University of North Carolina Athletics
Patterson Medal Winners
Crystal Dunn
- Induction:
- 2014
- Class:
- 2014
2014— Crystal Dunn: Women's Soccer (Rockville Centre, N.Y.)
The first player to win ACC women’s soccer player of the year awards for both offense and defense, Dunn played midfield and defense for the Tar Heels from 2010-13. She was a three-time first-team All-America and earned All-ACC honors in each of her four seasons. She totaled 31 goals and 25 assists for 87 points in 80 games, including five goals in the 2012 NCAA Tournament the Tar Heels won.
In leading UNC to the national championship, Dunn won the Hermann Trophy and Honda Award, was also named the country’s best player by Soccer America and Soccer News and won the Mary Garber Award as the ACC’s top female athlete in any sport.
Dunn is the only player in ACC history to win Defensive Player of the Year honors twice (2010 and 2012) and added the Offensive Player of the Year award in 2013 when she had 14 goals and six assists. No other ACC player has ever won both awards.
She was the first pick in the 2014 National Women’s Soccer League Draft by the Washington Spirit and was the NWSL’s Most Valuable Player in 2015.
Dunn was a member of the U.S. team that won the 2012 FIFA U-20 World Cup and has played for the USWNT since 2013, playing more than 100 international games including the 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup.
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The first player to win ACC women’s soccer player of the year awards for both offense and defense, Dunn played midfield and defense for the Tar Heels from 2010-13. She was a three-time first-team All-America and earned All-ACC honors in each of her four seasons. She totaled 31 goals and 25 assists for 87 points in 80 games, including five goals in the 2012 NCAA Tournament the Tar Heels won.
In leading UNC to the national championship, Dunn won the Hermann Trophy and Honda Award, was also named the country’s best player by Soccer America and Soccer News and won the Mary Garber Award as the ACC’s top female athlete in any sport.
Dunn is the only player in ACC history to win Defensive Player of the Year honors twice (2010 and 2012) and added the Offensive Player of the Year award in 2013 when she had 14 goals and six assists. No other ACC player has ever won both awards.
She was the first pick in the 2014 National Women’s Soccer League Draft by the Washington Spirit and was the NWSL’s Most Valuable Player in 2015.
Dunn was a member of the U.S. team that won the 2012 FIFA U-20 World Cup and has played for the USWNT since 2013, playing more than 100 international games including the 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup.
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