emmalie Pfankuch Emily FAN-cook Anna Rodenbough ROE-den-bow Anson Dorrance DOOR-unce Yael Averbuch is a two-time consensus first-team All- Bill Palladino pal-uh-DEAN-oh America selection for the Tar Heels at the attacking center Chris Ducar DUE-car midfield position. Page 2 • 2008 UNC Women’s Soccer Media Guide 2008 Schedule Day Date Opponent Location Time Friday August 22 Charlotte Chapel Hill 7 p.m.